## Policy Analysis Report: Authorization for Electric Line Laying by SBSR Power Cleantech Eleven Private Limited
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government order issued by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) authorizing Ms. SBSR Power Cleantech Eleven Private Limited (SBSRPCEPL) to lay electric lines for its 300MW solar generation project in Rajasthan. The order grants SBSRPCEPL powers equivalent to telegraph authorities under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, for the purpose of establishing and maintaining electric lines. Key findings include specific geographical locations impacted by the project, adherence to procedural requirements, and the imposition of specific terms and conditions for the authorization. This analysis is based solely on the provided official text.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview and analysis of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) order regarding the authorization granted to Ms. SBSR Power Cleantech Eleven Private Limited (SBSRPCEPL) for laying electric lines. The analysis is based exclusively on the text of the provided government order.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new policy* authorization, not an amendment.
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective is to authorize SBSRPCEPL, under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, to lay electric lines for their 300MW solar power generation project in Rajasthan. The objective is also to grant SBSRPCEPL the powers of a telegraph authority under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, to facilitate the laying and maintenance of these lines.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This is a new policy authorization. The policy addresses the need for transmission infrastructure to support SBSRPCEPL's 300MW solar generation project. The text highlights the company's application for authorization to lay electric lines and their prior approval under Section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 for the overhead line. The rationale seems to be to facilitate the integration of renewable energy (solar power) into the grid by enabling the necessary transmission infrastructure.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This is a new policy authorization, therefore, the following provisions apply:
* **Grant of Authority:** SBSRPCEPL is granted the powers of a telegraph authority under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, for the purpose of laying electric lines for their 300MW solar power project. This includes powers related to placing telegraph lines and posts.
* **Project Scope:** The project involves laying a 220kV Single Circuit (Sc) line from the SBSR Eleven Solar Power Project Bikaner to Bikaner PS. The line will be constructed on Double Circuit (Dc) towers except for the last 23 kilometers, which will be on Multi Circuit (Mc) towers.
* **Geographic Scope:** The overhead line will pass through specific villages, towns, and cities in the Bikaner district of Rajasthan, including Akadeeyawala, Lalsar, Daudsar, Jamsar, Kheechiya, Jalalsar, and Hapasar.
* **Terms and Conditions:** The authorization is subject to the following terms and conditions:
* Approval is granted for 25 years.
* The applicant must obtain consent from local bodies, railways, national highways, and state highways before erecting the lines.
* The applicant must follow regulations and codes related to transmission, Open Access, etc., framed under the Electricity Act, 2003.
* The applicant is responsible for laying the electric lines.
* The applicant must operate the line after approval from the Electrical Inspector/Chief Electrical Inspector of the Central Government.
* The approval is subject to compliance with the Electricity Act, 2003, and related rules.
* SBSRPCEPL must submit required clearances (Civil Aviation, Defense, etc.) to the CEA at the time of the electrical inspection.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the provided text, the following are the primary stakeholders:
* **SBSR Power Cleantech Eleven Private Limited (SBSRPCEPL):** The recipient of the authorization and responsible for implementing the project.
* **Central Electricity Authority (CEA):** The issuing authority and responsible for oversight and enforcement.
* **Local Bodies, Railways, National Highways, State Highways:** Entities whose consent is required prior to construction.
* **Residents and Communities in the Bikaner District (Rajasthan):** Particularly those in the villages, towns, and cities specified in the order, as they are directly affected by the construction of the transmission line.
* **Electrical Inspector/Chief Electrical Inspector of the Central Government:** Approving authority before operation of the line.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) is responsible for granting the authorization and overseeing compliance. SBSRPCEPL is responsible for the actual implementation of the project, including obtaining necessary consents and adhering to relevant regulations.
* **Timelines/Procedures:** The authorization is granted for a period of 25 years. The text implicitly requires SBSRPCEPL to adhere to the regulations and codes under the Electricity Act, 2003. A key procedure is that SBSRPCEPL must obtain consent from various bodies before erecting the lines. Prior approval from CEA, Ministry of Power was granted on 31.01.2020. Operation is contingent on approval of the Electrical Inspector Chief Electrical Inspector of Central Government. The details of the works were published in the Gazette of India dated February 29 March 6, 2020.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
Since this is a new policy, the expected outcome is to enable the construction of the transmission infrastructure needed to transmit power from SBSRPCEPL's 300MW solar power project. This will lead to:
* Increased renewable energy integration into the grid.
* Potential economic benefits for the Bikaner region through investment and job creation.
* Improved access to electricity for consumers.
**9. Conclusion:**
The CEA order authorizes SBSRPCEPL to lay electric lines for its 300MW solar project, granting them powers equivalent to those of telegraph authorities under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885. This authorization is subject to specific terms and conditions, including obtaining necessary consents and complying with relevant regulations. This policy is significant because it facilitates the expansion of renewable energy infrastructure and contributes to India's clean energy goals. The authorization is valid for 25 years and subject to compliance with various regulations and obtaining necessary clearances.
Key Entities Referenced
Electricity Act, 2003: An act of the Indian Parliament concerning electricity regulation.
New Delhi: Capital of India
Ms SBSR Power Cleantech Eleven Private Limited: Applicant company seeking authorization for laying electric lines.
SBSRPCEPL: Abbreviated name of the applicant company, Ms SBSR Power Cleantech Eleven Private Limited
Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003: Section of the Electricity Act, 2003, under which the applicant seeks authorization and powers.
Indian Telegraph Act, 1885: An act of the Indian Parliament concerning telegraph regulation, granting powers to telegraph authorities.
Hapasar, Rajasthan: Location of the applicant's 300MW solar generation project.
Bikaner, Rajasthan: District in Rajasthan near which the solar generation project is located.
Ministry of Power: A ministry of the Government of India
Government of India: The governing body of the Republic of India.
Central Electricity Authority: An organization granting powers to Ms SBSR Power Cleantech Eleven Private Limited.
Akadeeyawala, Rajasthan: Village in Bikaner district, Rajasthan through which the overhead line will pass.
Lalsar, Rajasthan: Village in Bikaner district, Rajasthan through which the overhead line will pass.
Daudsar, Rajasthan: Village in Bikaner district, Rajasthan through which the overhead line will pass.
Jamsar, Rajasthan: Village in Bikaner district, Rajasthan through which the overhead line will pass.
Kheechiya, Rajasthan: Village in Bikaner district, Rajasthan through which the overhead line will pass.
Jalalsar, Rajasthan: Village in Bikaner district, Rajasthan through which the overhead line will pass.
Lunkaransar, Rajasthan: Tehsil in Bikaner district, Rajasthan
National Highways: Roads maintained by the central government.
State Highways: Roads maintained by the state government.
Civil Aviation: Related to Air traffic management
Defence: Related to military
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 9] नई ददल्ली, िुक्रिार, जनिरी 8, 2021/ पौष 18, 1942
No. 9] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2021/PAUSHA 18, 1942
केंद्रीय जिद्युत प्राजधकरण
आदेि
नई ददल्ली, 5 जनिरी 2021
फा. स.ं CEA-PS-11-21(21)/9/2020-PSPA-I Division.—जबदक मेससस एम/एस एस.बी.एस.आर. पािर
क्लीनटेक इलेिन प्राइिेट जलजमटेड, जजसका पंजीकृत कायासलय पहली मंजजल, िल्डसमाकस-2, एसेट एररया-8, हॉजस्ट्पटैजलटी
जडजस्ट्रक्ट, एयरोजसटी, नई ददल्ली-110037 ह,ै न े पारेषण योजना “मैससस एस.बी.एस.आर. पािर क्लीनटेक इलेिन प्राइिेट
जलजमटेड की हापासर बीकानेर, राजस्ट्थान के पास म ें 300MW की सौर ऊजास पररयोजना की कनेजक्टजिटी प्रणाली” के
तहत जबजली की तारें जबछान े के जलए जिद्युत अजधजनयम, 2003 की धारा 164 के अंतगतस प्राजधकृत करने हते ु आिेदन
दकया ह।ै
और जबदक, के.जि.प्रा., जिद्युत मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार न े अपन े पत्र स.ं CEA-PS-11-21(25)/1/2018-
PSPA-I Division ददनांक 31.01.2020 के द्वारा पारेषण योजना “मैससस एस.बी.एस.आर. पािर क्लीनटेक इलेिन
प्राइिेट जलजमटेड की हापासर बीकानेर, राजस्ट्थान के पास म ें300MW की सौर ऊजास पररयोजना की कनेजक्टजिटी प्रणाली”
के अंतगसत आने िाली जिरोपरर लाईन के जलए मेससस एस.बी.एस.आर. पािर क्लीनटेक इलेिन प्राइिेट जलजमटेड को जिद्युत
अजधजनयम की धारा 68(1) के अंतगतस पूिस अनुमोदन प्रदान दकया था।
और अब आिेदक ने जिद्युत अजधजनयम, 2003 की धारा 164 के अंतगसत पारेषण योजना “मैससस एस.बी.एस.आर.
पािर क्लीनटेक इलेिन प्राइिेट जलजमटेड की हापासर बीकानेर, राजस्ट्थान के पास म ें 300MW की सौर ऊजास पररयोजना
की कनेजक्टजिटी प्रणाली” के तहत जिद्युत लाइन जबछान े के जलए उसे िे सभी िजियां प्रदान करन े का अनरु ोध दकया ह,ै जो
124 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
टेलीग्राफ के प्रयोजन के जलए सरकार द्वारा स्ट्थाजपत टेलीग्राफ लाइनों और खंबों या उनके रख-रखाि के जलए या स्ट्थाजपत
होने िाली टले ीग्राफ लाइनों और खंबों या उनके रख-रखाि के जलए भारतीय टेलीग्राफ अजधजनयम, 1885 के अतं गतस
टेलीग्राफ प्राजधकरण के पास ह।ै
पारेषण योजना के अंतगसत जनम्नजलजखत जिरोपरर लाईन ह:ैं
1. एस.बी.एस.आर. इलेिन सौर ऊजास पररयोजना - बीकानेर 220 के.िी. एस./सी. लाईन *
* समस्ट्त लाईन का जनमाणस डी./सी. टािरों पर एि ं बीकानेर पी.एस. के समीप 2-3 दकलोमीटर एम./सी. टािरों
पर दकया जायेगा
स्ट्कीम के अतं गतस जिरोपररलाईन जनम्नजलजखत गांिों, नगरों और िहरों स,े उनके ऊपर स,े उनके आस-पास स े तथा
उनके बीच स े गुजरेगी:-
राज्य: राजस्ट्थान
गािाँ का नाम तहसील जजला
अकेजियािाला, लालसर, दाउदसर, जामसर, खीजचया, जालासर (जलालसर) बीकानेर बीकानेर
हापासर लूणकरणसर बीकानेर
मेसस स एस.बी.एस.आर. पािर क्लीनटेक इलेिन प्राइिेट जलजमटेड ने उपरोक्त योजना के जलए जिद्युत अजधजनयम,
2003 की धारा 164 के अंतगतस प्राजधकार प्राप्त करन े की जिद्युत मंत्रालय की प्रदक्रया पूण स कर ली ह।ै अब, सािधानीपूिसक
जिचार करने के पश्चात, केंद्रीय जिद्युत प्राजधकरण, जिद्युत मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार, मेससस एस.बी.एस.आर. पािर क्लीनटेक
इलेिन प्राइिेट जलजमटेड को उपरोि जिरोपरर लाइन को लगाने के जलए िे सभी िजिया ं जनम्नजलजखत जनबंधनों एि ं ितों
के साथ प्रदान करता ह,ै जो टेलीग्राफ के उद्देश्य के जलए सरकार द्वारा स्ट्थाजपत टेलीग्राफ लाइनों और खंबों या उनके रख-
रखाि के जलए या स्ट्थाजपत होने िाली टेलीग्राफ लाइनों और खंबों या उनके रख-रखाि के जलए भारतीय टेलीग्राफ
अजधजनयम, 1885 के अंतगसत टेलीग्राफ प्राजधकरण के पास ह-ै
(i) यह अनुमोदन 25 िषों के जलए प्रदान दकया जाता ह।ै
(ii) आिेदक को प्रस्ट्ताजित लाइनों की स्ट्थापना स े पूिस संबंजधत प्राजधकाररयों अथासत् स्ट्थानीय जनकायों, रेलिे, राष्ट्रीय
राजमाग,स राज्य राजमागस आदद की सहमजत प्राप्त करनी होगी।
(iii) आिेदक को जिद्युत अजधजनयम, 2003 के तहत समुजचत आयोग के द्वारा तैयार दकए गए पारेषण, ओ एडं एम,
ओपन एक्सेस आदद के जिजनयमों/संजहताओं का पालन करना होगा।
(iv) आिेदक को “मैससस एस.बी.एस.आर. पािर क्लीनटेक इलेिन प्राइिेट जलजमटेड की हापासर बीकानेर, राजस्ट्थान के
पास म ें 300MW की सौर ऊजा स पररयोजना की कनेजक्टजिटी प्रणाली” पारेषण योजना के तहत जबजली की तारें
जबछाने का उत्तरदाजयत्ि सौंपा गया ह।ै जनमाणस कायों का ब्यौरा ददनांक फरिरी 29 स े माच स 6, 2020 के भारत के
राजपत्र म ें प्रकाजित दकया गया ह।ै
(v) आिेदक संबंजधत केंद्र सरकार के जिद्युत जनरीक्षक/मुख्य जिद्युत जनरीक्षक के अनुमोदन के पश्चात ही लाइनों का
प्रचालन करेगा।
(vi) यह अनुमोदन आिेदक द्वारा जिद्युत अजधजनयम, 2003 के प्रािधानों और उसके तहत बनाए गए जनयमों की
अपेक्षाओं का अनुपालन दकए जाने के अध्यधीन ह।ै[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3
(vii) मेसस स एस.बी.एस.आर. पािर क्लीनटेक इलेिन प्राइिेट 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 प्रस्ट्ततु करना होगा।
िी.के. जमश्रा, सजचि, के.जि.प्रा.
[जिज्ञापन -III/4/असा./446/2020-21]
CENTRAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY
ORDER
New Delhi, the 5th January, 2021
F. No. CEA-PS-11-21(21)/9/2020-PSPA-I Division.—whereas M/s SBSR Power Cleantech Eleven
Private Limited (SBSRPCEPL), the applicant with its registered office at 1st Floor, Worldmark-2, Asset Area-8,
Hospitality District, Aerocity, New Delhi-110037, has applied for authorization under Section 164 of the Electricity
Act, 2003 for laying of electric line under the transmission scheme ―Connectivity system of M/s SBSR Power
Cleantech Eleven Private Ltd (SBSRPCEPL) for its 300MW solar generation project in Hapasar near Bikaner,
Rajasthan‖.
And whereas, CEA, Ministry of Power, Government of India vide its letter no. CEA-PS-11-21(25)/1/2018-
PSPA-I Division dated 31.01.2020 had granted prior approval under section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 to M/s
SBSR Power Cleantech Eleven Private Limited for the overhead line covered under the transmission scheme
―Connectivity system of M/s SBSR Power Cleantech Eleven Private Ltd (SBSRPCEPL) for its 300MW solar
generation project in Hapasar near Bikaner, Rajasthan‖.
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 ―Connectivity system of M/s
SBSR Power Cleantech Eleven Private Ltd (SBSRPCEPL) for its 300MW solar generation project in Hapasar near
Bikaner, Rajasthan‖. The following overhead line is covered under this transmission scheme:
1. SBSR Eleven Solar Power Project – Bikaner 220kV S/c line*
* Entire line would be constructed on D/c towers except last 2-3 kms on M/c towers near Bikaner PS
The above overhead line included under the scheme will pass through, over, around and between the
following villages, towns and cities:
STATE :RAJASTHAN
Names of the village Tehsil District
Akadeeyawala, Lalsar, Daudsar, Jamsar, Kheechiya, Jalalsar Bikaner Bikaner
Hapasar Lunkaransar Bikaner
M/s SBSR Power Cleantech Eleven Private Limited had complied with the MoP’s procedure for obtaining the
authorization under section 164 of Electricity Act, 2003 for the above scheme. Now, after careful consideration, Central
Electricity Authority, Ministry of Power, Government of India, under section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, confers all
the powers to M/s SBSR Power Cleantech Eleven 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 lines, 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 lines;4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
(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 has been entrusted with the responsibility for laying of electric lines under the transmission
scheme ―Connectivity system of M/s SBSR Power Cleantech Eleven Private Ltd (SBSRPCEPL) for its 300MW
solar generation project in Hapasar near Bikaner, Rajasthan‖. The details of the works are published in the
Gazette of India dated February 29 - March 6, 2020.
(v) The Applicant shall operate the line after approval of Electrical Inspector / Chief Electrical Inspector of Central
Government.
(vi) 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.
(vii) M/s SBSR Power Cleantech Eleven Private Limited shall have to submit the requisite clearances to Central
Electricity Authority after obtaining the same from concerned authorities like Civil Aviation, Defence etc., at
the time of Electrical Inspection.
V.K. MISHRA, Secy., CEA
[Advt. III/4/Exty./446/2020-21]
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