Integrating Nature-Inclusive Design and Lifecycle Management for Biodiversity Positive Power System Infrastructure

India currently faces two simultaneous challenges: rapidly expanding renewable energy infrastructure and conserving the critical habitats. Achieving India’s target of 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030 will require construction of more than 2,000 km of new transmission lines annually. At the same time, fewer than 150 Great Indian Bustards remain in the wild. Powerline collisions and electrocution are estimated to account for approximately 15– 16% of annual mortality, making transmission infrastructure a significant threat to species recovery. [1][9].