Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) has commissioned a 3,500 MW transmission project to evacuate power from solar energy zones in Ananthapur and Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh.

The transmission project was completed under the Transmission Scheme for Solar Energy Zone, and involved the installation of 2,500 MW in Ananthapur and 1,000 MW in Kurnool.

The projects were commissioned on June 24, 2026.

The transmission projects were amalgamated with POWERGRID Khawda II-C Transmission effective March 1, 2026.

Recently, POWERGRID was declared the winner of PFC Consulting’s auction to establish an interstate transmission system (ISTS) to evacuate renewable energy for 3 GW of green hydrogen/ammonia projects in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.

Earlier, POWERGRID invited bids to set up a 400 kV gas-insulated switchgear substation in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, for the transmission system associated with proposed green hydrogen and green ammonia projects in the region.

This April, POWERGRID invited bids to establish a transmission system to evacuate 6 GW of solar power from the Rajasthan Renewable Energy Zone Phase IV (Part 5), Barmer Complex, Barmer II.

Earlier in the month, POWEGRID floated two tenders for setting up ±800 kV HVDC transmission line packages to evacuate 6 GW of solar power from the Rajasthan Renewable Energy Zone Phase-IV.

POWERGRID also invited bids for a pre-bid tie-up to set up a ±800 kV HVDC transmission line package connecting the Barmer-II HVDC terminal in Rajasthan and the South Kalamb HVDC terminal in Maharashtra to evacuate 6 GW of solar power from the Rajasthan Renewable Energy Zone Phase-IV.

Additionally, POWERGRID invited bids for a transmission line package between Barmer-II and South Kalamb (Part-V) associated with the transmission system for the evacuation of power from Rajasthan Renewable Energy Zone Ph-IV (6 GW) and the Barmer complex (6 GW solar).

In March, POWERGRID invited bids to select a consortium partner to set up an ISTS project to evacuate 5 GW of power from green hydrogen/green ammonia projects proposed in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam area.