Rajasthan ISTS scheme planned
The scheme is scheduled to be commissioned within a timeframe of 24 months from the date of award.
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India, Rajasthan: A major interstate transmission system (ISTS) scheme aimed at evacuating 3.5 GW of renewable energy from Rajasthan is in the offing. The scheme is officially called “Transmission system for evacuation of power from Fatehgarh/Barmer complex as part of Rajasthan REZ Phase IV (Part 4: 3.5GW)”, and it is expected to cost over INR 12000 crore ($1.4 billion). It is set to be deliberated upon by the National Committee on Transmission (NCT) in its ensuing meeting.
The aim is to transmit 1 GW of solar energy from the Fatehgarh-IV complex and another 2.5 GW of solar energy from the Barmer-I complex, both located in Rajasthan. T&D India reports that at the moment, connectivity of about 9 GW has already been granted at the two locations, 5 GW at Fatehgarh-IV and 4 GW at Barmer-I Pooling Station.
The scheme is scheduled to be commissioned within a timeframe of 24 months from the date of award. To ease implementation, the project has been divided into two components, Part A and Part B, to be awarded independently but with matching commissioning schedules. Taken together, the two components aim to put up over 1000 km of transmission lines, mostly of the 765 kV type. The project also entails setting up of a new 765/400 kV Metra-II substation.
Source: T&D India