Connecting of Southern Grid with Northern Grid

As per available provisional figures, during the year 2012-13, Southern Region experienced peak and energy shortage of 16.1% and 15.5% respectively which were the highest amongst all the regions. Southern States are able to import limited additional power under Short Term Open Access from the NEW Grid depending upon margins available from time to time in the inter regional transmission corridor as the inter regional corridor between NEW Grid and Southern Grid is at present fully booked for import of long term and medium term power by SR States from NEW Grid.

The following additional inter regional links between NEW Grid and SR Grid have been planned to connect the Southern Grid with NEW Grid which are in various stages of execution:

 Raichur – Sholapur 765 kV two single circuit lines.

 Kolhapur (new) – Narendra 765 kV double circuit line (to be initially operated at 400kV).

 Wardha – Hyderabad 765 kV double circuit line.

 Angul – Srikakulam – Vemagiri 765 kV double circuit line.

This information was given by MoS (I/C) Power Sh. Jyotiraditya M. Scindia in the Rajya Sabha today.

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