Government approves Rs 12,500 crore transmission projects
Updated: Jun 27, 2014 01:23:00pm
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“These transmission projects will benefit several states such as Haryana, Chhattisgarh, UP, MP, Maharashtra etc, by enabling high capacity 765kv lines carrying up to 2100 MW each apart from construction of new 765/400kv substations,” as per official data.
The projects will help evacuate power from central generating stations such as 660MW Sipat of NTPC, 1600MW Gadarwara, private sector generating stations such as Sassan UMPP (1320 MW).
Further, congestion will also be reduced in Haryana Region by the strengthening of the Northern Transmission system. Projects which will be developed through tariff based competitive bidding process inviting participation from all Bidders including private sector, it said.
Significantly, these projects were stuck in the approval process in the government since last several months. The approval to go ahead with implementation was granted immediately.
In the country as a whole, the total inter-regional transmission capacity of about 28,000 MW will be added in the next 3 years so that the total capacity is enhanced to more than 66000 MW by 2017.
List of Transmission Schemes approved by Government for high capacity Inter-State /Inter Region Transmission are Northern Region system Strengthening Scheme –XXXV (estimated cost – Rs 88 crore); Additional System Strengthening for Sipat STPS (Rs 2473 crore); System Strengthening for IPPs in Chhattisgarh and other generation projects in Western Region (Rs 823 crore).
Other schemes approved are Additional System Strengthening Scheme for Chhattisgarh IPPs (Rs 2191 crore); Transmission system associated with Gadarwara STPS (2x800 MW) of NTPC (Part-A) (Rs 2525 crore); Transmission system associated with Gadarwara STPS (2x800 MW) of NTPC (Part-B) (Rs 2360 crore); Connectivity lines for Maheshwaram (Hyderabad) 765/400 kV Pooling S/s (Rs 396 crore); Transmission system for LTA of 400 MW for 2x500 MW Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. TS-I (Replacement) (NNTPS) in Neyveli (Rs 612 crore); and Transmission System Strengthening associated with Vindhyachal-V (Rs 1050 crore). (KNN/ES)