Cabinet approves Rs 20,773.7 crore for transmission line to evacuate power from 13 GW renewable energy project in Ladakh

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs 20,773.7 crore to set up a transmission line for evacuating power from 13 GW renewable energy project in Ladakh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech announced setting up a 7.5 GW Solar Park in Ladakh.

After an extensive field survey, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) prepared a plan to set up a 13 GW Renewable Energy (RE) generation capacity along with a 12 GWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Pang, Ladakh.

For evacuating this huge quantum of power, it will be necessary to create an inter-state transmission infrastructure, an official release said.