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Minutes of the 34th meeting of Western Region constituents regarding Connectivity / LTA Applications held on 28.01.2019

List of participants is enclosed at Annexure-I.

COO (CTU-PLG), POWERGRID welcomed all the participants. Thereafter, deliberations as per the agenda commenced and the

details of the deliberations are as given below.

1.0 Minutes of the 32nd & 33rd meetings of the Western Region constituents regarding Connectivity / LTA Applications

CTU informed that the minutes of the 32nd & 33rd Meetings of Western Region constituents regarding Long Term Access and

Connectivity applications held on 26.11.2018 & 26.12.2018 were issued vide letters dated 24.12.2018 & 08.01.2019 respectively.

M/s Sitac Kabini Renewables Pvt. Ltd. (SKRPL) vide letter dated 08.01.2019 requested to grant Stage-II connectivity and LTA to

M/s SKRPL from 16.03.2020 or December 2020 whichever is later based on availability of the proposed Bhuj-II PS and associated

transmission system, the tentative time-line for which is December, 2020.

It was informed that the Stage-II connectivity and LTA have been granted to M/s SKRPL vide letters dated 04.01.2019 &

09.01.2019 respectively from 16.03.2020 or availability of transmission system (for connectivity / LTA), whichever is later. Hence,

the concern of M/s SKRPL regarding start date of connectivity / LTA has already been addressed. As no other comments /

observations were received, the minutes were confirmed as circulated.

2.0 Proposal for grant of connectivity to the applications received from renewable energy sources

2. 1 CTU informed that 3 nos. of applications for Stage-I Connectivity have been received in the month of December, 2018. The details

of the applications with proposal for Grant of Stage-I Connectivity are as under:

A. Stage-I Connectivity Applications received in WR (Dec’18)

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Sl Stage-I Application No

Name of Applicant (Organization)

Nature of Applicant

Type Quantum

(MW) Primary location

Transmission System required - St-I connectivity (Primary location) (under scope of applicant)

Alternate location

Transmission System required - St-I connectivity (Alternate location) (under scope of applicant)

Applications in vicinity of Jamkhambhaliya

1. 108 1200001820

Anshuman Renewables Limited

Generator Wind 300

Jam Khambhaliya PS (GIS) (New)

Establishment of Jam Khambhaliya 400/220 kV PS (GIS) along with 1x500 MVA, 400/220 kV ICT

Extension of Bhachau / Lakadia - Essar 400 kV D/c (triple) line upto Jam Khambhaliya PS

Anshuman Renewables Limited - Jam Khambhaliya PS 220 kV S/c line

Jam Khambhaliya-II PS (GIS)

Establishment of Jam Khambhaliya-II 400/220 kV PS (GIS) along with 1x500 MVA, 400/220 kV ICT

Jam Khambhaliya (GIS) – Jam Khambhaliya II (GIS) 400 kV (Quad/HTLS) D/c line with minimum power carrying capacity of 2000 MW per ckt.

Anshuman Renewables Limited - Jam Khambhaliya II PS 220 kV S/c line

2. 1200001821 Sharanya Renewables Limited

Generator Wind 300

Sharanya Renewables Limited - Jam Khambhaliya PS 220 kV S/c line

Sharanya Renewables Limited - Jam Khambhaliya II PS 220 kV S/c line

3. 1200001822 Suryoday Renewables Limited

Generator Wind 300

Suryoday Renewables Limited - Jam Khambhaliya PS 220 kV S/c line

Suryoday Renewables Limited - Jam Khambhaliya II PS 220 kV S/c line

No representative(s) of the above applicants were present in the meeting. It was decided that the applications would be taken up

again in the next meeting for discussion. It was also decided that in case the applicants fails to turn up even in the next meeting, the

applications shall be closed.

3.0 LTA Applications from RE developers in Western Region

CTU informed that the following LTA applications have been received with injection at Bhuj PS / Bhuj-II PS in the month of December, 2018:

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Sl. No.

Stage-I Application

No

Name of Applicant (Organization)

Stage-I Connectivity

Quantum Granted

(MW)

Stage-II Application

No

Stage-II Connectivity

Details

ISTS substation for Stage-II

connectivity

Seeking LTA for

(MW)

Date of Receipt of App.

Date from

which LTA

sought

Date upto which LTA

required

Beneficiaries for LTA

LTA Applicati

on No

1 1200001067 Torrent Power Ltd. (TPL) - Nakhatrana Bhuj)

400 1200001569

Granted for 115 MW from

01/07/19 (SECI Tr-V)

Bhuj PS 115 28/12/18 31/03/20 24/07/45 NR (Target):

115 MW 1200001818

2 1200001128 Netra Wind Pvt Ltd (NWPL)

300 1200001775

Agreed for grant of 300 MW from 31/03/20 (SECI

Tr-V)

Bhuj-II PS 300 31/12/18 31/03/20 24/07/45 NR (Target):

300 MW 1200001819

3 1200001758 Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL)

300 1200001759

Granted for 300 MW from

01/07/20 (SECI Tr-V)

Bhuj-II PS 300 07/01/19 22/07/20 21/07/45

NR (Target): 175 MW &

ER (Target): 125 MW

1200001826

It was informed that LTA for about 3725 MW and 300 MW has already been granted / agreed for grant at Bhuj PS and Bhuj-II PS respectively. Applications for 115MW and 600MW at Bhuj PS and Bhuj-II PS respectively have been received in the month of December, 2018 as per the details given above. For grant of LTA to the above applicants, the additional transmission system strengthening viz. Bhuj PS – Lakadia PS – Vadodara 765 kV D/c corridor as well as LILO of Bhachau – EPGL 400 kV D/c (triple) line at Lakadia PS (agreed in the 1st WRSCT held on 05.09.18 under “Transmission system strengthening for relieving over loadings observed in Gujarat Intra-state system”) shall be required. Accordingly, for grant of LTA to the above applicants, the following transmission system is proposed:

Western Region Strengthening Scheme-21 (WRSS-21)

PART-A

i) Establishment of 2x1500MVA, 765/400kV Lakadia PS

ii) Bhuj PS – Lakadia PS 765kV D/c line

iii) LILO of Bhachau – EPGL 400kV D/c (triple) line at Lakadia PS

PART-B

i) Lakadia – Vadodara 765kV D/c line

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Addl. transmission system strengthening for applicant at Bhuj PS (M/s TPL):

i) Installation of additional 3x500 MVA, 400/220 kV ICTs (3rd, 4th, 5th) along with 400 kV AIS & 220 kV AIS bays at Bhuj PS

ii) Installation of additional 3x500 MVA, 400/220 kV ICTs (6th, 7th, 8th) along with 400 kV GIS & 220 kV AIS bays at Bhuj PS

iii) Installation of additional 2x1500 MVA, 765/400 kV ICTs (3rd & 4th) along with 765 kV AIS & 400 kV GIS bays at Bhuj PS

Addl. transmission system strengthening for applicants at Bhuj-II PS (M/s NWPL & M/s AGEL):

i) Establishment of 2x1500MVA (765/400kV), 4x500MVA (400/220kV) Bhuj-II PS (GIS)

ii) Reconfiguration of Bhuj PS – Lakadia PS 765kV D/c line at Bhuj-II PS so as to establish Bhuj II – Lakadia 765 kV D/c line and Bhuj PS -Bhuj II PS 765 kV D/c line.

It was informed that the commissioning schedule of Bhuj-II PS is December, 2020. Hence, even though the start date of LTA

sought by M/s NWPL and AGEL is Mar’20 and Jul’20, the LTA can only be started w.e.f the start date requested above or the date

of commissioning of Bhuj-II PS and associated transmission system (as given above), whichever is later.

Representative of M/s NWPL stated that they would like to indicate revised start dates of LTA (phase-wise) and requested to give

them some time for furnishing the revised LTA commencement time-lines. It was decided that M/s NWPL shall provide the revised

start date of LTA within one week of the meeting, which shall be considered for grant of LTA to M/s NWPL.

Subsequently, M/s NWPL vide letter dated 06.02.2019 have informed that the start date of LTA for the 300MW SECI-V project may

be considered in two phases as given below:

1. 1st Phase (150MW): 25.03.2020

2. 2nd Phase (150MW): 15.07.2020

It was further informed that the LTA grantees are required to the sign the Long Term Access Agreement within 30 days from the

date of intimation of Grant of LTA and shall furnish the applicable Construction phase Bank Guarantee (CBG). No extension shall

be granted on any ground and in case of failure to sign the Agreement and / or to furnish the CBG, the grant of LTA shall be

revoked without any prior notice. The transmission charges shall be applicable from the date of start of LTA as sought by applicant

or availability of transmission system identified for LTA, whichever is later, irrespective of the status of commissioning of generation

project. The applicants shall share the transmission charges as per the CERC regulations, as applicable.

Members agreed with the above proposals. - - - - - x x x x x - - - - - x x x x x - - - - - -

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Annexure-I

List of participants of 34th Meeting of Western Region Constituents regarding LTA and Connectivity applications in Western Region held on 28/01/2019.

Sl. No. Name and Organization Designation

Central Electricity Authority (CEA)

1. Shri Awdhesh Kr. Yadav Director (PSP&A-I) Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID)

1. Shri Subir Sen COO (CTU-Planning) 2. Shri Ashok Pal CGM (CTU-Planning) 3. Shri P.S. Das GM (CTU-Planning) 4. Shri Kashish Bambhani DGM (CTU-Planning) 5. Shri Bhaskar Wagh Manager (CTU-Planning) 6. Shri Pratyush Singh Dy. Manager (CTU-Planning) 7. Shri Swapnil Verma Dy. Manager (Law) (CTU-Planning) 8. Shri Shashank Shekhar Asst. Manager (CTU-Planning) 9. Shri S.M. Fahad Asst. Manager (CTU-Planning)

Connectivity/LTA Applicants

Name Designation Name of Applicant (Organization) E-mail address

1. Shri Chintan Shah AGM Torrent Power Ltd. chintanshah@torrentpower.com 2. Shri Rajesh Kr. Gupta DGM-BD Adani Green Energy Ltd. Rajesh.gupta@adani.com 3. Shri Praveen Tamak Manager-T/L Adani Green Energy Ltd. Praveen.tamak@adani.in 4. Shri Manmohan Mishra Sr. Manager Netra Wind Pvt. Ltd. manmohan.mishra@alfanar.com 5. Shri Babu Balakrishnan Head-Technial Netra Wind Pvt. Ltd. babu.balakrishnan@alfanar.com