GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF POWER
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.759
ANSWERED ON 24.07.2025
CREATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
759. SHRI CHAMALA KIRAN KUMAR REDDY:
Will the Minister of POWER
be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government of Telangana has requested to create
infrastructure for necessary transmission systems of strategic importance in
the State;
(b) whether...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.759 ANSWERED ON 24.07.2025 CREATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
759. SHRI CHAMALA KIRAN KUMAR REDDY:
Will the Minister of POWER
be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government of Telangana has requested to create infrastructure for necessary transmission systems of strategic importance in the State;
(b) whether TGTRANSCO and TGDISCOMs submitted nine schemes under the Power System Development Fund (PSDF) during the year 2022-23 with a total cost of Rs. 487.99 crore for sanction and also requested to arrange sanction from National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC) for these schemes under PSDF; and
(c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon and if not, the reasons for delay? A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)
(a) to (c) : TGTRANSCO, TGDISCOMs and TGSLDC have submitted nine (09) proposals to NLDC during the year 2022-23 for funding under Power System Development Fund (PSDF) as per Annexure. These proposals have been examined by Techno-economic Sub Group of PSDF. However, the Monitoring Committee of PSDF in its meeting held on 13.06.2025 has prioritized investment support for Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and strengthening of State Load Despatch Centres (SLDCs) and further advised in respect of regular investment proposals that Project entities may implement such projects through their own resources and recover the cost through tariff.
**************ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 759 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 24.07.2025 ************* Details of Nine (09) proposals received from TGTRANSCO, TGDISCOMs and TGSLDC Sl.
Entity Project Name No.
Renovation & Upgradation of Protection system and 1 TGTRANSCO Replacement of different Substation equipment in TGTRANSCO Substations of 400kV & 220kV.
Strengthening of 220kV Nagaram -Warangal DC line by replacement of existing ACSR Zebra/ Moose conductor with 2 TGTRANSCO HTLS conductor equivalent to ACSR Zebra Conductor to avoid overloading.
Remote Access of Disturbance Recorders (DRs) & Event 3 TGTRANSCO Loggers (ELs) in TSTRANSCO.
Automation of 21 Extra High Tension (EHT) Substations in 4 TGTRANSCO TSTRANSCO.
5 TGSLDC Next Generation Security Operation Centre (SOC) at TGSLDC Project of Reactive Power Management by installation and 6 TGNPDCL commissioning of Capacitor Bank at 33/11kV Substation Installation and Commissioning of 301 capacitor banks at 7 TGSPDCL various 33/11kV sub-stations of Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Ltd. (TSSPDCL) Improvement of Voltage Profile by installing 25 Capacitor Banks 8 TGTRANSCO at 33kV level at various EHT Substations in TGTRANSCO.
Implementation of Automatic Generation Control (AGC) at 9 TGSLDC TSSLDC. ***********