Brief details about the Western Regional power system

i) Western regional grid is an electrical system comprising of over 9,41,023 sq. km of area with 8 States/Union Territories namely Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Goa and Union territories of Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli,Generating Stations at Central and State Sector Independent Power producing stations, State DISCOMS, STU etc.

ii) The States are inter-connected with each other through 400kV/220 kV network. Western Region is connected to Northern ,Southern and Eastern regions through a few radial 220 kV/132 kV HVAC and HVDC Back to Back links to facilitate exchange of power from surplus to deficit region / State as well as wheeling of power.