• Investment World
• eWorld
• Brand Line
• Mentor
• Life
• Brand Quest
• The New Manager
• BL Club
• Smartbuy
• Books
• Gallery

Stocks

• Quotes
• SE Diary
• Scoreboard
• Open-End Mutual Fund

Cross Currency

• Rates
  
  

Shipping

• Ports
  
  

Archives

• Yesterday
• Datewise
• Resources
• In Focus
• In Depth
• Events 2007

Group Sites

• The Hindu
• The Hindu ePaper
• Business Line
• Business Line ePaper
• Sportstar
• Frontline
• The Hindu eBooks
• The Hindu Images

Rahul Wadke

Mumbai, Oct. 29 Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (Mahatransco) plans to construct a Rs 2,000-crore power transmission corridor for connecting Nagpur with Aurangabad with 765 kV lines.

Tenders for the projects would be invited by early 2010, said a senior company official. The corridor is being set up to enhance the capacity of the State grid and to evacuate additional 1,980 MW from the Koradi power station near Nagpur.

The transmission corridor would be constructed with two single circuit lines from Nagpur to Aurangabad via Akola. The total network length would be 900 circuit km. The 765 kV lines considerably reduce losses, while transmitting power over long distances.

The official said the project would be based on a public private partnership model. It would be similar to the Western Region System Strengthening Scheme, which is being set up by the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.

The official said that the corridor is a part of a larger strategy to evacuate 5,000 MW across the State in the next four years.

More Stories on : Power | Maharashtra

Article E-Mail :: Comment :: Syndication :: Printer Friendly Page

Copyright © 2009, The Hindu Business Line. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu Business Line