Adani Transmission (ATL), a private sector power transmission and retail distribution company and a part of the diversified Adani Group, has completed construction of one of India’s longest intrastate transmission lines of 897 circuit km.
This feat was achieved in the Uttar Pradesh by Ghatampur Transmission (GTL) a subsidiary of ATL. The transmission line comprises four nos of 765 kV and 400 kV bay extensions at Agra, Greater Noida and Hapur.
This project has been developed under PPP mode on a build, own, operate and maintain (BOOM) basis. This will provide transmission services to long-term transmission customers (LTTC) with 35 years of runway ahead.
This project will improve reliability, operational efficiency and the robustness of Uttar Pradesh’s power system network, especially benefitting the areas of Kanpur, Agra, Greater Noida and Hapur.
This will also strengthen the resolve towards 24x7 Power for All, the joint initiative of the Central and state government.
The project was approved by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) during their 36th Standing Committee meeting on power system planning in India’s northern region. The commissioning of this project will significantly improve the social conditions and welfare of people of the region.
The project will evacuate power from three x 660MW Ghatampur TPS owned by the Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power, a joint venture between Neyveli Lignite Corporation and Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam and will also strengthen Uttar Pradesh’s transmission network.
It consists of 765KV S/C Ghatampur Hapur transmission line of 411 km, which is one of the longest HVAC transmission lines in the country. It will connect the Ghatampur TPS (Central Uttar Pradesh) to 765/400 kV Hapur Substation (Western Uttar Pradesh).
The transmission line passes through severe right of way (ROW) challenged urban areas and also through highly undulated ravine topography. One of the biggest challenges surpassed by GTL was the uncertainty caused by the COVID pandemic which made deployment of the workforce difficult.
GTL exhibited world class quality standards, effective project management, and adhered to all safety and COVID protocol to successfully complete the project.
Once operational, the Ghatampur thermal generation power plant of Uttar Pradesh and Neyveli Lignite Corporation is expected to generate 14,000 MU of energy each year to meet state’s future power requirement.
Adani Transmission will play a key role in evacuation of electricity from this thermal power plant through five DISCOMs operational in Uttar Pradesh to several parts of the state and thereby benefit millions of households, agricultural loads, industries, businesses and will boost economic development.
