Energising India for the future of Power
MEIL Group is now positioned as India’s 9th-largest Independent Power Producer a leading player in India’s electricity sector that delivers integrated solutions across power generation and transmission with a dedicated Power Business Unit. Its portfolio spans major thermal, hydroelectric and renewable generation assets, extra-high-voltage and ultra-high-voltage substations, and more than 3,700 circuit kilometres of transmission lines, covering both commissioned and ongoing projects executed for internal requirements and external clients, such as government agencies and state utilities.
These assets are distributed across Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and other states, where the Power Business Unit supports urban, industrial and rural demand with reliable power transmission infrastructure. The unit manages the complete lifecycle of these assets, from detailed engineering and EPC execution, including tariff‑based competitive-bid projects, through commissioning and long‑term operation and maintenance, so they perform reliably for decades. The business unit’s capabilities are underpinned by a strong track record in thermal generation, where it has built and acquired key base‑load assets.
The 525 MW SEPC Tuticorin plant in Tamil Nadu has successfully executed turnkey operations and continues to demonstrate strong operational performance. The plant incorporates a 275‑metre‑high chimney engineered to meet modern emission-control standards, providing reliable power while complying with environmental norms. In FY 2025–26, the plant achieved 261+ days of continuous operation, met PPA norms of 80% availability, and maintained 100% ash utilization compliance since inception.
The MEIL Anpara Energy project in Uttar Pradesh is a 1200 MW thermal asset with strong operating performance. In FY 2025-26 It has reported 92% DC availability, low outage levels, and benchmark-level performance in heat rate and oil consumption.
The MEIL Group Neyveli Energy project in Tamil Nadu is a 250 MW asset and has shown stable operation since acquisition. In FY 2025-26 the project has recorded 82.5% availability.
In pumped storage, the unit is involved in some of the most significant clean-energy schemes under development. Pumped storage projects under construction across Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra will collectively add over 9,110 MW of flexible capacity, enabling peak-time support and better integration of variable renewable energy. The 500 MW Kundah Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project in Tamil Nadu showcases advanced electromechanical capabilities, with underground works, high-head pump-turbine units and associated balance-of-plant systems designed to provide rapid ramp-up and grid-balancing services.
The transmission and substation portfolio include critical nodes and corridors that strengthen regional and national grids. In Tamil Nadu, the 765/400 KV Virudhunagar substation has been constructed as a high-capacity hub that supports renewable integration and bulk power transfer in the southern grid, linking large wind and solar zones to demand centres. In Telangana, the 400 kV QMDC transmission line from the Yadadri Thermal Power Project switchyard to the Choutuppal substation transmits power from the generating station into the grid through a robust high-voltage corridor.
In Uttar Pradesh, the Tirwa Transmission Limited project improves rural and semi-urban reliability by strengthening the interface between high-voltage transmission and local distribution networks. Within Telangana’s urban network, the unit has also executed the GIS Raidurg substation project, a compact gas‑insulated installation that enhances supply reliability to critical IT and commercial zones while optimising land use in a dense city environment. Across these projects, the Group has set records in India’s private power transmission space by establishing substations with advanced GIS/AIS technology and complex multi‑voltage interconnections.
Madhya Pradesh has emerged as another major centre of activity for the Power Business Unit. Under a wide-ranging programme, the unit is establishing 17 new extra-high-voltage substations along with associated transmission lines, expanding the network’s reach and reliability across the state. Among these, the first 400 kV gas-insulated substation (GIS) in the Bhopal/Mandideep industrial area provides a compact, high-reliability solution suited to dense industrial zones, improving power quality and supporting future load growth.
In addition to the above projects, some of the transmission projects are, in Jharkhand, the JUSNL Patratu–Chandil power lines and the 400 kV Chandil–Dhanbad transmission lines. In Andhra Pradesh, the Gudivada substation project, the 400 kV GIS and associated transmission line at Achutapuram, and the 400 KV AIS Ainavalli substation expand high‑voltage infrastructure to support industrial clusters and coastal development zones. In Uttarakhand, the KRTL power transmission works enhance connectivity in a challenging Himalayan terrain.
These developments, along with ongoing upgrades and new elements commissioned in recent years, demonstrate the unit’s ability to design, build, and operate complex systems that meet rising demand and stringent technical requirements. These developments, along with ongoing upgrades and new elements commissioned in recent years, demonstrate the unit’s ability to design, build and operate complex systems that meet rising demand and stringent technical requirements.
By combining large base-load plants, flexible pumped storage, growing renewable capacity and high-performance transmission infrastructure, the Power Business Unit plays a key role in strengthening India’s power system. Its end-to-end lifecycle approach, from competitive bid wins and engineering through to long-term operations and maintenance, ensures that assets remain dependable even as demand, regulation and technology evolve. In doing so, the unit supports grid stability, enables industrial and urban growth and contributes to a more sustainable, robust energy future for the regions it serves.
Our expertise extends to complex ongoing engineering and technologically demanding projects like the 500 MW Kundah Pumped Storage Project in Tamil Nadu, known for its multi unit underground powerhouse configuration and high precision hydro mechanical systems in hilly terrain. We have taken up the 2,000 MW Sharavathy pumped storage project in Karnataka, a mega capacity installation designed to deliver rapid response peak power and long duration grid balancing once environmental clearances are secured. Our growing presence in Maharashtra through the Kamod and Ghosla pumped storage projects, being developed under MoUs with the state government, with a combined capacity of 4,000 MW.
In Andhra Pradesh, we are implementing the 1,350 MW Upper Sileru pumped storage project and will implement the 1,260 MW Saundatti pumped storage project, both recognised for their challenging geological conditions. Together, these hydropower and pumped storage schemes expand the share of flexible, low carbon generation in India’s grid and support a more resilient energy mix.
Expanding its future ready infrastructure, MEIL Group has also secured an EPC contract from Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to construct two 700 MWe nuclear reactors, Kaiga 5 & 6 Units, in Karnataka, marking its first nuclear power project in the private sector space and NPCIL’s largest ever EPC order. This landmark contract positions MEIL within India’s indigenous 700 MWe PHWR programme, complementing our portfolio of hydro, pumped storage, thermal and renewable assets with long life, low carbon baseload generation.
Beyond generation, MEIL Group has delivered several high impact substation and transmission projects that have become crucial nodes in state and regional grids, improving voltage stability and unlocking new load centres. We specialise in advanced substation technologies, including Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) and conventional Air Insulated Switchgear (AIS) substations, tailored to dense urban nodes and industrial clusters. As a full spectrum provider of power infrastructure, we manage the complete lifecycle of these assets from detailed engineering and EPC execution, including tariff based competitive bid projects, to commissioning and long term operation and maintenance so that assets perform reliably over decades.
One of the landmark transmission projects we built was Western UP Power Transmission Company Limited (WUPPTCL). Successfully executed and handed over to a private player, it now stands as a key private transmission asset, strengthening the grid in western Uttar Pradesh. The Kushtagi 400/220/33 KV substation in Karnataka, with its network of 400 KV and 220 KV lines linking Talewad, Gadag, Guttur, Kembal, Yargatti, Sindhanur and Lingasugur, was developed as a green energy corridor strengthening the southern grid. The 400/220 KV Gudivada substation in Andhra Pradesh, the first 400 kV node in Krishna district, is being developed along with new 400 KV and 220 KV transmission lines to enhance power transfer capacity and grid stability for Gudivada and surrounding areas.
We are expanding power transmission in Madhya Pradesh with 17 AIS and GIS substations at 400 KV, 220 KV and 132 KV, along with about 390 km of transmission lines across 18 elements, to reduce technical losses, improve power transfer and enhance grid reliability for consumers across the state. The new 132/33 KV Choubara Dheera substation and 132 KV double circuit lines Sonkatch–Choubara Dheera in Dewas and Bahadurpur–Badgaon in Burhanpur are already live, powering progress for surrounding communities and supporting agricultural, residential and small industrial loads.
Further south, the 400/220 KV GIS at Atchutapuram in the Andhra Pradesh Special Economic Zone integrates multiple 400 KV and 220 KV connections and a 220 KV underground cable link to provide stable power for textile units, manufacturing clusters and upcoming data centres, with provisions to meet roughly 300 MW of future demand. In the BR Ambedkar Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh, the first 400/132 KV AIS substation at Ainavilli is being built along with about 24 km of associated transmission lines, tying into the Konaseema region’s network and underpinning intensive agriculture and aqua farming by improving voltage support, reducing losses and strengthening supply resilience in a coastal delta environment.
Complementing these efforts, MEIL Group’s Choutuppal and Damaracherla segments under the Yadadri Thermal Power Scheme in Telangana establish 400/220/132 kV substations and 400 kV corridors from the 4,000 MW Yadadri Thermal Power Plant at Damaracherla, ensuring efficient power transmission to Hyderabad’s urban centres, industrial belts and agricultural feeders. In simple terms, by constructing power projects end to end from solar plants and hydropower to substations and lines, MEIL Group is lighting lives and powering economic, domestic and agricultural growth across India.
MEIL Group has earned significant recognition for its innovative contributions to India’s power sector over the past decade. Across all these initiatives, we bring together multidisciplinary engineering teams for primary and secondary design, SCADA, telecom and automation, enabling integrated, digitally supervised power assets that support safe, efficient and reliable operation.
India’s growth story depends on a power system that is both robust and flexible, capable of carrying bulk power over long distances, integrating large volumes of renewables and maintaining stability as demand patterns evolve. We contribute to this goal by creating substations, lines and smart energy assets that work quietly in the background yet make a visible difference in people’s lives, from farmers drawing a reliable supply to industries running uninterrupted processes and families enjoying stable power at home.