Sterlite Power Commissions Rs 1,662 Cr Khargone Transmission Project in MP

Power transmission infrastructure developer Sterlite Power Transmission Ltd (SPTL) has successfully commissioned the Khargone Transmission Ltd (KTL) project worth Rs 1,662 crore in the state of Madhya Pradesh (MP).

The company said in a statement that the project would evacuate 1,320 MW of power generated by the Khargone Power Plant to 765 kV Khandwa substation to further distribute it downstream across Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Daman & Diu, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli.

With the completion of the 765 kV D/C Khandwa - Dhule transmission line, all the elements in the project have been completed and charged, it added.

Commenting on the milestone, Pratik Agarwal, Managing Director of Sterlite Power said, “we are delighted to achieve the successful commissioning of KTL project which aims at solving the critical challenge of energy delivery for the western and central region.”

In April 2020, the company had already commissioned 5 out of 6 elements in the project which includes, 765kV substation at Khandwa, 400kV D/C Khandwa–Khargone transmission line, 765kV DC Khandwa-Indore transmission line, 400kV LILO and Dhule bay extension.

The company had won KTL through tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB). It has developed projects covering approximately 13,700 circuit kms of transmission lines across India and Brazil, and has a portfolio of high-performance power conductors, EHV cables and OPGW.

Moreover, it also provides bespoke solutions for the upgrade, uprate and fiberzation of existing transmission infrastructure projects, and is the sponsor of IndiGrid, India’s first power sector Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT), listed on Indian bourses.