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India Unveils Rs 6.4 Trillion Transmission Blueprint to Evacuate Brahmaputra Hydropower by 2047

The blueprint signals a push to shift northeastern hydropower into the national grid to bolster energy security.

brahmaputra power evacuation plan
The Brahmaputra river holds immense religious importance as well in India given its association with the Hindu god Brahma | ANI File
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Overview

  • The Central Electricity Authority published a two-phase plan costed at Rs 1.91 trillion to 2035 and Rs 4.52 trillion beyond 2035, totaling about Rs 6.4 trillion.
  • The plan targets evacuation of roughly 65–76 GW from 12 sub-basins, including 64.9 GW of large hydro and 11.1 GW of pumped storage, with 4,807 MW already installed and about 2,000 MW under construction.
  • Network buildout calls for about 31,000 circuit-kilometres of lines, 68 GVA of transformation capacity and 42 GW of HVDC corridors, with detailed phase-wise additions.
  • Projects are mapped to central PSUs such as NHPC, NEEPCO and SJVN, giving developers clarity on future evacuation capacity as schemes move through approvals and construction.
  • Officials frame the effort as supporting clean-energy targets and addressing risks from China’s upstream dam on the Yarlung Zangbo, with India’s peak demand projected to keep rising through 2047.