Addition in the transmission space has lagged amid issues such as land acquisition and right of way. In FY25, 8,830 circuit kilometres (ckm) were added, about 38% less than the 14,203 ckm added in FY24, CEA data showed. Overall, India has a power transmission network of 495,405 ckm, and, as per the National Electricity Plan, an additional 191,000 ckm of transmission lines would be required by FY32.
