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The Ministry of Power confers powers under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, to M/s XL XERGI Power Private Limited for laying an overhead transmission line for its 400 MW Solar Power Project in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

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The Ministry of Power, Government of India, issued Order S.O. 4536(E) on October 1, 2025, conferring powers under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, to M/s XL XERGI Power Private Limited. This authorization is for laying an overhead transmission line as part of the "Transmission system for providing connectivity to M/s XL XERGI Power Private Limited for its 400 MW Solar Power Project in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan." The specific line is a 220 kV S/c line from XL XERGI Power Private Limited Solar Power Project (Generation Switchyard at Village – Matuon ki dhani) to Fatehgarh - III (Sec-II) (ISTS) Pooling Station, passing through various villages in Fatehgarh Taluka, Jaisalmer District, Rajasthan, including Neemba, Matuon ki dhani, and others. This decision follows M/s XL XERGI Power Private Limited's application, prior approval under Section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003, granted by the Ministry of Power vide letter No. 25-17/79/2024-PG dated August 20, 2024, and public notice publications on September 13, 2024, and October 12, 2024, which received no observations within the stipulated two months. The powers conferred are equivalent to those of a telegraph authority under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, and are subject to terms including a 25-year approval period, requirement for consent from concerned authorities (e.g., local bodies, Railways), adherence to Electricity Act, 2003 regulations, operation after Electrical Inspector approval, compliance with the Act's provisions, submission of requisite clearances to Central Electricity Authority, and compliance with Hon'ble Supreme Court orders regarding the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) case if applicable to the route.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-07102025-266739 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4408] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2025/ASVINA 14, 1947 6674 GI/2025 MINISTRY OF POWER ORDER New Delhi, the 1st October, 2025 S.O. 4536(E).— Whereas M/s XL XERGI Power Private Limited having its registered address 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 the transmission scheme “Transmission system for providing connectivity to M/s XL XERGI Power Private Limited for its 400 MW Solar Power Project in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan". And whereas, Ministry of Power, Government of India vide its letter No. 25-17/79/2024-PG dated 20.08.2024 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 XL XERGI Power Private Limited for its 400 MW Solar Power Project in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan". M/s XL XERGI Power Private Limited had published notice for transmission scheme in local newspapers The Times of India (in English) dated 13.09.2024, Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi) dated 13.09.2024, Jalte Deep (in Hindi) dated 13.09.2024, and in Weekly Gazette of India dated 12.10.2024 for the general public to make observations/representations on the proposed transmission route within 2 Months from the date of publication. Subsequently, M/s XL XERGI Power Private Limited has submitted an affidavit dated 14.07.2025 declaring that no observation/representation was received within 2 Months from the date of Publication in the official gazette of Government of India and newspaper publications. 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 XL XERGI Power Private Limited for its 400 MW Solar Power Project in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan". The following overhead line is covered under this scheme: 1. XL XERGI Power Private Limited Solar Power Project (Generation Switchyard at Village – Matuon ki dhani) - Fatehgarh - III (Sec-II) (ISTS) Pooling Station 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: +-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | S | Name of Villages | Taluka | District | State | | No. | | | | | +=====+==========================================================================================================================================+===========+===========+===========+ | 1. | Neemba, Matuon ki dhani, Gulsar fakir ki dhani, Kalyan singh ki dhani, Kayam din ki dhani, Sanwatapar, Rabri chak, Bherji ki dhani, Dinu khan ki dhani, Kalijal, Sikandarabad | Fatehgarh | Jaisalmer | Rajasthan | +-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ 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 XL XERGI Power Private 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 XL XERGI Power 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. 25-16/55/2025-PG] 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-110054.

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