Smart Greener Grid Expansion: Re-engineering 66 kVInfrastructure for 220 kV Operation – BBMB Case Study.

The rapid growth in electricity demand, renewable energy integration, and urbanization has placed immense pressure on existing power transmission infrastructure. Many regions especially developing countries still rely heavily on 66 kV transmission systems designed decades ago for lower load requirements. All the developing countries are rapidly expanding and diversifying their economies requiring exponential increase in the energy demand putting immense pressure on the transmission network coupled with rapid population growth and urbanisation. Due to this, lot of Right of Way (RoW) problems are arising posing major problem in construction of new corridors of transmission lines. Thus, to meet modern energy demands sustainably, utilities are increasingly adopting smart grid expansion…