The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued a detailed plan for evacuation of power from the planned renewable capacity by 2030.
As per the plan titled “Transmission System for Integration of over 500 GW RE Capacity by 2030″, additional transmission systems required for evacuation of power from 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity includes
- 8,120 ct. km of High Voltage Direct Current Transmission corridors
- 25,960 ct. km of 765 kV AC lines
- 15,758 ct. km of 400 kV lines
- 1,052 ct. km of 220 kV cable
This is estimated to entail a total investment of Rs 2.44 trillion.
The MoP had constituted a high-level committee under Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority with representatives from Solar Energy Corporation of India, Central Transmission Utility of India Ltd, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, National Institute of Solar Energy, and National Institute of Wind Energy for planning the transmission system required for having 500 GW of non-fossil fuel based installed capacity by 2030.
The committee prepared a detailed Plan titled “Transmission System for Integration of over 500 GW RE Capacity by 2030″ in consultation with states and other stakeholders. The plan is a major step towards achievement of the goal of integrating 500 GW of non-fossil fuel based capacity by 2030 by providing broad plan of required transmission system for having 537 GW of renewable energy capacity by the year 2030.
The planned additional transmission systems required for having 500 GW of non-fossil fuel include 8120 ct. km of High Voltage Direct Current Transmission corridors (+800 kV and +350 kV); 25,960 ct. km of 765 kV AC lines; 15,758 ct. km of 400 kV lines; and 1,052 ct. km of 220 kV cable at an estimated cost of 2.44 trillion.
The transmission plan also includes transmission system required for evacuation of 10 GW off-shore wind located in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu at an estimated cost of Rs 0.28 trillion. With the planned transmission system, the inter-regional capacity will increase to about 150,000 lakh MW by 2030 from 112,000MW at present.
Considering the availability of renewable energy based generation for a limited period during day, the plan also envisages installation of Battery Energy Storage Capacity of the order of 51.5 GW by 2030 to provide round-the-clock power to end-consumers.
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