Advance Contracting Notice Date: 25 January 2019 Country/Borrower: Government of India Title of Proposed Project: 51308-IND: Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor Power Sector Investment Project Name and Address of Executing Agency: Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Ltd. 144, Anna Salai, Chennai,Tamil Nadu, India Brief Description of the Project: 1. The proposed project consists of (i) establishment of 765 kV transmission link from the southern section of Chennai Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC) ( Madurai) to load centers in North ( Chennai) and North Western ( i.e. Coimbatore) regions of Tamil Nadu; (ii) establishment of 400 kV pooling substation in southern region of CKIC (i.e. Thoothukudi) for collecting power generated from proposed renewable and thermal power plants; and (iii) Institutional capacity building of TANTRANSCO for improved financial management and enhanced gender sensitive workplace. 2. The project is aligned with the following impact(s): Industrial development and renewable energy generation in Tamil Nadu is enhanced. The project will have the following outcome: Power supply to industrial demand centers in Chennai- Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor is improved. 3. The proposed project will have following outputs: Output 1: A transmission link from the energy hub in southern CKIC to load centers in northern CKIC established. This will establish a 765kV power transmission link between the energy generation hub in Madurai–Thoothukudi area and load centers in the western and northern parts of the state. The outputs consist of (a) Virudhunagar (765/400/230 kV, 2x1,500 megavolt ampere [MVA] and 2x500 MVA) substation; (b) 320 kilometers (km) of 765 kV transmission lines from Virudhunagar to Coimbatore; and (c) 356 km of 400 kV transmission lines to link Virudhunagar substation to several 400/230 kV pooling substations for wind and solar power plants; Output 2: A pooling substation for renewable energy established in southern CKIC. This will establish a pooling substation to receive electricity generated from power plants in the Thoothukudi district. This consists of (a) Ottapidaram (400/230/110 kV, 2x315 MVA and 2x200 MVA) substation and 200 km of 400 kV transmission lines to connect Ottapidaram substation with several thermal and renewable power plants; and (b) 90 km of 230 kV and 110 kV transmission lines to connect Ottapidaram substation with nearby load centers. Output 3: Enhanced capacity for improved financial management and gender sensitive workplace. This will be delivered through the attached technical assistance grant. This will consist of (a) addressing some of outstanding financial management issues of TANTRNASCO such as unreconciled intercompany balances and incomplete fixed asset register; (ii) assist TANTRNASCO to adopt Indian Accounting Standards; and (iii) facilitate introducing gender sensitive workplace practices. Brief Description of Goods and Related Services, Works or Consulting Services to be Procured and Retroactive Financing: Supply of 765 kV/ 400 kV / 230 kV Substation on turnkey basis, Supply of 400 kV/230kV/110 kV Substation on turnkey basis, Supply of 765 kV Transmission line ( 320 km) tower parts and installation on turn key basis, Supply of 400 kV Transmission line (556 km) turnkey basis, Supply of 90 km of 230 kV and 110 kV transmission line ( supply of tower parts and installation) on turnkey basis. Date of Advance Contracting and Retroactive Financing Approval: 12 July 2018 .