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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-08032025-261513
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1096]
NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025/PHALGUNA 16, 1946
MINISTRY OF POWER
ORDER
New Delhi, the 6th March, 2025
S.O. 1105(E).—Whereas M/s Mounting Renewable Power Limited having its registered office at 2nd
Floor, Mira Corporate Suites, Plot No. 1&2, B-Block, Old Ishwar Nagar, New Friends Colony, New Delhi, India -
110065, 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 Mounting
Renewable Power Limited for its 250 MW Hybrid Power Plant in Jamnagar, Gujarat".
And whereas, Ministry of Power, Government of India vide its letter No. No.25-17/36/2024-PG dated
05.04.2024 had granted prior approval under section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 for overhead transmission line
under the transmission scheme “Transmission System for providing connectivity to M/s Mounting Renewable Power
Limited for its 250 MW Hybrid Power Plant in Jamnagar, Gujarat".
M/s Mounting Renewable Power Limited had published notice for transmission scheme in local newspapers
The Indian Express (in English) dated 20.09.2024, Marwad Mitra (in Hindi) dated 26.09.2024, Nobat (in Gujarati)
dated 19.09.2024, and in Weekly Gazette of India dated 19.10.2024 for the general public to make
observations/representations on the proposed transmission route within 2 Months from the date of publication.
Subsequently, M/s Mounting Renewable Power Limited has submitted an affidavit dated 28.02.2025 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 Mounting Renewable Power Limited for its 250 MW Hybrid Power Plant in Jamnagar,
Gujarat". The following overhead line is covered under this scheme:
1. 220 kV S/C Transmission Line from Mounting Renewable Private Limited's Generation Switch yard (village
Tebhada, Tehsil Lalpur District Jamnagar, Gujarat) to 400/220 kV Jam Khambaliya PS (GIS).
The transmission line covered under the above scheme will pass through, over, around and between the
following villages, towns and cities of Gujarat:
+-------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+----------------+
| Sl. No| Name of Villages | Tehsil / Taluka | District |
+=======+=========================================+===================+================+
| 1. | BABARJHAR, GOVANA, DHARAMPUR, TEBHADA | LALPUR | JAMNAGAR |
+-------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+----------------+
| 2. | BHATGAM, KOLVA, KANDORNA, BAJANA, DEVLIYA| KHAMBHALIYA | DEVBHUMI |
| | | | DWARKA |
+-------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+----------------+
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 Mounting Renewable Power 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 Mounting Renewable Power 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.25-16/16/2025-PG]
M.V.N. VARA PRASAD, Under Secy. (PG)