New Delhi, March 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated two major transmission infrastructure projects of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) in Rajasthan, built at a combined cost of over Rs 3,600 crore, a POWERGRID statement said here.
The projects are aimed at strengthening the evacuation of renewable energy from Rajasthan's Renewable Energy Zones (REZ), especially the Bhadla region, which is home to one of the world's largest solar parks with a capacity of more than 2.2 GW.
The first project, titled "Transmission System for Evacuation of Power from REZ in Rajasthan (20 GW) under Phase-III Part B1," includes the 765/400/220 kV Bhadla-III substation and the 765 kV double-circuit Bhadla-III-Sikar-II trans...