India Approves $7.34 Billion Power Corridor to Boost Clean Energy Transmission
India has approved plans to develop a high-capacity power transmission corridor to transport clean electricity from renewable energy generation hubs in the western states to industrial and urban demand centres in the east. The project is estimated to cost around ₹688 billion ($7.34 billion) and is expected to take approximately six years to complete. The approval was granted by India’s national transmission panel, according to meeting minutes released on Tuesday.
The proposed 1,150-kilovolt (kV) transmission network will become India’s highest-voltage power system, significantly increasing electricity transmission capacity compared with the existing 765-kV lines. The technology is expected to transport larger volumes of electricity through fewer transmission corridors, reducing land requirements and power losses. The development comes as India accelerates renewable energy expansion and works towards its target of 500 gigawatts of non-fossil fuel-based power generation by 2030.
The first phase of the project will connect Chhattisgarh, Odisha and West Bengal with a 6,000-megawatt high-voltage transmission system carrying renewable electricity from Rajasthan’s Bhadla solar region. The initiative aims to strengthen the country’s power infrastructure, support growing electricity demand and improve the distribution of renewable energy across regions as India expands its clean energy capacity.
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