Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has emerged as the lowest bidder (L1) for the Transmission system for evacuation of power from Renewable Energy Zones (REZ) in Rajasthan (20 GW) under Phase-III Part I. REC Power Development & Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), its bid process coordinator, will transfer the special purpose vehicle (SPV) Rajasthan Part I Power Transmission Limited to PGCIL upon completion of formalities. The project is estimated at Rs 127 billion and will use HVDC infrastructure based on line commutated converter (LCC) technology.
The key components of this project include a 6,000 MW, ±800kV HVDC terminal station near Bhadla-III substation in Rajasthan, another 6,000 MW, ±800kV HVDC terminal station near Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh, and a ±800kV HVDC Hexa-Lapwing line with Dedicated Metallic Return (DMR) between Bhadla and Fatehpur terminal stations, spanning 950 km.
The implementation period has been revised to 42 months for the first bipole and 48 months for the second, and the original minimum local content requirement of 60 per cent has been removed. This project is part of a broader initiative for RE evacuation from Rajasthan (20 GW, Phase III), which includes several components developed under the TBCB route. Some of these components have been awarded to Apraava Energy, Sterlite Power, and PGCIL, highlighting PGCIL’s strategic role in enhancing India’s power transmission capabilities and integrating renewable energy sources into the national grid.