Power transmission company Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has won a major power transmission project in Karnataka with a competitive bidding process. The company has received an announcement that it has managed to glean a strengthening project of the transmission system in Davanagere, which will enable it to integrate clean energy in the area.
Project Overview
The project, which has been awarded under the Tariff Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) framework, entails critical augmentation of an under-construction substation in Davanagere. This project will be developed by POWERGRID on a Build, Own, Operate, and Transfer (BOOT) basis as it continues with its commitment to modernizing the transmission infrastructure in India.
Strategic Relevance
This program is set to improve the transmission system at Davanagere, which will allow easy integration of the renewable sources of energy. It contributes to the overall Indian initiative of reaching more renewable capacity and a more efficient power grid.
Official Statement
POWERGRID confirmed in a regulatory filing that it had received the Letter of Intent (LoI) for the project. The company stated, “Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (‘POWERGRID’) has been declared as the successful bidder under Tariff Based Competitive Bidding to establish the Inter-State Transmission System for the project titled ‘Transmission system strengthening at Davanagere for Integration of RE generation’ on a Build, Own, Operate, and Transfer (BOOT) basis.”
Renewable Integration
The Davanagere project will tremendously enhance the capacity of the area to manage renewable energy. POWERGRID is, by extension, playing a role in advancing the national goal of increasing the clean energy footprint in India by strengthening transmission infrastructure.
Enhancing the market leadership
This is a major project win that underscores the leadership status of POWERGRID in the power transmission environment in India. The successful experience of the company on the TBCB route is a tribute to its high technical potential and competitive superiority in providing solutions for large-scale transmission.
The execution and outcome of the Davanagere project will also come under scrutiny as POWERGRID expands its portfolio in order to develop the power infrastructure in Karnataka and to help India realize its renewable energy goals.
