Sunday 15 / November / 2026
New Delhi: India has cleared a high-capacity power transmission corridor that will move clean electricity from western generation hubs to eastern industrial and urban demand centers, Reuters reported on November 11.
The project is estimated to cost about 688 billion rupees ($7.34 billion) and take about six years to build.
The 1,150-kV system would become India's highest-voltage power network, enabling far larger volumes of electricity to be delivered nationwide than existing 765-kV lines.
India's national transmission panel approved the project, according to meeting minutes made public late on November 10.
India is adding renewable energy and battery storage at a record pace as it targets 500 GW of non-fossil power generation by 2030, up from more than 300 GW now.
Existing 765-kV lines would need additional transmission corridors and land to carry electricity.
A 1,150-kV network can transmit considerably more power, moving the same amount of electricity through fewer lines and less land, with lower transmission losses.
The network is being planned as renewable capacity expands rapidly in western states such as Rajasthan, while electricity demand rises in eastern industrial hubs such as Odisha.
The first phase of the project will link Chhattisgarh, Odisha and West Bengal and connect with a 6 GW high-voltage transmission system carrying renewable power from Rajasthan's Bhadla solar region.
