Green Energy Corridor and Grid Strengthening Project

The need to obtain varioushe need to obtain various forest and wildlife clearances should be considered at project planning and replanning stages. Processing of forest and wildlife clearances led to some delays in project implementation. The requirements for this should have been considered during the original planning stage and while processing the scope changes, with timeline extensions likewise considered to address the lengthy process of obtaining these clearances in India. As part of robust environmental assessment and management, appropriate mitigation measures should be identified and subsequently implemented. The installation of bird divertors should be completed by POWERGRID prior to the commissioning of power lines and loan financial closure rather than leaving this to the National Dispatch Center that will be taking charge of the operation of the power lines when the project is completed. forest and wildlife clearances should be considered at project planning and replanning stages. Processing of forest and wildlife clearances led to some delays in project implementation. The requirements for this should have been considered during the original planning stage and while processing the scope changes, with timeline extensions likewise considered to address the lengthy process of obtaining these clearances in India. As part of robust environmental assessment and management, appropriate mitigation measures should be identified and subsequently implemented. The installation of bird divertors should be completed by POWERGRID prior to the commissioning of power lines and loan financial closure.