Lok Sabha Question No. 786 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Inter-Regional Transmission Corridors
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: DILIP PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.786 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2016

## INTER-REGIONAL TRANSMISSION CORRIDORS

786. SHRI DILIP PATEL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  a  policy  of  the  Government  to  provide  Inter-Regional Transmission Corridors for supply of power from surplus States to deficit States and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government  is contemplating any immediate  action to strengthen corridor/links and to lay express Direct Corridors for flow of electricity from Surplus Power States such as Gujarat to power deficit States and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  utilize  the  funds  lying  in  PSDF  for immediate creation/strengthening of Inter- Regional Transmission Links, so as to avoid  the  situation  of  generation  capacity  getting  strangled  or  demand  getting curtailed; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : The inter-state transmission lines are planned and implemented as a part  of  the  evacuation  system  from  inter-state  generation  stations  and  also  as system strengthening projects. These lines are mainly used for delivery of power from these generating stations to their beneficiaries in various states. The interstate transmission lines i.e. the transmission lines within a region and also the inter regional lines are also used for transfer of power from surplus states/regions to deficit states/regions, subject to availability of margins in these lines.

(b) : Yes,  Madam.    A  number  of  inter-regional  links  have  been  planned which  interconnect  the  five  regional  grids  i.e.  Northern,  Western,  Southern, Eastern and North Eastern regions. Presently, the total transmission capacity of such inter-regional links is 59,550 MW (June 2016) which is expected to increase to 68,050 MW by the end of 12 th  Plan i.e. March 2017.

…….2.

Gujarat  and  other  surplus  States  are  entitled  to  seek  Long  Term, Medium Term and Short Term Open Access (STOA) for export of power to any part of  the  country.  The  nodal  agency  for  the  grant  of  Long  Term  Access  (LTA)  / Medium Term Open Access (MTOA) is Central Transmission Utility (CTU) and for STOA is the Regional Load Dispatch Center (RLDC).

In Case, Gujarat or such surplus States intend to sell surplus power outside  the  state  on  long  term  basis  they  should  seek  long  term  transmission access well in advance as creation of any new transmission infrastructure takes a period of three to four years.

(c) & (d) : As per the scheme for operationalization of Power System Development Fund (PSDF), PSDF  may  be utilized for 'creating necessary transmission systems of strategic importance based on operational feedback by Load  Dispatch  Centers  for  relieving  congestion  in  Inter-State  Transmission Systems  (ISTS)  and  intra-state  system  which  are  incidental  to  the  ISTS  are eligible for funding from PSDF'. As per information available in Central Electricity Authority (CEA), no such scheme has been submitted by any entity till date.

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