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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-15092026-276215
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 4831]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2026/BHADRA 19, 1948
MINISTRY OF POWER
ORDER
New Delhi, the 9th September, 2026
S.O. 5021(E).— Whereas M/s Tepsol Sun Sparkle Private Limited having its registered office at 4th Floor,
Nexity T30, Silpa Gram Craft Village, HITEC City Hyderabad – 500 081, Telangana (India), has applied for
authorization under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for laying of overhead transmission line included in the
transmission system for providing connectivity to M/s Tepsol Sun Sparkle Private Limited for its 300MW Renewable
Power Park in Phalodi, Rajasthan.
And whereas, Ministry of Power, Government of India vide its letter no. 25-17/37/2026-POWERGRID
(MoP) dated 23.02.2026 had granted prior approval under section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 for laying of
overhead transmission line included in the transmission system for providing connectivity to M/s Tepsol Sun Sparkle
Private Limited for its 300MW Renewable Power Park in Phalodi, Rajasthan.
M/s Tepsol Sun Sparkle Private Limited had published notice for transmission scheme in local newspapers
The Indian Express (in English) dated 20.04.2026 & Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi) dated 20.04.2026 and in Weekly
Gazette of India dated 23.05.2026 for the general public to make observations/ representations on the proposed
transmission route within two months from the date of publication. Subsequently, M/s Tepsol Sun Sparkle Private
Limited has submitted an affidavit dated 18.08.2026 declaring that two observation/ representation were received
within two months from the date of Publication in the official Gazette of Government of India and from the date of
Publication in the Newspapers from M/s Juniper Green India Six Pvt Ltd. and M/s Bhadla Three SKP Green Ventures
Pvt Ltd, which were later withdrawn after amicable resolution vide their official mails dated 08.07.2026 and
23.07.2026 respectively.
M/s Tepsol Sun Sparkle Private Limited had submitted an Undertaking dated 28.07.2026 stating that the
route of the proposed overhead transmission line(s) is located outside the Revised Great Indian Bustard (GIB) Priority
Area of Rajasthan and Gujarat, as referred to in the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India dated 19.12.2025
in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 838 of 2019; the applicant has further undertaken to comply with all directions of the
Hon'ble Supreme Court as contained in the said judgment as well as with any subsequent directions issued by the
competent authorities in pursuance of the above order by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, and has also stated that the
transmission line alignment has been optimized, in such a way that they share maximum common stretch to the extent
possible
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 electrical lines under the transmission scheme "Transmission System for
providing connectivity to M/s Tepsol Sun Sparkle Private Limited for its 300MW Renewable Power Park in Phalodi,
Rajasthan.". The following overhead transmission line is covered under this scheme:
• Tepsol Sun Sparkle Private Limited Renewable Power Park (Generation switchyard located in village Nokh,
District Phalodi, Rajasthan)- Bhadla-III Pooling Station 220 kV S/c line on D/c towers.
The overhead transmission line covered under the above scheme will pass through, over, around and between the
following villages, towns and cities of Rajasthan:
+-------------------------------------------------------------+---------+----------+
| Name of Villages | Taluka | District |
+=============================================================+=========+==========+
| Bikampur | Kolayat | Bikaner |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+---------+----------+
| Bodana, Borana, Gelwa Camp, Gelwa ki Dhani, Talriya, Nokh, | Bap | Phalodi |
| Naukh, Thakarba, Thakur Be | | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+---------+----------+
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 Tepsol Sun Sparkle 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 Tepsol Sun Sparkle 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
Revised Great Indian Bustard (GIB) area, the applicant has to comply with the directions of Hon'ble Supreme
Court of India in its order dated 19.12.2025 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 838 of 2019 and any other directions
given by competent authorities in pursuance of the above order by Hon'ble Supreme Court.
[F. No. 25-16/77/2026-POWER GRID(MoP)]
M.V.N. VARA PRASAD, Under Secy. (PG)
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