Bhubaneswar, Sept. 8 -- The Odisha Cabinet has approved an investment proposal of Rs 15,948.70 crore under the Mukhya Mantri Shakti Bikash Yojana (MMSBY) to strengthen and expand the state's electricity transmission infrastructure.

Chief Secretary Anu Garg said the investment will support rising industrial and urban power demand and facilitate renewable energy evacuation, According to the New Indian express.

The state will develop its first 765 KV transmission network, with three new 765 KV grid substations planned at Khuntuni, Duburi and Kolabira. Two new 400 KV grid substations at Kansbahal and Titilagarh have also been approved.

At the 220 KV level, 10 additional grid substations have been approved. The number of 220 KV substations ...