Southern transmission lines linked to national power grid

It is a good news that in a major relief to states in south, the southern power grid was connected to the national grid on Tuesday, December 31, 2013. The Raichur-Sholapur 765 KV single circuit transmission line has been interconnected with the national grid, thereby achieving the one nation - one grid - one frequency system. It cost the Power Grid Corporation Rs.8l5 crore to set up the system. Reportedly Tamil Nadu has become a deficit state due to the delay in commissioning of various power plants. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++=