India's private transmission and distribution entity Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL) has secured a Rs16.6bn ($194.2m) interstate transmission project in Maharashtra, India.
The project is managed by the newly transferred special-purpose vehicle WRNES Talegaon Power Transmission.
It is designed to facilitate the evacuation of 1.5GW of renewable energy from forthcoming hydro pumped storage projects in Raigad, Maharashtra, to Mumbai and its neighbouring regions.
The project includes the installation of 3,000 megavolt-amperes (MVA) of substations capacity and other related transmission infrastructure.
It will expand the AESL’s overall transmission network to 26,696 circuit kilometres (ckm) and 93,236MVA of transformation capacity.
The project will be commissioned by January 2028. AESL’s transmission order book currently stands at Rs616bn.
AESL secured the interstate transmission system (ISTS) project through the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) process, with REC Power Development and Consultancy (RECPDCL) coordinating the bid process.
Operating under the diversified Adani portfolio, AESL is active in power transmission, distribution, smart metering and cooling solutions.
In the retail electricity distribution sector, AESL serves 13 million consumers in metropolitan Mumbai and the industrial hub of Mundra SEZ.
In March 2025, AESL won a Rs28bn power transmission project in Gujarat.
The project aims to bolster the production of green hydrogen and green ammonia in Mundra and will be completed by 2028.
It involves upgrades to the Navinal (Mundra) electrical substation, including the installation of two large 765/400kV transformers.
A 75km long 765kV double-circuit line will link the substation to the Bhuj substation.
