India approves high-capacity power corridor to support clean energy boom
INDA•INDA•INDA•INDA•India approved a 1,150-kilovolt power transmission corridor estimated to cost nearly 688 billion rupees ($7.34 billion) and take about six years to complete.
The first phase will link Chhattisgarh, Odisha and West Bengal with a 6,000-megawatt transmission system carrying renewable power from Rajasthan’s Bhadla solar region. The planned 1,150-kV network would be India’s highest-voltage power system, able to carry more electricity with fewer lines, less land and smaller transmission losses than existing 765-kV lines.
The corridor is planned as renewable energy capacity expands in western states such as Rajasthan and demand rises in eastern industrial hubs such as Odisha. India is targeting 500 gigawatts of non-fossil power generation by 2030, up from more than 300 GW now.
