Powergrid commissions transmission project to connect Jamnagar oil refinery with Jam Khambaliya ISTS pooling station

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) has commissioned the transmission project connecting Reliance Industries Limited’s Jamnagar oil refinery to Jam Khambaliya inter-state transmission system (ISTS) pooling station.

The project includes a 400 kV double-circuit line from Jamnagar to Jam Khambaliya GIS PS (60 km), and two 400 kV line bays at Jam Khambaliya GIS pooling station. The Jamnagar oil refinery in Gujarat has a total load of 1,450 MW, and a 1,750-MW captive power plant.