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The Ministry of Power, Government of India, confers powers under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, to M/s ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited for laying an overhead transmission line for its proposed 300 MW Solar Power Project in Bikaner, Rajasthan.

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The Ministry of Power, Government of India, issued Order S.O. 5832(E) on 16th December, 2025, conferring powers under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, to M/s ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited. This authorization is for laying an overhead transmission line to provide connectivity for their proposed 300 MW Solar Power Project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. M/s ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited, with its registered office in Gurugram, Haryana, had previously received prior approval under Section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003, from the Ministry of Power vide File No. 25-17/105/2024-PG dated 27.11.2024. Public notices for the transmission scheme were published in The Times of India (English) dated 04.03.2025, The Indian Express (English) dated 04.03.2025, and the Weekly Gazette of India dated 29.03.2025, inviting observations. An affidavit dated 17.11.2025 confirmed three observations were received and suitably replied to. The conferred powers are equivalent to those possessed by a telegraph authority under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, for placing telegraph lines and posts. The transmission line, a 220kV S/c line on a D/c tower approximately 16 km long, will connect the ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited Solar Power Project to the Bikaner-III (ISTS) Pooling station and pass through various villages in Chattargarh, Lunkaransar, Pugal, and Bikaner Tehsils of Bikaner District, Rajasthan. The approval is granted for 25 years, subject to conditions including seeking consent from relevant authorities (Railways, National Highways), compliance with regulations of the Appropriate Commission and the Electricity Act, 2003, obtaining approval from the Electrical Inspector/Chief Electrical Inspector of the Central Government, and submitting clearances from bodies like Civil Aviation and Defense to the Central Electricity Authority. Furthermore, the applicant must comply with Hon'ble Supreme Court orders (petition No.838 of 2019) and expert committee directions concerning the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) area if the route falls within it.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-17122025-268590 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 5637] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 26, 1947 MINISTRY OF POWER ORDER New Delhi, the 16th December, 2025 S.O. 5832(E).— Whereas M/s ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited, the applicant with its registered office at Plot No.152, Sector-44, Gurugram-122002, Haryana, 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 ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited for its proposed 300 MW Solar Power Project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. And whereas, Ministry of Power, Government of India vide its File No. 25-17/105/2024-PG dated 27.11.2024 had granted prior approval under section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 for laying of overhead transmission line included in the transmission scheme for providing connectivity to M/s ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited for its proposed 300 MW Solar Power Project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. M/s ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited had published notice for transmission scheme in local newspapers Dainik Navajyoti (Hindi) dated 04.03.2025, Yugpaksh Dainik (Hindi) dated 04.03.2025, Rajasthan Patrika (Hindi) dated 04.03.2025, Dainik Bhaskar (Hindi) dated 04.03.2025, The Times of India (English) dated 04.03.2025, The Indian Express (English) dated 04.03.2025 and in Weekly Gazette of India dated 29.03.2025 for the general public to make observations/representations on the proposed transmission route within two months from the date of publication. Subsequently, M/s ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited has submitted an affidavit dated 17.11.2025 declaring that three (03) nos. of observations/representations were received within two months from the date of publication of public notice and observations received were 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 overhead transmission line for M/s ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited. The following overhead line is covered under this transmission scheme: 1. ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited Solar Power Project - Bikaner-III (ISTS) Pooling station 220kV S/c line on D/c tower (line length is approximately 16 km) 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 Rajasthan +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+----------+ | Name of the villages | Tehsil | District | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+----------+ | Kelan, Bera, Bariya, Banya, Motigarh, Dandanwala Tibba, Jiwanwala Dhora, Sardarpura, | | | | Rajasar and Rajasarbhatiyan | Chattargarh | Bikaner | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+----------+ | Makdasar | Lunkaransar | Bikaner | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+----------+ | Barju, Barala, Karnisar, Karneesar Bhatiyan and Bandarewala | Pugal | Bikaner | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+----------+ | Jalwali, Lakhusar, Kalasar, Jognath Nagar, Dere Jognath, Noor Mohmad ki dhani, Noor | | | | Khan ki Dhani, Dholera (1 & 2) and Sharah Dholera | Bikaner | Bikaner | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+----------+ 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 ACME Cleantech Solutions 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 so 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 ACME Cleantech Solutions 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 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. 25-16/71/2025-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.

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