**Executive Summary**
This order grants M/s Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) authorization under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, to exercise telegraph authority powers for a new 400 kV overhead transmission line in Maharashtra. The project provides connectivity for a 302.8 MW wind power project in the Dharashiv District and follows a public notice period that concluded in January 2026 without objection. The approval is valid for 25 years and requires TPREL to obtain final consents from various authorities and a mandatory electrical inspection before operation.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Statutory Authorization**
* Conferred powers under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, for the placement of telegraph lines and posts.
* Approval is granted for a duration of 25 years.
* The project received prior approval under Section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003, on September 17, 2024.
**Technical Specifications and Route**
* Line Type: 400 kV S/c line on S/c towers.
* Estimated Length: Approximately 18.301 km.
* Terminals: TPREL PS (Washi, Dharashiv) to TSPPL Common PS (Nandurghat, Beed).
* Jurisdiction: Passes through Washi and Kej Tehsils in the Dharashiv and Beed districts of Maharashtra.
* Affected Villages: Includes Golegaon, Washi, Sarola Washi, Maldarpuri, Kavdewadi, Tandulwadi, Pimpalwadi, Lakhangaon, Para, Dongrewadi, Fakrabad, and Nandurghat.
**Regulatory Compliance and Conditions**
* Requirement to follow all regulations and codes related to transmission, Operations & Maintenance (O&M), and open access.
* Compliance with the Electricity Act, 2003, and all rules framed thereunder is mandatory.
* Operation is prohibited until final approval is granted by the Electrical Inspector/Chief Electrical Inspector of the Central Government.
**Impact Analysis**
**M/s Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited**
**Impact**
Authorized to proceed with the installation of critical infrastructure for its 302.8 MW wind power project with the powers of a telegraph authority.
**Action Required**
Must seek formal consent from local bodies, Railways, and Highway authorities before erection; submit Civil Aviation and Defense clearances to the Central Electricity Authority; and obtain final operational approval from the Electrical Inspector.
**Local Bodies and Infrastructure Authorities (Railways, National/State Highways)**
**Impact**
Their jurisdictions and infrastructure are directly affected by the proposed route of the transmission lines.
**Action Required**
Required to review and provide necessary consents to the applicant prior to the commencement of line erection.
**Central Electricity Authority / Electrical Inspector**
**Impact**
Responsible for the final safety and regulatory oversight of the project.
**Action Required**
Conduct a formal inspection of the line and review all requisite clearances (including Aviation and Defense) before granting operational approval.
Key Entities Referenced
Electricity Act, 2003: The primary legal framework under which Sections 164 and 68(1) are invoked to authorize the laying of overhead transmission lines.
Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited: The private entity authorized to establish and maintain the transmission system for its wind power project.
Indian Telegraph Act, 1885: Legislation whose powers regarding the placement of lines and posts are conferred upon the applicant for this project.
Transmission system for 302.8MW Wind Power Project: The specific infrastructure initiative designed to provide connectivity for renewable energy generation in Maharashtra.
Dharashiv and Beed, Maharashtra: The central locations and districts where the authorized transmission lines are to be installed and operated.
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जिद्यतु मत्रं ालय
आदेि
नई ददल्ली, 27 मार्,च 2026
का.आ. 1637(अ).—िबदक मसे सच टाटा पािर ररन्यूएबल एनिी जलजमटेड, आिेदक न े जिसका रजिस्ट्टड च ऑदिस
34, संत तुकाराम रोड, कानाकच बंदर, मुंबई-400009, भारत म ें जस्ट्ित ह,ै न े रांसजमिन योिना “महाराष्ट्र के धाराजिि
जिले म ें प्रस्ट्ताजित पिन ऊिा च पररयोिना के जलए टाटा पािर ररन्यूएबल एनिी जलजमटेड को 302.8 मगे ािाट जबिली की
कनेजटटजिटी प्रदान करने हते ु रांसजमिन प्रणाली” म ें िाजमल ओिरहडे रांसजमिन लाइन के जलए जिद्युत अजधजनयम, 2003
की धारा 164 के अतं गतच प्राजधकृत करन े हते ु आिेदन दकया ह।ै
और िबदक, जिद्युत मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार न े अपने पत्र संख्या 25-17/90/2024-PG ददनांक 17.09.2024 के
द्वारा मेसस च टाटा पािर ररन्यूएबल एनिी जलजमटेड को रांसजमिन योिना “महाराष्ट्र के धाराजिि जिल े म ें प्रस्ट्ताजित पिन
ऊिाच पररयोिना के जलए टाटा पािर ररन्यूएबल एनिी जलजमटेड को 302.8 मेगािाट जबिली की कनेजटटजिटी प्रदान करन े
हते ु रांसजमिन प्रणाली” म ें िाजमल ओिरहडे रांसजमिन लाइन जबछाने के जलए जिद्युत अजधजनयम, 2003 की धारा 68(1)
के अंतगचत पूिच अनुमोदन प्रदान दकया िा ।
मेसस च टाटा पािर ररन्यूएबल एनिी जलजमटेड ने प्रस्ट्ताजित रांसजमिन माग च के बारे म ें स्ट्िानीय अखबारों, इंजडयन
एटसप्रेस (अंग्रेिी म)ें ददनांक 12.08.2025, लोकमत समार्ार (जहन्दी म)ें ददनांक 12.08.2025 और पण्ु य नगरी (मराठी
2286 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
म)ें ददनांक 12.08.2025, तिा भारत के साप्ताजहक रािपत्र ददनांक 20.09.2025 म ें प्रकािन की तारीख स े दो महीनों के
भीतर आम िनता स े अिलोकन/ अभ्यािेदन की मांग करते हुए नोरटस प्रकाजित दकया िा। इसके पश् र्ात, मेससच टाटा
पािर ररन्यूएबल एनिी जलजमटेड, ने ददनांक 20.01.2026 को एक हलफनामा प्रस्ट्ततु दकया, जिसम ें घोषणा की गई िी दक
भारत सरकार के आजधकाररक रािपत्र एि ं स्ट्िानीय समार्ार पत्रों म ें सािचिजनक सूर्ना के प्रकािन के दो महीनों के भीतर
िनता स े मेसस च टाटा पािर ररन्यूएबल एनिी जलजमटेड को कोई अिलोकन/अभ्यािेदन प्राप्त नहीं हुआ।
और अब आिेदक ने जिद्युत अजधजनयम, 2003 की धारा 164 के अतं गतच मेससच टाटा पािर ररन्यूएबल एनिी
जलजमटेड के जलए ओिरहडे रासं जमिन लाइन जबछान े के जलए उन्ह ें ि े सभी िजियां प्रदान करने का अनरु ोध दकया ह,ै िो
टेलीग्राफ लाइन्स के प्रयोिन के जलए सरकार द्वारा स्ट्िाजपत टेलीग्राफ लाइन्स और खंबों या उनके रख-रखाि के जलए
भारतीय टेलीग्राफ अजधजनयम 1885 के अतं गतच टेजलग्राफ प्राजधकरण के पास ह।ै इस स्ट्कीम के अंतगचत जनम्नजलजखत
ओिरहडे लाइन्स िाजमल ह:ैं-
• टीपीआरईएल पीएस (गांि िािी, तालुका िािी, जिला धाराजिि, महाराष्ट्र में जस्ट्ित) स े टीएसपीपीएल कॉमन
पीएस (गांि नांदरु घाट, तालुका कैि, जिला बीड, महाराष्ट्र म ें जस्ट्ित) तक 400 केिी एस/सी टािरों पर एस/सी
लाइन (लाइन की कुल लंबाई लगभग 18.301 दकमी)।
इस योिना के अंतगचत ओिरहडे रांसजमिन लाइनें महाराष्ट्र राज्य के जनम्नांदकत गााँिों, कस्ट्बों और िहरों स े होकर, उन पर
स,े उनके आसपास स ेऔर बीर् स े होकर गुज़रेगी।
क्र.सं. गांि तहसील जिला राज्य
1- गोलेगांि, िािी, सरोला िािी मालदारपुरी किड़ेिाड़ी, तांदलु िाडी, पपंपलिाड़ी, लाखनगांि, पारा, िािी धाराजिि महाराष्ट्र
डोंगरेिाड़ी फाकराबाद
2- नांदरू घाट कैि बीड महाराष्ट्र
अब, सािधानीपूिचक जिर्ार करने के पश्चात, जिद्युत मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार, जिद य ुत अजधजनयम, 2003 की
धारा 164 के अंतगचत मेससच टाटा पािर ररन्यूएबल एनिी जलजमटेड को उपरोि ओिरहडे रासं जमिन लाइन के जलए ि े सभी
िजियां जनम्नजलजखत जनबंधनों एि ं ितों के साि प्रदान करता ह,ै िो टेलीग्राफ के उद्दश्े य के जलए सरकार द्वारा स्ट्िाजपत
टेलीग्राफ लाइनों और खंबों या उनके रख-रखाि के जलए भारतीय टेलीग्राफ अजधजनयम, 1885 के अंतगचत टेलीग्राफ
प्राजधकरण के पास ह:ै
i. यह अनुमोदन 25 िषों के जलए प्रदान दकया िाता ह।ै
ii. आिेदक को प्रस्ट्ताजित लाइनों की स्ट्िापना स े पूिच संबंजधत प्राजधकाररयों अिाचत स्ट्िानीय जनकायों, रेलिे, राष्ट्रीय
रािमागच, राज्य रािमागच आदद की सहमजत प्राप्त करनी होगी।
iii. आिेदक को जिद्युत अजधजनयम, 2003 के अंतगचत समुजर्त आयोग के द्वारा तैयार दकए गए पारेषण,
ओ एडं एम, ओपन एटसेस आदद के जिजनयमों/संजहताओं का पालन करना होगा।
iv. आिेदक केंद्र सरकार के जिद्युत जनरीक्षक/मख्ु य जिद्युत जनरीक्षक के अनुमोदन के पश्चात ही लाइनों का प्रर्ालन
करेगा।
v. यह अनुमोदन आिेदक द्वारा जिद्युत अजधजनयम, 2003 के प्रािधानों और उसके अंतगचत बनाए गए जनयमों की
अपेक्षाओं का अनुपालन दकए िाने के अध्यधीन ह।ै[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
vi. मेसस च टाटा पािर ररन्यूएबल एनिी जलजमटेड को जिद्युत जनरीक्षण के समय जिमानन एि ं रक्षा प्राजधकरणों
इत्यादद, स े अपेजक्षत अनुमजत को प्राप्त करन े के बाद, इस े केंद्रीय जिद्युत प्राजधकरण को जिद्युत जनरीक्षण के समय
प्रस्ट्तुत करना होगा।
[िा. स.ं 25-16/19/2026-पािरजिड(एमओपी)]
एम.िी.एन. िरा प्रसाद, अिर सजर्ि (पीिी)
MINISTRY OF POWER
ORDER
New Delhi, the 27th March, 2026
S.O. 1637(E).— Whereas M/s Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited, the applicant with its registered office
at 34, Sant Tukaram Road, Carnac Bunder, Mumbai 400009, has applied for authorization under Section 164 of the
Electricity Act, 2003 for laying of overhead transmission line included in the transmission scheme, “Transmission
system for providing connectivity of 302.8MW to M/s TATA Power Renewable Energy Limited for its proposed
Wind Power Project in Dharashiv District, Maharashtra”.
And whereas, Ministry of Power, Government of India vide its letter No. 25-17/90/2024-PG dated 17.09.2024
had granted prior approval under section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 for laying of overhead transmission line
included in the transmission scheme, “Transmission system for providing connectivity of 302.8MW to M/s TATA
Power Renewable Energy Limited for its proposed Wind Power Project in Dharashiv District, Maharashtra.”
M/s Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited had published notice for transmission scheme in local
newspapers Indian Express (in English) dated 12.08.2025, Lokhmat Samachar (in Hindi) dated 12.08.2025 and Punya
Nagari (in Marathi) 12.08.2025, and in Weekly Gazette of India dated 20.09.2025 for the general public to make
observations/ representations on the proposed transmission route within two months from the date of publication.
Subsequently, M/s Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited has submitted an affidavit dated 20.01.2026 declaring that
no observation/ representation was received within two months from the date of Publication in the Newspaper/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 overhead transmission line for M/s Tata Power Renewable Limited. The
following overhead transmission line is covered under this scheme:
• TPREL PS (located at Village Washi, Taluka Washi, District Dharashiv, Maharashtra) – TSPPL Common PS
(located at Village Nandurghat, Taluka Kej, District Beed, Maharashtra) 400 kV S/c line on S/c towers (total
line length of 18.301 km approx.).
The overhead transmission line covered under the above scheme will pass through, over, around and between the
following villages, towns and cities of Maharashtra:
Villages Tehsil District State
Golegaon, Washi, Sarola Washi, Maldarpuri, Kavdewadi, Tandulwadi, Washi Dharashiv Maharashtra
Pimpalwadi, Lakhangaon, Para, Dongrewadi, Fakrabad
Nandurghat Kej Beed Maharashtra
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 Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited for above overhead
transmission 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.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
iii. The Applicant shall have to follow regulations/ codes of the Appropriate Commission regarding
transmission, O&M, open access, etc., framed under the 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 Tata Power Renewable Energy 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. 25-16/19/2026-POWER GRID(MoP)]
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.