PGCIL and Adani Energy qualify for Khavda transmission project
Author: PPD Team Date: December 24, 2024
Author: PPD Team Date: December 24, 2024
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) and Adani Energy Solutions Ltd have emerged as qualified bidders for the Augmentation of transformation capacity at KPS1 (GIS) and KPS2 (GIS) (Phase-V Part B1 and Part B2 scheme).
REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (REC PDCL) is the bid process coordinator (BPC) for selecting a transmission service provider (TSP) through a tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) process.
The project’s special purpose vehicle (SPV) is Khavda V-B1B2 Power Transmission Limited.
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