India Needs More Intra-State Transmission Lines

Intra-state transmission infrastructure is the weakest link in the grid

A new IEEFA report recommends increasing competition in the development of intra-state transmission infrastructure, to speed up deployment of renewable energy in India. “As the share of increasingly low cost but variable renewable energy grows, development of transmission systems must keep pace to meet demand and ensure efficient, reliable delivery of power to consumers,” says the report’s author Vibhuti Garg, Energy Economist at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis... ... More: Official Press Release IEEFA

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