2000 MW transmission line in India to be ready by March
The Padgha-Kharghar transmission line in Mumbai, which will bring in an additional 2000 MW of electricity, is expected to be finished by March 2024.
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India, Mumbai: The Padgha-Kharghar transmission line in Mumbai, which will bring in an additional 2000 MW of electricity, is expected to be finished by March 2024.
The project, worth ₹900 crore ($108.3 million), should bring cheaper power from the national grid to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The line is being monitored by the PRAGATI governance portal. The peak power demand in the region is expected to rise due to various development projects, and work on the line was expedited after the October 2020 blackout in Mumbai. The project is currently in its final phase, with lines remaining to be laid in a few stretches, said officials from Mumbai Urja Marg Transmission (MUMT), an inter-state transmission project implemented by Sterlite Power.
Currently, the peak power demand in MMR during summer is 4500 MW. This is expected to rise sharply, as the state government has approved the New Town Development Authority spanning 323 km2 in MMR. Proposed data centres, the NAINA project, the Navi Mumbai international airport and Metro rail corridors should also spur electricity demand. Work on laying the line started in early 2023, but the initial deadline of December 2023 was missed, as some residents wanted transmission towers to be placed in forested areas, away from their homes and farms.
“Our alignment is away from the forest and so that trees don’t need to be cut. We are sorting out the issue,” said a MUMT official.
The Padgha-Navi Mumbai and Apta-Taloja transmission lines under MUMT, where work is underway, are expected to further enhance the power supply in the state.
Source: Hindustan Times
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