Reliable power is a prerequisite to Maharashtra’s vision of becoming a trillion-dollar economy. Owing to large scale infrastructure development, the current peak power demand in Mumbai Metropolitan Region is around 4500 MW; partly met through the 1877 MW power generated in Mumbai while the remaining power is catered from outside Mumbai through the current transmission network. A strengthened power transmission system is the need of the hour and Mumbai Urja Marg is one such project that’s committed towards providing critical energy lifeline for Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The inter-state transmission system project envisaged by Ministry of Power, is envisioned with the objective of providing reliable, affordable, and green power for the developing Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Once operational, Mumbai Urja Marg Transmission Project will have the potential to carry more than ~2000 MW of additional power through an inter-state transmission system (ISTS) feed to the region. The project will also strengthen the existing transmission system to address the growing power demands and make it future ready in terms of energy requirement.

Mumbai Urja Marg is an inter-state transmission system project covering Western Region Strengthening Scheme-XIX (WRSS-XIX) and North Eastern Region Strengthening Scheme-IX (NERSS-IX) spanning across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. This is a single project with various sub-elements as conceptualized by the Ministry of Power.

The Package C of Mumbai Urja Marg Transmission project involves setting up of ~100 kms of transmission lines for critical system strengthening in Mumbai Metropolitan Region(MMR). Once operational. the project will have the potential to carry more than ~2000 MW of additional power to Mumbai and Navi Mumbai while also establishing a much needed transmission corridor to enable increased power flow across the state.
Mumbai Urja Marg will be also critical to prevent future blackouts in Mumbai Metropolitan region by decongesting the entire transmission network and providing an ISTS feed for upcoming Vikhroli substation which was cited as the major intervention to avoid future power outages. Not only this, one of the strongest benefits of the Mumbai Urja Marg Project is that it establishes the last mile connectivity of Mumbai with Padgha to bring renewable power to MMR.

With the promise of 24×7, affordable and green power flow across the state, Mumbai Urja Marg is well poised to be a true gamechanger for Maharashtra.

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