GR Infraprojects Wins 2.5GW Transmission Contract in Madhya Pradesh
By Special Correspondent
Newscript, August 19, 2025
GR Infraprojects has won a contract to evacuate 2.5GW of renewable power in Madhya Pradesh, marking one of the largest transmission awards in recent years. The project, awarded under tariff-based competitive bidding, involves building transmission lines and substations to connect new solar and wind farms to the national grid.
The award reflects a critical bottleneck in India’s renewable push. While capacity additions in solar and wind have accelerated, transmission infrastructure has often lagged, leaving gigawatts stranded. The Madhya Pradesh project is intended to prevent such curtailment by synchronising supply with demand centres in northern and western India.
GR Infraprojects, better known for highways and civil infrastr...