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Date: 07-Mar-2025 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Authorization under Section 164 of the Electricity Act 2003 for laying of overhead transmission line under the transmission scheme

Issued by Ministry of Power · Not Applicable

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What it means

  • The Ministry of Power authorizes M/s Mounting Renewable Power Limited, under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, to lay an overhead transmission line for its 250 MW Hybrid Power Plant in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
  • This authorization grants M/s Mounting Renewable Power Limited the powers of a telegraph authority under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, for establishing and maintaining the transmission line.
  • The approval is subject to specific terms and conditions.

Key Changes

  • Authorizes M/s Mounting Renewable Power Limited to lay a 220 kV S/C transmission line from their Generation Switch yard (village Tebhada, Tehsil Lalpur District Jamnagar, Gujarat) to 400/220 kV Jam Khambaliya PS (GIS).
  • The transmission line will pass through specific villages, towns, and cities in Jamnagar and Devbhumi Dwarka districts of Gujarat.
  • The authorization is valid for 25 years.
  • M/s Mounting Renewable Power Limited must obtain consent from relevant authorities (local bodies, Railways, National Highways, State Highways, etc.) before erecting the line.
  • The company must adhere to regulations/codes regarding transmission, O&M, and open access as per the Electricity Act, 2003.
  • The line's operation requires approval from the Electrical Inspector / Chief Electrical Inspector of the Central Government.
  • M/s Mounting Renewable Power Limited must obtain clearances from Civil Aviation, Defense, etc., and submit them to the Central Electricity Authority during electrical inspection.
  • If the transmission line route falls within the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) area, the company must comply with the orders of the Hon’ble Supreme Court and the directions of the technical/expert committee related to the GIB case.

Impact Analysis

Government (Ministry of Power)

  • Ensures regulatory compliance and facilitates renewable energy projects.

Local Authorities (Villages, Towns, and Cities in Gujarat)

  • Action Items: Ensure compliance with local regulations and safety standards.

Environment

  • Action Items: M/s Mounting Renewable Power Limited must comply with Supreme Court orders and expert committee directions to mitigate any adverse impact on the GIB.

Mounting Renewable Power Limited

  • Action Items: Comply with Supreme Court orders and expert committee directions if the line route impacts the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) area.

Key Entities Referenced

M/s Mounting Renewable Power Limited: Applicant company responsible for establishing the 250 MW Hybrid Power Plant and associated transmission line in Jamnagar, Gujarat. Ministry of Power, Government of India: The authorizing body that grants permission for laying the overhead transmission line under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003. Electricity Act, 2003: The primary legislation under which the authorization is granted, governing the generation, transmission, distribution, trading, and use of electricity. Indian Telegraph Act, 1885: The legislation that grants telegraph authorities certain powers, which are extended to M/s Mounting Renewable Power Limited for establishing and maintaining the transmission line. Central Electricity Authority: The statutory body to which M/s Mounting Renewable Power Limited must submit clearances obtained from Civil Aviation, Defense, etc., during electrical inspection. Great Indian Bustard (GIB): A critically endangered bird species whose habitat may be affected by the transmission line route. Compliance with Supreme Court orders and expert committee directions is required to mitigate any adverse impact.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-08032025-261513 CG-DxLx-xEG-I0D8H0x3x2x0 25-261513 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 1096] नई ददल्ली, िुक्रिार, मार् च7, 2025/फाल्ग नु 16, 1946 No. 1096] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025/PHALGUNA 16, 1946 जिद्यतु मत्रं ालय आदेि नई ददल्ली, 6 मार्,च 2025 का.आ. 1105(अ).—िबदक मेससच माउंटटंग ररन्यूएबल पािर जलजमटेड, जिसका पंिीकृत कायाचलय 2nd फ्लोर, मीरा कॉपोरेट सुइट्स, प्लॉट न.ं 1 और 2, B-ब्लॉक, ओल्ड ईश्वर नगर, न्य ू फ्रेंड्स कॉलोनी, नई ददल्ली-110065, भारत म ें जस्ट्ित ह,ै न े रांसजमिन योिना “गुिरात के िामनगर म ें 250 मगे ािाट के हाइजिड पािर प्लांट के जलए मेसस च माउंटटंग ररन्यूएबल पािर जलजमटेड को कनेजटटजिटी प्रदान करन े के जलए रांसजमिन जसस्ट्टम” के तहत ओिरहडे रांसजमिन लाइन जबछाने के जलए जिद्युत अजधजनयम, 2003 की धारा 164 के अंतगतच प्राजधकृत करने हते ुआिेदन दकया ह।ै और िबदक, जिद्युत मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार ने अपन े पत्र स.ं 25-17/36/2024-PG ददनांदकत 05.04.2024 के द्वारा रांसजमिन योिना “गुिरात के िामनगर म ें 250 मगे ािाट के हाइजिड पािर प्लांट के जलए मेससच माउंटटंग ररन्यूएबल पािर जलजमटेड को कनेजटटजिटी प्रदान करने के जलए रांसजमिन जसस्ट्टम” के अंतगचत आने िाली समर्पचत ओिरहडे रांसजमिन लाइनों के जलए जिद्युत अजधजनयम की धारा 68(1) के अंतगचत पूिच अनुमोदन प्रदान दकया िा। मेसस च माउंटटंग ररन्यूएबल पािर जलजमटेड ने स्ट्िानीय समार्ार पत्रों इंडीयन एटसप्रेस (अग्रं ेिी म)ें ददनांक 20.09.2024, मारिाड़ जमत्र (हहदं ी म)ें ददनांक 26.09.2024, नोबत (गुिराती म)ें ददनांक 19.09.2024 और भारत के साप्ताजहक रािपत्र ददनांक 19.10.2024 म ें रांसजमिन योिना के जलए प्रस्ट्ताजित रांसजमिन मागच पर प्रकािन की तारीख स े 2 महीने के भीतर आम िनता की रटप्पजणयों / अभ्यािेदन की मांग करत े हुए नोरटस प्रकाजित दकया िा। इसके पश्चात, मेससच माउंटटंग ररन्यूएबल पािर जलजमटेड ने 28.02.2025 ददनांदकत एक िपिपत्र प्रस्ट्ततु दकया, जिसम ें घोषणा की गई ह ै 1609 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] दक भारत सरकार के आजधकाररक रािपत्र एि ं स्ट्िानीय समार्ार पत्रों म ें प्रकािन की तारीख स े 2 महीने के भीतर कोई रटप्पणी / अभ्यािेदन प्राप्त नहीं हुआ िा। और अब आिेदक न े जिद्युत अजधजनयम, 2003 की धारा 164 के अतं गतच रांसजमिन योिना “गुिरात के िामनगर म ें 250 मेगािाट के हाइजिड पािर प्लांट के जलए मेससच माउंटटंग ररन्यूएबल पािर जलजमटेड को कनेजटटजिटी प्रदान करने के जलए रांसजमिन जसस्ट्टम” के तहत रांसजमिन लाइन जबछाने के जलए उसे िे सभी िजियां प्रदान करने का अनुरोध दकया ह,ै िो भारतीय टेलीग्राफ अजधजनयम, 1885 के तहत टेलीग्राफ के प्रयोिन के जलए सरकार द्वारा स्ट्िाजपत अििा अनुरजित दकय े गए टेलीग्राफ लाइन एि ं खम्भ े या इस प्रकार की स्ट्िापना और अनरु िण दकय े िाने के जलए, टेलीग्राफ प्राजधकरण को प्राप्त ह।ैं योिना के अंतगचत जनम्नजलजखत ओिरहडे रांसजमिन लाइन िाजमल ह:ैं 1. माउंटटंग ररन्यूएबल प्राइिेट जलजमटेड के िनरेिन जस्ट्िर् याडच (गांि टेभड़ा, तहसील लालपुर जिला िामनगर, गुिरात) स े 400/220 केिी िाम खंबाजलया पीएस (िीआईएस) तक 220 केिी एस/सी रांसजमिन लाइन। उपरोि योिना के अतं गतच ओिरहडे रांसजमिन लाइन गुिरात के जनम्न ांदकत गााँिों, कस्ट्बों और िहरों से होकर, उन पर स,े उनके आसपास से और बीर् से होकर गुज़रेगी: क्र. स.ं गााँिो के नाम तहसील / तालुका जिला 1 बाबरझर, गोिाणा, धमपच ुर, टेभड़ा लालपरु िामनगर 2. भटगाम, कोलिा, कंडोरना, बिाना, देिजलया खंभाजलया देिभूजम द्वारका अब, सािधानीपूिचक जिर्ार करने के पश्चात, जिद्युत मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार, मेससच माउंटटंग ररन्यूएबल पािर जलजमटेड को उपरोि ओिरहडे रांसजमिन लाइन को लगान े के जलए िे सभी िजिया ं जनम्नजलजखत जनबंधनों एि ं ितों के साि प्रदान करता ह,ै िो भारतीय टेलीग्राफ अजधजनयम, 1885 के तहत टेलीग्राफ के प्रयोिन के जलए सरकार द्वारा स्ट्िाजपत अििा अनुरजित दकये गए टेलीग्राफ लाइन एिं खम्भे या इस प्रकार की स्ट्िापना और अनरु िण दकये िाने के जलए, टेलीग्राफ प्राजधकरण को प्राप्त ह-ैं i. यह अनुमोदन 25 िषों के जलए प्रदान दकया िाता ह।ै ii. आिेदक को प्रस्ट्ताजित लाइन की स्ट्िापना स े पूिच संबंजधत प्राजधकरणों अिाचत ् स्ट्िानीय जनकायों, रेलिे, राष्ट्रीय रािमागच, राज्य रािमागच आदद की सहमजत प्राप्त करनी होगी। iii. आिेदक को जिद्युत अजधजनयम, 2003 के तहत समुजर्त आयोग के द्वारा तैयार दकए गए रांसजमिन, ओ एंड एम, ओपन एटसेस आदद के जिजनयमों/संजहताओं का पालन करना होगा। iv. आिेदक केंद्र सरकार के जिद्युत जनरीिक/मुख्य जिद्युत जनरीिक के अनुमोदन के पश्चात ही लाइन का प्रर्ालन करेगा। v. यह अनुमोदन आिेदक द्वारा जिद्युत अजधजनयम, 2003 के प्रािधानों और उसके तहत बनाए गए जनयमों की अपेिाओं का अनुपालन दकए िाने के अध्यधीन ह।ै vi. माउंटटंग ररन्यूएबल पािर जलजमटेड को जिद्युत जनरीिण के समय जिमानन एिं रिा प्राजधकरणों इत्यादद, स े अपेजित अनुमजत को प्राप्त करन े के बाद, इस े केंद्रीय जिद्युत प्राजधकरण को जिद्युत जनरीिण के समय प्रस्ट्तुत करना होगा। vii. यदद उपरोि ओिरहडे लाइनों का मागच (या उपरोि ओिरहडे लाइन के माग च का कुछ भाग) ग्रटे इंजडयन बस्ट्टड च (िीआईबी) ित्रे में आता ह ैतो आिेदक को ग्रेट इंजडयन बस्ट्टड च(िीआईबी) मामले के संबंध म ें2019 की याजर्का संख्या 838 पर माननीय उच्चतम न्यायालय के आदेिों का और माननीय उच्चतम न्यायालय द्वारा गरित तकनीकी/जििेषज्ञ सजमजत के जनदेिों का पालन करना होगा। [फा. स.ं 25-16/16/2025-पीिी] एम.िी.एन. िरा प्रसाद, अिर सजर्ि (पीिी)[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 MINISTRY OF POWER ORDER New Delhi, the 6th March, 2025 S.O. 1105(E).⸺⸺Whereas M/s Mounting Renewable Power Limited having its registered office at 2nd Floor, Mira Corporate Suites, Plot No. 1&2, B-Block, Old Ishwar Nagar, New Friends Colony, New Delhi, India - 110065, has applied for authorization under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for laying of overhead transmission line under the transmission scheme “Transmission System for providing connectivity to M/s Mounting Renewable Power Limited for its 250 MW Hybrid Power Plant in Jamnagar, Gujarat”. And whereas, Ministry of Power, Government of India vide its letter No. No.25-17/36/2024-PG dated 05.04.2024 had granted prior approval under section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 for overhead transmission line under the transmission scheme “Transmission System for providing connectivity to M/s Mounting Renewable Power Limited for its 250 MW Hybrid Power Plant in Jamnagar, Gujarat”. M/s Mounting Renewable Power Limited had published notice for transmission scheme in local newspapers The Indian Express (in English) dated 20.09.2024, Marwad Mitra (in Hindi) dated 26.09.2024, Nobat (in Gujarati) dated 19.09.2024, and in Weekly Gazette of India dated 19.10.2024 for the general public to make observations/representations on the proposed transmission route within 2 Months from the date of publication. Subsequently, M/s Mounting Renewable Power Limited has submitted an affidavit dated 28.02.2025 declaring that no observation/representation was received within 2 Months from the date of Publication in the official gazette of Government of India. And now the applicant has requested to confer upon him, all the powers under section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, which the telegraph authority possess under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 with respect to the placing of telegraph lines and posts for the purpose of a telegraph established or maintained by Government or to be so established or maintained for laying of electric lines under the transmission scheme “Transmission System for providing connectivity to M/s Mounting Renewable Power Limited for its 250 MW Hybrid Power Plant in Jamnagar, Gujarat”. The following overhead line is covered under this scheme: 1. 220 kV S/C Transmission Line from Mounting Renewable Private Limited’s Generation Switch yard (village Tebhada, Tehsil Lalpur District Jamnagar, Gujarat) to 400/220 kV Jam Khambaliya PS (GIS). The transmission line covered under the above scheme will pass through, over, around and between the following villages, towns and cities of Gujarat: Sl. No Name of Villages Tehsil / Taluka District 1. BABARJHAR, GOVANA, DHARAMPUR, TEBHADA LALPUR JAMNAGAR 2. BHATGAM, KOLVA, KANDORNA, BAJANA, DEVLIYA KHAMBHALIYA DEVBHUMI DWARKA Now, after careful consideration, Ministry of Power, Government of India, under section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, confers all the powers to M/s Mounting Renewable Power Limited for laying above overhead line, which telegraph authority possesses under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 with respect to placing of telegraph lines and posts for the purposes of a telegraph established or maintained, by Government or to be established or maintained subject to following terms and conditions for installing the above mentioned line, namely: i. The approval is granted for 25 years. ii. The Applicant shall have to seek the consent of the concerned authorities i.e., local bodies, Railways, National Highways, State Highways etc. before erection of proposed line. iii. The Applicant shall have to follow regulations/codes of the Appropriate Commission regarding transmission, O&M, open access, etc., framed under Electricity Act, 2003. iv. The Applicant shall operate the line after approval of Electrical Inspector / Chief Electrical Inspector of Central Government. v. The approval is subject to compliance of the requirement of the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003 and the rules made there under by the applicant. vi. M/s Mounting Renewable Power Limited shall have to submit the requisite clearances to Central Electricity Authority after obtaining the same from concerned authorities like Civil Aviation, Defense etc., at the time of Electrical Inspection.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] vii. In case, the route of above overhead lines (or some portion of the route of above overhead line) falls in the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) area, the applicant has to comply with the orders of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the petition No.838 of 2019 regarding Great Indian Bustard (GIB) case, and the directions of the technical/expert committee constituted by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in this regard. . [F.No.25-16/16/2025-PG] M.V.N. VARA PRASAD, Under Secy. (PG) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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