Capacity augmentation at the upcoming Bikaner-IV Pooling Station (PS) in Rajasthan will be done under the regulated tariff mechanism (RTM) framework.
In its recent meeting, National Committee on Transmission (NCT) approved this Rs.122.88-crore project with an implementation timeframe of 21 months.
This RTM project will be implemented by “Bikaner A Power Transmission Ltd,” a TBCB subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), which, incidentally, has now been renamed to “Powergrid Bikaner IV Transmission Ltd.”
The greenfield Bikaner-IV PS is being developed by “Bikaner A Power Transmission Ltd” as part of an ISTS-TBCB scheme formally termed as “Transmission system for evacuation of power from Rajasthan REZ Ph-IV (Part 3: 6 GW), Bikaner Complex, Part A.” This TBCB project is currently under execution and scheduled to complete by November 2026.
The greenfield Bikaner-IV PS will have transformation capacity of 6×1500 MVA at 765/400kV level and 6×500 MVA at 400/220kV level.
The total connectivity granted at Bikaner-IV PS is 6,000 MW, including 3,150 MW at 220kV level and 2,850 MW at 400kV level.
As the 6×500 MVA transformation capacity at 400/220kV level will not suffice for meeting the connectivity applications, it was decided to augment the capacity by 2×500 MVA through the RTM project under discussion.
Thus, two ICTs of 500 MVA, 400/220kV will come up under the RTM framework. These will be the 7th and 8th such at the Bikaner-IV PS. The RTM project will also involve putting up a 220kV sectionaliizer bay set, a 220kV bus coupler and a 220kV transfer bus coupler at the pooling station.
As this RTM project is envisaged to cost less than Rs.500 crore, NCT will not need concurrence from the Union power ministry for the project.
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