Sagardighi TPS – Gokarna Line is a 400kV overhead line with a length of 89km from Sagardighi Thermal Power Plant, West Bengal, India, to Gokarna, West Bengal, India.
Construction works on the Sagardighi TPS – Gokarna Line started in 2019 and the project was commissioned in 2020.
Description
The Sagardighi TPS – Gokarna Line, which is an overhead line, is being operated by West Bengal State Electricity Transmission. The Sagardighi TPS – Gokarna Line is a new line. The line carries alternating current (AC) through double circuit cable.
Sagardighi TPS – Gokarna Line project development status
The development of the Sagardighi TPS – Gokarna Line project was approved by West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission in 2019 and the project works were completed in 2020.
About West Bengal State Electricity Transmission
West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (WBSETCL) is an electrical utility that offers power generation services. The utility’s services include power supplying, power transmission, electricity distribution, load management, operation and maintenance of all existing EHV sub-stations, equipments and lines. It also provides construction of green field EHV sub-stations and transmission lines as per system’s requirement, sub-stations expansion and augmentation, and replacement of age old worn out conductors. WBSETCL offers adoption of new technology replacing old ones and enhancement of IT application. The utility offers its services across Kolkata.
Methodology
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