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India’s nationwide energy grid has expanded to greater than 500,000 circuit kilometers (ckm) of transmission traces above 220 kilovolts (kV), the Ministry of Energy introduced on Thursday (22 January 2026). Moreover, the nation stated it has put in 1,407 gigavolt amperes (GVA) of substation capability.
“The world’s largest synchronous nationwide energy grid achieved this feat on January 14 this 12 months with the commissioning of 765kV 628ckm transmission line from Bhadra II to Shikhar II substation for evacuation of renewable power from the renewable power zone of Rajasthan,” it stated.
In line with the Ministry of Energy, the nation’s energy grid has grown by 71.6% since April 2014, with 2.09 billion CKM of transmission traces added and 876 GVA of substation capability added throughout the interval.
Moreover, the continued Interstate Transmission System (ISTS) venture will add roughly 40,000 km of transmission traces and 399 GVA of substation capability. Sources aware of the event stated the continued roughly 40,000 km ISTS venture is primarily designed to decommission renewable power.
Moreover, 27,500 km of transmission traces and 134 GVA of substation capability are additionally being carried out as a part of the intra-state energy transmission venture. The ministry believes it will “additional strengthen grid reliability and energy evacuation capability.”
The official added that the growth of transmission in key focus areas of the Nationwide Electrical energy Coverage 2026 was revealed in draft kind for public session on Wednesday (21 January). This takes into consideration, specifically, the necessity to keep away from rising renewable power technology, they added.
