The company has planned to invest approximately INR2.32bn for system strengthening in Southern Region-XII, with a commissioning schedule of within 28 months from the date of investment approval.
It has also approved an investment of INR4.69bn for Mauda transmission system, with commissioning schedule of within 32 months from the date of investment approval.
Further, PGCIL will invest INR21.44bn for transmission system associated with Pallatana gas-based power project and Bongaigaon thermal power station with a commissioning schedule of within 34 months progressively from the date of investment approval.
PGCIL is a Navratna public sector enterprise in India and wheels approximately 45% of the total power generated in the country on its transmission network. It has a pan India presence with around 71,500 circuit km of transmission network.
