Lok Sabha Question No. 3954 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Grid Infrastructure
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: HUKUM SINGH

## LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED NO.3954 TO BE ANSWERED ON  13.8.2015

## GRID INFRASTRUCTURE

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| SHRIHUKUM SINGH Will the Minister ofNEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL, MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR POWER, COAL AND NEW&RENEWABLEENERGY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| a) Whether it is a fact that the present grid infrastructure is not technically equipped to absorb a massive influx of variable and intermittent renewable energy; b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and c) the steps being taken to improve the grid infrastructure along with the proposed financial investments in future to meet the requirement? | a), b) &c) Yes Madam. In order to create transmission infrastructure for evacuation of renewable energy from generation points to the load centres, a Green Energy Corridor project is under implementation in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. The KfW, Germany has agreed to provide concessional loan of upto Euro 1 billion for the project. In addition, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved a financial support of Rs 4057 crore for creating intra-state transmission infrastructure under the project. |

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3954

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.08.2015

## GRID INFRASTRUCTURE

## 3954.   SHRI HUKUM SINGH:

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the present grid infrastructure is not technically equipped to absorb a massive influx of variable and intermittent renewable  energy;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the  steps  being  taken  to  improve  the  grid    infrastructure  along  with  the  proposed financial investments in future to meet the requirement?

## ANSWER

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

(a),(b)&(c): Yes, Madam. In order to create transmission infrastructure for evacuation of renewable energy from generation points to the load centres, a Green Energy Corridor project is  under  implementation  in  the  States  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  Gujarat,  Himachal  Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.  The KfW, Germany has agreed to provide concessional loan of upto Euro 1 billion for the project. In addition, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved a financial support of Rs 4057 crore for creating intra-state transmission infrastructure under the project.

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