India's RPTL wins two power transmission projects
Reliance Power Transmission Ltd. (RPTL), a subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure, is believed to have bagged two
transmission projects worth Rs 4,100 crore connecting six states.
"Reliance Power Transmission Limited (RPTL) has emerged as the winner for two independent transmission projects
(ITPs)," a Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) official said. State-run REC is the nodal agency for these ITPs.
RTPL North Karanpura Transmission project is worth around Rs 2,700 crore, while Talcher-II is of Rs 1,400
crore.
The 1,045-km-long North Karanpura transmission line will be implemented in 30-42 months. It will serve Madhya
Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
The Talcher-II is 592-km long and will be implemented in 30 months. It will cater to Orissa and Andhra Pradesh.
Meanwhile, Sterlite Technologies has been declared winner for the first independent transmission project, the
East-North Interconnection project, for which the nodal agency is PFC Consulting, the wholly-owned subsidiary of
state-run Power Finance Corporation.
