MUMBAI: With the state expecting Mumbai's electricity consumption to rise 5% every year, it has given Adani Electricity permission for a 80km, 1,000MW underground transmission line between Aarey in Goregaon and Kudus in Thane's Wada taluka under a 25-year build-own-operate licence.
The onus of compensation to owners of land acquired for substations at Aarey and Kudus will be on Adani Electricity Mumbai Infra Ltd. The project is expected to be completed by 2026, reports Chittaranjan Tembhekar.