Indian authorities have approved a project to build a high-voltage transmission line worth 688 billion rupees ($7.34 billion), Reuters reports. The new 1,150 kilowatt system will allow electricity to be transferred from the western regions to the eastern industrial centers of the country. The project will take about six years to complete and will support the country's plans to increase renewable energy capacity to 500 GW by 2030.

Indian authorities have approved a project to build a high-voltage transmission line worth 688 billion rupees ($7.34 billion), Reuters reports. The new 1,150 kilowatt system will allow electricity to be transferred from the western regions to the eastern industrial centers of the country. The project will take about six years to complete and will support the country's plans to increase renewable energy capacity to 500 GW by 2030.