The Central Transmission Utility of India Limited (CTUIL) has cancelled grid connectivity for 24 renewable energy developers, withdrawing 6,343 MW of planned capacity after project proponents failed to meet critical milestones. The Ministry of Power, in a statement issued on 8 December 2025, emphasised that the cancellations stem solely from delays and non-compliance on the developers’ side, not from inadequacies in the national transmission system.
Officials noted that since 2022, a total of 6,933 MW of connectivity had been granted to these developers across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan. Of this, 6,343 MW has now been revoked. The Ministry clarified that the revocations occurred because developers failed to submit mandatory land documents, did not secure financial closure, missed deadlines for achieving the commercial operation date or faced annulment of their Letters of Award.
Karnataka saw six applicants operating at Koppal Power Station, Koppal-II Power Station and Gadag Power Station lose all 1,500 MW of their granted connectivity. Authorities cited failure to comply with timeline-linked milestones, annulment of Letters of Award and non-submission of necessary land documentation. In Tamil Nadu, one developer connected to the Tuticorin-II Power Station lost 32 MW of the 250 MW originally granted after failing to achieve the commercial operation date. Maharashtra witnessed eight developers associated with the Solapur substation, Kallam Power Station and Solapur Power Grid forfeit all 1,090 MW of their allocated capacity due to failure to achieve COD and lack of financial closure.
Gujarat recorded six cases of revocation at Jam Khambhaliya Power Station, KPS1, KPS3, Bhuj Power Station and Bhuj-II Power Station, where 2,871 MW of the 3,243 MW granted was cancelled. Authorities attributed these decisions primarily to the non-submission of land documents, failure to secure financial closure and inability to achieve COD. Rajasthan experienced three revocations at the Fatehgarh-II, Fatehgarh-III (Sector-I) and Bikaner-II sites, where all 850 MW of connectivity was withdrawn after developers failed to achieve COD.
The Ministry also confirmed that sixteen petitions challenging these cancellations are currently pending before the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission. The petitioning power generators are seeking protection from the revocation orders, arguing that the circumstances leading to the delay merit regulatory relief.
Despite the cancellations, the government reiterated that India’s transmission network remains fully aligned with its long-term clean energy commitments. The country has already integrated 259 GW of non-fossil fuel-based capacity into the grid. To ensure adequate evacuation infrastructure for future additions, the Inter-State Transmission System designed to support 172 GW of renewable energy is under construction, while bidding processes for an additional 19 GW are underway. Parallel efforts with state governments aim to develop intra-state transmission systems capable of evacuating a further 152 GW of renewable energy.
