Description

Government of Assam and Assam Electricity Grid Corporation Limited (AEGCL) informed ADB that number of subprojects from 13th Development Plan have been shortlisted and included in the proposed Assam Power Transmission Improvement Project (APTIP) with an estimated total project cost at around $670 million. The project plans to add significant transmission capacity in Assam as well as improve overall network efficiency and reliability. AEGCL through Government of Assam and Government of India is planning to request ADB for a loan up to $500 million to fund the project. Detailed project report (DPR) for APTIP was submitted to ADB. The following subprojects are identified for investments: (i)Construction of new grid substations (220/132 kV; 220/132/33 kV; 220/33 kV; 132/33 kV; and 132/11 kV); (ii)Augmentation of existing 220/132 kV substations by increasing transformers capacity;