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PGCIL Secures Transmission Projects to Evacuate 15.5 GW of Renewable Energy

The Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) has won two major transmission projects from PFC Consulting to evacuate 15.5 GW of power from renewable energy zones (REZs) in Karnataka and Rajasthan. These projects will help integrate large-scale solar and wind energy into the national grid.

Karnataka Transmission Project

• Establishes a 765/400/220 kV pooling substation near Davanagere/Chitradurga and a 400/220 kV substation near Bellary.
• Includes 765 kV & 400 kV double-circuit (D/C) transmission lines and upgrades to existing substations.
• Supports 4 GW of renewable energy from Davanagere/Chitradurga and 1.5 GW from Bellary.
• Competing bidders included Sterlite Grid 32, Adani Energy Solutions, JSW Neo Energy, and Dineshchandra R Agarwal Infracon.
• Expected completion within 24 months.

Rajasthan Transmission Project

• Augments interconnection transformers at Fatehgarh-II PS, Fatehgarh-IV PS (Section-II), and Barmer-I PS.
• Supports Rajasthan REZ Phase-IV.
• Completion timeline aligned with REZ Phase IV, with Barmer-I PS requiring completion within 21 months.
• Apraava Energy also qualified in the technical round.

The MNRE has identified 181.5 GW of additional renewable energy potential across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and offshore Tamil Nadu by 2030. Karnataka has 17 GW of identified RE potential, while Rajasthan has 75 GW.

These projects are crucial in supporting India’s clean energy transition, enabling better grid integration of renewables and ensuring power evacuation efficiency from high-potential RE zones.