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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-06102025-266715
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 4407]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2025/ASVINA 14, 1947
[PART II-SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF POWER
ORDER
New Delhi, the 30th September, 2025
S.O. 4535(E).— Whereas M/s Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (A Government of India Enterprise)
having its registered address at 6th Floor, Plate-B, NBCC Office Block Tower-2, East Kidwai Nagar, New Delhi-
110023, 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 connectivity to M/s Solar Energy
Corporation of India Limited for Evacuation of Power from 100 MW Floating Solar PV Plant at Getalsud Dam, Ranchi,
Jharkhand)".
And whereas, Ministry of Power, Government of India vide its letter No. No. 25-17/34/2025-PG dated
11.04.2025 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 connectivity to M/s Solar Energy Corporation of
India Limited for Evacuation of Power from 100 MW Floating Solar PV Plant at Getalsud Dam, Ranchi, Jharkhand".
M/s Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited had published notice for transmission scheme in local
newspapers Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi) dated 23.04.2025, The Times of India (in English) dated 24.04.2025, Ranchi
Express (in Hindi) dated 24.04.2025 and in Weekly Gazette of India dated 10.05.2025 for the general public to make
observations/representations on the proposed transmission route within 2 Months from the date of publication.
Subsequently, M/s Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited has submitted an affidavit dated 02.09.2025 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 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 connectivity
to M/s Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited for Evacuation of Power from 100 MW Floating Solar PV Plant at
Getalsud Dam, Ranchi, Jharkhand". The following overhead line is covered under this scheme:
1. Getalsud Dam Site- 132/33kV IRBA Substation (JUSNL) 132kV Double Circuit Transmission Line
The transmission line covered under the above scheme will pass through, over, around and between the following
villages, towns and cities of Jharkhand:
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------+----------+
| Sl. | Name of Villages | Tehsil / Taluka | District |
| No | | | |
+=====+=======================================================+==================+==========+
| 1. | Getalsud, Buki, Banadag, Pailada (Nagraberadegadegi), | Angara | Ranchi |
| | Hesatu | | |
+-----+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------+----------+
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 Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited for laying above overhead line,
which telegraph authority possesses under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 with respect to the 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 Solar Energy Corporation of India 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. 25-16/59/2025-PG]
M.V.N. VARA PRASAD, Under Secy. (PG)
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and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. SARVESH KUMAR Digitally signed by SARVESH KUMAR
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