India-Nepal power line receives licence
The line will augment electricity transfer from India and Nepal, currently taking place mostly through the 400 kV Muzaffarpur-Dhalkhebar cross-border line.
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India, Uttar Pradesh: Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted licence to the Indian portion of an Indo-Nepal transmission line, owned by Butwal-Gorakhpur Cross Border Power Transmission Ltd (BGCPTL). CERC granted licence to BGCPTL for its transmission project officially called “Indian portion of New Butwal Gorakhpur 400 kV double-circuit cross-border interconnection line and associated bay extension work.”
BGCPTL is a joint venture between Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) and Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).
BGCPTL is developing the 94 km Indian portion of the 400 kV double-circuit (quad moose) line from NEA’s New Butwal substation to PGCIL’s Gorakhpur substation in Uttar Pradesh. The project also involves addition of two 400 kV line bays to PGCIL’s 400/220 kV Gorakhpur substation.
The project has been awarded under the regulated tariff mechanism (RTM) mode. It is estimated to cost Rs.462 crore ($55.3 million) and is scheduled to commission by May 30, 2026. The entire line will be 112 km long, from Butwal (in Nepal) to Gorakhpur (in Uttar Pradesh, India). The project envisages bay extension works at the Gorakhpur and New Butwal substations in India and Nepal. The line will augment electricity transfer from India and Nepal, currently taking place mostly through the 400 kV Muzaffarpur-Dhalkhebar cross-border line, the highest-capacity line so far for Indo-Nepal electricity trade.
Source: T&D India
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