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The Ministry of Power confers all powers of a telegraph authority under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, to M/s TP Saurya Ltd. for laying an overhead transmission line for its 300 MW solar generation project in Koppal District, Karnataka.

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This Order, S.O. 3830(E) dated 20th August, 2025, from the Ministry of Power, Government of India, grants M/s TP Saurya Ltd. (registered in Mumbai, Maharashtra) all powers of a telegraph authority under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, for laying a dedicated overhead transmission line. This line is intended to connect M/s TP Saurya Ltd.'s 300 MW solar generation project in Koppal District, Karnataka, specifically the M/s TP Saurya Ltd. Pooling station (Kavaloora Talakal, Koppal, Karnataka) to Koppal PS (ISTS S/s) with a 220 kV S/c line, approximately 4.29 km long, passing through villages like Bannikoppa and Tadakal in Kukanoor Tehsil, Koppal District. The Ministry had previously granted prior approval under Section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003, vide File No. 25-17/98/2024-PG dated 14.10.2024. M/s TP Saurya Ltd. published public notices on 10.11.2024 and 14.12.2024, and subsequently submitted an affidavit on 07.08.2025 confirming no observations were received. The approval is granted for 25 years, subject to conditions including seeking consent from various authorities (Railways, National Highways), compliance with Electricity Act, 2003 regulations, operation approval from Electrical Inspector, submission of clearances (Civil Aviation, Defense) to Central Electricity Authority, and adherence to Hon'ble Supreme Court orders regarding Great Indian Bustard (GIB) areas (Petition No. 838 of 2019) if applicable.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-21082025-265601 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2025/SHRAVANA 29, 1947 MINISTRY OF POWER ORDER New Delhi, the 20th August, 2025 S.O. 3830(E).— Whereas M/s TP Saurya Ltd, the applicant with its registered office at C/o The Tata Power Company Limited, Corporate Centre, 34, Sant Tukaram Road, Carnac Bunder, Mumbai - 400009, Maharashtra, India has applied for authorization under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, for laying of overhead transmission line included in the transmission scheme, “Installation of dedicated overhead transmission line providing connectivity to M/s TP Saurya Ltd. for its 300 MW solar generation project in Koppal District, Karnataka". And whereas, Ministry of Power, Government of India vide its File No. 25-17/98/2024-PG dated 14.10.2024. had granted prior approval under section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 for laying of overhead transmission line included in the transmission scheme, “Installation of dedicated overhead transmission line providing connectivity to M/s TP Saurya Ltd. for its 300 MW solar generation project in Koppal District, Karnataka". M/s TP Saurya Ltd had published notice for transmission scheme in local newspapers, The New Indian Express (in English) dated 10.11.2024 & Rajasthan Patrika (in Hindi) dated 11.11.2024, Vijay Karnataka (Kannada) dated 10.11.2024, Vijayvani (Kannada) dated 10.11.2024 and in Weekly Gazette of India dated 14.12.2024 for the general public to make observations/ representations on the proposed transmission route within two months from the date of publication. Subsequently, M/s TP Saurya Ltd has submitted an affidavit dated 07.08.2025 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 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 TP Saurya Ltd. The following overhead transmission line is covered under this scheme: 1. M/s TP Saurya Ltd. Pooling station (Village: Kavaloora Talakal, Taluk: Koppal, District: Koppal, Karnataka) - Koppal PS (ISTS S/s) 220 kV S/c line. (line length is approx. 4.29 km, out of which few km of the line from Koppal PS end would be implemented on M/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 Karnataka. +-----------------------+-----------+----------+-----------+ | Villages | Tehsil | District | State | +-----------------------+-----------+----------+-----------+ | Bannikoppa, Tadakal | Kukanoor | Koppal | Karnataka | +-----------------------+-----------+----------+-----------+ 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 TP Saurya Ltd. 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 TP Saurya Ltd. 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. 25-16/50/2025-PG] 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. AMIT KUMAR AMIT KUMAR JAISWAL JAISWAL Date: 2025.08.21 22:15:56 +05'30'

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