India’s power transmission network, one of the largest in the world, is struggling to keep up with renewable energy deployment, leading to a growing gap between clean power generation and the availability of evacuation infrastructure, according to a report released Wednesday.

The widening gap between planned and actual transmission network expansion is becoming evident and this imbalance limits renewable integration and increases the risk of stranded assets and higher delivery costs, said the IEEFA-JMK report “Green Power Transmission Development in India”. Advertisement

In FY25, only 8,830 ckm (circuit kilometre) of new transmission lines were commissioned against a target of 15,253 ckm, reflecting a 42% shortfall, with Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) additions at their lowest i

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