India has a robust National Grid, says Minister R K Singh
The Government is investing Rs.75,000 crore for adding nearly 27,000 circuit km (ckm) of transmission lines by 2024-25 as proposed in the Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) network at 220kV and above voltage level, Lok Sabha was told on 6 April.
Based on the detailed survey, length of some transmission lines has undergone changes while some of the transmission system are likely to be completed beyond 2024-25, Power and NRE Minister R K Singh said in an update to the house.
Also, some new transmission projects have been considered. Hence, against the planned transmission lines addition of 28,700 ckm, the transmission network to be added by 2024-25 is about 27,000 ckm, he explained.
The estimated cost of these projects is around Rs. 75,000 crores.
Since, these are Inter-State Transmission projects and not confined to a particular State/UT and State/UT-wise cost is not feasible to be determined, he pointed out.
India has a robust National Grid which facilitates seamless power transfer from the resource rich areas to major load centres of the country with reliability and security.
Power can be transferred from surplus regions/States to deficit regions/States.
The capacity of National Grid is being expanded on a continuous basis to commensurate with the growth in electricity generation and electricity demand.
As on 28 Feb 2023, Indian Transmission network includes 468,977 ckm of transmission lines (220kV and above voltage level) and 1,158,875 MVA of the transformation capacity in substations (220kV and above voltage level).
The inter-regional capacity of the National Grid is 112,250 MW.
The country has adequate transmission capacity.
Power cuts are sometimes reported due to constraints in the State line transmission network and distribution networks or financial constraints with some Distribution Companies, said Singh.
The proposed Transmission projects under PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan is expected to further facilitate evacuation of power from generation projects with improved reliability of Power System Network in the country. fiinews.com
