Date: 2025-06-25Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
TAMIL NADU TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LTD.--General Construction Circle/Salem--Erection of proposed EHT Line to meet out the Additional Demand for the year 2025-26 and Subsequent years to be Published as per section 164 and 168 of Electricity Act (2003).
**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette regarding the erection of Extra High Tension (EHT) power lines by the Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Ltd (TANTRANSCO). The purpose is to meet additional power demand and augment power supply for the year 2025-26 and subsequent years. The notification is published as per sections 164 and 168 of the Electricity Act 2003, and objections can be raised within two months of its publication date, June 25, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Project Overview**:
* TANTRANSCO proposes constructing new EHT power lines to meet increasing electricity demand and enhance power supply in the Salem region.
* The projects are sanctioned by TANTRANSCO.
* **Specific EHT Line Projects**:
* Extension of 110 KV supply to M/s. Chemplast Sanmar Limited Plant-III:
* Erection of new 110 KV SC line on DC tower with panther conductor (2.14 Kms).
* Conversion of existing 110 KV DC line on DC towers into 110 KV MC line on MC towers with panther conductor (1.70 Kms).
* Erection of 110 KV DC Line for M/s Tel Components Pvt Ltd:
* Erection of 110 KV DC Line on DC towers with Panther conductor by making LILO of the existing 110 KV Uddanapalli - Rayakottai Grid feeder (1.00 Kms).
* Erection of 230 KV DC line for M/s. JSW Steel Ltd., Pottaneri (PO):
* Erection of 230 KV DC line on DC towers with zebra conductor by making LILO of existing Mettur - Palavadi feeder (6.00 Kms).
* Erection of 230 KV MC line on MC towers with zebra conductor to accommodate feeders and existing feeders (5.00 Kms).
* **General Information and Objections**:
* The notification is for general public information.
* Objections to the schemes must be submitted to the Superintending Engineer, General Construction Circle, within two months of the publication date (June 25, 2025).
**Impact Analysis**
**M/s. Chemplast Sanmar Limited Plant-III**
* **Impact**: Will receive an extended EHT supply, improving power availability.
* **Action Required**: None explicitly stated in the document.
**M/s Tel Components Pvt Ltd**
* **Impact**: Will receive an extended EHT supply, improving power availability.
* **Action Required**: None explicitly stated in the document.
**M/s. JSW Steel Ltd., Pottaneri (PO)**
* **Impact**: Will receive an extended EHT supply, improving power availability.
* **Action Required**: None explicitly stated in the document.
**General Public**
* **Impact**: Increased electricity supply to the area.
* **Action Required**: Any objections to the proposed schemes must be submitted in writing to the Superintending Engineer within two months of the publication date.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Ltd (TANTRANSCO): The state-owned electricity transmission utility responsible for sanctioning the infrastructure projects outlined in the document.
Electricity Act (2003): Indian law that provides the framework for the power sector and is referenced as the legal basis for publishing the notification.
Part VI-Section 3(b): Section of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette where notifications from Quasi-Government bodies and Public Sector undertakings are published.
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official government publication containing legal and public notices for the state of Tamil Nadu.
Chennai: The city where the Government Gazette is published.