Lok Sabha Question No. 4365 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: REMCs
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil, Amol Ramsing Kolhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4365

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2020

## REMCs

4365. SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B. DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S. DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE

Will the Minister of New & Renewable Energy be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Government has approved establishment of Renewable Energy Management Centres (REMCs) throughout the country  and if  so,  the  details  along with its aims and objectives thereof;
- b) whether the Government has identified any agency/body for its establishment;
- c) the quantum of funds allocated by the Government for the said purpose;
- d) whether the Government has launched number of REMCs in the country and if so, the details of number of said management centres set up since inception; and
- e) the other steps taken by the Government for the effective implementation of the renewable energy schemes and to achieve the target fixed therein within stipulated time period?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY, POWER and MoS for  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) The Government has approved establishment of Renewable Energy Management Centres (REMCs) at thirteen (13) locations across the country. The main aim and objective of REMC is  forecasting  &  scheduling  and  real  time  tracking  of  renewable  energy  (RE)  generation. REMC  closely  coordinates  with  respective  State  Load  Despatch  Centres  (SLDC)  and  is integrated with existing Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition System (SCADA) for RE generation despatch. REMC helps system operators to manage grid operation in a better way so as to ensure power system security and stability.
- (b)&(c)  The  Ministry  of  Power  has  identified  Power  Grid  Corporation  of  India  Limited (PGCIL) as the implementing agency and has allocated Rs. 409 crore towards establishment of REMCs.
- (d) Eleven (11) REMCs co-located with State Load Despatch Centres (SLDC) at Tamil Nadu, Andhra  Pradesh,  Karnataka,  Gujarat,  Maharashtra,  Madhya  Pradesh  &  Rajasthan;  and Regional  Load  Despatch  Centres  (RLDC)  at  Southern  region-Bengaluru,  Western  regionMumbai and Northern region-Delhi; and National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC) at Delhi have been commissioned so far.
- (e) The steps being taken by the Government for development of  renewable energy sector in the country, inter-alia, include These inter-alia, include the following:
- (i)  Announcement of a target of installing 100 GW of solar energy capacity by December, 2022.
- (ii) Waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges and losses for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned up to December, 2022.

(iii) Permitting  Foreign  Direct  Investment  (FDI)  up  to  100  percent  under  the  automatic route. (iv) Issue  of  Letter  of  Credit  (LC)  as  payment  security  mechanism  under  PPAs  by distribution licensees for ensuring timely payments to RE generators. (v) Notification of standard bidding guidelines to enable distribution licensee to procure solar and wind power at competitive rates in cost effective and transparent manner. (vi) Declaration of trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to year 2022. (vii)  Setting  of  Ultra  Mega  Renewable  Energy  Parks  to  provide  land    and  transmission  on plug and play basis to investors. (viii) Implementation of Green Energy Corridor project to facilitate grid interaction of large scale renewable energy capacity addition. (ix) Notification of quality standards for deployment of solar photovoltaic system/devices. (x)  Launch  of  new  schemes  like  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Urja  Suraksha  Evam  Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM), 12000 MW CPSU Scheme (Phase II) and Solar Rooftop (Phase

- II) program.

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