A New Current: HG Infra's Entry into Inter-State Transmission

On 28 July 2025, HG Infra Engineering Ltd. (HGIEL) formally acquired the Angul Sundargarh Transmission project from bid process coordinator PFC Consulting, marking the company’s entry into the inter-state transmission system – tariff-based competitive bidding (ISTS-TBCB) segment.

HGIEL won the project with an annual transmission charge of ₹431.11 million, outperforming Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) and Tata Power. Part of the Eastern Region Generation Scheme-I (ERGS-I), the project involves creating a line-in line-out (LILO) of both circuits of the existing 2xS/C 765kV Angul-Sundargarh lines at the Talabira power plant switchyard of NLC India in Odisha.

Estimated at ₹413 crore, the project is slated for completion by March 2028. HGIEL’s win joins four other ISTS-TBCB awards this fiscal year, alongside Adani Energy Solutions, PGCIL, Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon, and Resonia.

This award marks a strategic milestone for HGIEL, establishing its foothold in the competitive high-voltage transmission market and positioning it for future growth in India’s power infrastructure sector.

News by Rahul Yelligetti.