The Ministry of Power (MoP) has transferred the 220 kV Srinagar-Drass-Kargil-Khaltsi-Leh Transmission System to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid). …
The transmission system connects the Ladakh region to the national grid to ensure reliable power supply. The transmission line is 335 km long and comprises of four new state-of-the-art 220/66 kV gas insulated sub-stations (GIS) and 66 kV interconnection systems at Drass, Kargil, Khaltsi and Leh. It is built at a height of around 3,000-4,000 meters and the line passes through snow-bound difficult hilly terrain. The project was executed by Powergrid under the Prime Minister’s Reconstruction Plan (PMRP) Scheme. Subsequent to reorganisation of the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) into two union territories, the Srinagar-Leh Transmission System has been re-designated as interstate transmission system (ISTS) and transferred to Powergrid with effect from October 31, 2019 (the date of formation of the two UTs of J&K and Ladakh).