**Executive Summary**
This order, issued by the Ministry of Power on March 27, 2026, authorizes M/s Project Nine Renewable Power Private Limited to exercise powers under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, for laying an overhead transmission line in Karnataka. The project facilitates connectivity for a 250 MW wind power plant, following a public notice period that ended on January 13, 2026, with no objections received. The applicant is now permitted to install the 220 kV transmission line subject to specific regulatory consents and a 25-year approval term.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Project Scope and Infrastructure**
* The authorization covers the installation of a 220 kV S/C transmission line on D/C towers.
* The line connects the Generation Pooling Station in Nidagundi (Gadag District) to the Gadag-II PS (ISTS S/s).
* The infrastructure is designed to support a 250 MW wind power project in Gadag, Karnataka.
**Geographic Route**
* The transmission line will pass through various villages and taluks within the districts of Gadag and Koppal in Karnataka.
* Specific affected areas include Nidagundi, Naregal, Timmapura, Harlapura, Kotumuchagi, Halligudi, Yarehanchinala, Binnala, and Tondihala.
**Legal and Regulatory Framework**
* The applicant is conferred with powers equivalent to a telegraph authority under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, for placing lines and posts.
* The approval is granted for a duration of 25 years.
* The applicant must comply with all regulations and codes regarding transmission, Operation & Maintenance (O&M), and open access as framed by the Appropriate Commission.
**Mandatory Approvals and Compliance**
* Prior consent must be obtained from local bodies, Railways, and National/State Highway authorities before the erection of the line.
* The line can only be operated after receiving approval from the Electrical Inspector or Chief Electrical Inspector of the Central Government.
* The applicant is required to submit clearances from Civil Aviation and Defense authorities to the Central Electricity Authority during the time of electrical inspection.
**Impact Analysis**
**M/s Project Nine Renewable Power Private Limited**
**Impact**
The company is now legally authorized to proceed with the installation of transmission infrastructure and exercise the powers of a telegraph authority for a 25-year period.
**Action Required**
The company must seek necessary consents from relevant transport and local authorities, adhere to the Electricity Act 2003 regulations, and obtain final operational clearance from the Electrical Inspector.
**Local and National Authorities (Railways, NHAI, Local Bodies)**
**Impact**
These entities are stakeholders in the regions where the transmission line will be erected.
**Action Required**
They must review and provide the requisite consents for the proposed line route within their respective jurisdictions before construction begins.
**Central Electricity Authority (CEA) / Electrical Inspector**
**Impact**
These bodies act as the technical and safety regulators for the project.
**Action Required**
The Electrical Inspector must conduct a final inspection and verify that all requisite clearances (including Aviation and Defense) have been obtained before authorizing the operation of the line.
Key Entities Referenced
Electricity Act, 2003: The primary legislation under which the Ministry of Power grants authorization (Sections 164 and 68(1)) for laying and operating overhead transmission lines.
Ministry of Power: The central government body that issued this order granting technical and legal authorization for the power transmission project.
Project Nine Renewable Power Private Limited: The private entity authorized to implement a 250 MW wind power project and its associated transmission system connectivity.
Indian Telegraph Act, 1885: The act whose powers are conferred upon the applicant to facilitate the placement and maintenance of transmission lines and posts.
Gadag and Koppal, Karnataka: The central locations where the authorized transmission line project will be implemented across multiple villages and taluks.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 1566] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, मार् च30, 2026/ र्त्रै 9, 1948
No. 1566] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2026/ CHAITRA 9, 1948
विद्यतु मत्रं ालय
आदेश
नई दिल्ली, 27 मार्,च 2026
का.आ. 1631(अ).— जबकि मैससस प्रोजेक्ट नाइन रिन्यूएबल पािि प्राइिेट वलवमटेड, वजसिा पंजीिृत पता एस
2904, 29िीं मंवजल, िर्लड स ट्रेड सेंटि, विगडे गेटिे िैंपस, 26/1, डॉ. िाजिुमाि िोड, मर्ललेश्विम-िाजाजीनगि, बैंगलोि-
560055, िनासटि, भाित में वथित ह,ै ने ट्रांसवमशन योजना “िनासटि िे गडग म ें मेससस प्रोजेक्ट नाइन रिन्यूएबल पािि
प्राइिेट वलवमटेड िे 250 MW विंड पािि प्रोजेक्ट िे वलए िनवे क्टविटी वसथटम प्रदान ििने िे वलए ट्रांसवमशन प्रणाली” िे
तहत ओििहडे ट्रांसवमशन लाइन वबछाने िे वलए विद्युत अविवनयम, 2003 िी िािा 164 िे अंतगतस प्रावििृत ििने हते ु
आिेदन किया ह।ै
औि जबकि, विद्युत मंत्रालय, भाित सििाि न े अपन े पत्र स.ं 25-17/115/2024-PG कदनांि 23.12.2024 िे
द्वािा ट्रांसवमशन योजना “िनासटि िे गडग म ें मेससस प्रोजेक्ट नाइन रिन्यूएबल पािि प्राइिेट वलवमटेड िे 250 MW विंड
पािि प्रोजेक्ट िे वलए िनेवक्टविटी वसथटम प्रदान ििन ेिे वलए ट्रांसवमशन प्रणाली” िे अंतगसत आन ेिाली ओििहडे ट्रांसवमशन
लाइनों िे वलए विद्युत अविवनयम िी िािा 68(1) िे अंतगसत पूिस अनुमोदन प्रदान किया िा।
मैसस सप्रोजेक्ट नाइन रिन्यूएबल पािि प्राइिेट वलवमटेड न ेथिानीय समाचाि पत्रों डेक्कन हिे ार्लड (अग्रं ेजी म)ें कदनांि
30.07.2025, िाजथिान पवत्रिा (वहदं ी म)ें कदनांि 30.07.2025, प्रजािाणी (िन्नड़ म)ें कदनांि 30.07.2025, विजया
िनासटि (िन्नड़ म)ें कदनांि 30.07.2025 औि भाित िे साप्तावहि िाजपत्र कदनांि 23.08.2025 म ें ट्रांसवमशन योजना िे
वलए प्रथतावित ट्रांसवमशन माग स पि प्रिाशन िी तािीख स े 2 महीन े िे भीति आम जनता िी रटप्पवणयों / अभ्यािेदन िी
मांग ििते हुए नोरटस प्रिावशत किया िा। इसिे पश्चात, मैससस प्रोजेक्ट नाइन रिन्यूएबल पािि प्राइिेट वलवमटेड न े कदनांि
2279 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
13.01.2026 िो एि हलफनामा प्रथतुत किया ह,ै वजसम ें घोषणा िी गई ह ै कि भाित सििाि िे आवििारिि िाजपत्र एि ं
थिानीय समाचाि पत्रों म ें प्रिाशन िी तािीख स े 2 महीने िे भीति िोई रटप्पणी / अभ्यािेदन प्राप्त नहीं हुआ िा।
औि अब आिेदि न े विद्युत अविवनयम, 2003 िी िािा 164 िे अंतगसत “िनासटि िे गडग म ें मेससस प्रोजेक्ट नाइन
रिन्यूएबल पािि प्राइिेट वलवमटेड िे 250 MW विंड पािि प्रोजेक्ट िे वलए िनेवक्टविटी वसथटम प्रदान ििने िे वलए
ट्रांसवमशन प्रणाली” िे तहत ट्रासं वमशन लाइन वबछाने िे वलए उसे िे सभी शवियां प्रदान ििने िा अनिु ोि किया ह,ै जो
भाितीय टेलीग्राफ अविवनयम, 1885 िे तहत टेलीग्राफ िे प्रयोजन िे वलए सििाि द्वािा थिावपत अििा अनिु वित किय े
गए टेलीग्राफ लाइन एि ंखम्भे या इस प्रिाि िी थिापना औि अनुििण किय ेजाने िे वलए, टेलीग्राफ प्राविििण िो प्राप्त ह।ैं
योजना िे अंतगसत वनम्नवलवखत ओििहडे ट्रांसवमशन लाइन ह:ैं
1. मेसस स प्रोजेक्ट नाइन रिन्यूएबल पािि प्राइिेट वलवमटेड िा जेनिेशन पूवलगं थटेशन (गांि: वनडगुंदी, तहसील:
गजेंद्रगड, वजला: गडग, िनासटि म ें वथित) स े गडग-II पीएस (आईएसटीएस एस/एस) 220 िेिी एस/सी लाइन
डी/सी टािि पि
उपिोि योजना िे अंतगसत ओििहडे ट्रांसवमशन लाइन िनासटि िे वनम्न ाकं ित गााँिों, िथबों औि शहिों स े होिि, उन पि स,े
उनिे आसपास स ेऔि बीच से होिि गुज़िेगी:
क्र. स.ं गािाँ िा नाम तालिु वजला िाज्य
1. वनडगुंदी, निेगल गजेंद्रगड
2. वतम्मापुि, हलासपुि, िोटुमुचागी गडग गडग
3. हर्ललीगुडी मुंड़िगी िनासटि
4. यािेहवं चनाल, वबन्नाल िुिनुि
िोप्पल
5. तोंडीहाल यलबुगा स
अब, साििानीपूिसि विचाि ििन े िे पश्चात, विद्युत मंत्रालय, भाित सििाि, विद्युत अविवनयम, 2003 िी िािा
164 िे तहत, मैसस स प्रोजेक्ट नाइन रिन्यूएबल पािि प्राइिेट वलवमटेड िो उपिोि ओििहडे ट्रांसवमशन लाइन िो लगान े िे
वलए िे सभी शवियां वनम्नवलवखत वनबंिनों एि ं शतों िे साि प्रदान ििता ह,ै जो भाितीय टेलीग्राफ अविवनयम, 1885 िे
तहत टेलीग्राफ िे प्रयोजन िे वलए सििाि द्वािा थिावपत अििा अनुिवित किय ेगए टेलीग्राफ लाइन एि ंखम्भ ेया इस प्रिाि
िी थिापना औि अनुििण किये जाने िे वलए, टेलीग्राफ प्राविििण िो प्राप्त ह-ैं
i. यह अनुमोदन 25 िषों िे वलए प्रदान किया जाता ह।ै
ii. आिेदि िो प्रथतावित लाइन िी थिापना स े पूिस संबंवित प्राविििणों अिातस ् थिानीय वनिायों, िेलिे, िाष्ट्रीय
िाजमागस, िाज्य िाजमागस आकद िी सहमवत प्राप्त ििनी होगी।
iii. आिेदि िो विद्युत अविवनयम, 2003 िे तहत समुवचत आयोग िे द्वािा तैयाि किए गए ट्रांसवमशन, ओ एडं एम,
ओपन एक्सेस आकद िे विवनयमों/संवहताओं िा पालन ििना होगा।
iv. आिेदि िेंद्र सििाि िे विद्युत वनिीिि/मुख्य विद्युत वनिीिि िे अनुमोदन िे पश्चात ही लाइन िा प्रचालन ििेगा।
v. यह अनुमोदन आिेदि द्वािा विद्युत अविवनयम, 2003 िे प्राििानों औि उसिे तहत बनाए गए वनयमों िी अपेिाओं
िा अनुपालन किए जाने िे अध्यिीन ह।ै
vi. मैसस सप्रोजेक्ट नाइन रिन्यूएबल पािि प्राइिेट वलवमटेड िो विद्युत वनिीिण िे समय विमानन एि ंििा प्राविििणों
इत्याकद, स े अपेवित अनुमवत िो प्राप्त ििन े िे बाद, इस े िेंद्रीय विद्युत प्राविििण िो विद्युत वनिीिण िे समय
प्रथतुत ििना होगा।
[फा. स.ं 25-16/30/2026-पाििविड(एमओपी)]
एम.िी.एन. ििा प्रसाद, अिि सवचि (पीजी)[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF POWER
ORDER
New Delhi, the 27th March, 2026
S.O. 1631(E).— Whereas M/s Project Nine Renewable Power Private Limited having its registered address at
S 2904, 29th Floor, World Trade Center, Brigade Gateway Campus, 26/1, Dr. Rajkumar Road, Malleswaram-
Rajajinagar, Bangalore-560055, Karnataka, 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 Project Nine Renewable Power Private Limited for its 250 MW wind power project in Gadag,
Karnataka”.
And whereas, Ministry of Power, Government of India vide its letter No. 25-17/115/2024-PG dated 23.12.2024
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 Project Nine Renewable Power Private
Limited for its 250 MW wind power project in Gadag, Karnataka”.
M/s Project Nine Renewable Power Private Limited had published notice for transmission scheme in local
newspapers Deccan Herald (in English) dated 30.07.2025, Rajasthan Patrika (in Hindi) dated 30.07.2025, Prajavani (in
Kannada) dated 30.07.2025, Vijaya karnataka (in Kannada) dated 30.07.2025 and in Weekly Gazette of India dated
23.08.2025 for the general public to make observations/representations on the proposed transmission route within 2
Months from the date of publication. Subsequently, M/s Project Nine Renewable Power Private Limited has submitted
an affidavit dated 13.01.2026 declaring that no observation/representation was received within 2 Months from the date
of Publication in the official gazette of Government of India and newspaper publications.
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 Project Nine Renewable Power Private Limited for its 250 MW wind power project in Gadag,
Karnataka”. The following overhead line is covered under this scheme:
1. Generation Pooling Station of M/s Project Nine Renewable Power Private Limited (located in Village:
Nidagundi, Tehsil: Gajendragad, District: Gadag, Karnataka) to Gadag-II PS (ISTS S/s) 220 kV S/C Line on
D/C tower
The transmission line covered under the above scheme will pass through, over, around and between the following
villages, towns and cities of Karnataka:
S No. Name of Villages Taluk District State
1. Nidagundi, Naregal Gajendragad
Gadag
2. Timmapura, Harlapura, Kotumuchagi Gadag
3. Halligudi Mundargi Karnataka
4. Yarehanchinala, Binnala Kukanura Koppal
5. Tondihala Yelburga4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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 Project Nine Renewable Power Private 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 Project Nine Renewable Power Private 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.
[F.No.25-16/30/2026-POWER GRID(MoP)]
M.V.N. Vara Prasad, Under Secretary (PG)
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