Reliance Infrastructure Ltd
recently commissioned another
400kV double-circuit
transmission line, part of country's first
100 per cent privately owned
transmission project in India on Build,
Own and Operate (BOO) basis. This
line has been constructed
in the Western Region
between Limdi (Chorania)
and Ranchodpura (Vadavi)
passing through three
important business
districts of Gujarat-
Surendernagar ,
Ahmedabad and Mehasana.
About 103 km long, the 400kV
double circuit Limdi-Ranchodpura
transmission line is a part of the
Western Regional System
Strengthening (WRSS) project having
an outlay of
1,400 crore and a total
length of 1,500 km. RInfra's wholly
owned subsidiary company, Reliance
Power Transmission Ltd had
commissioned first line of the project,
Solapur-Karad transmission line in
January 2011, much before the
scheduled commissioning in a record
time of 15 months. The company is
expected to commission the
completed project by the second
quarter of 2011-12.
Once commissioned, the
project would facilitate the
free flow of 4,000 mw of
power from the eastern
region to the powerstarved
western region of
the country, benefiting all
regional utilities. This
would also immediately aid in relieving
grid congestion presently being
experienced in Gujarat.
RInfra is currently executing five
transmission projects spreading
across almost all parts of the country
with a total project outlay of over
6,600 crore. The company also owns
two out of the five ultra mega
transmission projects awarded to
private sector till date.