Lok Sabha Question No. 562 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-28
Subject: Objectives of National Electricity Plan
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Ananta Nayak, Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane, Shri Sudheer Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.562 ANSWERED ON 28.11.2024

## OBJECTIVES OF NATIONAL ELECTRICITY PLAN

562.   SHRI ANANTA NAYAK:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched a National Electricity Plan (transmission) recently in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the salient features, aims and objectives of the said plan;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  set  any  target  for  laying  new  transmission  lines under the said plan and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  interconnect  the  electricity  transmission system with the neighbouring countries and some other Asian countries;
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  total  amount  of  expenditure  likely  to  be  incurred thereon; and
- (f) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  encourage  non-conventional measures of electricity rather than conventional measures to fulfil the power needs of the country in near future?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

- (a) : The National Electricity Plan (Transmission) has been launched in October, 2024.
- (b) to (c) : The National Electricity Plan (Transmission) covers the progress during the period 2017-18 to 2021-22, detailed transmission plan for the period 2022-23 to 2026-27, and perspective plan for the period 2027-28 to 2031-32. As per the Plan, 1,91,474 circuit kilometres (ckm) of transmission lines and 1,274 Giga Volt Ampere (GVA) of transformation capacity would be added (at 220 kV and above voltage level) during the ten-  year  period  from  2022-23  to  2031-32.  In  addition,  33.25  Giga  Watts  (GW)  of  High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC)  bi-pole links are also planned. The  inter-regional transmission capacity is planned to increase to 143 GW by the year 2026-27 and further to 168 GW by the year 2031-32, from the present level of 119 GW.

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The  Plan  also  highlights  new  technology  options  in  transmission,  cross-border interconnections and private sector participation in transmission.

The Transmission Plan provides visibility to the Electricity Generators, Equipment Manufacturers,  Transmission  Service  Providers  (TSP)  and  investors  for  the  growth opportunities in Transmission Sector.

- (d) : The National Electricity Plan (Transmission), inter-alia covers the existing, under implementation,  and  planned  interconnections  with  neighbouring  countries  like  Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
- (e) : Total expenditure likely to be incurred on the plan is about  Rs 9,16,142 Crores.
- (f) : The  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  encourage  non-conventional measures of  electricity  to  fulfil  the  power  needs  of  the  country  in  near  future,  are  as under:
- i. Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges have been waived for inter-state sale of solar and wind power projects till June 2025, and for offshore wind projects till December 2032.
- ii. To boost Renewable Energy (RE) consumption, Renewable Consumption Obligation (RCO)  trajectory  has  been  notified  till  2029-30,  including  separate  RCO  for Decentralized Renewable Energy.
- iii. Setting up of Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Parks to provide land and transmission to RE developers for installation of RE projects at large scale.
- iv. Laying of new transmission lines and creating new sub-station capacity has been funded  under  the  Green  Energy  Corridor  Scheme  for  evacuation  of  renewable power.
- v. Viability  Gap  Funding  (VGF)  scheme  for  offshore  wind  energy  projects  for installation and commissioning of 1 GW of offshore wind energy projects (500 MW each off the coast of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu) has been approved by the Cabinet.
- vi. 'Strategy for Establishments of Offshore Wind Energy Projects' has been issued indicating a bidding trajectory of 37 GW by 2030 and various business models for project development.
- vii. The Transmission Plan has been prepared to augment transmission infrastructure needed for integration of RE capacity.
- viii. To achieve the objective of increased domestic production of Solar PV Modules, the Govt. of India is implementing the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for High Efficiency Solar PV Modules with an outlay of Rs. 24,000 crore. This will enable manufacturing capacity of Giga Watt (GW) scale in High Efficiency Solar PV Module.

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