+ ANS Aad fe 250 eal “PeeGt Ho Slo WI0-3500099 © _REGD.NO. 0.300499 The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY mt ave 4 PART H—Section 4 afte & wanfira PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY % mi] ‘a Facet, eraTT, BIE 20, 2010/eTHoT 29, 1932 No 211) NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2010/SHRAVANA 29, 1932 CENTRAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 20th August, 2010, No. CEA/TETD/MPIR/01/2010.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 177 of the Electricity Act, 2003, the Central Electricity Authority hereby makes the following regulations namel 4. Short Title and Commencement—{1) These regulations may be called the Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Construction of Electrical Plants and Electric Lines) Regulations, 2010, (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Definitions.—(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires — (2) “Act” means the Electricity Act, 2003; (b) ‘Authority’ means the Central Electricity Authority established under sub-section (2) of ‘Section 70 of the Act; (c) *Base'Load Operation” means operation at maximum continuous rating (MCR) or its high fraction; (d) "Basic Insulation Level (BIL)" means reference voltage level expressed in peak (crest) voltage with standard 1.2/50 is lightning impulse wave. Apparatus should be capable of withstanding fest wave of basic insulation level or high (e) "Black Start’ means the start up ofa generating unitor gas turbine or internal combustion (IC) engine based generating set without use of external power following gtd failure; {f) "Boller Maximum Continuous Rating (BMCRY" means.the maximum steam output, the steam generator (boiler) can deliver continuously at rated parameters; 28s Graot0 ”(am aes 4] ET TNA SRT a i) Design of towers The following specify. the minimum requirements for design of towers. The Owner may adopt any additional loading or design criteria for ensuring reliability of the line, if so desired and/ or deemed necessary. (A) The towers shall be. designed to meet all design requirements and design criteria ee relevant IS or IEC standards, considering wind loading corresponding to applicable wind zone for the transmission line as per relevant IS; (B) The towers shall also be designed for appropriate snow or ice loads, i applicable. (C) The loads at conductor and earthuire points under different loading: conditions viz. reliability conditions (normal condition), security conditions (broken wire condition), safely conditions, ant-cascading condition etc. (as per relevant IS or IEC Standards) considering various combinations of design temperatures, wind and snow loads shall be calculated and tower designs developed accordingly. (0) Reliability level- 1 corresponding to 50 year return period design loads due to wind as per relevant IS shall be considered for design of towers for transmission tines upto 400 kV. For higher level transmission lines, reliability level2 corresponding to 150 year retum period wind loads shall be considered. Triple and quadruple circuit towers and towers with imore than two sub- conductors per phase upto 400 kV shall be designed corresponding to the reliability level- 2 (150 year return period). {E)_ Normal towers shall be prototype tested as per relevant IS. it may not be mandatory to have prototype testing of tall river crossing towers and other special towers designed for reliability level- 3 (500 year retum period). Materials Mild. steel and high tensile steel sections of tested quality in conformity with relevant IS shali be generally used in towers and their extensions, Other equivalent grade of structural steel angle sections and plates conforming to International Standards may also be used. Fasteners, bolts and nuts shall be generally as per relevant IS.