Govt mulls 233 GW new transmission capacity

The Ministry of Power on Tuesday said the government is mulling electricity transmission for renewable energy capacity of about 233 GW, latest by 2030, across the country. “Planning of transmission system for integration of additional 52 GW potential REZ (renewable energy zone) by 2026-27 have been carried out…transmission schemes for another 181.5 GW… by 2030 have been planned and the same would be taken up for implementation in a progressive manner,” the ministry told members of Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to it in a meeting held on Tuesday.