Adani Energy Solutions Ltd. (AESL), India’s largest private-sector transmission and distribution company and part of the Adani Group, has secured a major transmission project in Maharashtra with an estimated capital expenditure of around Rs 4,700 crore.
The project will facilitate the evacuation of renewable energy generated in Karnataka to major power demand centres in Maharashtra, including Satara, Pune and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. It will also support the growing pumped storage ecosystem in the region and help strengthen the movement of renewable power across Southern and Western India.
Named the Network Expansion Scheme in Western Region to Cater to Pumped Storage Potential near Satara up to 4,500MW Part A, the project was awarded through the Tariff Based Competitive Bidding process, with AESL emerging as the lowest bidder.
The project will be implemented through the special purpose vehicle Satara Power Transmission Ltd. and is scheduled to be completed within 36 months.
The transmission scheme will add 562 circuit kilometres of new transmission lines and 9,000MVA of transformation capacity to AESL’s portfolio. Once completed, the company’s cumulative transmission network will increase to 29,739 circuit kilometres, while its total transformation capacity will rise to 1,43,425MVA.
The project includes the establishment of a 765/400kV substation at Satara, construction of a 765kV double-circuit transmission line between Kolhapur and Satara, and augmentation of the Kolhapur pooling station along with other associated transmission infrastructure.
AESL CEO Kandarp Patel said pumped storage projects are becoming an important part of India’s clean energy transition as they provide the flexibility and reliability required to integrate large-scale renewable energy into the national grid.
He said the Satara transmission project will create an important transmission backbone for renewable energy evacuation and energy storage deployment, while strengthening power flows between Southern and Western India.
Patel added that AESL remains focused on developing future-ready transmission infrastructure to support renewable energy expansion, improve grid stability and contribute to India’s long-term decarbonisation goals.
The new project will also strengthen connectivity between renewable energy generation centres and major industrial and urban load centres. This is particularly important as India works towards its target of installing 500GW of non-fossil energy capacity by 2030.
AESL said transmission infrastructure will remain critical to achieving this target by connecting resource-rich renewable energy zones, including solar, wind and pumped storage projects, with areas where electricity demand is concentrated.
Following the latest award, AESL’s transmission order book has reached around Rs 85,000 crore.
The Maharashtra project comes shortly after AESL secured an inter-state transmission project in Andhra Pradesh valued at approximately Rs 8,500 crore.
Through its operations in power transmission, distribution, smart metering and cooling services, AESL is expanding its role in India’s evolving energy infrastructure and supporting the integration of renewable power into the electricity grid.
