The 100% wholly-owned subsidiaries of Power Grid – POWERGRID Jawaharpur Firozabad Transmission and POWERGRID Varanasi Transmission have successfully commissioned transmission lines in their respective regions.

August 04, 2021

Power Grid Corporation of India announced that POWERGRID Jawaharpur Firozabad Transmission, a 100% wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, secured through tariff-based competitive bidding with a mandate to establish a transmission system.

Watch: Wire & Cable India News Roundup

The system is being initiated for “evacuation of power from 2×660 MW Jawaharpur Thermal Power Project” and the construction of a 400 kV substation at Firozabad along with associated transmission lines on a build, own, operate, and maintain basis.

The transmission lines comprising of the elements have been progressively commissioned viz., (i) LILO of 765kV Mainpuri – Gr. Noida S/C line at Jawaharpur TPS; (ii) 400/220/132kV (AIS) Firozabad Substation; (iii) LILO of 1 circuit of 400 kV Agra South-Fatehabad (765kV) DIC line at 400 kV Firozabad; (iv) LILO of 220kV Firozabad (220kV) – Agra (765kV PG) line at 400kV Firozabad; (v) LILO of 132 kV Atmadpur – Barhan S/C line at 400 kV Firozabad; (vi) 132 kV Firozabad ( 400kV) -Narkhi D/C line; (vii) Jawaharpur TPS- Firozabad 400 kV D/C Quad line.

Also Read: Power Grid Corporation Successfully Commissions 40-Kms Transmission Line in Ladakh

In addition, POWERGRID Varanasi Transmission System (a 100 percent wholly-owned subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India) has commissioned Vindhyachal pooling station-Varanasi 765 kV D/C transmission line.

The line, associated with transmission system new WR-NR 765 kV inter-regional corridor on build, own, operate, and maintain basis, has been successfully commissioned.