Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, a Maharatna PSU under Ministry of Power, Government of India, has acquired MEL Power Transmission Limited, project SPV with cost of `558 crore (NCT estimations) to establish transmission system for evacuation of power from Mahan Energen Limited Generation Station in Madhya Pradesh on build-own-operate-transfer basis from PFC Consulting Limited, a company statement read.
The project comprises establishment of 400 kV DC transmission line and associated bays at existing Rewa PS (PG) substation in Madhya Pradesh and will cater to reliable power evacuation of Mahan Energen Limited Generation Station of Madhya Pradesh, the statement added.
As on May 31, 2025, POWERGRID has commissioned and is operating 283 sub-stations and 1,80,239 km transmission lines and 5,64,961 MVA of transformation capacity. With the adoption of the latest technological tools and techniques, enhanced use of automation and digital solutions, POWERGRID has consistently maintained over 99.85 per cent transmission system availability, it further added.