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765 Kv, 400Kv and 220 Kv - Existing & Proposed Network) (As on 30-06-2015 GRID MAP OF KARNATAKA STATE (765 kV, 400kV and 220 kV - Existing & Proposed Network) (As on 30-06-2015) N HALABARGA W E BIDAR S HUMNABAD TO SOLAPUR GULBARGA GANAGAPURA (KAPNOOR) TO TANDUR INDI SHAHABAD GULBARGA TO KOLHAPUR SINDAGI SEDAM BIJAPUR TO KOLHAPUR TO MEHBOOBNAGAR BANGALORE NETW BIJAPUR ORK YADGIR TO GOWRIBIDANUR ATHANI TO GOOTY SHAHAPUR from KUDACHI B.BAGEWADI 765/400 kV Tumkur KUDGI UMPP CHIKKODI BALUTI LIS D.B.PURA MPURA R-NEW RTPS ALMATTI ETPS YTPS KIADB MUGALKHOD LINGASUGUR TO CUDDAPAH VAJRAMATTI BIAL GHATAPRABHA CHINTAMANI DHP BAGALKOTE BAGALKOT MALLAT FROM KURNOOL HOSKOTE INDAL RAMDURGA RAICHUR BELGAUM CHIKKABETTADAHALLI YELAHANKA RAICHUR (PGCIL) BELGAUM KANABHARGI LYT SWITCHING STATION DG PLANT KOLAR NELAMANGALA (PGCIL) KUSTAGI SINDANOOR PEENYA SOUNDATTI KOLAR MK HUBLI CPRI HEBBAL BRINDAVAN NRS MANYATHA KOPPAL ALLOYS NARENDRA DHARWAD TO GOOTY BANGARPET TO PONDA RLWYS NARENDRA ITI (PGCIL) A STN GADAG KOPPAL GUDDADAHALLI from HOODY HUBLI KALYANI STEELS NAGARBHAVI (PGCIL) 765/400 kV MALUR Tumkur EPIP HARTI DHONI AMBEWADI BIDNAL LINGAPUR EDC HAL BTPS ITPL BELLARY P/S EXORA V_VALY BMM KORAMANGALA VT PARK GADAG MUNIRABAD JSW ALLIPUR TO GOOTY NIMHANS KUMBALGODU NAGJHARI SPURA HSR LYT GOOTY KADRA ITTAGI KUDALGI KODASALI BELLARY HAVERI BIDADI NPURA TATAGUNI KHODAYS KARWAR HAVERI NILAGUNDA KAIGA SIRSI BIDADI MYLSNDRA SARJAPURA RBNUR JAGALUR (PGCIL) SMHLY (PGCIL) TO HOSUR UTTARA YERANDANAHALLI KANNADA DAVANAGERE GUTTUR THALLAK (PGCIL) TO HOSUR SOMANAHALLI JIGANI BALLIGAVI DAVANA CHITRADURGA CHITRA STRP SGS GERE DURGA KUDREKONDA (SUZLON) HONNALI PAVAGADA TO GOOTY TALAGUPPA BENKIKERE SHIMOGA HIRIYUR BERANAHALLI SHIMOGA (PGCIL) TO CUDDAPAH HOSADURGA ENERCON MUTTINKOPPA TO SHRIPERAMBUDUR MITTERMARI VARAHI MADHUGIRI C.N.HALLI SIRA GOWRIBIDANUR KADUR TUMKUR UDUPI C.B.PURA TMKUR SRINIVASPURA CHINTAMANI HEGGUNJE CHICKMAGALUR ARASIKERE KB CROSS ANTRHLY D.B.PURA CHIKAMAGALUR KOLAR KEMAR NITTUR DABASPETBNG RURALBIAL DHP (PGCIL) KOLAR UPCL HOSKOTE HASSAN YLNKA GOLAHALLI NLMGL MSEZ ANCHEPALYA KOLAR BNG BIDADI HOODY BANGARPET SHANTIGRAM MAGADI (PGCIL) URBAN DAKSHINA C.R.PATNA MALUR KAVOOR HASSAN SMHLY KANNADA NAGMANGALA SARJAPURA BIDADI MYLSND PUTTUR MANDYA KADAVINA KOTE K.R.PET YHALLI KOTIPURA HALLI TO HOSUR RAMA KANAKAPURA KUSHALNAGARA MADDUR NAGARA BASTIPURA-P TUBINAKERE INDEX T.K.HALLY SALEM PROPOSED STATION MADIKERI HO0TA VAJAMANGALA EXISTING STATION GALLY SFC 400 kV S/S 765 kV S/S KADAKOLA MADHUVANAHALLY 220 kV S/S MYSORE 400 kV S/S C.R.NAGARA 220 kV SWG STN 220 kV S/S TO KOZHIKODE C.R.NAGARA EXISTING LINES PROPOSED LINES 400 kV 765 kV TO KANYAMPET 220 kV 400 kV GENERATION 220 kV HYDRO LOADS THERMAL 220 kV EHT NUCLEAR IPPs @ 220 kV EHT 400 or 220kV & IPP.
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