Delays in executing projects have made several power infrastructure companies and investors in Karnataka suffer and have started affecting the operational efficiency of the southern grid, say industry players.
For instance, construction and completion of several transmission lines in northern and coastal Karnataka, including Udupi Kasargod Transmission Line (UKTL) and Goa to Tanmar Line, are hugely delayed owing to stoppages mainly caused by litigations for acquiring lands for erecting power lines, they say.
It is also feared that the ₹700 crore UKTL line, originally envisaged to provide a solution to spur the State’s earnings from power surplus and address electricity shortage problems in north Kerala, may run into cost and time overruns, as per industry players.
