To execute project linked to Renewable Energy in Gujarat
Editor’s Synopsis
- ATL had won through a Tariff Based Competitive Bidding process
- The project “WRSS XXI (A) Transco Limited” consists of approximately 272 ckt kmsof 765 KV line and 3000 MVA transformation capacity
- Project associated with relieving over loadings observed in Gujarat Intra-Statesystem due to Renewable Energy Injections in Bhuj Pooling Station
- ATL shall build, own, operate and maintain the transmission project in the stateof Gujarat for a period of 35 years.
- The cumulative transmission network of ATL will reach more than 14,000 ckt kmsof transmission line and more than 23,000 MVA transformation capacity
Ahmedabad, October 14, 2019: Adani Transmission Ltd (ATL), India’s largest private sector power transmission company, has signed a share purchase agreement and completed the acquisition of the SPV, WRSS XXI (A) Transco Limited, incorporated by REC Transmission Projects Company Ltd. ATL had won this project through a Tariff Based Competitive Bidding process, and received the Letter of Intent (LoI) in July 2019. ATL will build, own, operate and maintain the transmission project in the state of Gujarat for a period of 35 years.
The project “WRSS XXI (A) Transco Limited” consists of approximately 272 ckt kms of 765kV line along with associated transmission system. This project is primarily being constructed to strengthen the Transmission System for relieving over loadings observed in Gujarat Intra-State System due to renewable energy Injections in Bhuj PS. With this project, the cumulative transmission network of ATL will reach more than 14,000 ckt kms of transmission line and more than 23,000 MVA transformation capacity, out of which more than 11,000 ckt kms and more than 18,000 MVA are under steady-state operation. ATL also operates a distribution business serving about 3 million customers in Mumbai.
Mr. Anil Sardana, MD & CEO, Adani Transmission Ltd said, “With the signing of the Share Purchase Agreement of WRSS XXI (A) Transco Limited for execution of transmission project in the state of Gujarat, ATL’s position as the largest private sector transmission company operating in India is consolidated further. It will also allow the Company to contribute towards Government of India’s quest of achieving generation of 175 GW renewable energy by 2022.”
The win also takes the Company closer to its target of setting up 20,000 ckt km of transmission lines by 2022. The project will bolster the pan-India presence of the company while supporting the sustainable development of renewable energy infrastructure development in the country
About Adani Transmission
Adani Transmission (ATL) is the transmission business arm of the Adani Group, one of India's largest business conglomerates. It is the country’s largest private transmission company with a cumulative transmission network of more than 14,000 ckt kms, out of which more than 11,000 ckt kms is operational. With India’s energy requirement set to quadruple in coming years, Adani Transmission is fully geared to create a strong and reliable power transmission network and work actively towards achieving ‘Power for All’ by 2022.
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