POWERGRID Southern Interconnector Transmission System Limited
Application for grant of separate transmission license for implementation of the scope of work under the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Procedure, Terms and Conditions for Grant of Transmission License and other related matters) Regulations, 2009 under Section 14 of the Electricity Act, 2003 As detailed in the petition to PowerGrid Southern Interconnector Transmission System Ltd. through the “Regulated Tariff Mechanism” (RTM) mode
Approval under Regulation 23 of CERC (Conduct of Business) Regulations,2023 and CERC (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2019 for determination of Transmission Tariff from Actual DOCO to 31-03-2024 for Asset-1: 765kV Spare (1-ph) Reactor unit at 765kV Chilakaluripeta Substation and Asset-2: Scheme to bypass NGR to use Switchable line reactor as Bus reactor at 765kV Chilakaluripeta Substation in Southern Region under RTM Assets
1) Vemagiri-II – Chilakaluripeta 765kV D/C line with 240 MVAR switchable line reactors at both ends of each circuit.
(The line bays and line reactors at Chilakaluripeta to be in the scope of TSP and those at Vemagiri end in the scope of CTU)
2) Chilakaluripeta – Cuddapah 765kV D/C line with 240 MVAR switchable line reactors at both ends of each circuit.
(The line bays and line reactors at Chilakaluripeta to be in the scope of TSP and those at Cuddapah end in the scope of CTU)
3) Chilakaluripeta – Narsaraopeta (Sattenapalli) 400kV (quad) D/C line
4) Cuddapah – Madhugiri 400kV (quad) D/C line with 50 MVAR switchable line reactors at both ends of each circuit.
(The line bays and reactors at both ends to be in the scope of CTU)
5) Srikaukulam Pooling Station – Garividi 400 kV (Quad) D/C line
- 2 no. 400 kV line bays at Garividi 400kV sub-station of APTRANSCO
(The line bays at Garividi end to be in the scope of TSP and those at Srikakulam Pooling Station end in the scope of CTU)
6) Establishment of 765/400 kV substation at Chilakaluripeta with 2x1500 MVA transformers and 2x240 MVAR bus reactors each.
Transformers
- 765/400 kV, 7x500 MVA (Single-Phase units with one spare)
- 765 kV Bays
- ICT bays: 2 nos.
- Line bays: 4 nos.
- 765 kV Bus Reactor Bays: 2 nos.
- Spare bays (Space): 6 nos.
400 kV Bays
- ICT bays: 2 nos.
- Line bays : 2 nos.
- Spare bays (Space): 8 nos.
7) One spare unit (1-ph) of 80 MVAR reactor at 765 kV Chilkaluripeta along with necessary arrangements to take spare reactor units into service as per the operational requirement. [Under Implementation]