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The Ministry of Power confers powers under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, to M/s ABC Cleantech Pvt Limited for laying an overhead transmission line in Andhra Pradesh.

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The Ministry of Power, Government of India, issued Order S.O. 1916(E) on April 15, 2026, granting M/s ABC Cleantech Pvt Limited powers under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003. This authorization enables M/s ABC Cleantech Pvt Limited, with its registered office in Hyderabad, Telangana, to lay an overhead transmission line for its 250 MW wind power project in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The specific line is a 400 kV S/c line on D/c towers connecting the Generation Pooling Station at Yedavali Village, Maddikera Taluk, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, to Ananthapuram PS (ISTS S/s). Prior approval for this transmission scheme was granted by the Ministry of Power via letter No. 25-17/44/2025-PG dated May 5, 2025, under section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003. M/s ABC Cleantech Pvt Limited published public notices in "The Hindu" dated August 24, 2025, and the "Weekly Gazette of India" dated September 13, 2025, and submitted an affidavit on March 17, 2026, confirming no observations were received. The conferred powers are those a telegraph authority possesses under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, for placing telegraph lines and posts. This approval is valid for 25 years and is subject to conditions including obtaining consent from concerned authorities (local bodies, Railways, National Highways, State Highways), adherence to Appropriate Commission regulations, operation approval from the Electrical Inspector/Chief Electrical Inspector of Central Government, compliance with the Electricity Act, 2003, and submission of clearances from Civil Aviation, Defense, etc., to the Central Electricity Authority. The line will pass through villages including Mallenipalli, Donimukkala, Guntakal, Timmapuram, Nakkanadoddi, Narsapuram, Ameenpalle, Gundala, Monditurukala kottala, Dosaludiki, Gundala Thanda, Kasapuram, G Kottala, Nelagonda, Puliguttapalli, Konakondla, Sangala, Molakapenta, Koganapalle, Pathakotha Cheruvu, Gonderla, Bommanapalli Kottala, Bommanapalli Tanda in Guntakal Tehsil, Anantapur District, and Maddikera East in Maddikera East Tehsil, Kurnool District, all within Andhra Pradesh.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-16042026-271846 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1847] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026/CHAITRA 25, 1948 MINISTRY OF POWER ORDER New Delhi, the 15th April, 2026 S.O. 1916(E).— Whereas M/s ABC Cleantech Pvt Limited, the applicant with its registered office at H. No. 6-3-680/8/3, PNO-03, 2nd Floor, PMR Plaza, Thakur Mansion Lane, Somajiguda, Hyderabad - 500082, Telangana, India, has applied for authorization under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for laying of overhead transmission line included in the transmission scheme, “Transmission system for providing connectivity to M/s ABC Cleantech Pvt Ltd for its 250 MW wind Power project in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh". And whereas, Ministry of Power, Government of India vide its letter No. 25-17/44/2025-PG dated 5th May, 2025 had granted prior approval under section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 for laying of overhead transmission line included in the transmission scheme, “Transmission system for providing connectivity to M/s ABC Cleantech Pvt Ltd for its 250 MW wind Power project in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh." M/s ABC Cleantech Pvt Limited had published notice for transmission scheme in local newspapers The Hindu (in English) dated 24.08.2025, Daily Hindi Milap (in Hindi) dated 24.08.2025 and Andhrajyothy (in Telugu) dated 24.08.2025, and in Weekly Gazette of India dated 13.09.2025 for the general public to make observations/ representations on the proposed transmission route within two months from the date of publication. Subsequently, M/s ABC Cleantech Pvt Limited has submitted an affidavit dated 17.03.2026 declaring that no observation/ representation was received within two months from the date of Publication in the Newspaper/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 overhead transmission line for M/s ABC Cleantech Pvt Limited. The following overhead transmission line is covered under this scheme: • Generation Pooling Station of M/s ABC Cleantech Pvt. Ltd. (Generation Switchyard located at Yedavali Village, Maddikera Taluk, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh) – Ananthapuram PS (ISTS S/s) 400 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 Andhra Pradesh: +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+---------+ | Villages | Tehsil | District | State | +=============================================================+============+===========+=========+ | Mallenipalli, Donimukkala, Guntakal, Nalladasarapalli, | Guntakal | Anantapur | Andhra | | Timmapuram, Timmapuram Tanda, Nakkanadoddi, | | | Pradesh | | Narsapuram, Ameenpalle, Gundala, Monditurukala | | | | | kottala, Dosaludiki, Gundala Thanda, Kasapuram, | | | | | G Kottala, Nelagonda, Puliguttapalli, Konakondla, | | | | | Sangala, Molakapenta, Koganapalle, Pathakotha Cheruvu, | | | | | Gonderla, Bommanapalli Kottala, Bommanapalli Tanda. | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+---------+ | Maddikera East | Maddikera | Kurnool | Andhra | | | East | | Pradesh | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+---------+ 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 ABC Cleantech Pvt 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 ABC Cleantech Pvt 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. [F. No. 25-16/36/2026-POWER GRID(MoP)] 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. KUMER CHAND Digitally signed by KUMER CHAND MEENA Date: 2026.04.16 15:37:36 MEENA +0530

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