Authorization under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for laying of overhead transmission line

7396 GI/202 3 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4871] NEW DELHI, THURS DAY , NOVEMBER 30, 2023/ AGRAHAYANA 9, 1945 CG-DL-E-30112023-250335 MINISTRY OF POWER ORDER New Delhi, the 29th November, 2023 S.O. 5088(E). —Whereas M/s Powergrid Khavda II -B Transmission Limited (A 100% wholly owned subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.), the applicant with its registered address at B -9, Qutub institutional a rea, Katwaria sarai New Delhi – 110016, India has applied for authorization under Se ction 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for laying of overhead transmission line under ―Transmission scheme for evacuation of 4.5 GW RE injection at Khavda P.S. under phase -II part B‖. And whereas, Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Ministry of Power, Go vernment of India vide its letter CEA -PS-11-23(20)/1/2018 -PSPA -I Division dated 02.12.2022 had granted prior approval under section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 for the overhead line covered under ―Transmission scheme for evacuation of 4.5 GW RE injection at Khavda P.S. under phase -II part B‖. M/s Powergrid Khavda II -B Transmission Limited has published notice for transmission scheme in local newspapers Indian Express (in English) dated 13.06.2023 with corrigendum on 01.07.2023, Gujarat Vaibhav (in Hindi) dated 13.06.2023, Sandesh (in Gujarati) dated 13.06.2023 and in Weekly Gazette of India dated 29.07.2023 for the general public to make observations/representations on the proposed transmission route within 2 Months from the date of publication. Subse quently, M/s Powergrid Khavda II -B Transmission Limited has submitted an affidavit dated 23.10.2023 declaring that 2 observations/representations from public on the proposed route alignment has been received and clarification/reply has been given by M/s Powergrid Khavda II -B Transmission Limited, except this no further observation/representation was received within 2 months from the date of Publication in the official gazette of Government of India. And now the applicant has requested to confer upon him, a ll 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 Go vernment or to be so established or maintained for laying of electric lines under ―Transmission scheme for evacuation of 4.5 GW RE injection at Khavda P.S. under phase -II part B‖. The following overhead line is covered under this scheme: 1. Lakadia PS – Ahmed abad 765 kV D/C line. The transmission line covered under the above scheme will pass through, over, around and between the following villages, towns and cities of Gujarat: S. No. Name of Villages Tehsil District 1 Wastava, Shivlakha, Lakadia, Khodasar, Ch androdi, Hanjiya Wandh, Wandhia , Juna Kataria, Nansari, Naransari , Shikarpur, Amratpar, Surajbari, Cherabali, Rajthali Bhachau Kachchh 2 Balasari, Balasar , Rampar (Rapar) , Chitrod Rapar Kachchh 3 Bhavpar, Haripur, Haripar, Nawa Sanjiyasar, Sanjiyasar , Kaiarada, Kajarda, Khirai, Panchvati, Maliya (MIYANA), Wadharwa, Sultanpur, Nava Sultanpur, Chikhli, Vardusar, Manaba, Khakhrechi, Vejalpur, Vejalpar, Kumbhariya, Juna Ghantila , Ghantila Maliya Morbi 4 Survadar, Dhulkot, Pratapgadh, Mayurnagar, Tikar, Raisangpur, Nava Raisangpur, Chadadhra, Nava Ghanshyamgadh, Halvad, Amrapur, Juna Amrapar, Mayapur, Buta Sar, Ingorala, Nava Amrapur, Nava Amrapar , Parkashnagar, Ganeshpur, Vegadvav, Nava Vegadvav, Nava Ishanpur, Ishanpur, Malaniad Navu, Malaniad , Manga lpur, Ghanad, Ranmalpur , Butavada Navu (Ramnagar), Butavada Junu, Butvada, Chandragadh Halvad Morbi 5 Gopalgadh, Gopalgadh Navu, Waghgadh, Kankavati, Baisahebgadh,Baisabgadh, Jasmatpur , Ghanshyamgadh, Juna Ghanshyamgadh, Satapur, Satapar, Rajpur, Rajpa r, Virendragadh, Dhrangdhara, Isadara, Kantawa, Wawdi, Haripur, Haripar , Bharada Vasadwa, Dudhapur, Dudapur , Dhrumath, Methan, Manpur, , Rajgarh, Gala, Hirapur, Sarwal, Ramdepur , Pipalia , Pipala Dhrangadhra Surendranagar 6 Akhiyana, Kherwa, Sedla, Si dhsar, Gediya, Kamalpur, Ramgri, Rajpur, Rajpar , Bhadena, Limbar, Limbad , Sabli ,Chhabali, Malwan Dasada (Patadi) Surendranagar 7 Jyotipura, Jyotipara , Babajipura, Babajipara , Vithalgadh, , Kalvanpura, Kalyanpara , Vithalpur, Vithalapara , Bhaskarp ara , Karela . Lakhtar Surendranagar 8 Limbad, Vanthal, Vasveliya, Jalampura, Thori Thambha, Liya, Vansva, Mahadevpura, Ogan, Vasan Viramgam Ahmedabad 9 Bakrana, Jholapur Sanand Ahmedabad 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 Powergrid Khavda II -B Transmission Limited for laying above overhead line, which telegraph authority possesses under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 with respect to plac ing 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 Appro priate 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 Powergrid Khavda II -B Transmission Limited shall have to submit the requisite clearances to Central Electricity Authority aft er 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 line (or some portion of the route of above overhead line) falls in the Great Indian Bustard (GIB ) potential area (or priority area) marked in the map which is part of the order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court order dated 19.04.2021, in the petition No.838 of 2019 regarding GIB case, the applicant has to comply with the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, with regard to undergrounding of the above overhead transmission line and/or fixing of bird diverters, as the case may be as per the Hon’ble Supreme Court Order dated 19.04.2021 and the directions of the technical committee constituted by the Hon’bl e Supreme Court in this regard. [F. No. 25-16/30/2023 -PG] M.V.N. VARA PRASAD, Under Secy . (PG) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Publis hed by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.