Power ministry relaxes location norms for load-serving substations under ISTS
Author: PPD Team Date: 07/04/2025
Author: PPD Team Date: 07/04/2025
The power ministry has relaxed siting norms for load-serving substations under interstate transmission system (ISTS) schemes built through the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) route.
The revised norms apply to new substations—such as switching stations or HVDC terminals—developed by transmission service providers (TSPs). The change follows industry representations and is now reflected in the amended standard bidding documents (SBD), including the request for proposal (RfP) and transmission service agreement (TSA).
Under the updated rule:
The only change is the increased flexibility for load-serving substations. The relaxation aims to ease land acquisition challenges and improve implementation efficiency for ISTS-TBCB projects.
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