Implementation of Transmission Systems in the State of Jharkhand consisting of 400/220/132/33 kV transmission lines and substations under Jharkhand Consultancy Project

notice to proceed

Information Power Grid Corporation of India Limited [POWERGRID] has come up with Implementation of Transmission Systems in the State of Jharkhand consisting of 400/220/132/33 kV transmission lines and substations under Jharkhand Consultancy Project with a ticket size of 1842.25 INR Crores. This project in Electricity Transmission sub-sector involves The current status of the project is Notice to Proceed and is being developed through the EPC route. Economic/Social Impact of the Project Several intra State Transmission Systems required to feed power to load centers around Ranchi, Dhanbad and Jamshedpur in the State of Jharkhand were identified for implementation. Jharkhand Urja Sancharan Nigam Limited [JUSNL] have assigned a total of 27 nos. of Transmission Systems for implementation by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited [PGCIL] under a Consultancy Assignment. So far 26 nos of Transmission Lines along with the associated substations have been commissioned. As per the Agreement, all the transmission elements were scheduled for completion by May 2014, but implementation got delayed due to multiple reasons like pending Forest Clearance, RoW issues, change of alignment, change of schemes and delayed release of fund.