Lok Sabha Question No. 2350 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: Integration and Transmission of Renewable Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2350

ANSWERED ON 03.08.2023

## INTEGRATION AND TRANSMISSION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY

## 2350. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S

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

- (a) the details of measures taken for integration and transmission of renewable energy in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the details of projects being undertaken for large scale integration of renewable energy in the grid;
- (c) the details of measures being taken for transmission of power in States with high renewable energy installed capacity;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to equip DISCOMs of renewable energy rich States with advanced technologies; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)  The  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  is  implementing  Green  Energy Corridor  (GEC)  schemes,  under  which  Intra-State  Transmission  System  (InSTS)  has  been planned in total 10 States, including Tamil Nadu. The implementing agency in Tamil Nadu, Transmission Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd. (TANTRANSCO) has completed Phase-I of GEC which includes setting up of 1068 circuit kilometers (ckm) of transmission lines and 1910 Mega Volt-Amperes (MVA) of substations for evacuation of renewable energy (RE) power of approx. 1300 MW capacity in the State. Under Phase-II of GEC scheme, TANTRANSCO has planned setting  up  624  ckm  of  transmission  lines  and  2200  MVA  capacity  substations  for evacuation of RE power of approx. 4000 MW capacity in the State.

Further, as per information received from Ministry of Power, Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)  projects  for  evacuation  of  3  GW  RE  capacity  in  Tamil  Nadu  (Karur:  2.5  GW; Tuticorin/Tirunelveli: 0.5 GW) has been planned in phased manner. In addition, transmission system has been planned for evacuation of 5 GW off-shore wind capacity off the coast of Tamil Nadu.

(b)& (c) The Phase-I of GEC scheme is being implemented by 8 States of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu. The Phase-II of GEC scheme is being implemented by 7 States of Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. The state-wise details of the transmission projects under GEC schemes are at Annexure-I.

As per information received from Ministry of Power, it has also undertaken renewable energy transmission projects. The location-wise details are at Annexure-II . Further, establishment of

Renewable  Energy  Management  Centres  (REMCs)  is  being  undertaken  for  large  scale integration of renewable energy in the grid. (d) & (e) Ministry of Power has launched Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) in July  2021  with  the  objective  of  improving  the  quality  and  reliability  of  power  supply  to consumers through a financially sustainable and operationally efficient Distribution Sector in the  country.  The  scheme  aims  to  reduce  the  Aggregate  Technical  &  Commercial  (AT&C) losses  to  pan-India  levels  of  12-15%  and  Average  Cost  of  Supply  -  Average  Realizable Revenue (ACS-ARR) gap to zero by 2024-25. The scheme has an outlay of Rs.3,03,758 crore and  an  estimated  gross  budgetary  support  (GBS)  of  Rs.97,631  crore  from  the  Central Government  for  upgradation  of  distribution  infrastructure  including  IT  intervention  like SCADA/DMS along with system metering with communication features & installation of prepaid smart meters pan India for 25 crore consumers, etc. Under RDSS,  advanced Information and Communication Technology like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Block chain Technology would be leveraged to analyse data  generated  through  IT/OT  devices  including  System  Meters,  prepaid  Smart  meters  to prepare actionable MIS from system generated energy accounting reports every month so as to enable the DISCOMs to take informed decisions on loss reduction, demand forecasting, asset management, Time of Day (ToD) tariff, renewable energy integration and for other predictive analysis.

Under the Scheme, smart metering works for Rs 1.35 lakh crore (with GBS of Rs 25,048.55 crore) and loss reduction distribution infrastructure works for Rs 1.2 lakh crore (with GBS of Rs 76,850.78 crore) have been sanctioned under RDSS.

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply to parts (b) and (c) of the Lok Sabha Question No. 2350 for answer on 03.08.2023 regarding 'Integration and Transmission of Renewable Energy'

## State-wise details of transmission projects under GEC Phase-I :

|   Sl. No. | State            | Locations (districts) of Completed Projects                                                                                          | Locations (districts) of Projects under Implementation   |
|-----------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   | Ananthapuramu, Kadapa                                                                                                                | Sri Sathya Sai, Kadapa & Kurnool                         |
|         2 | Gujarat          | Jamnagar, Amreli, Rajkot & Kutchh                                                                                                    | Jamnagar, Surendranagar, Dwarka, Kutchh &Morbi           |
|         3 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla, Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur &Chamba                                                                                              | Shimla, Chamba, Kullu & Kinnaur                          |
|         4 | Karnataka        | Gadag, Chitradurga, Devanagere, Mandya, Belgaum, Haveri &Dharwad                                                                     | All projects completed                                   |
|         5 | Madhya Pradesh   | Barwani, Dhar, Mandsaur, Ujjain, Indore, Sagar, Neemuch, Ratlam, Sheopur Sehore &Malwa                                               | All projects completed                                   |
|         6 | Maharashtra      | Kolhapur, Sangli, Pune, Satara, Ahmednagar, Nandurbar & Nashik                                                                       | Ahmednagar, Nashik, Beed                                 |
|         7 | Rajasthan        | Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jalore & Bikaner                                                                                                  | All projects completed                                   |
|         8 | Tamil Nadu       | Dindigul, Thoothukudi, Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Tirunelveli, Cuddalore, Viluppuram, Tiruvannamalai, Erode, Virudhunagar & Pudukkottai | All projects completed                                   |

## State-wise details of transmission projects under GEC Phase-II :

|   Sl. No. | State            | Locations (districts) identified                                                           |
|-----------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Gujarat          | Kutchh, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Dwarka, Surendranagar, Morbi, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Amreli &Patan |
|         2 | Himachal Pradesh | Lahaul &Spiti, Kullu &Chamba                                                               |
|         3 | Karnataka        | Bagalkot, Chitradurga, Gadag, Bidar, Koppal                                                |
|         4 | Kerala           | Palakkad& Idukki                                                                           |
|         5 | Rajasthan        | Hanumangarh, Udaipur &Dungarpur                                                            |
|         6 | Tamil Nadu       | Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari &Tiruppur                                                         |
|         7 | Uttar Pradesh    | Lalitpur, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Jhansi, Banda &Chitrakoot                              |

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to parts (b) and (c) of the Lok Sabha Question No. 2350 for answer on 03.08.2023 regarding 'Integration and Transmission of Renewable Energy'

|   Sl. No. | State / UT       | Locations (districts) identified                                                  | Locations (districts) of Completed Projects   |
|-----------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Rajasthan        | Sanchore, Sirohi, Jalor, Pali, Ajmer, Bikaner, Nagaur, Barmer, Jaisalmer &Jodhpur | Jodhpur &Jaisalmer                            |
|         2 | Himachal Pradesh | Kaza                                                                              | -                                             |
|         3 | Ladakh           | Leh                                                                               | -                                             |
|         4 | Gujarat          | Banaskantha, Dwarka, Bhuj & Khavda                                                | Banaskantha, Dwarka & Bhuj                    |
|         5 | Madhya Pradesh   | Rewa, Neemuch, Morena, Chhatarpur, Rajgarh, Sagar & Khandwa                       | Rewa                                          |
|         6 | Maharashtra      | Osmanabad, Solapur, Wardha, Dhule& Parli                                          | -                                             |
|         7 | Andhra Pradesh   | Ananthapuramu, Kadapa & Kurnool                                                   | Ananthapuramu                                 |
|         8 | Karnataka        | Gadag, Bidar, Koppal, Devangere, Chitradurga, Bijapur, Bellary & Tumkur           | Tumkur                                        |
|         9 | Tamil Nadu       | Karur, Tirunelveli                                                                | Karur, Tirunelveli                            |
|        10 | Telangana        | Rangareddy, Medak, Nizamabad & Karimnagar                                         | -                                             |

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