New Delhi: State-owned PowerGrid said in a regulatory filing on Friday that it has been selected as a successful bidder under tariff based competitive bidding to establish Inter-State transmission system for the projects on build, own operate and transfer (BOOT) basis.
The company has received Letters of Intent (LoI) on Friday for projects including, "Transmission Network Expansion in Gujarat associated with integration of RE projects from Khavda potential RE zone, Inter-regional ER-WR Interconnection, Establishment of Khavda Pooling Station-2 (KPS2) in Khavda RE Park, Transmission scheme for evacuation of 4.5GW RE injection at Khavda PS under Phase II- Part B and Transmission scheme for evacuation of 4.5GW RE injection at Khavda PS under Phase II- Part C," it added.
The company will establish 765kV D/C transmission lines passing through the state of Gujarat while expanding the transmission network associated with integration of RE projects from Khavda potential RE zone, the filing said.
"PowerGrid will establish 400kV D/C Transmission lines traversing through the states of Orissa and Chhattisgarh and bays extension works for inter-regional ER-WR interconnection. It will establish a new 765/400kV GIS at Khavda in the State of Gujarat for establishing Khavda Pooling Station-2 in the RE Park. The company will also establish 765kV D/C Transmission lines passing through the state of Gujarat and bays extension works for evacuation of 4.5GW RE injection at Khavda PS under Phase II- Part B. Additionally, it will establish a new 765/400kV substation at Ahmedabad and bays extension work at Navsari in Gujarat and 765kV D/C Transmission lines passing through the state of Gujarat for evacuation of 4.5GW RE injection at Khavda PS under Phase II- Part C," it added.
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