India's Adani Energy Solutions wins $493mn transmission project in Maharashtra

Business Recorder reported that Adani Energy Solutions won a transmission project in Maharashtra valued at 47 billion Indian rupees ($492.6 million). The company said the win, announced on Wednesday, strengthens the group's drive to widen its clean-energy infrastructure footprint. Details were set out in an exchange filing.

The scheme is designed to carry electricity from renewable and storage sources, up to 4,500 MW, and it has a 36-month completion timeline. Once completed, the company's holdings will grow by 562 circuit kilometres of lines, plus 9,000 MVA of transformation capacity. Power produced from renewables in Karnataka will reach load centres in Maharashtra, supporting pumped storage activity around Satara, Pune and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

Components include a fresh substation at Satara, a line joining Kolhapur with Satara, and enhancements at the Kolhapur pooling station. The article adds that India must build a larger transmission grid to reach its 500 GW non-fossil fuel power goal by 2030 and to link rising pumped-storage capacity.