Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Gujarat’s ₹5,300-Crore Grid Project Targets 14 GW Renewable Power
Gujarat is building large renewable-energy zones that will produce electricity from sources such as wind and solar.
These zones are far from some of the places that need the electricity.
A new transmission project will help carry the power to South Gujarat and Maharashtra.
The project is expected to cost about ₹5,300 crore.
It will include a large electricity substation near Nashik.
It will also build about 320 kilometers of high-voltage power lines.
Ceigall India was selected to develop and operate the system.
The company will receive an annual transmission charge of ₹608.67 crore.
This project is only one part of the larger network needed to connect all 14 GW of planned power.
Gujarat is developing a ₹5,300-crore transmission project to evacuate power from three renewable-energy zones totaling 14 GW.
The project includes a 765/400 kV substation at Nashik, equipped with three 1,500 MVA transformers.
Approximately 320 km of transmission lines will connect South Olpad in Gujarat with Nashik and Pimpalgaon in Maharashtra.
Ceigall India won the project bid and disclosed an annual transmission charge of ₹608.67 crore.
Part-B covers only one component of the wider network and will operate for 35 years after a 36-month construction period.
- Who
- Ceigall India, with REC Power Transmission Company Limited acting as the bid process coordinator, is involved in the project.
- What
- A ₹5,300-crore Part-B transmission project will evacuate electricity from renewable-energy zones totaling 14 GW.
- When
- Ceigall India received the Letter of Intent on September 3; construction is scheduled to take 36 months, followed by a 35-year operating period.
- Where
- The network spans Gujarat and Maharashtra, including South Olpad, Nashik and Pimpalgaon.
- Why
- The project is intended to move renewable electricity from generation zones to demand centres and the wider western-region grid.
- Estimated project cost
- About ₹5,300 crore, including GST
- Planned renewable capacity
- 14 GW across Lakadia Phase-II, Jam Khambhaliya Phase-II and Jamnagar Phase-I
- Annual transmission charge
- ₹608.67 crore
- Construction period
- 36 months
- Operational period
- 35 years
- Major substation
- 765/400 kV substation at Nashik with three 1,500 MVA transformers
- Transmission lines
- Approximately 240 km of 765 kV lines and 80 km of 400 kV lines