The Ministry of Power has fast-tracked the planning and approval process for power transmission projects, in a step towards achieving the government’s energy transition goal which focusses on renewable power.
The ministry has empowered the National Committee on Transmission (NCT) and the Central Transmission Utility (CTU) to make the changes.
To expedite approval of inter-state transmission systems (ISTS), proposals of expansion of ISTS projects up to Rs 100 crore will now be approved by CTU and proposals costing between Rs 100 crore and Rs 500 crore will be approved by NCT. The power ministry will approve the proposals costing more than Rs