PGCIL bags three transmission projects
India, Haryana, Gurgaon: Power Grid Corporation (PGCIL) of India has bagged three power transmission projects in Rajasthan through competitive bidding.
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India, Haryana, Gurgaon: Power Grid Corporation (PGCIL) of India has bagged three power transmission projects in Rajasthan through competitive bidding.
These are built to evacuate 8.1 GW of power from solar energy zones in the state.
The company won all three projects on a build, own, operate and maintain basis, PGCIL said in a statement.
REC had invited bids in December 2020 to establish transmission systems to evacuate power from solar energy zones in Rajasthan. The invitation was extended to transmission service providers under phase II for part-A, B, and C of the transmission infrastructure program to evacuate 8.1 GW of power from these zones. PGCIL has won all three projects.
The transmission system strengthening program under Phase II – Part A includes establishing a new 400/220 kV substation, 400 kV double circuit (transmission lines, and connected substation extension works in Rajasthan.
PGCIL will build the transmission system that incorporates establishing a 765 kV D/C transmission line and associated substation extension works as per the program under Phase II – Part B.
The program under Phase II – Part C includes developing a transmission system that includes establishing a new 765/400 kV substation, 765 kV D/C, and 400 kV D/C transmission lines with connected substation extension works.
Source: Mercom India