Overview
- APTRANSCO was told to speed up work on 68 transmission and infrastructure projects, a directive issued Tuesday at a review led by Special Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand.
- The package would add 15,274 MVA of transformer capacity and 1,822 circuit km of high‑voltage lines, which officials say will ease strain on the network and improve voltage stability for homes, farms, shops, and factories.
- Approvals are in place to invite bids for 100 more grid projects, including 12 at the 400 kV level and 88 at 220 kV or 132 kV, expanding a pipeline designed to boost long‑term reliability.
- The state received a 3 GWh share of a national battery program and APTRANSCO has begun tariff‑based bidding for 1,000 MW of two‑hour, grid‑scale battery energy storage across 10 sites, which store surplus power for use after sunset.
- Proposals under Green Energy Corridor Phase‑III seek ₹21,838 crore to evacuate 11 GW of solar power and 7,370 MW of pumped storage, linking new clean energy projects to the grid.