6 March, 2012

The 217 Kms long, 400 kV D/C (quad conductor) Karcham Wangtoo-Abdullapur Transmission line built by Jaypee Powergrid Limited (JPL), was successfully synchronized with the Northern Regional Grid of POWERGRID.

This transmission line connects Wangtoo switchyard of Jaypee’s 1000 MW Karcham Wangtoo Hydro Electric Project with 400/220 kV Substation of POWERGRID at Abdullapur in Haryana. In addition, it provides a linkage with the 400 kV Baspa Jhakri line for system security. This line is designed as a high capacity power transmission corridor and will benefit both existing as well as future projects in the Satluj basin.

The Jaypee Powergrid Limited, a joint venture of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited and Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited (JPVL), was granted transmission license under the Electricity Act 2003 by Central Electricity Regulatory Commission in October 2007 to build, operate and maintain this transmission line.

“It is indeed a matter of great satisfaction for us that we have successfully commissioned the power transmission project to evacuate power from the KarchamWangtoo area. The line passes through mountainous region and was exposed to typical difficulties associated with construction in the high altitude,” said Mr. Suren Jain, Managing Director & CFO of Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited.