New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- The Union government's ambitious Asset Monetization Plan 2.0 (2025-2030) will likely focus on power transmission, mining, and petroleum, with high-value assets like transmission lines opened for private participation while aiming to increase its annual monetization target to Rs.2-2.5 trillion in 2025-26, two people familiar with the matter toldMint.

In the Budget 2025, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the second Asset Monetization Plan (2025-30), targeting Rs.10 trillion by monetizing government-owned assets and reinvesting the proceeds into new infrastructure projects.

However, an annual target was not announced in the budget.

"One asset category available for monetization is transmission lines with s...