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Sterlite Power Strengthens North-East Grid With New Transmission Project

18 Feb 2025

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Sterlite Power’s 1000 MW transmission project strengthens North-East India’s power grid, ensuring reliability, industrial growth, and expansion ahead of schedule.

Sterlite Power’s 1000 MW transmission project strengthens North-East India’s power grid, ensuring reliability, industrial growth, and expansion ahead of schedule.

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Sterlite Power Boosts North-East Grid With 1000 MW Transmission Project.

Expert Analysis:

  • Project Commissioning: Sterlite Power commissioned the 400kV D/C Nangalbibra-Bongaigaon transmission line, an ISTS project, via SPV execution, enhancing power reliability in Meghalaya.

  • Project Scope: Spans 300 ckt km of transmission lines, including a 300 MW greenfield substation across the challenging terrains of Assam and Meghalaya.

  • Key Transmission Links: A 123km, 400kV D/C transmission line connects Bongaigaon (Assam) to Nangalbibra (Meghalaya), initially operating at 220kV, crossing the Brahmaputra River.

  • Expansion & Connectivity: The 220/132kV Nangalbibra substation (2x160MVA) allows future 400kV expansion; a 132kV D/C line (19km) links Hatsinghmari (Assam) to Ampati (Meghalaya).

  • Strengthening North-East India's Power Infrastructure: The project enables seamless transfer of 1000+ MW, improving power reliability, and accessibility, and supporting industrial, commercial, and socio-economic growth in Meghalaya and Assam.

  • Future Expansion & Economic Impact: Bridges existing power gaps while paving the way for future expansion, attracting investments, creating jobs, and reinforcing India's national grid for sustainable energy growth.

  • Enhanced Power Reliability & Timely Completion: Ensures 1000+ MW reliable power transmission from Assam to Meghalaya, decongesting networks and improving supply quality; completed ahead of schedule (Sept–Nov 2024) after Dec 2021 tariff-based bidding.

Publisher:SME Street