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Date: 2025-12-26 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Notification in respect of M/s ABREL (RJ) Projects Limited

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**Executive Summary** This document, published in the Gazette of India on December 26, 2025, grants M/s ABREL (RJ) Projects Limited the powers of a telegraph authority under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, for laying an overhead transmission line. This is for their 314 MW Hybrid Renewable Energy Project in Kutch, Gujarat. The approval is valid for 25 years, subject to certain terms and conditions. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Authorization:** M/s ABREL (RJ) Projects Limited is authorized to lay an overhead transmission line for their 314 MW hybrid renewable energy project. * **Legal Basis:** The authorization is granted under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, conferring powers equivalent to those of a telegraph authority under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885. * **Project Scope:** The transmission line is a 220 kV single circuit line on DC towers, approximately 48.12 km in length, connecting the generation switchyard at Village Bhoa to Bhuj-II PS. * **Transmission Line Route:** The transmission line will pass through, over, and around specified villages, towns, and cities in the Kutch district of Gujarat. These include but are not limited to: * Daban, Bandiya, and other villages in Abdasa Taluka. * Bhadara Mota in Lakhpat Taluka. * Jadodar, Kotda Jadodar, and other villages in Nakhatrana Taluka. * Trambau in Rapar Taluka. * **Duration of Approval:** The approval is granted for a period of 25 years. * **Conditions for Approval:** * The applicant must obtain consent from relevant authorities (local bodies, railways, highways, etc.) before erecting the line. * The applicant must adhere to regulations/codes regarding transmission, O&M, and open access under the Electricity Act, 2003. * The line can only be operated after approval from the Electrical Inspector/Chief Electrical Inspector of the Central Government. * The applicant must comply with the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003, and its associated rules. * The applicant must submit required clearances from Civil Aviation, Defense, etc., to the Central Electricity Authority before electrical inspection. * If the line route falls within the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) area, the applicant must comply with Supreme Court orders related to the GIB case. **Impact Analysis** **M/s ABREL (RJ) Projects Limited** * **Impact:** Granted authority to lay transmission lines, enabling connectivity for their renewable energy project. * **Action Required:** Obtain necessary consents, adhere to regulations, secure electrical inspector approval, comply with Electricity Act provisions, submit clearances, and follow GIB guidelines if applicable. **Local Bodies, Railways, National/State Highway Authorities** * **Impact:** Their consent is required before the erection of the transmission line. * **Action Required:** Review and provide consent for the proposed transmission line. **Central Electricity Authority (CEA)** * **Impact:** Responsible for electrical inspection. * **Action Required:** Review and approve the transmission line. **Central Government's Electrical Inspector/Chief Electrical Inspector** * **Impact:** Their approval is required before the line can be operated. * **Action Required:** Review and approve the transmission line. **Civil Aviation, Defense Authorities** * **Impact:** Their clearance is required before the Central Electricity Authority conducts an electrical inspection. * **Action Required:** Review and provide clearances. **Great Indian Bustard (GIB) Conservation Authorities** * **Impact:** Compliance with existing judgements. * **Action Required:** If any line routes falls within the GIB area, comply with Supreme Court orders related to the GIB case.

Key Entities Referenced

Electricity Act, 2003: Law used to authorize the laying of overhead transmission lines for M/s ABREL (RJ) Projects Limited's project in Gujarat. Section 164 of the act is mentioned. M/s ABREL (RJ) Projects Limited: Company authorized to lay overhead transmission lines for its 314 MW Hybrid RE Power Project. Gujarat: The state where the transmission scheme and power project are located and where the overhead transmission line will be laid. Indian Telegraph Act, 1885: Act under which M/s ABREL (RJ) Projects Limited is conferred powers related to telegraph lines and posts. Ministry of Power: The ministry conferring powers to M/s ABREL (RJ) Projects Limited under the Electricity Act, 2003.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-29122025-268872 CG-DxLx-xEG-I2D9H1x2x2x0 25-268872 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.ं 5820] नई ददल्ली, िक्रु िार, ददसम्ब र 26, 2025/पौष 5, 1947 No. 5820] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2025/PAUSHA 5, 1947 जिद्यतु मत्रं ालय आदिे नई ददल्ली, 24 ददसंबर, 2025 का.आ. 6019(अ).— िबदक, मेससस एबीआरईएल (आरिे) प्रोिेक्ट्स जलजमटेड, जिसका, पंिीकृत, कायासलय, A-2, आददत्य जबरला सेंटर, एस के अजिरे माग,स िली, मुंबई, मिाराष्ट्र -400030, भारत म ें जस्ट्ित ि,ै न े रांसजमिन योिना “गुिरात के कच्छ म ें जस्ट्ित 314 मेगािाट िाइजिड निीकरणीय ऊिास पररयोिना के जलए मेसस स एबीआरईएल (आरि)े प्रोिेक्ट्स जलजमटेड को कनेजक्टटजिटी प्रदान करने िते ु रांसजमिन प्रणाली” के तित ओिरिडे रांसजमिन लाइन जबछाने के जलए जिद्युत अजधजनयम, 2003 की धारा 164 के अतं गतस प्राजधकृत करने िते ु आिेदन दकया ि।ै और िबदक, जिद्युत मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार ने अपने पत्र सं. No. 25-17/64/2024-PG ददनांदकत 07.11.2025 के द्वारा रांसजमिन योिना “गुिरात के कच्छ म ें जस्ट्ित 314 मेगािाट िाइजिड निीकरणीय ऊिास पररयोिना के जलए मेससस एबीआरईएल (आरिे) प्रोिेक्ट्स जलजमटेड को कनेजक्टटजिटी प्रदान करन े िते ु रांसजमिन प्रणाली” के अंतगसत आन े िाली ओिरिडे रांसजमिन लाइनों के जलए जिद्युत अजधजनयम की धारा 68(1) के अंतगसत पूिस अनुमोदन प्रदान दकया िा। 8713 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] मेससस एबीआरईएल (आरि)े प्रोिेक्ट्स जलजमटेड न े स्ट्िानीय समाचार पत्रों रािस्ट्िान पजत्रका (जिन्दी में) ददनांक 18.02.2025, द इंजडयन एक्टसप्रेस (अंग्रेिी म)ें ददनांक 18.02.2025, कच्छ जमत्र (गुिराती में) ददनांक 18.02.2025, अकीला (गुिराती म)ें ददनांक 18.02.2025 और भारत के साप्ताजिक रािपत्र ददनांक 15.03.2025 म ें रांसजमिन योिना के जलए प्रस्ट्ताजित रांसजमिन मागस पर प्रकािन की तारीख से 2 मिीने के भीतर आम िनता की रटप्पजणयों / अभ्यािेदन की मांग करत े हुए नोरटस प्रकाजित दकया िा। इसके बाद, मेसस स एबीआरईएल (आरिे) प्रोिेक्ट्स जलजमटेड न े 07.11.2025 ददनांदकत एक िलफनामा प्रस्ट्ततु दकया, जिसमें घोषणा की गई ि ै दक भारत सरकार के आजधकाररक रािपत्र एिं स्ट्िानीय समाचार पत्रों में प्रकािन की तारीख से 2 मिीन े के भीतर कोई रटप्पणी / अभ्यािेदन प्राप्त निीं हुआ िा। और अब आिेदक न े जिद्युत अजधजनयम, 2003 की धारा 164 के अंतगसत रांसजमिन योिना “गुिरात के कच्छ में जस्ट्ित 314 मेगािाट िाइजिड निीकरणीय ऊिास पररयोिना के जलए मेससस एबीआरईएल (आरि)े प्रोिेक्ट्स जलजमटेड को कनेजक्टटजिटी प्रदान करन े िते ु रांसजमिन प्रणाली” के तित रासं जमिन लाइन जबछान े के जलए उसे िे सभी िजियां प्रदान करने का अनरु ोध दकया ि,ै िो भारतीय टेलीग्राफ अजधजनयम, 1885 के तित टेलीग्राफ के प्रयोिन के जलए सरकार द्वारा स्ट्िाजपत अििा अनुरजित दकय े गए टेलीग्राफ लाइन एिं खम्भ े या इस प्रकार की स्ट्िापना और अनरु िण दकय े िाने के जलए, टेलीग्राफ प्राजधकरण को प्राप्त ि।ैं योिना के अतं गतस जनम्नजलजखत ओिरिडे रांसजमिन लाइन ि:ैं 1. एबीआरईएल (आरि)े प्रोिेक्ट्स जलजमटेड (िनरेिन जस्ट्िचयाडस, गांि – भोअ, तालुका – अबडासा, जिला – कच्छ, गुिरात में जस्ट्ित) –भुि-II, पीएस – 220 kV एकल सर्कसट रांसजमिन लाइन (डीसी टािरों पर) [कुल लाइन लंबाई लगभग 48.12 दकमी] उपरोि योिना के अतं गतस ओिरिडे रांसजमिन लाइन गुिरात के जनम्न ांदकत गााँिों, कस्ट्बों और ििरों से िोकर, उन पर स,े उनके आसपास से और बीच से िोकर गुज़रेगी। क्र. सं. गााँिों के नाम तिसील / जिला तालुका 1 दबाण, बांजडया, उजस्ट्तया, आिापर, नांजगया,मोखरा, िांगज़िया, बुट्टा, गोयला, आयदा, अबडासा लैयारी, िलसारा, खनय, भोअ, फूलय, िोगीयाय 2 भाद्रा मोटा लखपत कच्छ 3 िाडोदर,कोट़िा िाडोदर, कज़िया मोटा, कडीया नाना, रसजलया, उखेडा, खोम्भडी नखत्राणा ,नेत्रा, भारापर, 4 त्रमबौ रापर अब, सािधानीपूिसक जिचार करने के पश्चात, जिद्युत मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार, मेससस एबीआरईएल (आरिे) प्रोिेक्ट्स जलजमटेड को उपरोि ओिरिडे रांसजमिन लाइन को लगाने के जलए िे सभी िजियां जनम्नजलजखत जनबंधनों एिं ितों के[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 साि प्रदान करता ि,ै िो भारतीय टेलीग्राफ अजधजनयम, 1885 के तित टेलीग्राफ के प्रयोिन के जलए सरकार द्वारा स्ट्िाजपत अििा अनुरजित दकय े गए टेलीग्राफ लाइन एिं खम्भ े या इस प्रकार की स्ट्िापना और अनरु िण दकय े िाने के जलए, टेलीग्राफ प्राजधकरण को प्राप्त ि-ैं यि अनुमोदन 25 िषों के जलए प्रदान दकया िाता ि।ै i. आिेदक को प्रस्ट्ताजित लाइन की स्ट्िापना से पूिस संबंजधत प्राजधकरणों अिातस ् स्ट्िानीय जनकायों, रेलिे, राष्ट्रीय रािमागस, राज्य रािमागस आदद की सिमजत प्राप्त करनी िोगी। ii. आिेदक को जिद्युत अजधजनयम, 2003 के तित समुजचत आयोग के द्वारा तैयार दकए गए रांसजमिन, ओ एडं एम, ओपन एक्टसेस आदद के जिजनयमों/संजिताओं का पालन करना िोगा। iii. आिेदक केंद्र सरकार के जिद्युत जनरीिक/मख्ु य जिद्युत जनरीिक के अनुमोदन के पश्चात िी लाइन का प्रचालन करेगा। iv. यि अनुमोदन आिेदक द्वारा जिद्युत अजधजनयम, 2003 के प्रािधानों और उसके तित बनाए गए जनयमों की अपेिाओं का अनुपालन दकए िाने के अध्यधीन ि।ै v. मेसस स एबीआरईएल (आरिे) प्रोिेक्ट्स जलजमटेड को जिद्युत जनरीिण के समय जिमानन एिं रिा प्राजधकरणों इत्यादद, से अपेजित अनुमजत को प्राप्त करन े के बाद, इस े केंद्रीय जिद्युत प्राजधकरण को जिद्युत जनरीिण के समय प्रस्ट्तुत करना िोगा। vi. यदद उपरोि ओिरिडे लाइन का माग स (या उपरोि ओिरिडे लाइन के माग स का कुछ भाग) ग्रेट इंजडयन बस्ट्टड स (िीआईबी) िेत्र में आता ि ै तो आिेदक को ग्रेट इंजडयन बस्ट्टडस (िीआईबी) मामले के संबंध में 2019 की याजचका संख्या 838 पर माननीय उच्चतम न्यायालय के आदिे ों का और माननीय उच्चतम न्यायालय द्वारा गरित तकनीकी/जििेषज्ञ सजमजत के जनदेिों का पालन करना िोगा। [फा. स.ं 25-16/76/2025-पािरजिड(एमओपी)] एम.िी.एन. िरा प्रसाद, अिर सजचि (पीिी) MINISTRY OF POWER ORDER New Delhi, 24th December, 2025 S.O. 6019(E).––Whereas M/s ABREL (RJ) Projects Limited having its registered address at A-2, Aditya Birla Centre, S K Ahire Marg, Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400030, India 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 ABREL (RJ) Projects Limited for its 314 MW Hybrid RE Power Project in Kutch, Gujarat.”4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] And whereas, Ministry of Power, Government of India vide its letter No. 25-17/64/2024- PG dated 07.11.2024 had granted prior approval under section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 for the overhead line covered under the transmission scheme “transmission system for providing connectivity to M/s ABREL (RJ) Projects Limited for its 314 MW Hybrid RE Power Project in Kutch, Gujarat.” M/s ABREL (RJ) Projects Limited had published notice for transmission scheme in local newspapers Rajasthan Patrika (in Hindi) dated 18.02.2025, The Indian Express (in English) dated 18.02.2025, Kutch Mitra (in Gujarati) dated 18.02.2025, Akila (in Gujarati) dated 18.02.2025 and in Weekly Gazette of India dated 15.03.2025 for the general public to make observations/representations on the proposed transmission route within 2 Months from the date of publication. Subsequently, M/s ABREL (RJ) Projects Limited has submitted an affidavit dated 07.11.2025 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 ABREL (RJ) Projects Limited for its 314 MW Hybrid RE Power Project in Kutch, Gujarat. ”. The following overhead line is covered under this scheme: 1. ABREL (RJ) Projects Limited (Generation switchyard located in Village Bhoa, Taluka Abdasa, District Kutch, Gujarat)-Bhuj-II PS 220 kV S/c line on D/c towers. [Total line length is 48.12 km (approx.)] The transmission line covered under the above scheme will pass through, over, around and between the following villages, towns and cities of Gujarat: Sl. Name of Villages Tehsil / District No Taluka 1. DABAN, BANDIYA, USTIYA, ASHAPAR, NANGIYA, MOKHRA, Abdasa JANGADIA, BUTTA, GOYLA, AIDA, LAIYARI, VALSARA, KHANAY, BHOA, FULAY, JOGIYAY 2. BHADARA MOTA Lakhpat Kutchh 3. JADODAR, KOTDA JADODAR, KADIYA MOTA, KADIA NANA, Nakhatrana RASALIYA, UKHEDA, KHOMBHADI, NETRA, BHARAPAR, 4. TRAMBAU Rapar 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 ABREL (RJ) Projects 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:[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 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 ABREL (RJ) Projects 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. 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.25-16/76/2025-POWER GRID(MoP)] M.V.N. Vara Prasad, Under Secretary (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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