REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of REC Limited, a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power, handed over the project-specific Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), Nawada Durgapur Power Transmission Limited, to Shivalaya Construction Limited on October 16, 2026.
The project was awarded through the Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) process conducted by RECPDCL in its capacity as the Bid Process Coordinator. Titled “ERES-47: Nawada–Durgapur–Jeerat (New) 765 kV Corridor”, the project will be developed on a Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) basis.
RECPDCL Transmission Project Connects Bihar and West Bengal
Rajkumar Sonkar, HoD (CS), RECPDCL, handed over the SPV to Rajesh Kumar Singh, Head (Power and Transmission), Shivalaya Construction Limited. Senior officials from RECPDCL, Shivalaya Construction Limited and Central Transmission Utility of India Limited attended the handover.
The project includes a new 765/400/220 kV substation at Nawada in Bihar and a new 765 kV switching station at Durgapur in West Bengal. It also involves a 765 kV double-circuit transmission line spanning approximately 265 km between Nawada and Durgapur, along with another transmission line of approximately 145 km between Durgapur and Jeerat.
The project also covers associated infrastructure and works required to establish the inter-state transmission corridor.
Transmission Project Targets March 2029 Completion
The handover of Nawada Durgapur Power Transmission Limited marks a step towards implementing the ERES-47 inter-state transmission project. The planned substations, switching station and transmission lines are intended to strengthen the regional transmission network.
The project has a scheduled implementation deadline of March 31, 2029.
