The PM GatiShakti-National Master Plan (NMP) for infrastructure development was introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October 2021 with the goal of unifying infrastructure planning across all sectors, including highways, railways, aviation, gas, power transmission, and renewable energy. Such a ground-breaking endeavour lays out the vision for infrastructure development across the nation, with a focus on “power” and “transmission” in particular, strengthening the nation’s energy lifeline.
Power is crucial to the growth of infrastructure and the economy as the nation works to improve its infrastructure. By reducing the time and expense of implementation in power transmission projects, the PM GatiShakti NMP portal offers “One-click Comprehensive view” to guide and simplify the planning and implementation process. Through a single digital platform and a multi-modal portal, it would also help to increase logistical efficiency.
It would be a game changer providing multi-modal connectivity of infrastructures to various economic zones by leveraging technology extensively including spatial planning tools with indigenous ISRO imagery developed by BISAG-N, Gujarat, fulfilling the objective of “Atmanirbhar Bharat”.
As country takes strides towards strengthening its infrastructure, power plays a pivotal role in development of infrastructure and the economy. The PM GatiShakti NMP portal provides “One-click Comprehensive view” to steer and simplify the planning & implementation process by reduction of time and cost of implementation in Power transmission projects. It would also aid in improving logistics efficiency through single digital platform & multi-modal portal.
In development of Power Transmission projects, PM GatiShakti NMP portal shall play critical role in Planning, Tendering, Implementation and Approval stages. At planning stage, user shall identify the tentative line length of the planned transmission line and location of the substation(s).
Under tendering/bidding stage, the survey agency will utilize the portal for identifying the best techno-economical route. During Implementation stage, based on actual conditions, finalization of the transmission line route and location of substation shall be done. Lastly, approval stage is envisaged for single window clearance.
PM’s call for “One Sun, One World, One Grid” has set the tone for strong and reliable transmission system which will support India’s Renewable Energy (RE) ambitions along with supplementing growth of renewables globally. Power transmission has been an enabler in the RE story and various key Power projects are enabling RE evacuation across country.
Of these projects, Ministry of Power has undertaken 9 High Impact Power projects (10 no. of transmission lines) spanning over 6 RE rich States Viz. Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu. The requisite details of projects have been mapped in the portal, by creating a separate layer of ISTS transmission lines incorporating basic data (like Line route, tower location, location of substation, name of owner e
