Archive · 5 Oct 2026
India’s Green Energy Corridor-III Targets Grid Bottlenecks
India is building more solar and wind power, but electricity must also be carried to the places where people use it.
The Green Energy Corridor Phase-III plan is meant to improve the power lines inside states.
It also includes batteries that can store electricity and release it later.
The scheme has a total planned outlay of Rs 1.86 lakh crore.
Most of the money is for transmission, while Rs 50,000 crore is allocated to battery storage.
The plan aims to help move up to 135 GW of renewable power by FY33.
Better connections could help prevent renewable projects from being delayed because the grid cannot carry their power.
How much of the opportunity becomes real will depend on contracts, construction and completion.
Green Energy Corridor Phase-III has a total outlay of Rs 1.86 lakh crore.
The plan allocates Rs 1.36 lakh crore to intra-state transmission and Rs 50,000 crore to 50 GWh of battery storage.
It aims to enable evacuation of up to 135 GW of renewable energy capacity by FY33.
Transmission upgrades and batteries are intended to ease congestion and help match renewable supply with demand.
Motilal Oswal estimates annual transmission bidding opportunities of Rs 20,000-24,000 crore; project awards and execution will determine the realised impact.
- Who
- The Centre approved Green Energy Corridor Phase-III; the plan affects transmission utilities, battery suppliers and renewable energy developers.
- What
- A Rs 1.86 lakh crore scheme for intra-state transmission infrastructure and 50 GWh of battery storage.
- When
- The scheme aims to facilitate renewable energy evacuation by FY33; the article also cites renewable capacity figures as of early 2026.
- Where
- India, with transmission investment focused on intra-state networks.
- Why
- To address grid bottlenecks, improve renewable power evacuation and help balance the timing of renewable electricity supply and demand.
- Total project outlay
- Rs 1.86 lakh crore
- Intra-state transmission allocation
- Rs 1.36 lakh crore
- Battery storage allocation
- Rs 50,000 crore for 50 GWh of BESS
- Renewable evacuation target
- Up to 135 GW by FY33
- Estimated annual bidding opportunity
- Rs 20,000-24,000 crore, according to Motilal Oswal
- Earlier corridor phases
- GEC-I and GEC-II were designed to support about 44 GW; around 26 GW had been integrated as of early 2026
- India renewable capacity and target
- About 263 GW; target of more than 500 GW by 2030, as cited in the report