'Power Grid to invest Rs. 5,800 cr on upgradation work in Gujarat'.

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL) will invest Rs. 5,800 crore for upgrading its network in Gujarat over the next three to four years, its Executive Director D K Singh has said.

'Power Grid will invest Rs. 5,800 crore in Gujarat to increase the number of Extra High Voltage (EHV) substations to 12 from the existing five. It will also be used for increasing the transmission capacity to 19,000 mega volt ampere (MVA) from the existing 4,000 MVA. The transmission lines shall be expanded to 7,575 kms in Gujarat from the existing 5,610 kms,' he said.

Singh was speaking on the sidelines of the inauguration of Chinese company TBEA's Rs. 1,000 crore Ultra-High-Voltage (UHV) power transformer plant at Karjan.

The TBEA plant was inaugurated by Gujarat's Chief Minister Anandiben Patel.

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