The Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) has bagged two transmission projects from PFC Consulting to evacuate 15.5 GW of power from renewable energy zones in Karnataka and Rajasthan.

The transmission works involve developing a transmission system for the integration of the Davanagere/Chitradurga and Bellary renewable energy zone in Karnataka and augmentation of existing and under-construction substations in Fatehgarh-II PS, Fatehgarh-IV PS (Section II) and Barmer-I PS in Rajasthan.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has identified the addition of 181.5 GW of renewable energy potential in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu (offshore) by 2030. It has identified 17 GW of renewable energy potential in Karnataka and 75 GW in Rajasthan for evacuation.

Karnataka

The transmission project in Karnataka comprises the establishment of a 765 / 400 / 220 kV pooling substation near Davanagere/Chitradurga and a 400 /220 kV cooling substation near Bellary along with 765 kV & 400 kV D/C transmission lines and upgradation works for the existing substation and transmission line.

The transmission system will cater to 4 GW and 1.5 GW renewable energy potential in Davanagere/Chitradurga and Bellary, respectively.

Apart from PGCIL, Sterlite Grid 32, Adani Energy Solutions, JSW Neo Energy, and Dineshchandra R Agarwal Infracon had qualified in the technical round.

The project must be completed within 24 months.

The tender was floated in June 2024.

Rajasthan

The transmission project in Rajasthan involves augmenting interconnection transformers at various substations to facilitate the evacuation of power from the Rajasthan REZ Phase-IV.

Apart from PGCIL, Apraava Energy qualified in the technical round.

The works at Fatehgarh-II PS and Fatehgarh-IV PS (Section-II) must be completed to match the REZ Phase IV program. The work at Barmer-I PS must be completed within 21 months of the handover of the special purpose vehicle.

The tender was floated on October, 2024.

In December 2024, PGCIL was awarded PFC Consulting’s interstate transmission system strengthening project to evacuate renewable energy from Karnataka’s Gadag and Koppal regions.

In October 2024, PGCIL won REC Power Development and Consultancy’s two transmission tenders to evacuate 12 GW of power from the renewable energy zone Phase IV in Rajasthan.