New Delhi, March 25 Tata Power announced on Wednesday the commissioning of two transmission lines – a 400 Kilovolt (kV) Tanda–Gonda line and a 400kV Gonda–Basti double-circuit line, spanning 154 circuit kilometers (Ckm) in Uttar Pradesh.
With this milestone, the company has now commissioned all Extra High Voltage (EHV) transmission lines and substations under the South East UP Power Transmission Company Limited (SEUPPTCL) project, a company statement said.
According to the statement, the network now comprises three 765 kV lines comprising 951 Ckm, fourteen 400 kV lines comprising 566 Ckm, and three 765/400 kV substations with 3460 MVA transformation capacity across the state.
The commissioning of four transmission assets, namely the 765 kV Mainpuri–Bara Single Circuit Line, the 765 kV Mainpuri–Unnao Single Circuit Line, the 400 kV Tanda–Gonda line, and the 400kV Gonda-Basti double-circuit line, will enable the safe and reliable evacuation of over 4,000 MW of thermal power generated within Uttar Pradesh.
With the commissioning of these seventeen 765 kV and 400 kV corridors, spanning 1,517 circuit kilometers, Tata Power’s total operational transmission network has expanded to 5,466 circuit kilometers, with an additional 1,863 circuit kilometers currently under construction.
The SEUPPTCL is part of Resurgent Power Ventures Pte. Ltd., a joint venture led by Tata Power, along with ICICI Bank and global investors.
The project was acquired as part of the resolution of stressed assets in the power sector.
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