India and Saudi Arabia held discussions on a proposed power transmission link during a virtual meeting between power secretary Pankaj Agarwal and Saudi assistant energy minister Nasser Al-Qahtani.
Saudi Arabia expressed interest in India's extra-high-voltage transmission infrastructure and managing power grids for rising data centre demands as renewable energy shares increase.
The proposed interconnection aims to provide a framework for power exchanges and better generation capacity utilization, though no completion deadline or cost details were announced.