RK Singh Reviews Development of ISTS and Instructs to Consider Green Hydrogen Production and Offshore Wind Generation
The meeting was attended by the Secretary, Ministry of Power; Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority; and other important officials from the Central Transmission Utility, POWERGRID, REC, PFC and Ministry of Power.
July 14, 2023. By EI News Network
The meeting was attended by the Secretary, Ministry of Power; Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority; and other important officials from the Central Transmission Utility, POWERGRID, REC, PFC and Ministry of Power.
The Inter-State Transmission System is substantial in meeting the electricity requirements of people, by facilitating the transfer of power from power-surplus to power-deficit areas.
Addressing India’s commitment to achieving the target of having 50 percent of installed electricity generation capacity from non-fossil sources by the year 2030, the Power Minister focussed that the progress of associated transmission infrastructure is key to achieving this.
By 2030, the nation’s established power capacity is expected to rise to more than 777 GW and the peak demand is commissioned to achieve 335 GW.
Considering this, a comprehensive transmission plan to evacuate 537 GW of RE capacity has been extracted, referring to the renewable energy potential in diverse parts of the nation. The plan was issued by the Power Minister in December 2022.
In the assessment of the Inter-State Transmission System, Shri Singh emphasised the development of projects under planning and bidding phases and those under implementation.
The constrictions being faced in project implementation were discussed in detail, based on which the Minister issued directions to resolve the issues for early project completion.
Shri Singh focussed that the transmission planning should take into consideration emerging needs including Green Hydrogen production; an increase in conventional generation capacity to meet growing power demand and offshore wind generation in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat.
He reviewed further the Inter-State Transmission Plan for pivotal states prosperous in renewable energy, like Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.
The Inter-State and Intra State Transmission Plans for states in the North Eastern Region were also reviewed in detail, so as to fulfil the power demand of the area in 2030 while also evacuating power from forthcoming hydro projects in the region.
The Minister directed that the transmission plan should be dynamic and sensitive to changing requirements of the sector. He acknowledged concerned departments that the development of transmission infrastructure should be ahead of production so that there are no bottlenecks in evacuating power.
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