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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF POWER
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1110
ANSWERED ON 09.02.2026
CROSS-BORDER ELECTRICITY TRADE WITH NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES.
1110 # SHRI SHAMBHU SHARAN PATEL:
SHRI NARAYANA KORAGAPPA:
Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:
(a) the number of transmission lines and substations commissioned during the last five
years;
(b) the steps being taken to address intra-State and inter-State transmission constraints;
(c) whether project timelines have been affected due to delays in obtaining right-of-way or
various clearances;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) the progress made so far in the area of cross-border electricity trade with neighboring
countries; and
(f) the roadmap of Government for strengthening the national transmission grid?
A N S W E R
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER
(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)
(a): During the last 5 years [from Financial Year (FY) 2021-22 to December 2025] in the
transmission system network (220 kV and above), 74 transmission lines with 57,630 circuit kilometres
(ckm) and 33 Substations of 3,81,523 Mega Volt Amperes (MVA) of transformation capacity have
been commissioned in the country.
(b): India’s national transmission infrastructure is adequately developed to ensure reliable power
flow across regions. Presently, there is no transmission constraint existing at the national level
affecting the overall transfer of power across regions. A robust National Grid has been established to
facilitate the transfer of power from power surplus regions to power deficit regions. The capacity of
National Grid is expanded on a continuous basis commensurate with the growth in electricity
generation and electricity demand. The inter-regional transmission capacity is planned to increase
from 120 Giga Watt (GW) as on December 2025 to 143 GW by the year 2027 and further to 168 GW
by the year 2032.
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As Electricity is a concurrent subject, the planning, development and operation of the Intra-
State power grid and transmission infrastructure is primarily the responsibility of the State
Governments. The Central Government, through the Ministry of Power and Central agencies, provides
technical and planning support, including assistance in Resource Adequacy (RA) assessment and
transmission system planning, taking into account potential growth in electricity demand.
(c) & (d): Delays due to Right of Way (RoW) issues have affected project timelines. The details
of under implementation Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) projects in the country with
Scheduled Commissioning Date (SCOD) upto March 2026, which are facing RoW issues or clearances
is attached as Annexure.
(e): Import/Export of Electricity with neighbouring countries includes transactions through Indian
power exchange(s) and bilateral mode, the progress made in Cross-Border power trade in terms of
energy imported/exported to neighbouring countries for past 5FYs are as under:
Import (MUs) by India Export (MUs) by India
Year Bhutan Bangladesh Nepal Myanmar Bhutan Bangladesh Nepal Myanmar
2025-26* 7796 0 3252 0 580 6342 662 6.41
2024-25 6281 0 2150 0 1764 8084 1686 9.08
2023-24 5730 0 1725 0 1868 8394 1850 8.78
2022-23 7253 0 1385 0 522 8581 1552 9.80
2021-22 7995 0 179 0 322 7327 2127 8.81
(* Upto December 2025) MUs- Million Units
(f): To strengthen the transmission infrastructure in line with the growing electricity demand, the
Government of India published the National Electricity Plan (NEP) (Volume-II Transmission) in 2024.
The plan outlines the transmission system requirements for the period from 2023 to 2032,
commensurate with projected generation capacity additions to meet the projected electricity demand.
The transmission plan includes the addition of central and state transmission systems to meet the
projected peak electricity demand of 388 GW by the year 2032. Under the NEP (Volume II
Transmission), transmission network (220 kV and above) in the country is planned to expand to 6.48
lakh ckm by the year 2032 and the transformation capacity is to increase to 2,345 Giga Volt Ampere
(GVA).
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ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.
1110 ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 09.02.2026
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The details of under implementation ISTS projects in the country with SCOD upto March 2026, which
are facing RoWissuesor various clearances and having delays in time-lines
Sl. Transmission Line (TL) SCOD Anticipated
No. SCOD
1 Ananthpuram PS-Cuddapah-400kV (Quad moose) D/c Line Sep-25 Mar-26
2 Bhadla-III PS – Sikar-II S/s 765 kV D/c line Mar-25 Feb-26
3 Beawar-Dausa 765kV D/C line Apr-25 Mar-26
4 Koppal-II PS – Narendra (New) 765 kV D/c line Dec-25 Jun-26
5 Gadag-II PS – Koppal-II PS 400 kV (Quad Moose) D/c line Dec-25 Jun-26
6 Koppal-II PS – Raichur 765 kV D/c line Dec-25 Jun-26
7 Bikaner-III - Neemrana-II 765 kV D/c line Dec-25 Jun-26
8 Neemrana-II- Bareilly (PG) 765 kV D/c line Dec-25 Jun-26
9 Bidar PS–Maheshwaram (PG) 765KV D/C line Feb-26 Jun-26
10 Sikar-II –Narela 765 kV D/C line Aug-25 Jul-26
11 Sikar-II –Khetri765 kV D/C line Aug-25 Jul-26
12 Fatehgarh3– Beawar 765kV D/c Mar-25 Mar-26
LILO of both circuits of Ajmer – Chittorgarh 765 kV D/c at Mar-25 Mar-26
13
Beawar
14 Neemrana-II -Kotputli 400 kV D/c line (Quad) Dec-25 Dec-26
LILO of both ckts of 400 kV Gurgaon (PG) - Sohna Road (GPTL) Dec-25 Dec-26
15
D/c line (Quad) at Neemrana-II S/s
16 Narendra New (GIS) – Pune (GIS) 765 D/c Line Jul-24 Jun-26
17 KPS2(GIS) - Halvad 765 kV D/c line Dec-25 Jun-26
18 LILO of Lakadia – Ahmedabad 765 kV D/c line at Halvad Dec-25 Jun-26
19 Bikaner-III - Neemrana-II 765 kV D/C line (2nd) Dec-25 Aug-26
20 Gadag Pooling station – Koppal PS 400 kV D/C line May-24 Mar-26
21 Dhule PS – Dhule (BDTCL) 400 kV D/c line Feb-26 Jun-26
22 Pachora PS – Ujjain (MPPTCL) 400 kV D/c line Feb-26 Mar-26
23 400 kV D/c Khandukhal (Srinagar) – Rampura (Kashipur) line Sep-24 May-26
24 Fatehgarh 3- Bhadla-3 400kV D/C line Feb-25 Jun-26
25 Solapur PS – Solapur (PG) 400 kV D/c line Mar-26 Jun-26
LILO- Line In Line Out ;D/c- Double Circuit; S/s- Substation
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