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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-17022026-270211
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 647]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2026/MAGHA 21, 1947
980 GI/2026
MINISTRY OF POWER
ORDER
New Delhi, the 10th February, 2026
S.O. 681(E).— Whereas M/s Powergrid Kurnool III Cpeta Transmission Limited (formerly M/s Kurnool III
PS RE Transmission Limited), the applicant with its registered Office at B-9, Qutab Institutional Area, Katwaria Sarai,
New Delhi-110016, 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 strengthening at Kurnool-III PS for
integration of additional RE generation projects".
And whereas, Ministry of Power, Government of India vide its File No.25-17/9/2025-PG dated 20.01.2025
had granted prior approval under section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 to M/s Kurnool III PS RE Transmission
Limited for laying of overhead transmission line covered under the transmission scheme “Transmission system
strengthening at Kurnool-III PS for integration of additional RE generation projects".
M/s Powergrid Kurnool III Cpeta Transmission Limited has published notice for transmission scheme in
local newspapers Daily Hindi Milap (Hindi) dated 15.05.2025, Swatantra Vartha (Hindi) dated 15.05.2025, Hans India
(English) dated 15.05.2025, Eenadu (Telugu) dated 15.05.2025 and in Weekly Gazette of India dated 28.06.2025 for
the general public to make observations/representations on the proposed transmission route within two months from
the date of publication. Subsequently M/s Powergrid Kurnool III Cpeta Transmission Limited has submitted an
affidavit dated 10.09.2025 declaring that one (1) observation/representation was received within two months from the
date of publication of public notice and observation received was suitably replied.
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
strengthening at Kurnool-III PS for integration of additional RE generation projects". The following overhead line is
covered under this scheme:
i. Kurnool-III PS – Chilakaluripeta 765 kV D/c line (line length is 295 km approx.)
The Overhead transmission line covered under the above scheme will pass through, over, around and between the
following villages, towns and cities of State of Andra Pradesh:
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Name of Villages | Tahsil/Mandal | District |
+==========================================================================================+====================+==============+
| Nandipadu, Pedda kunta, Timmanayani cheruvu, Timmanayanipeta, Thollamadugu, | Kolimigundla | Nandyal |
| Boyalatadipatri, B. Uppaluru, Nagireddipalle, Hanumantugundam, Yerragudi, | | |
| Peddaventurla, Shotrium Chennampalle, Thummalapenta, Kalvatala | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Perusomala | Sanjamala | Nandyal |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Chinna Venturla, Dhannavada, Vaddirala, Bestavemula, Gollapalle, Kallutla, | Mylavaram | YSR Kadapa |
| Ragadapalle, Nawabpeta, Madhavapuram, Ayyavari Kambala Dinne, | | |
| Kammavaripalle, Golla Uppalapadu, Talamanchi Patnam, Dommara Nandyala | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Bhutamapuram, Bhimagundam, Gundlakunta, Medidinne, Chinnapasupula, | Peddamudiam | YSR Kadapa |
| Kotalapalle, Kottapalle, Ulavapalle, Chidipiralladinne, Chinamudium, | | |
| Garisaluru, Nemalladinne, Peddapasupula, Rajole, Jangalapalle | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Chhatram, Parlapadu, Ramachandrapuram, Vellala, Arakatavemula, Rajupalem, | Rajupalem | YSR Kadapa |
| Paidala, Velavali, Vengalayapalle, Ayyavaripalle, Tondaladinne, | | |
| Eruvapalem, Vasudevapuram, Korrapadu, Tangatur, Chinna Jonnavaram | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Somapuram, Ayyavaripalle | Chapad | YSR Kadapa |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Ayyavaripalle | Vempalli | YSR Kadapa |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Salevariuppalapadu, | Jammalamadugu | YSR Kadapa |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Nelaturu, Jonnavaram, Venkupalle, Yekupalle, Duvvur, Errapalle, | Duvvur | YSR Kadapa |
| Ballakiwaripalle, Pullareddipeta, Annapushastrula palle, Gudipadu, | | |
| Bhimunipadu, Manerampalle, T Sallabasayapalle, Ramapurara, | | |
| Sankatatimmayapalle, Mirzakhampalle, Gollapalle, | | |
| Yellalasahebpalle, Katikepalle, Chintakunta, Pedda Jonnavaram, | | |
| Machanapalle, Ramachandrapuram, Rajupalem | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Dona Tanda, Gaddamaripalle, Nallapareddipalle, Ganjukunta, Lekkalavaripalle, | S. Mydukur | YSR Kadapa |
| Kottajangampalle, Vanipenta, Pappanapalle, Maddivaripalle, Kottapalle, | | |
| Adireddipalle, Kottakota dasaripalle, Sugali tanda, Tippireddipalle, | | |
| Musalimayamipal, Mudireddipalle, Karreddula kuppa, Mudivi kuppa, Mittamanipalle | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Chintudu penta, Ambavaram, Jomasupeta, Kottalapalle, Akkampeta, Pashampalle, | Sri Avadhutha | YSR Kadapa |
| Itugullapadu, Sivaramapalagiri, Vaddamanu, Keshavulunayanikottala, | Kasinayana | |
| Pagadalapalle, Kondrajupalle, Basanapalle, Kodigudlapadu, Anavaripalle, | Narsapuram | |
| Chennavaram, Katteragandla, Rampadu, Papireddipalle, Obulapuram, Pittigunta, | | |
| Vankamarri, Savisettipalle, Kodigodla Padu, Kodigodla Padu RF, Uppalur | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Mallepalle, Lingaladinnepalle, Chenchayyagaripalle, Eddulayapalle, Chinnayapalle, | Brahmamgarimattam | YSR Kadapa |
| Angampalle, Papireddipalle, Palugurallapalle, Mudumela, Velikonda RF | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Muddamvaripalle, Sankavaram, Pidugupalle, Ballijapalle, Akkisiddhupalle, | Kalasapadu | YSR Kadapa |
| Kesavapuram, Pendlimarri, Lingareddipalle, Mahanandipalle, Mamillapalle, | | |
| Nallagondapalle, Karnamvaripalle, Kalasapadu, Musalreddipalle, | | |
| Mahabubnagar, Muddireddipalle, Kalasapadu Extension Reserved, Ayyavaripalle | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Markapuram, Lingamayyabodu, Jillella, Akkalareddipalle, Venkatapuram, | Porumamilla | YSR Kadapa |
| Nagulakuntla, Sancharla, Rameshwaram, Suragamanupalle, | | |
| Sancherla Extension Reserved, Ranga Samudram, Lachampalle, | | |
| Dammanapalle, Akkireddipalle, Pullareddipeta, Chennareddipalle, | | |
| Velikonda RF | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Velikonda RF | Badvel | YSR Kadapa |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Vellalacheruvu, Santhamaguluru RS | Santhamaguluru | Prakasam |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Ganuga Penta | Kanigiri | Prakasam |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Abbayapalem, Kottapalle colony, kottapalle, Kottapalle | Darsi | Prakasam |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Bodanampadu, Dekanakonda, Peddavaram | Kurichedu | Prakasam |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Karumanchi | Tangutur | Prakasam |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Kellampalle | Marripudi | Prakasam |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Sanampudi | Singarayakonda | Prakasam |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Venkatapuram | Danakonda | Prakasam |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Timmareddipalle, Allinagaram, Erraguntla, Pamurupalle, Vattivepamanupalli, | Komarolu | Prakasam |
| Reddicherla cheruvu, Gonapalle, Madavapalle, Reddicherla, Brahmana Palle, | | |
| Errapalle, Tatireddipalle, Purushottampalle, Bontapalle, Komarolu, | | |
| Sarvireddipalle, Ballreddipalle, Hanumantharayanipalle, Kottapalle, Akkapalle, | | |
| Kurakuvanipalle, Pullareddipalle, Kasinepalle, Erramasettivaripalle, | | |
| Balireddipalle, Gogarapalle, Kattudavaripalle, Ayyavaripalle, | | |
| Nallaguntla, Abm palem, Spg palem, Deyappa sela, Govindapalle, | | |
| Kankaravaripalle, Vennamupalle, Alasandalapalle, Pottipalle, | | |
| Gundreddipalle, Daddawada, Motupalle, Nagireddipalle, Taticherla, | | |
| Mutturasupalle, Edamakallu, Reddicherla RF, Chintala Palle | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Timmareddipalle | Hanumanthuni Padu | Prakasam |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Guni konda, Peddautla bodu, Midipikunta bodu, Bhairavuni sela, Gogula konda, | Bestavaripeta | Prakasam |
| Penchikalapadu, Mokshagundam, Palem, Khajipuram, Pandillapalle, | | |
| Konni konda, Lakshmipuram, Shantinagar, Pusalapadu, Pitikayagulla, | | |
| Nekunambadu, Vendutla, Omkarapuram, Setticherla, Papayapalle, | | |
| Bestavaripeta, Kalagotla, Salakalaveedu, Nekunambadu, Chinna Obinenipalle, | | |
| Pedda Obinenipalle, Retlapalle, Motupalle, Mokshagundam, Ondutla, Pitikayagulla | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Tamballapalle | Giddalur | Prakasam |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Hasahapuram, Kottapalle, Eddula konda, Somadevipalle | Racherla | Prakasam |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Vangapadu, lingojipalle | Kanigiri | Prakasam |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Kagitalagudem, Palem, Ravipadu, Cumbum, Aurangabad, Nadimpalle, | Cumbum | Prakasam |
| Telladinne, Yerrabanapalle, Lanjakota, Lingojipalle | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Bondalapadu, Chintagunta | Markapuram | Prakasam |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Gollapalle, Mirzapeta, Karumanipalle, Tarlupadu, Chennareddipalle, | Tarlupadu | Prakasam |
| Tummal Cheruvu, Kethagudipi, Jagannadhapuram, Mangalakunta, | | |
| Nathanampalle, Kondareddipalle, Lakshmakkapalle, Obayapalle, | | |
| Mekalavaripalle, Kaluzavvalapadu, Ragasamudram, Rolagampadu, Surepalle | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Garladinne, Nagireddipalle, Nagampalle, Krishnareddipalle, Regumanipalle, | Konakanamitla | Prakasam |
| Gurralamadugu, Marripalem, Chavutapalle, Vaddimadugu, Vedurallapadu, | | |
| Regadapalle, Ambapuram, Buradapalem, Ummayapalem, Basavapuram, | | |
| Vagimadugu, Munagapadu, Veligandla, Christianpalem, Thuvvapadu, | | |
| Vaddimadugu | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Tellabadu, Nalabotulavaripalem, Pedamati Venkatapuram, Vaddi Padu, | Donakonda | Prakasam |
| Telladinne, Aravallipadu, | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Aravallipadu, Pedamatipalle, Gangapalem, Erra Obanapalle, | Darsi | Prakasam |
| Bandivelligandla, Kattasingaripalem, Tara Konda, Lankojupalle, | | |
| Basireddipalle, Linganapalem, Chandaluru, Mareddivanpalle, | | |
| Nadimpalle, Chalivendra, Mangametla Konda, Venkatachalampalle, | | |
| Tanam Chintala, Pothavaram, Mottupalle, Velamavaripalem, | | |
| Sangam, Jagatnagar, Kotta Cheruvu, Marlapalem, Shesamvaripalem, | | |
| Devavaram, Kattubadipalem | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Igalapadu | Podili | Prakasam |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Nandamurinagar, Srimannagar, Pidakala tippa, Kammavaripalem, Vemula, | Mundlamuru | Prakasam |
| Kommavaram, Edara Kotta Kommavaram, Bopudivaripalem | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Perumallapalle, Pedda Kancherla colony, Pallayanagaram, | Vinukonda | Palnadu |
| Gonuguntawaripalem, Enugupalem, Pedda Kancherla, | | |
| Dharmapure, Mada Manchipadu, Settupalle, Thimmayapalem | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Pichchikalapalem, Chinna Kancherla, Mundruwaripalem, Bhaskarnagar, | Savalyapuram | H/O Palnadu |
| Shanampude, Bondilipalem, Mutukumalle, Velpuru RS, Ghantawaripalem, | Kanamarlapudi | |
| Velpuru, Potluru | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Ramudupalem, Ramudupalem RF, Lambadi tanda, Putchanutala RF, | Nuzendla | Palnadu |
| JC Nagar, Gurrapadi konda, Mekapadu RF, Mekapadu, Ravvavaram, | | |
| Timmapuram, Gandhinagar, Reddipalem, Lakshminagar, Nizamnagar, | | |
| Purimetta, Nuzendla, Kammavaripalem, Marellavaripalem, Datlavanipalem, | | |
| Kottapalem, Talarlapalle, Kotta Kottapalem, Gollapalem, Tripurapuram, | | |
| Kondraprolu, Kotta, tripurapuram, Putchanuthala, V. Appapuram, | | |
| Mulakaluru, Gudimetla | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Achayapalem, Alavala, Konakanchiwaripalem, Chittipotuwaripalem, | Rompicherla | Palnadu |
| Subbayyapalem, Turumella, Rompicherla, Vadlamudiwaripalem, | | |
| Vipparlapalle, Tungapadu, Annavaram, Vipparlapalle Agraharam, | | |
| Muthanapalli | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+--------------+
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 Powergrid Kurnool III Cpeta Transmission 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 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 Powergrid Kurnool III Cpeta Transmission 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. 25-16/20/2026-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.
GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH
Date: 2026.02.17 15:23:59 +05'30'