Bajel Projects Limited, wholly owned subsidiairy of the Bajaj Group, has received large orders worth over Rs 4 billion for key power transmission projects in India by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) and Inergy Infra Private Limited.
Powergrid awarded Bajel a contract, through its partner company, Kurnool-IV Power Transmission Limited, to build a 765 kV double circuit transmission line from Kurnool IV to Kurnool III PS in Andhra Pradesh. This is part of a larger system to support 4.5 GW of renewable energy. The work is expected to finish in 23 months. In addition, Bajel got two more orders from Inergy Infra Private Limited for a solar-wind hybrid power plant project in Beed, Maharashtra. These include building a 400 kV transmission system and a new 400 kV substation. Both of these projects are expected to be completed within 12 months.