Agra to Biswanath Charaiali during lean hydro season in NER, thereby serving needs of North East Region as well. In addition to this, the link is serving very important role of integrating the entire Indian Electrical Grid through a robust link. This asset is a unique asset due to its location and strategic importance. This link is a strategically important and vital connection for harnessing the present and anticipated exploitation and optimal utilization of hydro, thermal and renewable energy resources in the country. The strategic importance of the line is established by the fact that a secure and strong linkage for the North-Eastern Region and the rest of the country is now firmly established. Pertinently, the extremely narrow “Chicken Neck” which is 18 km X 22 km has been optimally utilized solving any future right of way issues in this critical, sensitive and vital area. Therefore, the setting up of such a powerful link is not only important but infuses a high degree of confidence, certainty and assurance for development of hydro power potential in North-East Region of the country, underlining the fact that no hydel development will have to face bottling up of power or backing down on account of transmission constraints. 27. The Commission agrees with POSOCO that the usefulness and importance of the subject transmission assets should not be seen in the narrow prism of its immediate utilization during the initial years but needs to be assessed over the entire life cycle of the assets which will carry the hydro power from the huge potential in North East for the benefit by the entire country. POSOCO has rightly pointed out that this link would provide the flexibility in power transfer, function as a pseudo phase-shifter and help in mitigating oscillations in inter-area mode and above all, the frequency controllers at BNC would help in operation of
