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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-23072025-264918
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 3302]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2025/SHRAVANA 1, 1947
MINISTRY OF POWER
ORDER
New Delhi, the 22nd July, 2025
S.O. 3375(E). - Whereas M/s Greenko AP01 IREP Private Limited, the applicant with its registered office at H.No. 14-478/6, Sai Nagar, Panyam (Village, Post, Mandal), Nandyala, Andhra Pradesh - 518112 has applied for authorization under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for Installation of the dedicated overhead transmission lines included in the transmission system of its internal connectivity arrangement for evacuation of power from proposed Solar Power Project with Storage.
And whereas, Ministry of Power, Government of India vide its File No. 25-17/62/2024-PG dated 26th March 2025 had granted prior approval under section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 to M/s Greenko AP01 IREP Private Limited for Installation of the dedicated overhead transmission lines included in the transmission system of its internal connectivity arrangement for evacuation of power from proposed Solar Power Project with Storage.
M/s Greenko AP01 IREP Private Limited had published notice for transmission scheme in local newspapers The New Indian Express (in English) dated 09.01.2025, Daily Hindi Milap (in Hindi) dated 09.01.2025 & Eenadu (in Telugu) dated 09.01.2025, and in Weekly Gazette of India dated February 22nd -28th, 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 Greenko AP01 IREP Private Limited has submitted an affidavit dated 06th June 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 dedicated overhead transmission line for M/s Greenko AP01 IREP Private Limited. The following overhead transmission line is covered under this scheme:
1. 400 kV D/C line from 400/33 kV Pooling Substation (located at Chennakkapalli Village, Gadivemula Mandal, Nandyal Dist., Andhra Pradesh) of 400 MW solar power plant to 400 kV Central Power Pooling Substation (CPSS) of Greenko AP01 IREP Pvt Ltd. (located at Kalava Village, Orvakal Mandal, Kurnool Dist., Andhra Pradesh) - line length approx.22 km
2. Single circuit LILO of 400 kV D/C line from 400/33 kV Pooling Substation (located at Chennakkapalli Village, Gadivemula Mandal, Nandyal Dist., Andhra Pradesh) of 400 MW solar power plant to 400 kV Central Power Pooling Substation (CPSS) of Greenko AP01 IREP Pvt. Ltd. at 400/33 kV Pooling Substation (located at Pinnapuram Village, Panyam Mandal, Nandyal Dist., Andhra Pradesh) of 700 MW solar power plant.
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:
S. | Name Of Villages | Tehsil/Taluka | District | State
No. | | | |
-----+-------------------------------------------+---------------+----------+------------
1 | Paibogula, Lakshmaiah Thanda, Yerrakanuma | Gadivemula | Nandyal | Andhra
| Thanda, Ondutla, Chennakkapalli, LK Thanda| | | Pradesh
-----+-------------------------------------------+---------------+----------+------------
2 | Pinnapuram, Kottala, Doddipadu, Janla Mala| Panyam | Nandyal | Andhra
| | | | Pradesh
-----+-------------------------------------------+---------------+----------+------------
3 | Gudumbai Thanda, Kalva, Hussainapuram, | Orvakal | Kurnool | Andhra
| Somayajulapalle, Guntam Tanda, Kalva Bugga| | | 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 Greenko AP01 IREP 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 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 the 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 Greenko AP01 IREP 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. 25-16/46/2025-PG]
M.V.N. VARA PRASAD, Under Secy. (PG)
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and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
Date: 2025.07.23 21:30:23+0530