State-owned transmission utility PowerGrid Corporation today said it has completed 202-km long transmission line from Pul-e-Khumri to Kabul in Afghanistan.
"PowerGrid has completed the 202 km long 220 KV Double Circuit Transmission Pul-e-Khumri to Kabul," a company statement said.
The project has been funded by the government of India under the assistance programme to Afghanistan.
PowerGrid recently commissioned the Ranchi-Sipat transmission line enhancing power transfer to 3,000 Mw between eastern and western regions.
With this achievement, total inter-regional power transfer capacity of National Grid has been enhanced to 18,700 Mw from the existing level of 17,000 Mw.
Power Grid plans to enhance the capacity of National Grid to more than 37,000 Mw by the end of 11th Five-Year Plan at an investment of Rs 55,000 crore.
