Adani Energy Solutions Commissions Khargar-Vikhroli Transmission Line

New Delhi:

Adani Power Options on Monday mentioned it has commissioned the Khargar-Vikhroli transmission line to produce an extra 1,000 MW of energy to Mumbai metropolis.

“Kharghar Vikhroli Transmission Ltd (KVTL), which can allow extra energy to be introduced into Mumbai and thus allow in assembly the town’s rising and future electrical energy demand, is commissioned,” an organization assertion mentioned.

Constructed by Adani Power Options Ltd (earlier referred to as Adani Transmission Ltd) — the vitality answer, transmission and distribution arm of the Adani group — the mission is essential for Mumbai, as the present capability of the transmission hall is just not enough to hold additional energy into the town, it said.

Mumbai witnessed grid failure twice lately – on February 27, 2022, and October 12, 2020 — localities throughout the metropolis went darkish for a substantial interval, it famous.

The Kharghar-Vikhroli line will carry an extra 1,000 MW of dependable energy to Mumbai metropolis as an answer to mitigate any such incidents sooner or later, it famous.

With this mission’s commissioning, Mumbai will get a 400 KV grid inside its municipal geography, bringing enhanced import functionality inside its electrical energy grid and enhancing reliability and stability, it said.

For customers, it gives far more sustainability to commuting by means of bullet trains, metro rail and metropolis railways, and likewise for business and residential institutions.

The KVTL includes roughly 74 circuit kilometres of 400 kV and 220 kV transmission strains, together with a 1,500 MVA 400kV Gasoline Insulated Substation (GIS) at Vikhroli, the primary 400KV substation of its variety in Mumbai.

Occupying roughly 9,500 sq m space, it has probably the most compact design in relation to 400 KV substations. Its distinctive design vertically stacks 400kV and 220kV GIS, thus minimising area necessities.

The mission begins within the Kharghar space of Navi Mumbai, traverses by means of its city areas and terminates at Vikhroli in Mumbai metropolis.

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