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Dec 2025

NgEL hard-codes OEM-grade accountability into its Pudimadaka green hydrogen hub substation tender
8NgEL has released a turnkey GIS–transformer package that locks in modular, unmanned substation design as a baseline for its hydrogen hub.
8The qualification rules quietly reshape who is even allowed to bid.
8What this structure reveals about NgEL’s future hydrogen infra strategy sits behind the paywall. Details
KPCL tightens commercial posture as 2.50-lakh-MT coal-import tender shifts full price and quality burden to suppliers
8KPCL’s revised import tender sharply recalibrates the commercial landscape, anchoring bidders to a rigid firm-price structure.
8With quality-linked deductions, mandatory 18% GST loading, and a tougher PQR framework, the package effectively filters out marginal traders.
8The underlying shift is clear: suppliers must now shoulder far greater exposure to market volatility to remain competitive. Details
8A three-way financial contest ended with a decisive low-ball bid that reshapes BHEL’s logistics cost curve.
8The spread between bidders hints at radically different risk assumptions for Nepal’s terrain-driven hydro routes.
8What this does to execution margins — and whether it becomes precedent — is the real story behind the wall Details
KSEB tightens specifications and delays bid window as Dhyuthi 2.0 Idukki package enters controlled-procurement mode
8KSEB has reshaped the Idukki Dhyuthi 2.0 tender through a trio of mid-cycle corrections.
8Technical parameters and vendor options have been locked down even as the bid window was pushed close to year-end.
8What this does to bidder strategy and risk allocation is now the real story. Details
 For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
 8Tender for civil works related to construction of 2x5 MVAR capacitor bank at 132 kV sub station Details
 8Tender for diversion of 220 kV underground line Details
 8Tender for complete operation of power house Details
 8Tender for supply, installation, testing and commissioning of auto trip console (ATC) and wireless dual tripping protection system Details
 8Design, engineering, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of 220kV and 33kV GIS transformer/reactor bays along with associated works Details
 8Tender for supply of hexagonal bolts nuts step bolts Details
 8Tender for procurement of hardware for cluster expansion of integrated Details
 8Tender for procurement of spares for pnuematic actuators and power cylinders installed Details
 8Tender for procurement of critical spares of high capacity auxiliary Details
 8Tender for procurement of spares of goods lift and thereafter installation Details
 8Tender for construction of additional transformer and allied civil works at 66 kV S/S Details
  8Tender for construction of all technical civil works Details
  8Tender for construction of additional transformer and allied civil works Details
  8Tender for construction of civil works for addl. 20MVA 66/11kV power transformer Details
  8Tender for renovation/remodeling works for workers accommodation Details
  8Tender for replacement and rerouting of 500 mm (20 inch Dia.) CI water pipeline Details
  8Tender for centralized rate contract for procurement of high chrome mill shell liners for BBD 4760/4772 type coal mills installed Details
  8Tender for construction of cement concrete link Details
  8Tender for SITC of earth pits and earth strips at various oil storage tanks Details
  8Tender for repairing and annual maintenance work of 33 kV O/D VCB Details
  8Tender for construction of new HT line Details
  8Tender for replacement of 33kV and 11kV line jumper Details
  8Tender for repearing of 11VCB at 33/11kV S/S Details
  8Tender for repearing and installation of LA, CT,33kV CP, VCB Details
  8Tender for capital overhauling of HP,IP,LP turbine Details
  8Tender for annual maintenance contract for maintenance of structural steel works Details
  8Tender for servicing of integrated spindle of liechti G-mill twin CNC 5-axes machine Details
  8Tender for supply of ACSR MOOSE conductor for switchyard Details
  8Tender for supply of 200NB cast basalt pipe Details
 8Tender for chain link fencing work Details
  8Tender for procurement of 6.6kV 3500KW BFP motor Details
  8Tender for BMC for C and I systems Details
  8Tender for service contract for supply and application of paint on structural steel Details
  8Tender for laying of 9500 meter pipes of 500 NB for balance work of garlanding for lagoon Details
  8Tender for biennial contract for misc civil works Details
  8Tender for procurement of 11 kV,1220 KW Make up water motor Details
  8Tender for laying of HT cable Details
  8Tender for as and when required, miscellaneous civil works Details
  8Tender for construction of compound wall, plinth protection Details
  8Tender for supply of gland packing ring & rope Details
  8Tender for dismantling of existing rail track, strengthening of track foundation Details
  8Design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning and replacement of 2MVA, 6600V/433V power transformer Details
  8Tender for procurement of beater plate for coal mill Details
  8Design, fabrication, supply, installation, testing, commissioning of solar based home light systems Details
  8Design, fabrication, supply, installation, testing, commissioning of total 75 KW grid connected solar PV power plant Details
  8Design, fabrication, supply, installation, testing, commissioning of total 270 KW grid connected solar PV power plant Details
  8Design, manufacture, testing and supply of 2 Core 150 ohm HF cable 9360 meter Details
  8Tender for manufacturing and supply of 33 kV out door vacuum circuit breaker Details
  8Tender for procurement of potential transformer of various voltage class Details
  8Tender for repairing of auxiliary steam header, and replacement of steam line Details
  8Tender for procurement of 350 MM NB C.I. pipe Details
  8Tender for supply of guarding cross arm Details
  8Tender for increasing capacity of DTR (16 KVA to 25 KVA) and line strengthening work Details
  8Tender for outsourcing activity for gen. routine Mtc. of RB and NRB, providing sanitation services Details
  8Tender for creation of 2 no. 66 kV line Details
  8Tender for construction of 25/31.5 MVA , 66/11 kV T/F Details
  8Tender for fabrication and erection of steel structure shed along with associated civil works Details
  8Tender for De-siltation of raw water pond Details
  8Tender for empanelment of contractors and finalization of rates for execution of electrical works upto 11 kV HT /LT level Details
  8Tender for estimate for new 1x5 MVA,33/11 kV S/s Details
  8Tender for supply, installation, testing and commissioning of testing equipment, measuring equipment and machinery, transformer oil storage tank etc. Details
  8Tender for rate contract for supply of various capacities of VRLA (SMF) battery bank or equivalent Details
  8Tender for installation, testing and commissioning of 11 kV line, distribution transformer, LT line Details
  8Tender for installation, testing and commissioning of LT line Details
  8Tender for replacement of 250 KVA transformer Details
  8Tender for work for releasing of HT and LT new service connections in 33/11 kV S/s Details
  8Tender for work for releasing of HT and LT new service connections Details
  8Tender for work for releasing of HT and LT new service connections in 33/11 kV S/s Details
  8Tender for over haul of ash slurry disposal pumps ASP G1 G2 of Model AR 250 650 AM pump capacity 425 m3 hr including Details
  8Tender for supply erection and commissioning of chilled water outlet pipe Details
  8Tender for over haul of ash slurry disposal pumps Details
  8Tender for supply & installation of bird flight diverter on 220 kV line Details
  8Tender for purchase of HT stay and LT shackle insulator Details
  8Tender for purchase of GI bolt for LT shackle insulator Details
  8Tender for supply of spares for APM 2025-26, of powerhouse Details
  8Tender for annual contract for transportation, loading, unloading, winching, turning & clearing, dismantling & erection of power transformers / ICTs / reactors Details
  8Tender for procurement of agro residue-based biomass non-torrefied pellets Details
  8Tender for services for internal inspection and overhauling of three phase 315 MVA generator transformer Details
  8Tender for breakdown preventive maintenance and overhauling of bowl mills XRP803 and HP 803 raw coal feeders Details
  8Tender for construction of 11 kV line Details
  8Tender for increasing capacity of DTR (16 KVA to 25 KVA) and line strengthening work of 11 kV and LT line Details
  8Tender for construction of 11 kV line to provide grid connectivity to solar plant Details
  8Tender for supply and delivery of LT suspension clamp with bracket for (25-70) SQMM messenger wire for LT AB cable Details
  8Tender for biennial maintenance contract for tit bit maintenance job Details
  8Tender for procurement of insulation material for overhauling job Details
  8Tender for roof treatment work Details
  8Tender for rotation or replacement of dry fly ash conveying, BA slurry and FA slurry, BAOTP and FADP discharge pipe line Details
  8Tender for procurement of GE formerly substation and bay controller and its spares for 400kV switchyard Details
  8Tender for procurement of carb clad coated seat and gate/disc of rotary segregating valve Details
  8Tender for procurement of spare materials for high intensity and low intensity aviation warning system Details
  8Tender for procurement of hydraulic spares of tippler and side arm charger Details
  8Tender for replacement of RCC structure by lattice type structure of various 400/220 kV equipments Details
  8Tender for annual contract for transportation, loading, unloading, winching, turning & clearing, dismantling & erection of power transformers / ICTs / reactors Details
  8Tender for work of servicing & overhauling along with providing & fixing of required spares of 33kV circuit breakers Details
  8Tender for work of overhauling / repairing of 11/22/33kV circuit breakers Details
  8Tender for work of overhauling / repairing of 11/22/33kV circuit breakers at various Details
  8Tender for work of replacement of rusted MS tower leg joint plate Details
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 For reference purposes the website carries here the following newsclips:
 8Report Flags Apple India Suppliers’ Lag on Renewable Energy Goals Details
  8GIP eyes minority stake in Aditya Birla Renewables with Rs 3,000 Crore investment Details
  8Green energy stock to buy now for an upside of 43%; Recommended by Motilal Oswal Details
  8Kalpataru Projects International bags new orders worth Rs 2,003 crore Details
  8Waaree Energies: 1 GW Solar Module Output Record Details
  8The skills gap, not capital, is India’s real green energy bottleneck Details
 8Karnataka Turns 3,500 Healthcare Centres Solar, Cuts Power Bills by 80% Details
  8BlackRock fund to invest about $225 million in Aditya Birla Renewables Details
  8Rooftop solar systems installed on nearly 24 lakh households Shripad Yesso Naik Details
  8MERC and state discom imposed power tariff hikes by violating law: Cong MLA Details
  8India’s Bargain Battery Bids Spark Big Fears For Energy Storage Future Details
  8UP Government To Replace 11.32 Lakh Old Smart Meters With Prepaid Ones Under RDSS; Work To Be Completed By 2027 Details
  8Tata Power Commissions 400 kV Koteshwar-Rishikesh Transmission Line Details
  8Hydro project developers violating pacts, not employing locals, says J&KNC MP Ahmad Kichloo in RS Details
  8Manoj Kumar Upadhyay Deputy Adviser – Energy Vertical, NITI Aayog Details
  8India's solar push hits slowdown as transmission and demand gaps emerge Details
  8Rewiring India’s Electricity Future: Watt’s Next for Jammu & Kashmir Details
  8Reforming Distribution: Draft amendment bill seeks to bring in competition and ensure discom health Details
  8Elara bets on NTPC, Power Grid; sees hydro sector on strong long-term path Details
  8NLC India declares commercial operation of Unit-2 (660 MW) at NUPPL’s Ghatampur Power Project Details
  8Towards One Nation, One Tariff: Policy suggestions for the power distribution segment Details
  8Reforming Distribution: Promise and pitfalls of the Draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025 Details
  8Block Deal: Power stock in focus after shares worth Rs 685 Crore exchange hands Details
  8THDCIL Begins COD of 3rd Tehri PSP Unit, India’s First Variable-Speed Hydropower Details
  8Cummins India Unveils Next-Generation Power Solutions at EXCON 2025 Details
  8IndiGo Turbulence Revives Debate On Market Power And Monopoly Risks Details
  8Elara bets on NTPC, Power Grid; sees hydro sector on strong long-term path Details
  8India’s Renewable Generation Reaches 28.26 Per Cent So Far in 2025–26, Installed Capacity Stands at 49.63 Per Cent Details
  8Strong Demand: Government schemes drive capacity addition Details
  8India’s Ultra-Low Battery Storage Bids Spark Viability Concerns Details
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1) DAM stayed mid-3s even without ATC binds
8The DAM weighted MCP averaged Rs 3.68/kWh during 2025-12-03 to 2025-12-09, with a low Rs 2.56/kWh (2025-12-07) and high Rs 4.24/kWh (2025-12-04).
Inference: Prices moved across a wide band despite zero ATC/(N-1) corridor violations on 2025-12-09, pointing to supply–demand dynamics rather than inter-regional constraints.
Why it matters: Portfolio hedges built on “transmission-bind = price spike” heuristics under-explain recent DAM variance, raising basis risk for short positions.

2) RTM printed a single cap-hour; rest cleared in the low-to-mid 3s
8On 2025-12-09, IEX RTM hit the Rs 10,000/MWh cap at 18:00–19:00 (Hour 18); the day’s weighted average was ~Rs 3.29/kWh, with min ~Rs 1.77/kWh.
Inference: The lone cap spike coincided with tight evening supply (sell bids dipped relative to cleared volume), while frequency showed many out-of-band excursions the same day.
Why it matters: One cap hour can distort intraday anchors without signalling system-wide scarcity, complicating RTM block-bidding strategies.

3) Southern Region met peak with zero shortage; frequency stayed near 50 Hz
8On 2025-12-09, SR met 47,282 MW at 19:00 with 0 MW shortage, frequency ~50.04 Hz; off-peak 36,012 MW also met with 0 MW shortage.
Inference: This reliability outcome contrasted with CEA’s 2025-12-08 Southern thermal output running ~-23% vs annual target, implying non-thermal sources and/or interchange carried the slack.
Why it matters: Planning margins increasingly hinge on flexible resources and net-interchange, not just thermal output against plan.

4) North-East 400-kV nodes showed perfect voltage discipline on 2025-12-08
8Multiple NER 400-kV nodes (e.g., Azara, Balipara, Misa) spent 100% of hours within 380–420 kV, with VDI = 0%.
Inference: The next day’s national frequency still saw large out-of-band time, suggesting local voltage compliance does not guarantee all-India frequency stability.
Why it matters: Reactive support and voltage control are working locally even as active-power balancing remains the stress point nationally.

5) Maintenance skew: large units out in the North and West even into December
8As of 2025-12-08, major units remained under planned/forced maintenance, e.g., Rihand 500 MW (overhauling), Talwandi Sabo 660 MW (boiler overhaul), Mahatma Gandhi TPS 660 MW (AM), Rajasthan APS 700 MW (forced major).
Inference: Extended outages into December tighten evening flexibility even when inter-regional ATC shows no binds.
Why it matters: Commitment stacks must discount nameplate capacity; outage persistence can widen DAM–RTM spreads during ramps.

6) PXIL RTM: near-zero liquidity except two evening cap blocks
8On 2025-12-09, only 17:00–18:00 and 18:00–19:00 cleared on PXIL RTM—both at Rs 10.00/kWh—while the rest of the day showed 0 MWh scheduled.
Inference: Price discovery concentrated elsewhere (contrast with IEX’s continuous clears) underscores exchange-specific depth risk for RTM strategies.
Why it matters: Participants depending on PXIL for intraday balancing face execution risk outside a couple of peak blocks.

7) Hydro Day-Ahead block was a no-show across exchanges on 2025-12-09
8HPDAM cleared 0 MWh on both IEX and HPX across all 24 hours on 2025-12-09, despite sizeable sell bids (IEX lists >5,000 MWh offered in many hours).
Inference: Either buy-side interest was absent or hydro was monetised via other products; the result was no hydro-specific day-ahead liquidity.
Why it matters: Without HPDAM depth, hydro flexibility won’t translate into transparent pre-dispatch prices.

8) Week’s softest DAM print came on Sunday; sell bids were the heaviest
8The lowest DAM MCP in the week was Rs 2.58/kWh on 2025-12-07, the same day sell bids peaked at ~596,981 MWh.
Inference: A classic “Sunday surplus” suppressed MCP without any recorded corridor violations two days later—underscoring that surplus supply, not ATC, drove the trough.
Why it matters: Weekend price curves warrant separate bid logic; copying weekday shapes leaves money on the table.
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8The combined result is a system under operational discipline but escalating structural obligations the classic MYT tension between efficiency gains and capital deepening.
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8The shift signals altered scheduling behaviour—likely driven by improved bilateral availability, moderated demand, or strategic risk-mitigation against exchange volatility.
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8The combined picture is one of incremental progress on core frequency metrics but a need to re-target mitigation efforts at a shifting cluster of 765 kV nodes and at the emerging ER–NR (N-1) pocket.
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8Across BSES Rajdhani’s licensed area, total recorded outage instances increased from 1062 in October to 1149 in November 2025, with the share of unplanned outages rising from 21 % to 26 %.
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8Deep true-up cuts reshape cost trajectory Key decisions around GCV relaxation, SHR norms, O&M allowances and coal mix optimisation will materially influence MSPGCL’s fixed and variable charges over the next five years.
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1) Rajasthan’s merit order stack stays flat as coal and gas costs only shuffle at the margins
8Rajasthan still relies on a relatively narrow band of low-cost coal and lignite units for economic supply, while liquid and RLNG peakers sit at the top as expensive insurance rather than everyday workhorses.

2) Rajasthan’s merit stack flattens at the margins as KTPS costs ease and CTPP charges creep up
8For Rajasthan’s utilities and regulators, the picture is of continuity with micro-adjustments: there is no upheaval in the merit order, but the evolving balance among KTPS, CTPP and SSCTPP will influence how much room the system has to optimise procurement around the cheapest coal-based power.
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8Eastern region VAR pool flips behaviour
BSPHCL–JUVNL credits surge as GRIDCO turns payer and Bangladesh interface becomes a deep VAR sink
The Bangladesh interface simultaneously deepens as a VAR drawal hotspot
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1) WR DSM costs halve but RE QCAs and Maharashtra keep burning money
8The structural tension is clear: tightening state-level discipline has not yet translated into disciplined renewables or a reduction

2) WR SCED flips from net credit in October to sharp payback by late November
8Western Region SCED behaviour between October and the last week of November shows a clean structural swing: the region moves from being a net gainer from the national SCED pool to a net payer, driven by heavier downward re-dispatch in the latest week.

3) WRPC ancillary revenues halve in a fortnight as SCUC windfall concentrates in a handful of NTPC coal stations
8Behaviourally, the data points to persistent over-commitment and corrective down-regulation at the VSTPS/Mouda/NSPCL cluster versus more surgical ancillary use around Solapur and the gas fleet – a structural tension with direct implications for tariff design and future capacity optimisation.

4) Gujarat’s VAR bill halves while Maharashtra and Mundra step up as Western Region’s compensators
8Overall, the fortnight reads like a quiet redistribution of VAR responsibilities, with Gujarat buying headroom, Maharashtra and key NTPC stations monetising more disciplined operation, and a handful of corridors (KSTPS–Korba (W), DNHDD interfaces, Raipur/Bhatapara ICTs) emerging as structural watch-points for WRPC.

5) WRPC tightens the noose on RE generators
8SVG, auxiliary supply and protection lapses pushed to December hard-stop with threat of curtailment and third-party audits
For developers and OEMs, the story is no longer about “work in progress”; it is about whether they can meet the December 2025 compliance wall without triggering regulatory or commercial penalties.
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1) Rajasthan stress, islanding delays and testing mandates collide in back-to-back OCC meetings
8Underneath the bureaucratic language, the story is of a northern grid being asked to behave like a high-reliability, RE-heavy, code-compliant system while many states still plan like it is business as usual.

2) IEGC 2023 testing mandate turns modelling into a compliance battlefield
8By quoting Regulation 40 of IEGC 2023 in full and insisting on five-year testing plans via a central Google sheet, regulators are effectively shifting dynamic model validation from an engineering nice-to-have into a regulated obligation.
The commercial subtext is that testing budgets, outage windows and vendor contracts for advanced studies will all need to be baked into utilities’ business plans – or they risk being caught non-compliant post-event.

3) New RE+Storage Procedures: The Next Battleground for Deviation Charges and Waivers
8The new procedure on scheduling, metering, deviation settlement, transmission-charge waivers and REC treatment for RE generators and energy storage systems pushes the northern region into the next phase of market design.
For developers, this document will decide whether hybrid and storage projects can stack revenues efficiently or get tripped up by opaque deviation penalties and complex waiver conditions.
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1) AP & Kerala turn net gainers as RE portfolios still bleed and Talcher-II stays the weak link in SRAS.
8Reactive energy continues to be settled at 6 paise/kVArh under the new IEGC framework, keeping a low but steady financial signal layered on top of DSM and SRAS.

2) Are RE and hybrid portfolios structurally DSM-negative?
8This is what persistent data seems to be showing
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KPCL’s RTPS coal-movement tender slips twice as multimodal risk slows bidder readiness
8KPCL’s coal-logistics tender for RTPS has already undergone two deadline extensions in less than three weeks.
8Bidders appear cautious about the rail–sea–rail exposure and unresolved liability boundaries.
8The drift signals deeper uncertainties in multimodal coal assurance architecture. Details
NEEPCO’s TATO-II tunnels face a 149-day drift as PQ tightening reshapes the bidder field
8NEEPCO’s flagship Tato-II excavation package slid nearly five months as bidders struggled to meet sharpened PQ metrics.
8Geological severity, shaft-diameter requirements and cavern experience thresholds forced multiple rounds of clarifications and corrections.
8Behind the drift lies a deeper shift in how the promoter is reallocating execution risk upstream.

Grid-grade storage with VGF and stacked guarantees raises entry bar for 500 MWh node
8CSPDCL is turning a single 125 MW/500 MWh BESS at Khedamara into a test of how far risk can be pushed onto developers under a VGF-backed scheme.
8The RfS blends MoP’s national storage blueprint with a dense web of securities, performance obligations, localisation rules and fire-safety demands that resemble transmission-grade risk, not a renewable add-on.
8The real story lies in how many serious players clear the PQCs and what storage-charge number survives both e-RA and CSPDCL’s final acceptance filter. Details
NTPC’s CISF township tender pushes unprecedented EPC-level risk onto contractors — Talaipalli project
8NTPC’s new CISF infrastructure package at Talaipalli compresses civil, electrical, utilities and statutory-clearance risks into a single EPC throat.
8The documents reveal unusually tight tolerances, strict CPWD conformance, and unpriced liabilities that contractors must absorb.
8Behind the polished township façade lies one of NTPC’s most risk-loaded mining-infrastructure tenders to date.

MPPTCL delays bid window in 600 MW evacuation tender without easing any technical or commercial terms
8MPPTCL has quietly extended the bid window for its 600 MW evacuation package, but not a single clause has been softened.
8The shift gives bidders breathing room without altering scope, PQ or compliance obligations.
8Why the employer moved only the dates—and nothing else—reveals more than it seems. Details
8A 275 km 765 kV corridor is moving ahead without a single clarification issued. 
8Six bidders now confront a high-voltage scope whose risks remain largely unarticulated in public documents.
8The competitive squeeze could redefine pricing and reliability for ER–SR transfer capability. Details
DVC’s single-vendor SOR tender tightens control over coal-logistics pricing framework
8DVC has issued a tightly structured single-tender for defining the SOR that will anchor its coal-transport economics for years.
8The absence of competitive bidding pushes all methodological scrutiny onto internal oversight.
8What NPC delivers now will shape the commercial architecture of DVC’s logistics contracts.
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PGCIL’s South Kalamb pre-bid tie-up packs tough exclusivity and deep technical obligations
8PGCIL has opened a tightly controlled pre-bid tie-up for the South Kalamb transmission expansion, but bidders must surrender independent TBCB participation rights.
8The scope hides heavy mechanisation, OPGW splicing and multi-corridor LILO risks.
8What this partner model demands — and what it conceals — will shape tariff bids far more than the headline scope suggests.

GUVNL tightens control of short-term power markets with a high-stakes RTC and peak procurement drive
8GUVNL’s latest six-month power sweep comes with some of the toughest exclusivity and deviation penalties seen in the short-term market.
8Traders must now carry nearly all upstream risk while locking in firm capacity across volatile peak hours.
8The real battle will unfold in the e-reverse auction, where only the most resilient portfolios can survive the margin squeeze. Details
8The Mandola award looks modest on paper, but the retrofit demands a deep cutover of legacy protection logic into a modern SAS and SPR backbone.
8Two bidders entered, but only one price is visible—leaving the competitive intensity opaque.
8The real story is the risk transfer buried in a brownfield automation job that must run without tripping a major NR-I node. Details
8UPCL has enforced a single L1 rate to capture every rupee of procurement efficiency in its two-year transformer buy.
8The discom stretched one price point across three suppliers without triggering a re-bid.
8The strategy preserves value while accelerating supply readiness. Details
 For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
 8Tender for replacement of ash handling pipelines Details
 8Tender for work of overhauling /break down of the 165KW/33 dewatering pump, 90KW storm water pump Details
 8Tender for supply of various types of energy efficient LED Details
 8Tender for work of repairing /refurbishing of primary and secondary crusher rotor shaft Details
 8Tender for replacement of various high energy drain valves, steam/feed water lines Details
 8Design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 415 V local DOL starter panels Details
 8Tender for dismantling of existing asbestos sheets and installation of galvalume sheets Details
 8Tender for supply & installation of various types of fire wages connector for 220kV switchyard Details
 8Tender for misc. civil works Details
 8Tender for erection of new 66kV LILO line Details
 8Tender for overhauling / servicing and testing of HAD of FD fan with replacement of seal kit Details
  8Tender for preventive maintenance and emergency breakdown works in EHT line Details
  8Tender for preventive maintenance and emergency breakdown works in EHT lines Details
  8Tender for work of termination of incomplete 132kV transmission line Details
  8Tender for internal inspection and technical assessment of GIS modules of failed 132kV GIS system Details
  8Tender for work of providing wire mesh crates and concrete work for safety of foundation of tower Details
  8Tender for strengthening of security system at 132kV substation Details
  8Tender for annual maintenance routine and preventive maintenance of 220 kV substation Details
  8Tender for maintenance and repairing of 220 and 132 kV switchyard Details
  8Tender for providing and fixing of concertina and chainlink fencing Details
  8Tender for annual routine maintenance preventive and breakdown of 132kV line Details
  8Tender for providing and fixing of pipe type earthing and earthwire for the protection Details
  8Tender for work of strengthening of store capacity for keeping substation and transmission line Details
  8Tender for work of strengthening of foundation at tower Details
  8Tender for construction of civil works of barrage, intake, adits, HRT, surge shaft, power house Details
  8Tender for work of DTR overhauling of different capacity in distribution Details
  8Tender for work of shifting of 11 kV lines Details
  8Tender for overhauling and repairing of 33 kV breaker pannel installed Details
  8Tender for procurement of numerical relays with installation at feeder panels Details
  8Tender for work of overhauling annual maintenance of 11 kV and 33 kV VCB at 33/11kV S/S Details
  8Tender for replacement of existing 11 kV line with 11 kV A.A.A.C covered conductor Details
  8Tender for replacement of damaged/rusted pole Details
  8Tender for work of overhauling and annual maintenance of 11 kV and 33 kV VCB at 33/11kV S/S Details
  8Tender for replacement of existing 11 kV A.C.S.R conductor with 11 KV A.A.A.C covered conductor Details
  8Tender for replacement of existing 11 kV A.C.S.R conductor Details
  8Tender for overhauling of DTRS in different capacity in 33/11 kV S/S Details
  8Tender for replacement of ACSR panther conductor by 33 kV AAAC AL-59, 241 sqmm. Details
  8Tender for replacement of ACSR panther conductor by 33 kV AAAC AL-59, 241 sqmm. covered conductor Details
  8Tender for special repair of damaged inverted concrete lining of flip buckets using Details
  8Tender for operation of pump 6.6kV, 500 KW CW pump motor Details
 8Tender for work of supply, installation & commissioning of DM water plant with RO at hot line Details
  8Tender for procurement of channel plates for the maintenance of heat exchange of cooling water system Details
  8Tender for earthwork excavation, stub setting, concreting, erection, stringing of panther conductor Details
  8Tender for earthwork excavation, stub setting, concreting, erection, stringing of panther conductor and OPGW 48F (3.075kM) for erection of 110 kV DC line Details
  8Tender for earthwork excavation, stub setting, concreting, erection, stringing of panther conductor Details
  8Design, fabrication, supply, installation, testing, commissioning of total 225 KWP grid connected solar PV power plant Details
  8Design, fabrication, supply, installation, testing, commissioning of total 360 KW grid connected solar PV power plant Details
  8Tender for procurement of spares for various types of pumps and blower installed Details
  8Tender for work of overhauling of various C and I systems Details
  8Design, supply, installation, testing & commissioning of 220 V DC compartment type distribution board including dismantling of existing Details
  8Tender for supply of insulation sheet for boiler Details
  8Design, supply, civil work, erection and commissioning of BOBR wagondoor opening system Details
  8Tender for misc. maintenance of evacuation of ash and transportation from Ash disposal lines Details
  8Tender for procurement of L3 switch and network devices Details
  8Tender for procurement of spare hardware materials for day to day maintenance work at 220/132kV grid sub-station Details
  8Tender for procurement of spare 33kV current transformers and other at 220/132/33kV grid sub-station Details
  8Tender for work of supply and installation of materials for security and surveillance of complete switchyard Details
  8Tender for procurement of electrical materials at 132/33kV grid sub-station Details
  8Tender for supply of caustic soda lye Details
  8Design, engineering, manufacturing, supply & supervision of installation, testing & commissioning of vertical turbine pump motor set Details
  8Tender for construction of 11kV line and 11/0.4kV 1x63kVA SS Details
  8Tender for manufacture, testing, supply and delivery of SCADA compatible 11 kV outdoor non-extensible 4 Way 2LBS 2 OG and 3 way 2LBS 1 OG ring main unit for oil cooled 630KVA transformer Details
  8Tender for supply, delivery and fixing of mentioned materials Details
  8Tender for procurement of center feed pipe Details
  8Tender for service contract for fabrication and erection of access and platform at burner floor Details
  8Tender for biennial maintenance contract for day to day specific C and I jobs Details
  8Tender for providing assistance in routine day-to-day maintenance work of coal mill and coal feeders Details
  8Tender for work contract for AOH of boilers pressure part Details
  8Tender for supply of mineral wool, aluminium sheet & corrugated sheet for insulation in ESP Details
  8Design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of 220kV feeder bays Details
  8Tender for supply of timer based VCB trip relay Details
  8Tender for supply of live current detector Details
  8Tender for installation testing and commissioning of 11kV line distribution transformer LT line and service line Details
  8Tender for installation testing and commissioning of 11 kV line DTR LT line Details
  8Tender for extension work of 11kV feeder Details
  8Tender for procurement of air break switch (AB switch) 11kV 400 A with composite polymer housing Details
  8Tender for supply of various type of guided waive type radar level transmitters Details
  8Tender for supply of worm gear set for coal mill Details
  8Tender for supply of permanent magnet magnetic pulley Details
  8Tender for supply of various valves and their spare at DM plant and CPU regeneration Details
  8Tender for work contract for repairing and reconditioning of damaged hydraulic pump, hydraulics installed Details
  8Tender for annual work of sanitation maintenance of SGTPS Details
  8Tender for work contract for high pressure hydrojet cleaning of steam condenser tubes Details
  8Tender for work contract for anti- corrosive, anti- abrasive polymeric epoxy coating on surface of condenser tube sheet Details
  8Tender for supply, installation and commissioning of silica, sodium and chlorine analysers Details
  8Tender for procurement of spares of igniter assembly installed Details
  8Tender for procurement of PVC pipes and fittings for chlorine dosing line Details
  8Tender for work contract for round the clock operation and maintenance of ash handling system Details
  8Tender for procurement of various lifting tools - tackles Details
  8Tender for erection of 110 kV DC line on DC tower with panther conductor Details
  8Tender for attending the break down preventive maintenance works such as overhauling of gravimetric feeders mechanical face seal assembly Details
  8Tender for supply of stay set complete   Details
  8Tender for attending the break down preventive maintenance works such as overhauling of gravimetric feeders mechanical face seal assembly Details
  8Tender for preventive maintenance and emergency breakdown works in EHT lines Details
  8Tender for procurement of DTT,s (dial type temperature thermometer ) for the generator Details
  8Tender for construction of foundations, cable trench wall, oil sump, chemical water proofing & misc. civil works Details
  8Tender for annual rate contract (ARC) for dismantling, loading, unloading, transportation, erection, testing & commissioning of EHV class (132/220/400 kV) power transformer Details
  8Tender for providing services for attending daily/routine defects, preventive maintenance of entire PA system Details
  8Tender for work contract for online, routine, preventive & breakdown maintenance work Details
  8Tender for supply of element assembly for flexible coupling of CW pump Details
  8Tender for supply of lighting materials Details
  8Design, engineering, supply & procurement, erection, testing, commissioning and comprehensive operation & maintenance for 5 (five) years for 1000 KWp rooftop solar photovoltaic power project Details
  8Tender for supply of HT cable Details
  8Design, manufacturing, testing, commissioning and installation of CBMS Details
  8Tender for work of removal of old rubber lining & providing of new rubber lining in various sizes tanks, pipes etc. Details
  8Tender for supply and application of zinc rich paint for structure of boiler Details
  8Tender for annual maintenance contract for attending all emergency /break down /schedule/maintenance repairs works etc. of various 132kV, 220kV EHV substations Details
  8Tender for work of AMC for weed control treatment to switchyard Details
  8Tender for work of renovation of 220V/300AH & 48V/300AH VRLA battery set by replacing with new 220V/300AH & 48V/300AH stationery lead acid battery set Details
  8Tender for work of annual maintenance contract for work of refilling of various types Details
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 For reference purposes the website carries here the following newsclips:
 8India's solar push hits slowdown as transmission and demand gaps emerge Details
  8Vingroup to invest USD 3 billion for smart city, EV and solar projects in Telangana Details
 8Half of India's Energy Is Now Green : MNRE Details
  8Eastern India Poised to Emerge As The Next Renewable Energy Hub. Details
  8Nuvama upgrades Suzlon to 'Buy' as wind outlook improves, capacity ramps up Details
  8Orient Green Power Company commissions 7 MW AC solar power project in Tamil Nadu Details
  8Power transmission utility CTUIL revokes grid access for 6.3 GW renewable energy projects Details
  8Punjab Farmer group protests against Electricity Amendment Bill Details
  8EMMVEE Photovoltaic Power Secures Major 4.5 GWp Solar Cell Supply Contract Details
  8Why did Alpex Solar, Saatvik Green, and other solar stocks fall by up to 18% today Details
  8Sandy Khera Wins Prestigious Clean Energy CEO Award for Driving Growth from 172 MW to 1.1 GW Details
  8India's energy sourcing depends on providing it at affordable rates to 1.4 billion people: MEA Details
  8India clarifies solar lending advice amidst overcapacity reports Details
  8Brookfield To Pump $12 Billion Into India Energy Projects Details
  8Driving Solar Innovation at Scale: Mark Zhang Nan Named Best Clean Energy CEO Details
  8Sandy Khera Wins Prestigious Clean Energy CEO Award for Driving Growth from 172 MW to 1.1 GW Details
  8Maharashtra sets world record with 45,911 solar pumps in 30 days Details
  8Pioneering Circular Economy in Solar Panel Recycling: A Green Tech Collaboration Details
  8GE Power India Technical Momentum Shifts Amid Mixed Market Signals Details
  8Parliamentary committee asks govt to remove solar power constraints Details
  8India Installs 4.76 Crore Smart Meters to Streamline Power Sector, Says Minister Details
  8India to Open Nuclear Power to Private Investment in $214 Billion Push Details
  8GRID-INDIA Honors 30 Scholars for Excellence in Power Systems Research at GIPSA 2025–26 during ICPS at IIT Hyderabad Details
  8India Reaches 50% Power Capacity from Non-Fossil Sources, Strengthens Carbon Sink: Government Details
  8Torrent Power stock in focus after signing 10 year LNG deal with Japan’s JERA Details
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1) GDAM blocks touch price cap at day start
8On 2025-12-08, multiple GDAM blocks printed MCP/Weighted MCP at Rs 10,000/MWh (00:00–01:00).
Inference: Thin cleared volume at day open likely amplified the cap hits, not a transmission bind (see zero corridor violations below).
Why it matters: Cap-side prints at open distort day-ahead anchors for bilateral and intraday quotes, raising procurement risk for short portfolios.

2) RTM pre-dawn softens to ~Rs 2.07/kWh while frequency dips toward 49.69 Hz
8On 2025-12-08, RTM Weighted MCP ran ~Rs 2,070/MWh across 00:00–01:15.
Inference: Minutes later, system frequency printed a pre-dawn tail (Min 49.691 Hz at 03:10:10 IST), suggesting brief over-supply/imbalance conditions.
Why it matters: Tight price–frequency coupling in the trough window can reshape pumping/ancillary bids and reserve scheduling.

3) Corridors show zero ATC/TTC violation on 2025-12-08
8WR-NR, ER-NR, NEW-SR and NER Import each recorded 0 blocks and 0.00% violation.
Inference: With no persistent transmission binds, observed price spikes/caps are more plausibly liquidity or portfolio-shape effects than congestion.
Why it matters: Procurement desks shouldn’t assume congestion rents; hedging should focus on volume/shape risk instead.

4) Evening peak fully met; mid-day valley shows lower-frequency print
8On 2025-12-08, at 19:00 IST Demand Met equalled Requirement (47,664 MW) with frequency ~50.10 Hz; mid-day Demand Met 34,141 MW printed ~49.88 Hz.
Inference: Adequate headroom cleared the peak without shortage while valley operations nudged frequency lower.
Why it matters: Peak sufficiency with valley softness implies balancing costs may shift into shoulder/valley blocks (pumping/ancillary).

5) Hydro online ratios diverge by region (2025-12-06)
8Western hydro online was 88.33% vs Northern 73.23% and NER 71.78%.
Inference: Regions with higher hydro online had more real-time flexibility for ramping and balancing.
Why it matters: Flex distribution drives local MCP resilience and reduces ancillary dependency during ramps.

6) Thermal still dwarfs hydro in cumulative energy
8As of 2025-12-06, Thermal ~871,535 MU vs Hydro ~135,105 MU and Nuclear ~36,736 MU.
Inference: Market scarcity premia remain more sensitive to thermal outages and fuel logistics than to hydro variability.
Why it matters: Portfolio risk models should overweight thermal derates and coal logistics for near-term price stress tests.

7) Haryana plants show modest coal buffers (2025-12-07)
8Panipat TPS 6.8 days, Rajiv Gandhi TPS 5.8 days, Yamuna Nagar TPS 7.7 days; HPGCL total ~20.3 days.
Inference: Short-term supply appears comfortable but unit-level asymmetry could tighten variable-cost stacks if rail receipts wobble.
Why it matters: Lower-buffer units can swing RTM bids and DSM exposure in spike windows.

8) PXIL IDAS caps at Rs 10,000 with low cleared volume on 2025-12-08
8PXIL IDAS shows MCP and Weighted MCP Rs 10,000/MWh with Scheduled Volume 872.75 MWh.
Inference: Cross-exchange signals confirm scarcity at the long-day horizon even as RTM troughs were soft pre-dawn.
Why it matters: Buyers leaning on day-ahead green blocks face cap-risk; shape hedges via RTM can lower average cost.
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8UPRVUNL has issued a decisive clarification redefining the experience component for JE(E)/(M) selection under the 1972 Service Regulations.
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8It simplifies rooftop solar adoption under both subsidy (PM Surya Ghar) and non-subsidy models, standardizes metering and PPA execution, introduces timeline-bound accountability, and mandates online processing for all project stages.
It is replacing disparate local practices with a digital, rule-based system that reduces procedural bottlenecks and strengthens the state’s distributed generation roadmap.
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8The Commission is moving toward codifying a rulebook that could influence how Karnataka manages peak loads, consumer participation, and load reshaping.
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8The headline anomaly is the dramatic collapse of T&D losses—from 9.24% last year to only 4.60% in Q1 and an unprecedented 2.60% in Q2—indicating dramatic metering and network improvements. Yet this operational success is offset by internal cost spikes
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8BSPTCL’s filings reveal a utility attempting to close long-standing compliance gaps through cleaner audit trails, reconciled CWIP positions, and corrected technical parameters. It is going through data-backed loss correction, capitalisation transparency, and actuarial discipline amid BERC’s tightening scrutiny
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8The national system added nearly 4.8 GW of fresh monthly peak while cutting unmet demand by 51%. This is even as month on month demand felt  6.1%.
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8RVPN’s latest order confirms Board-level ratification of earlier circulars governing compensation against land use and crop loss for installation of 132 kV and above lines. This creates a uniform, legally defensible framework for paying landowners and farmers
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8It exposes deep structural issues across land, transmission, domestic manufacturing, and storage
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8The pair of NRPC orders on Ghatampur TPS show how a UP-centric project is quietly re-engineering the Northern Region’s unallocated pool and state-wise entitlements. With Unit-I’s trial-run in December 2024, the unallocated pool swells to about 2.7 GW, and a 1,348.84 MW “remaining pool” is carved up largely among HP, J&K–Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Chandigarh.
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8The North Indian grid outage program quietly reveals a system being re-wired in real time while still carrying full winter load. HVDC backbones such as Kurukshetra–Champa and Agra–Biswanath Chariali repeatedly go down for line diversion and stringing to enable the Neemrana–Bareilly link and the Lucknow–Kanpur expressway, with “all four poles out of service” At the same time, a dense cluster of 765 kV Rajasthan–UP corridors (Bhadla, Bikaner, Sikar, Ajmer, Phagi, Fatehgarh, Chittorgarh, Bhiwani, Gwalior) is repeatedly taken out for crossing works, defect rectification and AMP, often with non-auto reclose mandated on parallel circuits.
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8Find a snapshot of thermal, hydro, pumped storage,
solar, wind, BESS and T&D contracts related updates for the day
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MSETCL reopens high-stakes HVDC control and protection upgrade in a third call with tight procedural controls
8A third tender call for a critical HVDC control and protection upgrade signals deeper challenges in attracting the right vendor pool.
8With Rs 439.74 crore at stake, the notice tightens process discipline while revealing almost nothing about technical boundaries.
8The real story lies inside the undisclosed volumes where integration risks, OEM dependencies, and system stability obligations reside. Details
MSETCL tightens execution and liquidity discipline as the 220 kV Mhasrul upgrade enters a heavy-risk second call
8MSETCL’s second call for the Mhasrul upgrade hard-codes a tougher delivery and financing regime.
8The dual-BG structure and pricing-discipline clauses reshape contractor exposure more sharply than earlier substation packages.
8What remains unclear is how bidders will price the line-heavy, RoW-sensitive scope under a compressed 15-month clock. Details
MePTCL’s GIS–AIS scope embeds factory-tested modules and seismic-zone-V reliability
8The project demands OEM-grade GIS modules fully routine-tested before dispatch. This sharply raises upfront fabrication discipline.
8Few vendors can meet these standards without premium pricing. Details
BHEL sharpens OEM accountability under expansive Niglok GIS scope
8BHEL’s Niglok package widens OEM responsibility to include SF? losses, internal cabling, structures and tools.
8These inclusions reshape cost baselines and risk exposure. For OEMs, mispricing these items could destabilise downstream execution under the POWERGRID umbrella. Details
BHEL’s Niglok GIS tie-up loads OEMs with full-stack risk as BOQ shifts and legal terms tighten
8BHEL’s pre-bid tie-up for POWERGRID’s Niglok GIS quietly rewrites the commercial and technical playbook.
8Corrigenda reshape BOQ quantities, expand OEM liabilities, and even soften termination rights in an unusual reversal.
8Behind these changes lies a tender architecture that demands flawless engineering discipline from any GIS manufacturer aiming to stay in the race. Details
NEEPCO’s Tato-I hydro PMC bid resets its own rules as conflicting QCBS regimes collide
8NEEPCO’s consultancy tender for the 186 MW Tato-I project has quietly evolved into a test case for GeM’s clause discipline.
8Conflicting QCBS formulas, repeated ATC overwrites, and unusually heavy securities now shape bidder risk far more than the undisclosed TOR itself.
8What this means for participation and pricing becomes clear only when the evaluation method finally stabilises. Details
NTPC hard-codes ECR approval, collapsing the bidder universe at Barauni Stage-III
8Only Railway-Board-approved consultants can enter, creating a tiny competitive pool.
8This concentration reshapes pricing and negotiation power.
8And it signals NTPC’s intent to eliminate downstream regulatory friction altogether. Details
UJVN rewinds the Tiuni-Plasu EPC model after administrative constraints trip the tender
8The cancellation lands without any supporting technical rationale, leaving bidders to infer deeper misalignments.
8A full EPC withdrawal at this stage implies upstream concerns that could not be papered over by extensions.
8The next round may look materially different in structure and risk allocation. Details
NHPC tightens entry discipline as Jalaun RfS keeps full PQ bar through four extensions — Jalaun Solar Park
8The extensions offer time but no relief for bidders.
8The high net-worth and liquidity thresholds remain untouched. Only developers with deep financial backing can sustain this timeline drift. Details
8PSTCL has quietly frozen escalation risk in one of its most commodity-sensitive packages.
8A single OEM now carries the entire volatility exposure while delivering three 100 MVA units under a unified contract.
8The negotiation trail shows how pricing power has shifted decisively to the utility. Details
1) CERC Approves Trued-up Transmission Tariff for 2019-24 Period
8Arises from order on transmission tariff truing-up for 2019-24 period, under 2019 Tariff Regulations, for Southern Region transmission licensees, triggered by additional capitalisation discrepancies.
 
2) Hearing Scheduled for Compliance Dispute in Power Supply Case
8Arises from minutes regarding a compliance dispute at a regulatory proceeding, affecting power supply agreements with industrial consumers, due to incomplete pleadings.
 
3) Amicable Resolution Ordered for Delayed Electricity Connection
8Arises from minutes requiring site visit for RE portfolios at distribution node, triggered by delayed execution.
8The regulatory body has mandated both parties to resolve their dispute through an on-site visit.
 
4) Regulatory Push for Electricity Supply in Unapproved Areas Delayed
8Arises from interim order regarding amendment to HERC regulations on electricity supply and expenditure recovery in unapproved areas.
8The commission has delayed the regulatory push for supplying electricity to remote and unauthorized areas.
8This delay affects the operational timeline for distribution companies seeking to recover costs in these regions.
8Companies now face a waiting period until the next hearing date to understand the regulatory framework.
 
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