Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Indore's 132 kV Lines Gain Nearly Triple Capacity Using HTLS
Indore needs to move more electricity because the city is growing.
Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company is upgrading some existing power lines.
It is replacing older conductors with High Temperature Low Sag conductors.
These new conductors can carry nearly three times as much electricity.
They can do this without needing new transmission lines in the same corridors.
The work involves lines connecting several substations in Indore.
Fourteen feeder bays and related equipment will also be upgraded.
The project is intended to improve power flow and support Indore and nearby areas.
Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company has begun upgrading key 132 kV lines in Indore with High Temperature Low Sag conductors.
The HTLS technology is expected to provide nearly three times the current-carrying capacity through existing transmission corridors.
Work covers connections between Indore South Zone, Indore North Zone and the 132 kV Chambal Substation.
Fourteen feeder bays at five substations are also being upgraded to handle the increased capacity.
The project aims to meet rising electricity demand while reducing the immediate need for new transmission corridors and land acquisition.
- Who
- Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company, also referred to as MP Transco.
- What
- Upgrading 132 kV transmission lines with HTLS conductors and upgrading 14 feeder bays.
- When
- Work has begun; the articles do not specify a completion date.
- Where
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh, including lines linking the Indore South Zone and Indore North Zone substations with the 132 kV Chambal Substation.
- Why
- To increase power-transfer capacity for rising electricity demand while avoiding the immediate need for new transmission corridors and additional Right of Way.
- Technology
- High Temperature Low Sag conductors
- Expected capacity increase
- Nearly three times the current-carrying capacity
- Voltage level
- 132 kV transmission lines
- Line connections
- Indore South Zone and Indore North Zone substations to the 132 kV Chambal Substation
- Feeder bays upgraded
- 14
- Main challenge addressed
- Limited availability of land and Right of Way for new urban transmission corridors
- Utility
- Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company