Power Grid To Invest Rs 5,800 Crore To Upgrade Its Networks In Gujarat

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), an Indian state-owned company headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana, will invest Rs 5,800 crore for upgrading its network in Gujarat over the next three to four years, said a top official.

"Power Grid will invest Rs 5,800 crore in Gujarat to increase the number of Extra High Voltage (EHV) substations to 12 from the existing five,” DK Singh, executive director of PGCIL, said.

"It will also be used for increasing the transmission capacity to 19,000 mega volt ampere (MVA) from the existing 4,000 MVA. The transmission lines shall be expanded to 7,575 kms in Gujarat from the existing 5,610 kms," he said.

Discussing about the country-level projects, Singh said that 11 High Capacity Power Transmission Corridors (HCPTCs) are coming up in resource-rich states like Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh at an estimated cost of Rs 66,000 crore. These have been planned to meet bulk power evacuation requirement of various independent power producers (IPPs) across India, he added.

The official also expressed confidence that the Indian power sector will flourish with the formation of 'One Nation-One Grid' system.

However, the major areas of concern in development of transmission network in the country are minimising impact on natural resources, coordinated development of cost effective transmission corridor and flexibility in enhancing transfer capacity of lines matching with power transfer requirement, he added.
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