India Approves $22.4 Billion Renewable Grid Expansion

India’s transmission decision anchors a day of expanding renewable generation, storage deployment, and industrial clean-energy investment. At a glance: India’s Union Cabinet has approved the third phase of its Green Energy Corridor program, combining major intra-state transmission upgrades with 50 GWh of battery energy storage to support up to 135 GW of renewable-energy evacuation. The program carries a total outlay of ₹1.864 trillion, including ₹1.364 trillion for transmission infrastructure and ₹500 billion for storage, with implementation targeted through fiscal year 2032-33. The decision a