REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL) has handed over six projects’ specific special purpose vehicles (SPV) through tariff based competitive bidding process to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid).
The six project SPVs include Khavda RE Transmission Limited, KPS2 Transmission Limited, KPS3 Transmission Limited, Khavda II-B Transmission Limited, Khavda II-C Transmission Limited, and ERWR Transmission Limited. The first five project SPVs will implement transmission system projects in the state of Gujarat. These projects comprise establishment of three 765 kV sub-stations with transformation capacity of 15,000 MVA and 765 kV D/C transmission lines of more than 1,200 ckm, along with associated works for evacuation of green energy from various solar parks in Khavda region into the national grid. The ERWR Transmission Limited SPV will establish inter-regional link between eastern region grid and western region grid through a 400 kV D/C transmission line between Jeypore (Odisha) and Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh).