Hon’ble Union Minister of Power Shri Sushilkumar Shinde dedicated the 400/220 kV Wardha sub-station of POWERGRID to the nation on 9th January, 2011 at Wardha, Maharashtra in the presence of Shri Ranjit Kamble, Hon’ble Minister of State for Water Supply & Sanitation, Maharashtra, Dr. M. Ravi Kanth, Joint Secretary (Transmission), Ministry of Power, Shri S. K. Chaturvedi, CMD, POWERGRID and other dignitaries.

Hon’ble Minister of Power also laid the foundation stone of 765 kV Wardha Substation and 1200 kV Wardha- Aurangabad Transmission Line. The 400/220kV Wardha sub-station is going to be one of the largest substations in India with 765 kV & 1200 kV level also planned here. The 1200kV UHVAC is a pioneering technology in the world and Wardha-Aurangabad 1200 kV line will be one of its kind.

The Wardha sub-station shall be an important pooling station in the state of Maharashtra for pooling power from generation projects coming up in Eastern & Western Regions for further dispersal to the beneficiaries of Western Region.