Power Grid Corp

India Grid Trust on Wednesday said it has commissioned its first battery energy storage system (BESS) project coupled with its solar panels at the Dhule substation in Maharashtra. The project will meet the substation's auxiliary consumption requirement, a company statement said. It will not only "reduce our emissions but also act as a prototype for expanding our presence in energy transition opportunities in the sector," it stated. This facility will also act as a test bed for augmenting IndiGrid's capabilities to participate in energy transition opportunities in solar and BESS space, Chief Executive Officer, Harsh Shah said. "As operations at this project stabilize, we look forward to replicating similar systems across our other substations and reduce emissions of our operations," he added. IndiGrid is the first infrastructure investment trust in the Indian power sector. It owns 17 power projects, consisting of 46 transmission lines with more than 8,416 ckms (circuit kilometers)

State-owned Power Grid Corporation of India on Monday said that its board has approved raising up to Rs 900 crore through issuance of non-convertible bonds on private placement basis. "Committee of Directors for Bonds, in their meeting held today i.e. on 9th March, 2023, have approved the raising of unsecured, non-convertible, non-cumulative, redeemable, taxable POWERGRID Bonds-LXXI (71 st) issue 2022-23 on private placement up to Rs 900 crore by securitization of cash flows of 10 years i.e, till FY 2032-33 of its operational SPV viz., 'POWERGRID Mithilanchal Transmission Ltd (PMTL)'," a BSE filing said. The base issue size will be Rs 300 crore with green shoe option of Rs 600 crore. The issue will be listed on NSE and/or BSE Ltd. In a separate filing, the company said, "Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd has been declared as successful bidder under tariff based competitive bidding to establish inter-state transmission system for Transmission System Strengthening Scheme for ...

State-owned Power Grid Corporation's board has approved investments of nearly Rs 4,071 crore for two transmission projects in the country. "Board of Directors of POWERGRID in their meeting held on 6th March 2023, have accorded investment approvals," a BSE filing said. The board has approved the transmission system for Kurnool Wind Energy Zone/ Solar Energy Zone (AP) -- Part-A & Part-B -- at an estimated cost of Rs 3,546.94 crore, scheduled to be commissioned by November 2024. It has also approved the Eastern Region Expansion Scheme-XXIX (ERES-XXIX) at an estimated cost of Rs 524.04 crore, scheduled to be commissioned by November 2025.

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Attractive dividend pay-out and low valuations are other positives

Combined net debt stood at Rs 6.83 trillion at the end of March 2021

The first power transmission InvIT of the country, IndiGrid, came out with a public issue of NCDs to raise up to Rs 1,000 crore last week

After IndiGrid and IRB InvIT fund, this will be the third publicly listed InvIT for the country and the second in the power transmission sector

Power Grid Corporation on Thursday posted 26 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 3,367.71 crore for December quarter 2020-21 mainly on the back of higher revenues.

The outage even bought the city's suburban rail network to a halt even as stock exchanges continued to function

This segment wants to disassociate itself from the power sector

Healthy earnings trajectory for next three years keeps the Street positive

With Rs 1,09,000 cr of projects to start earning returns till FY21, earnings growth visibility remains strong

During the current fiscal, it has mobilised Rs 6,130 cr through issue of bonds under private placement