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India’s nationalist powerfulness transmission web has scaled past 5 lakh circuit kilometres (ckm) of transmission lines of 220 kilovolt (kV) and above, the Power Ministry informed connected Thursday (January 22, 2026). Additionally, it stated that the state has instituted 1,407 giga volt ampere (GVA) of translation capacity.
“The world’s largest synchronous nationalist grid achieved this feat connected January 14 this twelvemonth with the commissioning of 628 ckm transmission enactment of 765 kV from Bhadla II to Sikar II substation for evacuation of RE powerfulness from Rajasthan Renewable Energy Zone,” it stated.
According to the Power Ministry, the country’s transmission web has grown by 71.6% since April 2014 with the summation of 2.09 lakh ckm of transmission lines alongside the summation of 876 GVA of translation capableness during the mentioned period.
Further, it held the Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) projects presently nether implementation would adhd astir 40,000 ckm of transmission lines and 399 GVA of translation capacity. According to sources privy of the development, the ongoing ISTS projects of astir 40,000 ckm are planned chiefly for evacuation of renewable energy.
Additionally, 27,500 ckm of transmission lines and 134 GVA of translation capableness arsenic portion of Intra-state transmission projects are besides nether implementation. The Ministry holds this would “further heighten grid reliability and powerfulness evacuation capability.”
The root added that expanding transmission successful an important absorption country successful the National Electricity Policy, 2026 — the draught insubstantial of which was floated connected Wednesday (January 21) for nationalist consultation. This is particularly successful presumption of the request to evacuate rising renewable vigor powerfulness generation, they added.
