The Adani Group has dedicated to
the nation India's first private
sector HVDC power
transmission line, running from Gujarat
to Haryana. The 500kV bipolar line
from Mundra in Gujarat to
Mohindergarh in Haryana covers a
distance of around 1,000 km, traversing
Rajasthan en route.
The Rs.1,500-crore order for building
the line was placed, in May 2009, on
Siemens AG and its Indian arm Siemens
Ltd. Apart from constructing the line,
the Siemens duo also built the HVDC
terminal stations at the extremities amd
all supporting infrastructure.
With a transmission capacity of 2,500
mw, the line will be used to supply
power from the Mundra power complex
to Haryana. The Adani Group, it may be
mentioned, has entered into a power
purchase agreement to supply 1,424
mw to Haryana. Apart from this, the
Gujarat-based group has also entered
into agreements to supply to Gujarat
(2,000 mw), Maharashtra (2,520 mw)
and Rajasthan (1,200 mw).
Power supply to Gujarat will be done
through the 430km, 400kV dedicated
line from Mundra to Dehgam. This line,
believed to be the longest dedicated
private sector transmission line, was
commissioned in early 2011. Other
transmission lines by Adani Group
include a 221-km 400kV Tiroda-Warora
line in Maharashtra for intra-state
transmission from the Tiroda plant.
On the power generation front, Adani
Group has set a target of attaining
capacity of 20,000 mw by 2020.
Currently, 16,500 mw of capacity is
under development spread over
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and
Madhya Pradesh. Adani Group is also an
active proponent of efficient
supercritical power technology for its
power generation plants.
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ADANI POWER PROJECTS |
Project |
State |
MW |
Mundra* |
GUJ |
4,620 |
Bhadreshwar |
GUJ |
3,300 |
Dahej |
GUJ |
2,640 |
Tiroda* |
MAH |
3,300 |
Kawai |
RAJ |
1,320 |
Chindwara |
MP |
1,320 |
Total |
|
16,500 |
*Partly commissioned, rest under development |