Transmission line, coal-based capacity additions slow down

Only 8,830 circuit km of transmission lines were added in FY25, 37.8% less than FY24

- Rituraj Baruah

Green power capacity addition gained momentum in the last financial year (FY25), but transmission line and thermal power generation capacity slowed down, data from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) showed, with implications for stable power supply.

Only 8,830 circuit kilometers (ckm) of transmission lines were added in FY25, 37.8% lower than 14,203 ckm in the previous fiscal, the data showed—much lower than the target of 15,253 ckm.

The state sector added 4,761 ckm of transmission lines, about 57% of the target of 8,254 ckm during the fiscal. Central sector projects, largely with Power Grid, witnessed an addition of 2,586 ckm, about 48% of the target of 8,254 ckm, and the private sector implemented 1,483 ckm of projects, which is 93.5% of the target of 1,586 ckm.