India's 2,000-megawatt high-voltage transmission corridor will come on stream this month

According to foreign media news, the Pugalur-Madakkathara transmission corridor with a transmission capacity of 2,000 megawatts will be opened in November, providing power for electricity imports in Tamil Nadu
.

With the commissioning of the project, the transmission corridor will be able to obtain 2,000MW of electricity from Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, and the line is expected to significantly reduce transmission losses
.

According to reports, the transmission corridor from Pugalur to Madakkathara, Tamil Nadu, with a total length of 165 kilometers and a total cost of 1474 crore, is the first transmission system in India to use high-voltage direct current technology, which can minimize transmission losses
.
The project includes 138km of overhead lines and 27km of underground cables
from Wadakkancherry to Madakkathara, Kerala.

The State Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) is implementing the project
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The project is part of the PGCIL initiative, which aims to eliminate the extreme power deficit in the southern part of the country, which rises to 3GW
in power shortages under peak load conditions.

In addition, the Pugalur-Madakkathara high-voltage transmission line will provide uninterrupted power supply to surrounding industrial enterprises as part of the Kochi-Bangalore Industrial Corridor
.