Apraava Energy Secures ISTS Project to Evacuate Three GW
The ISTS project will involve construction and augmentation of high-voltage corridors and substations to facilitate bulk evacuation, and is expected to integrate with the existing grid infrastructure. Apraava Energy will coordinate with transmission utilities and regulators to meet technical and regulatory standards while optimising grid stability. The initiative is designed to reduce curtailment of renewable output and to support firm power delivery to load centres, thereby improving overall system flexibility and reliability and reduce transmission losses.
Project financing and commercial details were not disclosed, while implementation timelines will be determined through coordination with state agencies and central transmission planners. Apraava Energy will engage contractors and suppliers for equipment procurement and civil works and will follow regulatory milestones for commissioning. The development is expected to create local employment opportunities during construction and will require ongoing operations and maintenance once the evacuation corridors are commissioned. Stakeholders will monitor environmental and social safeguards throughout execution.
The company said the award advances broader grid decarbonisation goals by enabling larger volumes of variable renewable generation to reach demand centres and by supporting market mechanisms for power transfer. The transmission capacity is intended to complement investments in generation and storage and to facilitate interstate trade in clean energy. Observers expect the project to bolster investor confidence in transmission-led solutions and to accelerate similar infrastructure investments across regions in the coming years.