POWERGRID Khavda II-B Transmission, a wholly owned subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL), has commissioned an interstate transmission system to evacuate 4.5 GW of renewable energy from the Khavda polling station in Kutch District, Gujarat, under Phase-II, Part-B.

The tender was floated by REC Power Development and Consultancy (RECPDCL) in 2022. PGCIL had emerged as the successful bidder.

The transmission line forms part of a high-capacity 765 kV corridor between Lakadia pooling station and Ahmedabad, enabling large-scale integration of renewable energy into the national grid.

The key components comprised the construction of two 765 kV line bays at Lakadia Pooling Station, and the installation of 240 MVAr, 765 kV switchable line reactors for each circuit at both Lakadia and Ahmedabad ends. In addition, one 80 MVAr spare reactor has been provided at each end along with associated switching equipment.

The project’s operation and maintenance period is 35 years from the commercial operation date.

In December this year, POWERGRID received a letter of intent to establish a 765 kV interstate transmission system project connecting the southern and eastern grids. The project involves the establishment of a 765 kV interstate transmission system in Angul, Odisha, and Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, along with associated reactive power compensation infrastructure.

In the same month, POWERGRID commissioned the 765 kV double-circuit Khetri–Narela interstate transmission system, part of the larger 8.1 GW transmission infrastructure to evacuate solar power from Rajasthan to Delhi and Northern India. The commissioning comes at a time when Rajasthan has been seeing large curtailments of solar and wind power.

In November, POWERGRID approved the launch of its 83rd bond issue under its 2025-26 program, authorizing the company to raise ₹38 billion (~$428.72 million). The bond issue has a base size of ₹10 billion (~$112.82 million) and a greenshoe option of ₹28 billion (~$315.90 million).