Full Text
REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-22052025-263300
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 2227]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2025/VAISAKHA 31, 1947
MINISTRY OF POWER
ORDER
New Delhi, the 19th May, 2025
S.O. 2281(E).—Whereas M/s Juniper Green Cosmic Private Limited, the applicant with its registered office
at 1103A & 1103B, 11th Floor, Hemkunt Chamber, 89, Nehru Place, Delhi- 110019 and corporate office at Plot No.
18, 1st Floor, Institutional Area, Sector 32, Gurugram Haryana-122001, 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 Juniper Green Cosmic Private Limited for its proposed 150 MW
Solar Power Project in Bikaner District of Rajasthan to Bikaner-III ISTS PS".
And whereas, Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Ministry of Power, Government of India vide its File No.
25-17/118/2024-PG dated 30th December 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, “Transmission System for
providing connectivity to Juniper Green Cosmic Private Limited for its proposed 150 MW Solar Power Project in
Bikaner District of Rajasthan to Bikaner-III ISTS PS”.
M/s Juniper Green Cosmic Private Limited had published notice for transmission scheme in local newspapers
Indian Express (in English) dated 9th January 2025 & Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi) dated 9th January 2025, and in
Weekly Gazette of India dated 25th January 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 Juniper Green
Cosmic Private Limited has submitted an affidavit dated 27th March 2025 declaring that one observation/
representation was received within two months from the date of Publication in the official Gazette of Government of
India and the same have been answered by M/s Juniper Green Cosmic Private Limited and that no further
representations were received.
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 Juniper Green Cosmic Private Limited. The
following overhead transmission line is covered under this scheme:
•
Juniper Green Cosmic Private Limited Solar Power Project (Generation switchyard located in Village -
Barjoo, District - Bikaner, Rajasthan) to Bikaner-III ISTS PS 220 kV S/cline on D/c tower.
The overhead transmission line covered under the above scheme will pass through, over, around and between the
following villages, towns and cities in the state of Rajasthan:
+----------------------------+----------------------------+----------------+------------+
| Villages | Tehsil | District | State |
+============================+============================+================+============+
| Barju/Barjoo, Barala | Pugal/Poogal/Pungal | Bikaner | Rajasthan |
+----------------------------+----------------------------+----------------+------------+
| Lakhusar/Lakhoosar, Jalwali| Bikaner | Bikaner | Rajasthan |
+----------------------------+----------------------------+----------------+------------+
| Bera (Sardarpura), Kelan | Chhatargarh | Bikaner | Rajasthan |
+----------------------------+----------------------------+----------------+------------+
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 Juniper Green Cosmic Private Limited for laying above overhead transmission
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 Juniper Green Cosmic 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. 25-16/36/2025-PG ]
M.V.N. Vara Prasad, Under Secretary (PG)