RECPDCL transfers Bhadla-III Power Transmission Limited to Power Grid Corporation of India

The project covers the augmentation of Bhadla-III PS with 765/400 kV, 2×1500 MVA & 400/220 kV, 2×500 MVA Interconnecting Transformers (ICT) and associated works.

REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of REC Limited, the Maharatna CPSU under the aegis of the Ministry of Power, handed over a project-specific SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle). viz, Bhadla-III Power Transmission Limited to M/s Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) on 28th August 2024 at Gurugram.

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) emerged as the Transmission Service Provider (TSP) through a Tariff-based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) process conducted by RECPDCL, the Bid Process Coordinator, for the development of the above transmission project on Build, Own, Operate & Transfer (BOOT) basis.

The project covers the augmentation of Bhadla-III PS with 765/400 kV, 2×1500 MVA & 400/220 kV, 2×500 MVA Interconnecting Transformers (ICT) and associated works.

The SPV was handed over by T.S.C. Bosh, CEO, of RECPDCL to Pankaj Pandey, Executive Director, PGCIL and Satyaprakash Dash, Company Secretary, PGCIL in the presence of Senior Officials of RECPDCL, PGCIL and Central Transmission Utility of India Limited. The project is targeted for implementation in 18 months.