Lok Sabha Question No. 759 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-24
Subject: Creation of Infrastructure for Transmission Systems
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.759 ANSWERED ON 24.07.2025

## CREATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS

759.   SHRI CHAMALA KIRAN KUMAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  of Telangana  has requested to create infrastructure for necessary transmission systems of strategic importance in the State;
- (b) whether TGTRANSCO and TGDISCOMs submitted nine schemes under the Power System Development Fund (PSDF) during the year 2022-23 with a total  cost  of  Rs.  487.99  crore  for  sanction  and  also  requested  to  arrange sanction from National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC) for these schemes under PSDF; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  thereon and if not, the reasons for delay?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) to (c) :   TGTRANSCO, TGDISCOMs and TGSLDC have submitted nine (09) proposals to NLDC during the year 2022-23 for funding under Power System Development  Fund  (PSDF)  as  per  Annexure.      These  proposals  have  been examined by Techno-economic Sub Group of PSDF.  However, the Monitoring Committee  of  PSDF  in  its  meeting  held  on  13.06.2025  has  prioritized investment support for Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and strengthening of State Load Despatch Centres (SLDCs) and further advised in respect of regular investment proposals that Project entities may implement such projects through their own resources and recover the cost through tariff.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 759 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 24.07.2025

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## Details of Nine (09) proposals received from TGTRANSCO, TGDISCOMs and TGSLDC

|   Sl. No. | Entity    | Project Name                                                                                                                                                                         |
|-----------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | TGTRANSCO | Renovation & Upgradation of Protection system and Replacement of different Substation equipment in TGTRANSCO Substations of 400kV & 220kV.                                           |
|         2 | TGTRANSCO | Strengthening of 220kV Nagaram -Warangal DC line by replacement of existing ACSR Zebra/ Moose conductor with HTLS conductor equivalent to ACSR Zebra Conductor to avoid overloading. |
|         3 | TGTRANSCO | Remote Access of Disturbance Recorders (DRs) & Event Loggers (ELs) in TSTRANSCO.                                                                                                     |
|         4 | TGTRANSCO | Automation of 21 Extra High Tension (EHT) Substations in TSTRANSCO.                                                                                                                  |
|         5 | TGSLDC    | Next Generation Security Operation Centre (SOC) at TGSLDC                                                                                                                            |
|         6 | TGNPDCL   | Project of Reactive Power Management by installation and commissioning of Capacitor Bank at 33/11kV Substation                                                                       |
|         7 | TGSPDCL   | Installation and Commissioning of 301 capacitor banks at various 33/11kV sub-stations of Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Ltd. (TSSPDCL)                             |
|         8 | TGTRANSCO | Improvement of Voltage Profile by installing 25 Capacitor Banks at 33kV level at various EHT Substations in TGTRANSCO.                                                               |
|         9 | TGSLDC    | Implementation of Automatic Generation Control (AGC) at TSSLDC.                                                                                                                      |

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