Authorization under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for laying of overhead transmission line under Transmission system for providing connectivity to M/s Altra Xergi Power Private Limited

7448 GI/202 3 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4908] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2023/AGRAHAYANA 10, 194 5 CG-DL-E-01122023-250360 MINISTRY OF POWER ORDER New Delhi, the 1st December , 2023 S.O. 5133(E).— Whereas M/s Altra Xergi Power Private Limited, the applicant, with its registered office at 2nd Floor, Square One Mall, Saket Business District, Court Chowk, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi – 110017, India, has applied for authorization under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for laying of overhead transmission line under “Transmission system for providing connectivity to M/s Altra Xergi Power Private Limited for its 380 MW Solar Power Plant in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan”. And whereas, Ministry of Power, Government of India vide its le tter 25 -17/3/2023 -PG dated 26.06.2023 had granted prior approval under section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 for the overhead line covered under “Transmission system for providing connectivity to M/s Altra Xergi Power Private Limited for its 380 MW So lar Power Plant in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan”. M/s Altra Xergi Power Private Limited had published notice for transmission scheme in local newspapers The Times of India (in English) dated 05.07.2023, Rashtradoot (in Hindi) dated 05.07.2023, Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi) dated 05.07.2023 and in Weekly Gazette of India dated 29.07.2023 for the general public to make observations/representations on the proposed transmission route within 2 Months from the date of publication. Subsequently, M/s Altra Xergi Power Private Limited has submitted an affidavit dated 12.10.2023 declaring that no observation/representation was received within 2 Months from the date of publication in the official gazette of Government of India. And now the applicant has requested to confer upon h im, all the powers under section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, which the telegraph authority possess under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 with respect to the placing of telegraph lines and posts for the purpose of a telegraph established or maintained by Government or to be so established or maintained for laying of electric line under “Transmission system for providing connectivity to M/s Altra Xergi Power Private Limited for its 380 MW Solar Power Plant in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan”. The following overhead line is covered under this scheme: o Altra Xergi Power Private Limited (Generation Switchyard in Village Neemba, Tehsil Fatehgarh, Jaisalmer District, Rajasthan) – Fatehgarh -III PS (new) (ISTS substation) 220 kV S/c line. The transmission line covered under the above scheme will pass through, over, around and between the following villages, towns and cities of Rajasthan: Sl. No. Name of Villages Taluka District 1. Neemba, Mandai, Sanjeet Fatehgarh Jaisalmer Now, after careful consideration, Ministry of Power, Government of India, under section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, confers all the powers to M/s Altra Xergi Power Private Limited for laying above overhead line, which telegraph authority possesses un der the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 with respect to placing of telegraph lines and posts for the purposes of a telegraph established or maintained, by Government or to be established or maintained subject to following terms and conditions for installing the above -mentioned line, namely: i. The approval is granted for 25 years. ii. The Applicant shall have to seek the consent of the concerned authorities i.e., local bodies, Railways, National Highways, State Highways etc. before erection of proposed line. iii. The Applic ant shall have to follow regulations/codes of the Appropriate Commission regarding transmission, O&M, open access, etc., framed under Electricity Act, 2003. iv. The Applicant shall operate the line after approval of Electrical Inspector / Chief Electrical Insp ector of Central Government. v. The approval is subject to compliance of the requirement of the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003 and the rules made there under by the applicant. vi. M/s Altra Xergi Power Private Limited shall have to submit the requisite c learances to Central Electricity Authority after obtaining the same from concerned authorities like Civil Aviation, Defense etc., at the time of Electrical Inspection. vii. In case, the route of above overhead lines (or some portion of the route of above overhe ad line) falls in the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) potential area (or priority area) marked in the map which is part of the order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court order dated 19.04.2021, in the petition No.838 of 2019 regarding GIB case, the applicant has to com ply with the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, with regard to undergrounding of the above overhead transmission line and/or fixing of bird diverters, as the case may be as per the Hon’ble Supreme Court Order dated 19.04.2021 and the directions of th e technical committee constituted by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in this regard. [F. No. 25-16/31/2023 -PG] M.V.N. VARA PRASAD , Under Sec y. (PG) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.