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The Ministry of Power confers powers under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, to M/s MPSEZ Utilities Limited for laying an overhead transmission line.

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The Ministry of Power, Government of India, issued Order S.O. 2743(E) on May 26, 2026, conferring powers to M/s MPSEZ Utilities Limited (MUL) under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003. This authorization allows MUL, with its registered office in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, to lay an overhead transmission line for the "Transmission System for providing interim connectivity to M/s MPSEZ Utilities Limited as Distribution Licensee near Navinal, Gujarat." The Ministry had previously granted approval under Section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003, via letter No. 25-17/100/2025-PG dated October 28, 2025. Public notices were published on October 30, 2025, and December 6, 2025, with no observations received by February 23, 2026. MUL submitted an undertaking on May 19, 2026, confirming the proposed route is outside the Revised Great Indian Bustard (GIB) Priority Area of Rajasthan and Gujarat, as per the Supreme Court's judgment dated December 19, 2025, in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 838 of 2019, and committed to comply with all related directions. The specific line is a 400 KV D/C dedicated transmission line from Adani Power Limited, Mundra Generating Station, to MUL's 400 kV Main Substation in Mundra, passing through various villages in Mandvi and Mundra Tehsils of Kachchh District, Gujarat. The conferred powers are equivalent to those of a telegraph authority under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, and are subject to conditions including a 25-year approval period, seeking consent from local bodies, Railways, and National/State Highways, adherence to Electricity Act, 2003 regulations, operation approval from the Electrical Inspector, compliance with the Electricity Act, 2003 provisions, submission of clearances from Civil Aviation and Defense to the Central Electricity Authority, and continued compliance with Supreme Court directions regarding the GIB area if applicable.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-03062026-273092 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2650] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2026/JYAISTHA 8, 1948 (1) 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF POWER ORDER New Delhi, the 26th May, 2026 S.O. 2743(E)—Whereas M/s MPSEZ Utilities Limited (MUL), the applicant with its registered Office at Adani Corporate House, Shantigram, Nr. Vaishno Devi Circle, S. G. Highway, Khodiyar, Ahmedabad- 382421, Gujarat, India has applied for authorization under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for laying of overhead transmission line under the transmission scheme "Transmission System for providing interim connectivity to M/s MPSEZ Utilities Limited as Distribution Licensee near Navinal, Gujarat". And whereas, Ministry of Power, Government of India vide its letter No. 25-17/100/2025-PG dated 28.10.2025 had granted prior approval under section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 for the overhead line covered under the transmission scheme "Transmission System for providing interim connectivity to M/s MPSEZ Utilities Limited as Distribution Licensee near Navinal, Gujarat" M/s MPSEZ Utilities Limited had published notice for transmission scheme in local newspapers Kutchmitra (Gujrati) dated 30.10.2025, Rajasthan Patrika dated 30.10.2025, The Indian Express dated 30.10.2025, and in Weekly Gazette of India dated 06.12.2025 for the general public to make observations/representations on the proposed transmission route within 2 Months from the date of publication. Subsequently M/s MPSEZ Utilities Limited has submitted an affidavit dated 23.02.2026 declaring that no observation/representation was received within 2 Months from the date of Publication of public notice. M/s MPSEZ Utilities Limited has submitted an Undertaking dated 19.05.2026 stating that the route of the proposed overhead transmission line(s) is located outside the Revised Great Indian Bustard (GIB) Priority Area of Rajasthan and Gujarat, as referred to in the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India dated 19.12.2025 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 838 of 2019; the applicant has further undertaken to comply with all directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court as contained in the said judgment as well as with any subsequent directions issued by the competent authorities in pursuance of the above order by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, and has also stated that the transmission line alignment has been optimized, in such a way that they share maximum common stretch to the extent possible. And now the applicant has requested to confer upon him, 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 lines under the transmission scheme "Transmission System for providing interim connectivity to M/s MPSEZ Utilities Limited as Distribution Licensee near Navinal, Gujarat”. The following overhead line is covered under this scheme: 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] • 400 KV D/C dedicated transmission line from Adani Power Limited (APL), Mundra Generating Station to 400 kV Main S/s of MPSEZ Utilities Limited in Mundra. The transmission lines covered under the above scheme will pass through, over, around and between the following villages, towns and cities of Gujarat: SI. No. | Name of the Village | Tehsil | District | State 1 | Nani Khakhar, Sukhpar, Faradi | Mandvi | Kachchh | 2 | Nani Khakhar, Sukhpar, Ramania, Depa, Moti Khakhar, Kandagara, Dharmsala, Tunda, Wandh, Siracha RF, Danderi RF, Navinal RF, Mundra Dhoa RF, Mundra Mangrove Reserved Forest, Dharmsala, Navinal, Siracha, Desalpar, Gelada, Bhujpar Mota, Bhujpar Nana, Pratapar, Borana, Jarpara, RF, Dhrab, Medi, RF Plantation | Mundra | Kachchh | Gujarat 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 MPSEZ Utilities Limited for laying above overhead line, which telegraph authority possesses under 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 Applicant 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 Inspector 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 MPSEZ Utilities Limited shall have to submit the requisite clearances 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 overhead line) falls in the Revised Great Indian Bustard (GIB) area, the applicant has to comply with the directions of Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in its order dated 19.12.2025 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 838 of 2019 and any other directions given by competent authorities in pursuance of the above order by Hon'ble Supreme Court. [F. No. 25-16/37/2026-POWER GRID(MOP)] M.V.N. VARA PRASAD, Under Secy. (PG) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-11054. KUMER CHAND MEENA Digitally signed by KUMER CHAND MEENA Date: 2026.06.03 14:11:54 +05'30'

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