India’s Power Ministry has launched an INR9,000bn (US$109bn) National Electricity Transmission Plan to 2032, aiming to adapt the country’s transmission infrastructure to the new planned renewable capacity. The plan details the transmission infrastructure required to support the planned 500 GW of renewable capacity by 2030 and 600 GW by 2032.
The scheme plans to add 190,000 circuit km of transmission lines and 1,270 GPA of transformation capacity over the next decade, while taking into account the integration of 10 GW of offshore wind, 47 GW of battery energy storage systems (BESS), and 30 GW of pumped-storage hydropower plants. The plan also addresses the power needs of green hydrogen and green ammonia manufacturing hubs, and includes cross-border interconnections.
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) estimates demand to reach 708 GW by 2047 (with peak demand reaching 2,053 GW by this date), which will require to raise the installed capacity to 2,100 GW, reaching 1,200 GW of solar, over 400 GW of wind power, and 116 GW of pumped-storage capacity.
Simultaneously, the Indian Government announced that the country surpassed 200 GW of installed renewable capacity in October 2024.
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