New Delhi, March 25 -- In a bid to expedite power infrastructure projects and standardise compensation practices, the Ministry of Power has issued revised guidelines for Right of Way (RoW) compensation for transmission lines.

These new norms, released on March 21, 2025, aim to streamline the compensation process and ensure timely resolution of disputes.

The revised guidelines introduce two compensation components-one for the "tower base area" and another for the "line corridor." Under this framework, landowners will receive 100 per cent of the land value for the tower base area, while compensation for the line corridor will be determined based on the extent of land use affected by the overhead transmission lines.

The land value will be...