The REC Power Development and Consultancy (RECPDCL) has handed over the Khavda IVA Power Transmission Limited to Adani Energy Solutions (AESL) to evacuate 7 GW of renewable energy (RE) from the Khavda Renewable Energy Park.

AESL won the project through the Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) process. It will commission the project in the next 24 months on a Build, Own, Operate, and Transfer (BOOT) basis and maintain it for 35 years.

The company will invest ₹40.91 billion (~$487.47 million) to build the 298 km transmission project. It will include the setting up of 300 MVAr STATCOM and 3×1500 MVA, 765/400 kV Inter-connecting Transformers (ICTs) with 1×330 MVAr, 765 kV, and 1×125 MVAr, 420 kV bus reactors.

Out of the total 30 GW capacity of the Khavda RE park, 15 GW RE capacity is expected to come up by 2024-25 and the rest by 2026-27.

“This investment will not only establish the critical transmission network required to evacuate the planned 30 GW of green power that Khavda will generate, but will also provide the much-needed grid stability. AESL is proud to be part of this initiative as this network will play a very important role in the seamless flow of green energy to the national grid, bolstering India’s journey towards net zero,” said Kandarp Patel, Chief Executive Officer of AESL.

The scope of work covers the establishment, operationalization, and maintenance of the project on a BOOT basis and the completion of all the activities for the project, including the survey, detailed project report formulation, arranging finance, project management, necessary consents, clearances and permits (way leave, environment and forest, civil aviation, railway/road/river/canal/power crossing), land compensation, design, engineering, equipment, material, construction, erection, testing,  and commissioning.

The project also involves setting up AESL’s first-ever grid-forming 300 MVAr STATCOM, offering a safe and stable system to balance sudden power imbalances.

Recently, RECPDCL handed over Bhadla-III Power Transmission to Power Grid Corporation of India at a cost of ₹64.2 million (~$765,151).

It also invited bids to select a transmission service provider to establish an inter-state transmission system to evacuate 3.5 GW of renewable energy from Rajasthan’s renewable energy zones REZ PH-IV.