Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) has commissioned a transmission project to evacuate renewable energy in Koppal and Gadag, Karnataka.

The ‘Transmission Scheme for integration of Renewable Energy Zone (Phase-II) in Koppal-II (Phase-A & B) and Gadag-II (Phase- A)’ was commissioned on October 23, 2026. It was entrusted to POWERGRID Koppal Gadag Transmission, a subsidiary of POWERGRID, which was amalgamated with POWERGRID Khavda II-C Transmission on March 1, 2026.

In December 2024, POWERGRID secured the tender for PFC Consulting’s ‘Transmission Scheme for integration of Renewable Energy Zone (Phase-II) in Koppal-II (Phase-A & B) and Gadag-II (Phase- A).’

The tender, floated in July of the same year, was for developing Koppal-II and Gadag-II pooling stations as part of more extensive plans to achieve 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030.

The Central Transmission Utility of India had received multiple applications from renewable energy developers seeking connectivity at Koppal-II PS and Gadag-II pooling stations beyond the renewable energy potential declared at these pooling stations.

In October, POWERGRID commissioned the transmission project for the 2.5 GW solar energy zone in Bidar, Karnataka. The project involved the Bidar pooling station–Maheshwaram 765 kV double-circuit transmission line, three 1,500 MVA 765 kV interconnecting transformers, five 500 MVA 400/220 kV interconnecting transformers at Bidar, and 765 kV line bays at Maheshwaram.

According to Mercom’s State of Transmission Infrastructure in India report, India’s transmission infrastructure comprised approximately 509,603 circuit kilometers (ckm) of transmission lines and 1,478 gigavolt-amperes of transformation capacity as of June 2026.

India’s transmission network has grown significantly over the past decade, with transmission line length increasing by 50.8% and transformation capacity more than doubling, rising 111.7% between April 2016 and June 2026.

Despite this expansion, transmission infrastructure remains unevenly distributed across the country, with constraints becoming increasingly evident in regions with high renewable energy penetration, the report notes.