Land constraints prompt redesign of Ananthapuram-III REZ transmission scheme
The National Committee on Transmission (NCT) has approved a revised transmission scheme for the Ananthapuram-III Renewable Energy Zone (REZ), reducing Phase-I capacity to 3 GW and replacing the proposed 765 kV Bidadi link with an alternative corridor due to land constraints flagged by Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL). PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL), the project’s bid process coordinator, informed Central Transmission Utility of India Limited (CTUIL) that land was unavailable to upgrade the existing 400/220 kV…