India, Jan. 22 -- India's national power transmission network has crossed a major infrastructure milestone, exceeding 5 lakh circuit kilometres (ckm) of transmission lines (220 kV and above), supported by 1,407 GVA of transformation capacity.

The achievement was marked on January 14, 2026, with the commissioning of a 628 ckm, 765 kV transmission line connecting Bhadla II and Sikar II substations, enabling enhanced evacuation of renewable energy from Rajasthan's Renewable Energy Zone. The project facilitates the transfer of an additional 1,100 MW of power from the Bhadla, Ramgarh and Fatehgarh solar complexes.

Since April 2014, India's transmission network has expanded by 71.6%, with the addition of 2.09 lakh ckm of high-voltage transmis...