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Order under section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003 conferring telegraph-authority powers under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 upon M/s Ayana Renewable Power Three Private Limited for laying an overhead transmission line to connect its 300 MW solar power plant in Bikaner district, Rajasthan, to the grid.

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The Ministry of Power, vide Order S.O. 1353(E) dated 13th March 2024, grants M/s Ayana Renewable Power Three Private Limited (registered office at World Trade Center, Brigade Gateway Campus, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka) authorization under section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003 conferring all powers that a telegraph authority possesses under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, for laying an overhead 400 kV transmission line connecting its 300 MW solar power plant in Bikaner district, Rajasthan, to the Common Pooling Station of Ayana Renewable Power One and Three Private Limited, passing through Jalalsar, Ahamadnagar, Khichiyan and Kanasar villages in Bikaner tehsil and district; the Central Electricity Authority had earlier granted prior approval under section 68(1) of the Act via letter No. 25-17/17/2023-PG dated 11.09.2023, public notice was published in Hindustan Times, The Indian Express, Dainik Bhaskar and Rajasthan Patrika (all dated 18.09.2023) and in the Weekly Gazette of India dated 16.12.2023 without any objections received, as confirmed by the applicant's affidavit dated 26.02.2024; the approval is granted for 25 years subject to conditions including obtaining consents from local bodies, Railways and Highway authorities, compliance with Appropriate Commission regulations, operation only after Electrical Inspector approval, submission of clearances from Civil Aviation and Defence authorities, and, where the route falls within the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) potential/priority zone, compliance with the Supreme Court's order dated 19.04.2021 in Petition No. 838 of 2019 regarding undergrounding of lines or fixing of bird diverters; signed by M.V.N. Vara Prasad, Under Secretary, under F. No. 25-16/10/2024-PG.

Full Text

1929 GI/202 4 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1287] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY , MARCH 14, 2024 /PHALGUNA 24, 1945 CG-DL-E-15032024-253022 MINISTRY OF POWER ORDER New Delhi, the 13th March, 2024 S.O. 13 53(E).—Whereas M/s Ayana Renewable Power Three Private Limited, the applicant with its registered office at S 2904, 29th floor, World Trad e Center, Brigade Gateway Campus, 26/1, Dr Rajkumar Road, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka -560055, has applied for authorization under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for laying of overhead transmission line for providing connectivity to its 300 MW solar power plant in Bikaner district, Rajasthan. And whereas, Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Ministry of Power, Government of India vide its letter 25 - 17/17/2023 -PG dated 11.09.2023 had granted prior approval under section 68(1) of the Electricit y Act, 2003 for laying of overhead transmission line for providing connectivity to its 300 MW solar power plant in Bikaner district, Rajasthan. M/s Ayana Renewable Power Three Private Limited had published notice for transmission scheme in local newspapers Hindustan Times and The Indian Express (both in English) dated 18.09.2023, Dainik Bhaskar and Rajasthan Patrika (both in Hindi) dated 18.09.2023, and in Weekly Gazette of India dated 16.12.2023 for the general public to make observations/representations o n the proposed transmission route within two months from the date of publication. Subsequently, M/s Ayana Renewable Power Three Private Limited has submitted an affidavit dated 26.02.2024 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 Indi an 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 overhead transmission line for providing connectivity to its 300 MW solar power plant in Bikaner district, Rajasthan. The following overhead transmission line is covered under this scheme: o Ayana Renewable Power Three Power Plant - Common Pooling Station of Ayana Renewable Power One & Three Private Limited 40 0 kV transmission line The transmission line covered under the above scheme will pass through, over, around and between the following villages, towns and cities of Rajasthan: Villages Tehsil District Jalalsar, Ahamadnagar, Khichiyan, Kanasar Bikaner Bika ner 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 Ayana Renewable Power Three Private Limited for laying above overhead transmission line, which tel egraph 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 Insp ector / 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 Ayana Renewable Power Three Private Limit ed 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 so me portion of t he route of above overhead line ) falls in the GIB potential zone (or priority zone) marked in the map which is part of the order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court order dated 19.04.2021, in the petition No.838 of 2019 regarding GIB (Great Indian Bustard) case, the applicant has to comply with the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, with regard to undergrounding of the above overhead transmission line and / or fixing of bird diverters, as the case may be as per the Hon’ble Supreme Court Order dated 19.04.2021 and the directions of the technical committee constituted by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in this regard. [F. No. 25-16/10/2024 -PG] M.V.N. VARA PRASAD , Under Secy . Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at G overnment of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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