New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Transmission System Strengthening Scheme for evacuation of power from SEZ in Rajasthan (8.1 GW) under Phase-II Part A and Transmission System for providing connectivity to RE projects at Bikaner (PG), Fatehgarh-II &Bhadla-II on Friday 16th February 2024. These have been built by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) a Maharatna CPSU under Ministry of Power, Government of India.

India has an ambitious target of establishing 500 GW renewable energy capacity by 2030, which includes 100 GW from solar and 60 GW from wind. This includes solar generation potential of about 20 GW in Rajasthan. The transmission system strengthening scheme for evacuation of power from s...