Kalpataru to construct transmission link for Luhri Hydro Project

25 Aug 2022 CW Team

SJVN has reportedly said that Kalpataru Power Transmission will construct a 220 kV direct current single zebra transmission line for the 210 MW Luhri Hydro Electric Project Stage-1. SJVN has entered into an agreement for the construction of a 220 kV D/C transmission line for the said project with Kalpataru Power Transmission. This hydroelectric project which is spread over Shimla, Mandi and Kullu districts of Himachal Pradesh will be connected with 220/400 kV GIS pooling at Nanj in Mandi district via ISTS network for power transmission. The agreement envisages an expenditure of Rs 711.8 million and includes an end-to-end delivery of the commissioned transmission line by August 2024.

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