The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has charted out a Rs 6.4 trillion transmission plan to evacuate 76 gigawatt (GW) of hydroelectric capacity from the Brahmaputra basin by 2047.

The plan covers a total of 69.13 GW of hydro potential available in the Brahmaputra Basin comprising 224 projects, each above 25 MW, and with cumulative installed capacity of 68.7 GW, as per a report published by the CEA on Monday.

As per the plan, phase 1 will cost Rs 1.91 trillion while Rs 4.52 trillion will be required for phase 2. The plan includes projects allocated to central public sector companies including NHPC , NEEPCO, and SJVN. Some of the projects are already in the pipeline.

The plan requires addition of 31,397 circuit kilometer (ckm) transmission lines and 109,935 MVA+MW capacity.

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