Published on : 24 Sep 2025, 12:11 pm

India’s ambitious clean energy transition is faltering as transmission infrastructure struggles to keep pace with the growth of renewable energy generation. A new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and JMK Research & Analytics reveals that over 50 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity is stranded nationwide as of June 2025, delaying projects, inflating costs, and undermining investor confidence.

In FY25, India added just 8,830 circuit kilometres (ckm) of transmission lines against a target of 15,253 ckm, reflecting a 42 per cent shortfall, with inter-state additions hitting their lowest level in a decade. This widening gap between generation and evacuation has created systemic inefficiencies.

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