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RECPDCL Hands Over Mekhali Power Transmission SPV to Dilip Buildcon

REC Power Development and Consultancy has handed over the Mekhali Power Transmission SPV to Dilip Buildcon for developing Karnataka’s intra-state transmission project under the TBCB route on a BOOT basis.

June 04, 2026. By Mrinmoy Dey

REC Power Development and Consultancy (RECPDCL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of REC, has announced that the company has handed over a project specific SPV of the InSTS Transmission Project of Karnataka under the TBCB route, viz., Mekhali Power Transmission to Dilip Buildcon.

Dilip Buildcon emerged as the successful bidder through a Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) process conducted by RECPDCL, the Bid Process Coordinator, for the development of the transmission project on a Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) basis.

The SPV was handed over by Monisha Barua, GM & HoD, RECPDCL, to Shree Dutta Tiwari, Vice President (Contracts), Dilip Buildcon, in the presence of the Managing Director, KPTCL, Senior Officials of RECPDCL and Officials of Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation. The implementation period of the project is 24 months.

The scheme broadly covers 400/220/33 kV AIS sub-station at Mekhali, 400 kV Double Circuit line of around 320 km from Mekhali to Yalawar and Mekhali to Dhoni, 220 kV Double Circuit line of around 130 km from Mekhali to Kuduchi, Aqueus and Mahilangapura and LILO of 220 kV Mekhali to Chikodi-Mughalkod Line, along with other associated works.

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InSTS transmission project in Karnataka