Reliance Infrastructure has commissioned the transmission line connecting Pune and Parli in Maharashtra, as a part of the part of the Western Region System Strengthening Scheme (WRSSS) II project, the company said Monday.
The company, through its subsidiary Reliance PowerBSE 0.27 % Transmission, is setting up the 1,500 kms long WRSS project at a cost of about Rs 1,700 crore. The company bagged the project after tariff based international competitive bidding process and is setting up the transmission project under the Build-Own-Operate model. Under the project, the company is setting up six transmission lines in Maharashtra and three in Gujarat, of which one project remains to be completed in each state now.
"Despite the right of way (ROW) and other local challenges, our dedicated team could complete this critical line in time, which is instrumental for inter-connection of Western and Southern grid," Lalit Jalan, Chief Executive Officer was quoted as saying in a release.
"On completion, the project would enable evacuation of surplus power of about 4000 mw from the Eastern part of the country to the Western region," Jalan said.
The company said it is currently executing five transmission projects with a total outlay of Rs 6,600 crore.
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