Key facts
- The corridor would be India's highest-voltage transmission system at 1,150 kV, per the report.
- The first phase would connect Chhattisgarh, Odisha and West Bengal to a 6,000-megawatt high-voltage system.
- The project is intended to move solar and wind power from western states such as Rajasthan to eastern industrial hubs.
- Pralhad Joshi said in August that India had reached 300 GW of non-fossil-fuel capacity.
- The report cited JMK Research data showing up to 118.6 GW of solar and wind capacity curtailed in September.
India's national transmission panel approved a 1,150-kilovolt (kV) power transmission corridor, which would be the country's highest-voltage line, Oilprice.com reported on November 11, 2026. The system is expected to cost about $7.34 billion, or 688 billion Indian rupees, and to take about six years to build. Most of India's transmission network currently runs at 765 kV.
The first phase would connect Chhattisgarh, Odisha and West Bengal and link the corridor to a 6,000-megawatt high-voltage transmission system. The project is intended to carry power from solar and wind capacity in western states such as Rajasthan to industrial hubs in the east.
India had 27% of its electricity generated by clean sources in 2025, according to estimates by energy think tank Ember cited in the report. Solar was the largest clean source at 9.4% of total demand in 2025, and wind and solar combined met 14% of overall power demand. India also overtook France and Canada in 2025 to become the world's fourth-largest clean electricity generator, the report said.
New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi said in August that India had reached 300 GW of installed non-fossil-fuel capacity and was on track for 500 GW by 2030.
The report said grid, flexibility and transmission constraints with limited battery storage led India to curtail as much as 118.6 GW of solar and wind capacity in September, citing data from JMK Research & Analytics published the following month. It also cited an unnamed senior official saying India plans to require state-owned utilities to add energy storage capacity.