Andhra Pradesh Announces ₹22,000 Crore Green Energy Corridor Plan

Andhra Pradesh Announces ₹22,000 Crore Green Energy Corridor Plan

¨     Andhra Pradesh announced a ₹22,000 crore Green Energy Corridor plan on 29 May 2026.

¨     The aim is to integrate 18 gigawatts of renewable energy into the state power grid.

¨     The project is part of Green Energy Corridor Phase-III.

¨     It includes solar power projects, pumped storage projects, transmission infrastructure, and pooling stations.

¨     Under the plan, 11 GW of solar power and about 7 GW from pumped storage projects will be integrated into the grid.

¨     A total of 2,261 km of new transmission lines will be developed.

¨     Five major pooling stations will be set up with a combined capacity of 9,500 MW.

¨     The proposed pooling stations are at Mudigubba, Talupula, Ramayapatnam, Porumamilla, and Koppaka.

¨     Andhra Pradesh has set a long-term target of 160 GW of green energy generation.

¨     The corridor is designed to support power needs of data centres and industries requiring stable and large-scale electricity supply.

¨     The state is also developing India’s first Digital Twin Grid for power management.

¨     The system is supported by an organisation called “Pravah,” associated with Stanford University and an AI lab, to reduce technical power losses.

¨     A World Economic Forum delegation met the Chief Minister on 29 May 2026 to discuss the state’s first Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR).

¨     Discussions focused on green energy transition and cyber resilience.