Cabinet approves Rs 12,000 cr for 2nd phase of Green Energy Corridor
The government on Thursday approved the second phase of the Green Energy Corridor with an outlay of Rs 12,031 crore to facilitate grid integration and power evacuation of about 20 GW of renewable energy projects in seven states.
“The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today approved the scheme on Green Energy Corridor (GEC) Phase-II for Intra-State Transmission System (InSTS) for addition of approximately 10,750 circuit kilometres (ckm) of transmission lines and approx. 27,500 Mega Volt-Amperes (MVA) transformation capacity of substations,” an official statement said.
The scheme will facilitate grid integration and power evacuation of about 20 GW of renewable energy (RE) projects in seven states — Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
