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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-05082024-256050
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 2956]
NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2024/SHRAVANA 11, 1946
4828 GI/2024
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY
[PART II-SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF POWER
ORDER
New Delhi, the 2nd August, 2024
S.O. 3098(E). - Whereas M/s ACME Solar Holdings Limited (formerly ACME Solar Holdings Private
Limited), the applicant with its registered office at Plot No. 152, Sector-44, Gurugram, Haryana-122002, has applied
for authorization under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for laying of dedicated overhead transmission line
included in the transmission system for providing connectivity to M/s ACME Solar Holdings Limited (ASHL) for its
4 x 300 MW solar Power plants in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
And whereas, Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Ministry of Power, Government of India vide its File No.
CEA-PS-11-21(25)/1/2018-PSPA-I Division/235 dated 20.04.2020 had granted prior approval under section 68(1) of
the Electricity Act, 2003 for laying of dedicated overhead transmission line included in the transmission system for
providing connectivity to M/s ACME Solar Holdings Limited (ASHL) for its 4 x 300 MW solar Power plants in
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. CEA, Ministry of Power, Government of India vide it's Gazette ID CG-DL-E-24032022-234430
dated 24.03.2022 has granted approval of section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, conferring all the powers 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 by M/s
ACME Solar Holdings Limited for laying above overhead line. However, Hon'ble Supreme Court vide order dated
19.03.2024 in writ petition number 1312 of 2023 has directed M/s ACME Solar Holdings Limited to re-route its
overhead transmission line as recommended by GIB Committee.
M/s ACME Solar Holdings Limited had published notice for transmission scheme in local newspapers The
Indian Express (in English) dated 11.04.2024, The Times of India (in English) dated 11.04.2024, Maru Lehar (in
Hindi) dated 11.04.2024, Rajasthan Patrika (in Hindi) dated 11.04.2024, Hindustan Border (in Hindi) dated
11.04.2024, Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi) dated 11.04.2024 and in Weekly Gazette of India dated 27.04.2024 for the
general public to make observations/representations on the proposed transmission route within two months from the
date of publication. Subsequently, M/s ACME Solar Holdings Limited has submitted an affidavit dated 12.07.2024
declaring that no observation/representation was received within two months from the date of Publication in the
official Gazette of Government of India.
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 dedicated overhead transmission line for providing connectivity to M/s ACME
Solar Holdings Limited (ASHL) for its 4 x 300 MW solar Power plants in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The following
overhead transmission line is covered under this scheme:
• Common pooling point of ACME Fatehgarh I, II, III & IV solar power plants-Fatehgarh 400 kV
transmission line
The overhead transmission line covered under the above scheme will pass through, over, around and between
the following villages, towns and cities of Rajasthan:
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| Village Name | Tehsil | District | State |
+=====================================================+===========+==========+===========+
| Sanawara, Madhopura, New Sanawara, | Pokhran | Jaisalmer| |
| Keraliya, Mehar Nagar, Ratan ki Basti, Nedan | | | Rajasthan |
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| Delasar | Jaisalmer | Jaisalmer| |
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------+----------+-----------+
Now, after careful consideration, Ministry of Power, Government of India, under section 164 of the
Electricity Act, 2003, confers all the powers to ACME Solar Holdings Limited (formerly ACME Solar Holdings
Private Limited) for laying above overhead transmission 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 the 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 ACME Solar Holdings Limited (formerly ACME Solar Holdings Private 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
Great Indian Bustard (GIB) area, the applicant has to comply with the orders of the Hon'ble Supreme Court
in the petition No.838 of 2019 regarding Great Indian Bustard (GIB) case, and the directions of the
technical/expert committee constituted by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in this regard.
[F. No. 25-16/30/2024-PG]
M.V.N. VARA PRASAD, Under Secretary (PG)
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