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Govt. of Mizoram. The project has been awarded in Sept’07
and expected to be completed by Aug, 08. Further, 220 kV
Misa – Byrnihat transmission line alongwith 2x160MVA, 220/
132kV sub-station at Byrnihat is proposed to executed as
deposit work of Meghalaya State Electricity Board with
funding from DONER / Planning Commission.
In order to ensure secure and reliable supply of power to
the States of the North-Eastern region, POWERGRID Board
has approved the proposal for “NER Strengthening
Scheme-I” with a total cost of Rs. 58.93 crore. The project
has been awarded in Sept’07 and scheduled to be
completed by March’ 09.
The transmission system for evacuation of power from
future projects of about 50,000MW in NER and 15,000MW
in Sikkim/Bhutan have been planned keeping in view of
the fact that power from the above mentioned projects would
be utilized partly in NER, Sikkim and Bhutan while major
part of this power would have to be exported to power deficit
regions like NR & WR. The transmission lines from these
generating sources will be traversing through the narrow
transmission corridor of Chicken Neck Area, in the north of
West Bengal, between the international borders of
Bangladesh and Nepal, having a length of about 18 km
and a width of only about 22 km. Keeping in view the
generation and growth of power demand in NER and
Sikkim/Bhutan, the capacity of transmission system
required through the chicken neck area would be of the
order of 50,000 MW. As a large quantum of power is to be
transferred through the limited corridor in Chicken Neck
area, it is envisaged that the power transfer capacity of
each of the transmission corridor should be at least 5000-
6000MW. After detailed study of various alternatives in this
regard, it is found that the hybrid system of 800kV HVDC
with 400kV AC lines is the most optimal one considering
the Right-of-Way requirement, transmission cost and line
losses. Looking at the total power evacuation requirement
through Chicken neck area, it is found that to meet the
contingency & reliability needs, about 5-6 nos. of HVDC
lines and 3-4 nos. of EHVAC lines would have to be
established through Chicken Neck Area.
The transmission system for evacuation of power from the
projects to be commissioned in XI plan/early XII plan has
also been developed. The power from the projects like
Kameng HEP (600 MW) of NEEPCO and Lower Subansiri
(2000 MW) of NHPC is proposed to be pooled to a common
substation in NER for onward transmission to NR/WR via
hybrid system of ±800kV HVDC and 400kV AC links. In
fact till date, ±600kV HVDC is the highest operating voltage
in world. India is one of the few countries considering
adoption of ±800 kV HVDC for transfer of bulk power over
long distance. For evacuation of Gas Based Power Project
in Tripura (740 MW) project, separate transmission corridor
has been planned to be commissioned ahead of Lower
Subansiri and Kameng project.
In addition to this, as decided in the meeting held between
Hon’ble Minister of Power with Hon’ble Minister of DONER
on April 19, 2007, a comprehensive scheme for
strengthening of transmission system in North Eastern
Region has been evolved in consultation with Central
Electricity Authority and representatives of all concerned
States. Under this scheme, the transmission and subtransmission
system for NER States are planned in two parts
viz. intra-State and inter-State lines. The scheme has been
evolved keeping in view the long term requirement of NER
so as to ensure secure and reliable supply of power and
cater to the load growth for more than 10 years. A pre
feasibility report prepared by PGCIL in consultation with the
CEA and representative of all concerned States and sent to
the Ministry of DONER recently.
23.6 Recreation Activities :
The Ministry has a Recreation club for its staff for looking
after the cultural and sports activities. The Hon’ble Minister
of Power and the Secretary(Power) are its Chief Patron and
Patron, respectively. The teams from Ministry of Power
have been taking part in different disciplines in various
tournaments and cultural meets organized by Power Sports
Control Board(PSCB), and Inter-Ministerial tournaments
organized by Central Civil Services and Sports Board
(CCSCSB), Department of Personnel and Training,
Government of India.
Major Achievements :
Randhir Singh Toor won the Second position in the Inter-
Ministry Wrestling Competition organized by the Central Civil
Services Culture and Sports Board at Delhi, held during
27th to 28th February 2007. Wrestlers from all over India
took part in the Competition. It is worthwhile mentioning
that Randhir Singh Toor won Silver and Bronze medals in
various categories in an earlier competition organized by
Veteran Athletic Association at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium,
Delhi on 28th January 2007
Consultative Committee of Members of Parliament
During the year 2007, the Ministry of Power coordinated
and organized four meetings of the Consultative Committee
of Members of Parliament for the Ministry of Power. The
subjects for discussion at these meetings were :
(i) “National Grid Development: Present Status and
Future Perspective”
(ii) “Development and Operation of National
Grid”(10.5.2007)
(iii) “Power Generation Capacity Addition Programme for
11th Plan – with special reference to existing domestic
capacity for Plant and Equipment manufacturing”
(8.8.2007 – New Delhi)
(iv) “Ultra Mega Power Projects”
(A meeting of the Consultative Committee is scheduled to
be held on 12th February, 2008 at Tehri hydroelectric power
project. The subject “Hydro Power Development in the
Country with Special Reference to 11th Plan Targets” will
be discussed in this meeting).