Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) has won two projects from REC Power Development and Consultancy  (RECPDCL) to establish an interstate transmission system (ISTS) and augment substation capacity in Gujarat and Karnataka.

The project involves augmenting the transformation capacity at the KPS1 (GIS) and KPS2 (GIS) (Phase-V Part B1 and B2 Scheme) project in Gujarat and augmenting the transformation capacity at the Bidar PS in Karnataka by 3×500 MVA, 400/220kV ICTs (6th – 8th) and 1×1500 MVA, 765/400kV ICT (4th).

Gujarat Projects

The tender for the Gujarat-based projects was floated in October 2024.

The KPS1 and KPS2 projects support renewable energy generation in the state’s Khavda region, which also hosts the 30,000 MW under-construction Khavda Renewable Energy Park.

POWERGRID will augment the transformation capacity at KPS1 by 1×1500 MVA, 765/400 kV ICT on bus section-II and 1×1500 MVA, 765/400 kV ICT on bus section-I at KPS2.

Karnataka Projects

The Karnataka-based projects’ tender was floated in November 2024.

POWERGRID will augment the work at the under-construction substation in the state. It will design, construct, and test all project equipment, facilities, components, and systems.

Both projects are expected to be completed within 24 months from the project allocation date.

In December last year, POWERGRID won a project from RECPDCL to establish an ISTS to evacuate 8 GW of renewable energy from Gujarat. The project is for evacuating power from the potential Renewable Energy Zone in the Khavda area under Phase-V (8 GW): Part A.

In October 2024, the company won PFC Consulting’s tender to evacuate 5.5 GW of renewable energy from PFC’s Jaisalmer/ Barmer complex in Rajasthan. The project comprises the establishment of a new 765/400/220kV Barmer-I Pooling substation, 765 kV and 400 kV D/C transmission lines, and associated bay extension works at other existing substations in the state.