Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) has been declared as the successful bidder under the tariff-based competitive bidding process for establishing three inter-state transmission system (ISTS) projects on a build, own, operate, and transfer (BOOT) basis.
The first project, the transmission system for evacuation of power from Rajasthan REZ Ph-V (Part-1: 4 GW) [Sirohi/Nagaur] complex, involves the augmentation of transformation capacity at the under-construction Sirohi substation in Rajasthan. The project also includes the establishment of 765 kV double-circuit transmission lines traversing the states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The second project, augmentation of transformation capacity at Banaskantha (Raghanesda) PS (GIS), comprises ICT augmentation works at the existing Banaskantha (Raghanesda) PS (GIS) in Gujarat. The third project, transmission system for integration of Kurnool-IV REZ – Phase-I (for 4.5 GW), includes the establishment of a new 765/400/220 kV Kurnool IV Pooling Substation and the augmentation of transformation capacity at the existing C’peta substation in Andhra Pradesh. Additionally, the project involves the construction of 765 kV and 400 kV double-circuit (D/C) transmission lines traversing Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.