New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- The Union Cabinet has approved the PM-DHARA (PM-Developing Harmonized and Accelerated Renewable-energy Access) Scheme which will help in strengthening India's Intra-State Transmission System and allow for the evacuation of up to 135 GW of renewable energy across the country.

While announcing the project, minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "The country's current power generation capacity exceeds 500 gigawatts, with renewable energy sources already accounting for 52% of this total...the grid must be designed to manage the load associated with these fluctuations."

Vaishnaw said that this is the reason countries that have made significant strides in renewable energy have also focussed on grid infrastructure. He cited the...