Eastern Region Strengthening Scheme-XVIII [ERSS-XVIII]

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Information PGCIL has come up with POWERGRID works associated with Eastern Region Strengthening Scheme-XVIII [ERSS-XVIII] with a ticket size of 110 INR Crores. This project in Electricity Transmission sub-sector involves Laying up of Transmission Line. The current status of the project is Project Completed and is being developed through the EPC route. Project cost incurred after Aug'22 on account of compensation/retention, etc. shall be shown further in others project head. Economic/Social Impact of the Project Major generation projects, in future, are envisaged in the central and western part of Eastern Region [Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar]. No major generation addition is expected in the eastern part i.e. in West Bengal. Thus, in order to provide reliable and secure power supply within the region from various future generation sources and also to facilitate power exchange with the neighboring regions under various operating conditions, a high capacity 765 kV D/c Ranchi - Medinipur - Jeerat line and 765/400 kV substations at Medinipur and Jeerat with further linking with load centers at Jeerat, Medinipur and Subhashgram through 400 kV network in West Bengal has been envisaged. POWERGRID Medinipur - Jeerat Transmission Limited [PMJTL], a 100percentage wholly owned subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. [a CPSE under M/o Power] has been incorporated on acquisition through Tariff Based Competitive Bidding [TBCB] process to act as Transmission Service Provider [TSP] with a purpose to establish this Transmission System. The transmission system is scheduled to be completed by July, 2020. Financial progress as on 26/10/2021- 98percentage