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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-26022026-270508
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 977]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2026/PHALGUNA 6, 1947
MINISTRY OF POWER
ORDER
New Delhi, the 25th February, 2026
S.O. 1021(E).— Whereas M/s Solarcraft Power India 7 Private Limited (SPI7PL) having its registered address
at 109, First Floor, Rishabh IPEX Mall, IP Extension Patparganj, Delhi – 110092, 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 for providing connectivity to M/s Solarcraft Power India 7 Private Limited for its proposed Wind
Power Project in Kalaburagi District, Karnataka.”
And whereas, Ministry of Power, Government of India vide its letter No. 25-17/117/2024-PG dated 26.12.2024
had granted prior approval under section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 for the overhead line covered under the
transmission scheme "Transmission system for providing connectivity to M/s Solarcraft Power India 7 Private Limited
for its proposed Wind Power Project in Kalaburagi District, Karnataka."
M/s Solarcraft Power India 7 Private Limited had published notice for transmission scheme in local newspapers
Dakshin Bharat Rashtramat and Navbharat (both in Hindi) dated 06.10.2025, The New Indian Express and The Free
Press Journal (both in English) dated 06.10.2025, Kannada Prabha (in Kannada) dated 06.10.2025, Saamana (in Marathi)
dated 06.10.2025, and in Weekly Gazette of India dated 18.10.2025 for the general public to make
observations/representations on the proposed transmission route within 2 Months from the date of publication.
Subsequently, M/s Solarcraft Power India 7 Private Limited has submitted an affidavit dated 23.01.2026 declaring that
no observation/ representation was received within two months from the date of Publication in the Newspaper/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 electric lines under the transmission scheme “Transmission system for providing
connectivity to M/s Solarcraft Power India 7 Private Limited for its proposed Wind Power Project in Kalaburagi District,
Karnataka." The following overhead line is covered under this scheme:
(i) SPI7PL (located in Village Hiroli, Taluka Aland, District Kalaburagi, Karnataka) - Solapur PS (ISTS) 220
kV S/c line on D/c towers. (Total line length is 40.228 km. (approx.) out of which approximately 36.722
kms. would be implemented as S/c line on D/c tower and 3.506 km (approx.) from Solapur PS end would
be implemented as S/c line on M/c towers).
The transmission line covered under the above scheme will pass through, over, around and between the following
villages, towns and cities of Maharashtra and Karnataka:
+--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+------------+------------+
| Sr. No.| Name of the Villages | Tehsil/Taluka| District | State |
+========+=======================================================================================+==============+============+============+
| 1. | Hiroli, Sarsamba (Sarasamba) | Aland | Kalaburagi | Karnataka |
+--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+------------+------------+
| 2. | Gogaon, Kiranalli, Gholasgaon, Wagdari (Vagdari), Khajikanbas (Kazikunbas), Kiniwadi | Akkalkot | Solapur | Maharashtra|
| | (Kinivadi), Palapur, Kini (Kiny), Borgaon | | | |
+--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+------------+------------+
| 3. | Haglur, Khudawadi, Gujanur (Gujnur), Wagdari (Vagdari), Lohgaon (Lohegaon), Nandagaon,| Tuljapur | Dharashiv | |
| | Chivari, Sindgaon, Naldurg (Naldurg Rural), Yedola, Andora (Andur), Phulwadi | | | |
| | (Fulwadi), Dahitna (Dahitne) | | | |
+--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+------------+------------+
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 Solarcraft Power India 7 Pvt Ltd for 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 Solarcraft Power India 7 Pvt 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.
[F. No. 25-16/18/2026-POWER GRID(MoP)]
M.V.N. VARA PRASAD, Under Secry. (PG)
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