TATA Projects Ltd has forayed into Bangladesh’s transmission and distribution sector by securing a 400 KV double circuit transmission line project valued at approximately Rs. 900 crore ($120 million) from Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd. The 120-km-long project from Barapukuria to Bogura is on turnkey basis.

Adani Transmission has raised $700 million to finance its under-construction power transmission asset portfolio. According to the company, this deal fully finances the under-construction transmission projects in four SPVs in Gujarat and Maharashtra to establish green corridor and strengthen the overall grid.

The fully owned subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd has commissioned a transmission system associated with Rajasthan Solar Energy Zone (SEZ) Part-C. One of the largest inter-state tariff-based competitive bidding projects in Rajasthan, it will facilitate transfer of renewable power to various parts of the country.

The Nepal Electricity Authority and Power Grid Corporation of India have signed an agreement to develop the 400KV Butwal-Gorakhpur Cross-Border Transmission Line on the Indian side through joint investment.

As part of the National Monetisation Plan, the government has identified power generation and transmission projects worth Rs. 70,000 crore for monetisation by FY25. This includes Rs. 15,000 crore worth of projects each from NTPC and NHPC each and Rs. 40,000 crore of transmission projects of Power Grid Corp.

The central government has approved intra-state transmission works at a revised cost of Rs. 1,309.71 crore to link far-flung villages of Ladakh to the grid. REC Transmission Projects Company Ltd is the implementing agency for executing the transmission works in the Union Territory, while Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd is the project management agency.

Adani Transmission Ltd has signed an agreement with Essel Infraprojects Ltd for the acquisition of Warora-Kurnool Transmission Ltd for about Rs. 3,370 crore. Adani Transmission s India’s largest private sector power transmission and distribution company. Warora-Kurnool Transmission will develop, operate and maintain transmission lines aggregating to 1,750 ckt km.

State-run Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd has acquired Ramgarh New Transmission Ltd (RNTL), which it won in tariff-based competitive bidding. RNTL is the special purpose vehicle to establish a transmission system strengthening scheme for evacuation of power from solar energy zones in Rajasthan (8.1 GW).

The Centre has signed an agreement with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for borrowing $304 million (over Rs. 2,200 crore) to the improve power transmission network in Assam. The funds will be used for the 'Assam Intra-State Transmission System Enhancement Project'.