Adani Energy Solutions Limited, the energy solution, transmission and distribution arm of the Adani portfolio, said that it has commissioned the Kharghar Vikhroli Transmission Limited (KVTL). It will, the company said, enable additional power to be brought into Mumbai and this enable in meeting the city’s growing and future electricity demand. The project is critical for Mumbai as the existing capacity of the transmission corridor is not sufficient to carry further power into the city, the company said.
Mumbai witnessed grid failure twice in recent times – on 27 February 2022, and on 12 October 2020; localities across the metropolis went dark for a considerable period. The Kharghar-Vikhroli line will bring additional 1,000 MW of reliable power to Mumbai city as a solution to mitigate any such incidents in the future. “With this project’s commissioning, Mumbai gets a 400 KV grid within its municipal geography, bringing enhanced import capability within its electricity grid and improving reliability and stability. For consumers, it provides that much more sustainability to commuting through bullet trains, metro rail and city railways, as also for commercial and residential establishments,” it said.
KVTL comprises approximately 74 circuit kilometres of 400 kV and 220 kV transmission lines, along with a 1,500 MVA 400kV Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) at Vikhroli. Occupying approximately 9,500 sq m area, it has the most compact design when it comes to 400 KV substations. Its design vertically stacks 400kV and 220kV GIS, thus minimizing space requirements.
The KVTL project starts in the Kharghar area of Navi Mumbai, traverses through its urban locations and terminates at Vikhroli in Mumbai city.
Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL), earlier known as Adani Transmission Limited (ATL), has a cumulative network of 18,875 circuit kilometres, of which 14,279 circuit km are operational and 4,596 circuit km are in various stages of construction.