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Bombay High Court Approves Tata Power’s 220 KV Line Upgrade
The Bombay High Court allowed Tata Power to improve an old electricity line.
The line runs between Kalwa and Kalyan and supplies electricity to areas including Mumbai and Thane.
Its capacity will increase from 110 KV to 220 KV.
Tata Power will replace 87 old towers with stronger towers.
The new towers will be built where the old towers already stand.
The company says no mangrove trees will be cut.
Some other forest trees may be felled, and the company must plant thousands of new saplings.
Tata Power must also report on the environmental work twice a year for 10 years.
The Bombay High Court approved Tata Power’s plan to upgrade the 75-year-old Kalwa-Kalyan transmission line from 110 KV to 220 KV.
The project will replace 87 existing towers with multi-circuit towers within areas already occupied by the current infrastructure.
No mangrove trees will be cut, including in the 0.727-hectare Mumbai Mangrove Conservation Unit.
The project will divert 4.5773 hectares of forest land, with 82 non-mangrove trees proposed for felling in the Thane Forest Division.
Tata Power must submit plantation, maintenance, protection and afforestation reports twice yearly for 10 years.
- Who
- The Bombay High Court and Tata Power Company Limited.
- What
- Approval was granted to upgrade the Kalwa-Kalyan transmission line from 110 KV to 220 KV and replace 87 towers.
- Where
- The transmission line serves the Mumbai and Thane districts, with related forest land in the Thane Forest Division and Murbad taluka.
- When
- The court’s permission was reported on August 26, 2026; monitoring reports are due each January 12 and July 12 for 10 years.
- Why
- The upgrade is intended to meet increased electricity demand in Greater Mumbai and Thane.
Key facts
- Project cost
- Estimated at Rs 488 crore.
- Transmission upgrade
- Capacity will increase from 110 KV to 220 KV.
- Towers
- 87 existing towers will be replaced with multi-circuit towers.
- Forest diversion
- The project involves 4.5773 hectares of forest land.
- Mangrove impact
- No mangrove trees are proposed to be felled in the 0.727-hectare Mumbai Mangrove Conservation Unit.
- Afforestation
- A scheme will plant 10,221 saplings over 9.20 hectares of degraded forest land in Murbad taluka.
- Court monitoring
- Status and audit reports must be filed twice a year for the next 10 years.
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