Notification No. 73/1999, Dated 8th June 1999

           In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the following equipment required for the setting up of Rihand-Sasaram-Biharshariff HVDC Link Back to Back Station Project, and imported by M/s. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, from the whole of the duty of customs leviable thereon which is specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) and from the whole of the additional duty leviable thereon under section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act, namely :-

        1. Thyristor Valves

        2. Convector Transformer

        3. Control Protection and Annunciation Equipment

        4. Valve Cooling Apparatus

        5. Smoothing Reactors

        6. Shunt Reactors

        7. Shunt Capacitors

        8. A.C. Filter Apparatus

        9. D.C. Current Transformers

        10. D.C. Voltage Dividers

        11. D.C. Yard Equipment

        12. 400 KV Circuit Breakers/Switches

        13. Surge Arresters

        14. Bus Post Insulators

        15. PLC Filters

        16. Fire Fighting Equipment

        17. Air Conditioning Ventilation Equipment

        18. Cables

        19. Batteries and Battery Chargers

        20. Station Lighting

        21. A.C. Yard Equipment

        22. Spares for the above equipment.