Reliance Infra commissions double circuit transmission line in Maharashtra

04 Jul 2012 Evaluate

Reliance Infrastructure has commissioned another 400 kV double circuit transmission line between Solapur and Kolhapur in Maharashtra through its wholly owned subsidiary Western Region Transmission Maharashtra (WRTM). The 220 km long, 440 kV double circuit transmission line is the sixth line under the Western Regional System Strengthening (WRSS) scheme that will connect two key business and tourists’ centers of Western Maharashtra and will boost the economic growth of the region.

WRSS is India’s first ever 100% privately owned transmission project on Build, Own, Operate and Maintain (BOOM) basis having 1500 km length, and executed at a cost of about Rs 1,400 crore. The project was awarded to Reliance Infrastructure through tariff based International competitive bidding process.

RInfra’s wholly owned subsidiary, Reliance Power Transmission (RPTL) has already commissioned first four transmission lines of the project, viz. Solapur - Karad; Limdi - Ranchodpura, LILO under Lonikand -- Kalwa and Solapur -- Parali. All the transmission lines have been commissioned in record time and well before schedule.

At present, Reliance Infra is executing five transmission projects across the country with total outlay of over Rs 6,600 crore. The company owns two out of five Ultra Mega Transmission Projects awarded to private sector till date, making RInfra as the largest developer of transmission projects in private space.

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