{
  "id": 19505221,
  "title": "India Approves $7.3 Billion High-Capacity Power Link to Back Renewables",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/india-approves-7-3-billion-high-capacity-power-link-to-back-renewables",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-11T14:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/India-Approves-73-Billion-High-Capacity-Power-Link-to-Back-Renewables.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India has recently approved plans for a high-capacity power transmission corridor capable of delivering electricity from generation to demand centers. This ambitious project is set to cost approximately $7.34 billion (688 billion Indian rupees) and is expected to take about six years to complete. The 1,150-kilovolt system will be India's highest-voltage power corridor, surpassing the current 765-kilovolt lines that comprise most of the country's transmission network.\n\nThe initial phase of the project will connect the states of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and West Bengal before linking to a 6,000-megawatt high-voltage transmission system. This power corridor will play a crucial role in linking burgeoning solar and wind power capacity in India's western states, such as Rajasthan, to large industrial hubs in the eastern part of the country, including Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and West Bengal.\n\nAccording to estimates from energy think tank Ember, India's electricity demand is set to reach 27% from clean energy sources by 2025. Solar power is currently the largest source of clean electricity in India, meeting 9.4% of the total demand, while wind and solar combined account for 14% of overall power demand. In 2025, India has overtaken France and Canada to become the world's fourth-largest clean electricity generator.\n\nIndia is on track to meet its goal of installing 500 gigawatts of non-fossil-fuel power capacity by 2030, having recently reached the 300 GW milestone, as stated by New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi in August. However, grid, flexibility, and transmission constraints, coupled with limited battery storage, have forced India to curtail up to 118.6 GW of solar and wind power capacity in September, as reported by India’s JMK Research & Analytics.\n\nTo further capitalize on the clean energy boom and reduce the waste of generated power due to lagging storage capacity, India plans to soon enforce a mandate for state-owned utilities to add energy storage capacity, according to a senior official.",
  "summary": "India has just approved plans for a high-capacity power transmission corridor to help bring electricity from generation to demand centers. The 1,150-kilovolt (kV) system, which will be India’s highest-voltage power corridor, is expected to cost about $7.34 billion (688 billion Indian rupees). At present, most of India’s transmission network consists of 765-kV lines. The plan, approved by the…",
  "key_points": [
    "India approves $7.3 billion high-capacity power transmission corridor.",
    "Project will connect renewable energy sources to industrial hubs.",
    "Expected to boost India's clean energy capacity by 2025."
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}