Power Grid plans to set up 765 kv Raichur Solapur transmission system

Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) is planning to set up the 765 kv Raichur Solapur transmission system. The company aims to complete Rs 1,930-crore project by first quarter of 2014. The project is expected to provide a major boost for inter-region power transmission. The company will establish reliable and resourceful infrastructure for import of power for new grid to southern region during peak demand as well as export of surplus power from south during off-peak demand period.

PGCIL is India’s principal electric power transmission company. It owns and operates most of India’s inter-state and inter-regional electric power transmission systems with inter-regional power transfer capacity of about 20,800 MW and wheels nearly 45% of total power generated across India.