Adani Transmission nears target of 20,000 circuit kms transmission lines by 2022

Close on the heels of securing the largest green energy power purchase agreement in the world, the Adani Group is on course to achieve its target in power transmission - 20,000 circuit kilometres by 2022.

Ghatampur Transmission Ltd (GTL), a subsidiary of Adani Transmission, today said it has completed construction of one of India’s longest intra-state transmission lines of 897 circuit kilometres in Uttar Pradesh.

Adani Transmission currently has a cumulative transmission network of 18,336 circuit kilometres, out of which 14,131 circuit km is operational and 4,205 circuit km is at various stages of construction. It also operates a distribution business, serving about 3 million customers in Mumbai.

The new transmission line comprises 4 X 765KV and 400 KV bay extensions at Agra, Greater Noida and Hapur. This project has been developed under public-private partnership mode on a Build, Own, Operate and Maintain basis and will provide transmission services to long-term transmission customers, with a 35 years supply window. It will evacuate power from 3x660MW Ghatampur TPS owned by the Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Limited (a joint venture between Neyveli Lignite Corporation and Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam).

Once operational, the Ghatampur thermal generation power plant of UP and Neyveli Lignite Corporation is expected to generate 14,000 million units (MU) of energy each year to meet UP’s future power requirement. Adani Transmission will evacuate electricity from this thermal power plant for five DISCOMs operational in UP.

"Adani Transmission is constantly evolving into a significant player in Indian grid networks. The 765KV Ghatampur-Hapur transmission line of 411 kilometres is one of the longest HVAC transmission lines in the country. It will connect the Ghatampur TPS (Central UP) to 765/400KV Hapur Substation in Western UP," said Anil Sardana, MD & CEO, Adani Transmission.

The transmission line passes through severe right-of-way 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," Sardana added.