Sterlite Power commissions Khargone Transmission Project in MP

Sterlite Power announced successful commissioning of Khargone Transmission Project worth INR 1662 crore. It will evacuate 1320 MW of power generated by the Khargone Power Plant to 765 kV Khandwa substation.

The Khargone Transmission Limited (KTL) project in Madhya Pradesh was successfully commissioned by Sterlite Power Transmission Limited, a leading private sector developer and solution provider for power transmission infrastructure.

Using the KTL Project, 1320 MW of power generated by the Khargone Power Plant will be evacuated to 765 kV Khandwa Substation. Further downstream, it will be distributed to Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Daman & Diu, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli from the Khandwa substation.

All elements of the project are completed and in operation following the completion of the 765 kV Khandwa – Dhule transmission line.

In response to the milestone, Pratik Agarwal, Managing Director, Sterlite Power said, “We are delighted to have achieved the successful commissioning of the KTL project, which will address the critical challenge of energy delivery in the western and central regions of India.”

By April 2020, five of the six elements of the project, including a 765kV substation at Khandwa, a 400kV D/C Khandwa-Khargone transmission line, a 765kV DC Khandwa-Indore transmission line, a 400kV LILO and Dhule Bay Extension, had already been commissioned. KTL project had been awarded to Sterlite Power through a tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB).

With approximately 13,700 circuit km of transmission line projects across India and Brazil, Sterlite Power Transmission Limited is one of the leading private sector developers and solutions providers in the transmission infrastructure space.

Sterlite Power Transmission Limited is a leading private sector power transmission infrastructure developer and solutions provider with projects covering approximately 13,700 circuit kms of transmission lines across India and Brazil.

Power conductors, EHV cables, as well as OPGW are part of the company’s portfolio along with providing specialized solutions for upgrading, uprating and fiberizing existing transmission infrastructure. 

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