Lok Sabha Question No. 2999 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Smooth and Reliable Integration of Renewable Energy
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: K. ASHOK KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2999 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2016

## SMOOTH AND RELIABLE INTEGRATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY

2999. SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  prepared  15-point  action  plan  to  ensure smooth and reliable integration of renewable energy with conventionally generated  electricity  carried  by  the  national  and  State  grids,  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether the country's ambitious programme of creating 175 GW of installed renewable  energy  capacity  by  2022  not  only  requires  setting  up  of  plants  but ensuring that the power they generate is promptly evacuated and integrated with conventional supplies, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether a  committee has suggested a range  of  steps,  including  bringing greater flexibility to conventional generation, having generation reserves, frequency  control,  introducing  forecasting,  scheduling  and  deviation  settlement mechanisms to address any problems that may arise more so given the erratic nature of solar and wind energy and the very limited availability of storage, if so, the steps taken/proposed to be taken in this regard?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to (c) : India  has  an  ambitious  target  of  adding  175  GW  of  renewable generation  capacity  by  2022.      In  order  to  integrate  such  high  penetration  of renewables into the grid, a Technical Committee was constituted for "Large Scale Integration  of  Renewable  Energy,  need  for  balancing,  Deviation  Settlement Mechanism  (DSM)  and  associated  issues".    The  Technical  Committee has prepared a 15 point action plan.

The report also mentions the need for augmenting the transmission corridors from renewable rich states with coordinated transmission planning.

The  Technical  Committee,  based  on  detailed  deliberations  with different  stakeholders  and  analysis,  recommended  the  action  points,  which  is given at Annex.  The detailed report of the Technical Committee, which also gives steps  to  be  taken  by  different  agencies,  is  also  available  at  the  website  of Ministry of Power.

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## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2999 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 04.08.2016.

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|   Sl. No. | Required Action                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Action By                                      |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Load Forecasting as per IEGC Section 5.3 (Already Started at NLDC/RLDCs)                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | All States                                     |
|         2 | Demonstration of Adequacy of Balanced Portfolio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | All States / SLDCs                             |
|         3 | Regulatory Framework for Intra-State Settlement System and Imbalance Handling Mechanism (Already implemented at inter-state level in 5 states)                                                                                                                                             | FOR / SERCs / SLDCs                            |
|         4 | Regulatory Framework for Forecasting of Renewable Generation and Scheduling and Implementation at inter-state level (Regulatory Framework already in place)                                                                                                                                | CERC, NLDC, RLDCs, RE Generators, REMC         |
|         5 | Regulatory Framework for Forecasting of Renewable Generation and Scheduling including Aggregators and Implementation at intra-state level (FOR Model Regulations notified in November, 2015, States of MP, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Jharkhand floated draft regulations ) | SERCs / FOR / MNRE, SLDCs, RE Generator, REMCs |
|         6 | Regulatory Framework for Reserves (Framework at inter-state level has already been specified by CERC on 13 th Oct 2015)                                                                                                                                                                    | SERCs                                          |
|         7 | Regulatory Framework for Ancillary Services Operation, (Implementation of Ancillary Services at Inter-state level done)                                                                                                                                                                    | CERC, RPCs, NLDC, RLDCs                        |
|         8 | Implementation of Frequency Response (Primary Response). (Roadmap already provided by CERC on 13 th Oct 2015)                                                                                                                                                                              | CERC All Generators                            |
|         9 | Regulatory Framework for Secondary Response (AGC) (Roadmap already provided by CERC on 13 th Oct 2015)                                                                                                                                                                                     | CERC, SERCs                                    |
|        10 | Technical Standards and Protection Requirements for Renewables such as LVRT, FRT, etc. & implementation                                                                                                                                                                                    | CEA, CTU, STUs, RE Generators                  |
|        11 | Market Design - Frequent clearing, more opportunities, New entities (Aggregators) (FOR Model Regulations notified in November, 2015 provide for Qualified Coordinating Agency (QCA) at state level)                                                                                        | MNRE, CERC                                     |
|        12 | Regulatory Framework for Communication in Power Sector, Availability of Real Time Data at the SLDCs/RLDCs/NLDC particularly of RE generators                                                                                                                                               | CERC, RE Generators, SLDCs, POSOCO             |
|        13 | Implementation of Renewable Energy Management Centres (REMCs)                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | CTU, STU, SLDCs, RLDCs, NLDC                   |
|        14 | Standards and Regulatory Framework for incentivizing 'Flexibility' in Conventional Generation (CERC IEGC Fourth Amendment Regulations regarding Technical Minimum Schedule for operation of Central Generating Stations and Inter-State Generating Stations notified on 06 th April, 2016) | CEA, CERC                                      |
|        15 | Capacity Building of SLDCs particularly in RE Rich States                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | FOLD, POSOCO, States                           |

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