Andhra Pradesh’s Integrated Clean Energy Policy presents one of the most ambitious growth plans in India, targeting 78.5 GW of solar, 35 GW of wind, 22 GW of pumped storage (PSP), 25 GWh of battery storage, and 5,000 public charging stations for electric vehicles. This vision places the state at the forefront of the India’s clean energy transition. However, achieving this scale of deployment requires careful planning to overcome critical technical challenges such as reverse power flows, transmission corridor overloading, grid stability concerns, renewable curtailment, congestion from large-scale battery installations, and sudden load surges due to EV charging infrastructure. To translate policy ambition into on-ground reality, a robust and proactive transmission planning study is necessary to guide infrastructure investments and ensure reliable integration of emerging technologies into the state’s grid.
In this context, the Transmission and Grid Planning Group is currenlty working on a project to support Andhra Pradesh’s clean energy transition. The primary objective of this study is to develop a strategic roadmap for transmission network planning in Andhra Pradesh up to FY 2029–30 and FY 2034–35, ensuring integration of emerging technologies such as EVs, ESS, rooftop solar PV, Wind, and green hydrogen. By assessing the impact of these technologies on the grid, the study will identify the necessary network stenghtening measures required to effectively integrate RE. Ultimately, this analyses will provide the state utility with a clear, actionable plan to strengthen its transmission infrastructure, enabling high-impact implementation on the ground.
