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State-owned Power Grid Corporation on Friday said its board has approved the proposal to raise its borrowing limit to Rs 2.2 lakh crore from Rs 1.8 lakh crore. The board, in its meeting held on Friday, also approved the proposal of raising foreign currency funds through External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) up to USD five hundred million (USD 500 million) from Bank of Baroda, a regulatory filing stated. According to the regulatory filing, the board approved a proposal for the enhancement of borrowing limits from Rs 1,80,000 crore to Rs 2,20,000 crore, subject to the approval of the shareholders at the ensuing annual general meeting (AGM). The board also gave investment approval for 'Upgradation / Conversion of Udumalpet Madurai 400kV S/c line to Udumalpet Madurai 400kV (quad) D/c line' at an estimated cost of Rs 772.65 crore, scheduled to be implemented within 30 months from the date of allocation by August 11, 2028.
Transrail Lighting, an EPC player in the transmission and distribution sector, expects to grab an 8-10 per cent market share in contracts by state-run transmission giant Power Grid Corporation this year, a top company official said. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid), under the Ministry of Power, is India's largest power transmission utility. It has announced a capital expenditure of Rs 28,000 crore for the ongoing FY26, Rs 35,000 crore for FY27 and Rs 45,000 crore for FY28. "Our current market share is around 8 per cent to 10 per cent and this is what we intend to achieve this year with Power Grid which is a good number and it gives us a good base to execute in India," Transrail Lighting Managing Director and CEO Randeep Narang said. On the company's order size, he said Transrail booked orders of Rs 9,680 crore in FY25 which is 120 per cent growth year on year (YoY). The company closed the year with a confirmed un-executed order book (UEOB) of Rs 14,551 crore, and