Monday, May 27, 2013: Government is getting serious about its renewable energy sources. In the latest, government has planned to roll out a green energy corridor project worth Rs 43,000-crore. The reason behind this project is to ensure continuous flow of renewable energy into the national grid.
Reportedly, project blueprint has already been presented to the Power Ministry by Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL). A senior power ministry official shared that to implement the project, it will be divided into intra- and inter-State. The intra-State grid upgradation will be handled by PowerGrid and inter-State network by State utilities.
The ‘green energy corridor’ is aimed at synchronising electricity produced from renewable sources, such as solar and wind, with conventional power stations in the grid, Hindu Business Line reported. “Germany has committed developmental and technical assistance of €1 billion for the project,” the official further added. The government want to be sure about handling unforeseen fluctuations like the one that impacted the country on 30-31 July when the entire North, East and North-East was left in the dark for more than six .
The official also said, “Currently, the grid faces difficulty in absorbing renewable electricity because of varying voltage and supply. The transmission system would be made dynamic to handle the variations leading to an integrated grid across the nation.”
Currently India has 27,541.71 MW of installed renewable capacity, which does not include hydro power stations.
