Adani commissions 765 kV Warora-Kurnool transmission line
Adani Energy Solutions Limited has fully commissioned the Warora Kurnool Transmission line, spanning 1,756 circuit kilometres across Maharashtra, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh.
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India, Ahmedabad: Adani Energy Solutions Limited has fully commissioned the Warora Kurnool Transmission line, spanning 1,756 circuit kilometres across Maharashtra, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh.
The project will strengthen the national grid and ensure seamless flow of 4500 MW of power between the western region and southern region. It will strengthen the southern region grid and support large-scale integration of generation from renewable energy sources.
Warora Kurnool Transmission Limited (WKTL) was incorporated in April 2015 to establish an additional inter-regional alternate current link for import into the southern region – Warora-Warangal and Chilakaluripeta-Hyderabad-Kurnool – along with the creation of a 765/400 kV substation in Warangal.
WKTL is the largest 765 kV D/C (hexa conductor) tariff-based competitive bidding project ever awarded under a single scheme. It involved the laying of a 1756 circuit kilometre (ckm) transmission line traversing Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and the construction of a 765 KV sub-station in Warangal on a build, own, operate and maintain basis.
The project was acquired by Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL) from Essel Infraprojects Ltd in March 2021. The magnitude of the project can be gauged from the fact that 103,000 metric tonnes of steel were used for erecting the towers for it. This equals the amount of material that would be needed to set up 10 Eiffel Towers. A total of 30,154 km of conductor was used for the transmission lines, and the conductor material is made from a specialised alloy.
For the first-time ever, two mid-stream towers of 102 m height each, with pile foundations, were set up on the Krishna River. Planning and execution was crucial for this, as only a three-month working window – when the water level in the river is low – was available during the year. Among other challenges were the erection of towers and the stringing of lines crossing 116 major power lines, electrified railway tracks and national highways.
Source: NDTV