Lok Sabha Question No. 451 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Integration of Renewable Energy Sources
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 451

ANSWERED ON 24/07/2024

## INTEGRATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

## 451. SHRI ANURAG SHARMA

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

- (a) the details of the measures being implemented to ensure the integration of renewable energy sources into the national grid; and
- (b) the manner in which the Government is addressing grid stability concerns?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, & FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a) To ensure the integration of renewable energy sources into the national grid, Government of India in consultation with States and other stakeholders, has already drawn up a plan titled 'Transmission System for Integration of over 500 GW Renewable Energy (RE) Capacity by 2030'. To achieve this target, Government has taken various steps which, inter-alia, include:
- (i)  Implementation of Inter-state Transmission System (ISTS) for evacuation of RE;
- (ii)  Implementation of the Intra-State Transmission System (InSTS) Green Energy Corridor (GEC) schemes for providing Central Financial Assistance (CFA) to the States for setting up transmission infrastructure for RE integration within their State;
- (iii) Waiver of inter-state transmission charges on transmission of electricity generated from Solar and Wind;
- (iv) Introduction of innovative products like Solar-Wind  Hybrid  Projects, Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy Projects, Round the clock RE project etc.;
- (v) Launching of RE projects with energy storage systems and supply of RE power balanced with power from non-RE sources to reduce intermittency;
- (vi) Flexibility in generation and scheduling of thermal/hydro power stations through bundling with renewable energy and storage power;
- (vii) Implementation of Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) and Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM) for sale of renewable energy, etc.

Out of the total target of 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030, more than 200 GW [117 GW of variable RE (i.e. solar & wind) and 83 GW of other sources] have already been connected to the national grid.

- (b) Wind and Solar energy are variable and intermittent source of power. To address the issue of  variability  in  power  supply,  Government  has  set  up  Thirteen  (13)  Renewable  Energy Management Centres (REMCs) for better forecasting and real time monitoring of Renewable Energy generation. The variability is also balanced by load dispatch centers through resources like hydro and thermal power.   Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. has installed a number

of state-of-art Static Synchronous Compensators (STATCOMs) in the 400 kV grid to improve the grid reliability and voltage stability limit. On the regulatory front, Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Connectivity to the Grid) Regulations lay down the minimum technical requirements for the RE generating plants to ensure the safe, secure and reliable operation of the grid. The compliances to the said regulations  by  RE  plants  are  verified  jointly  by  Central  Transmission  Utility  (CTUIL)  and Grid-India/Regional Load Despatch Centres (RLDCs) before granting connectivity/interconnection to the national grid.

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