Shri I.S. Jha, Director, PGCIL

Transmission Infrastructure
requirement
&
Grid Integration aspects
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd
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Indian Power System - Present
All figs. in MW
•Thermal- 60%
NR
NER
•Hydro- 17%
•Nuclear- 2%
•Renewable- 12%
ER
Peak Demand –
135,000 MW
WR
KS
HA
DW
EE
AN &
AND AM
R
N IC O B A
LA
SR
Installed Capacity –
232,000 MW
Per capita
consumption– 880 kwh
P
Transmission Network -Present
POW ER MAP OF INDIA
• 765kV lines
: 8,056 ckms
• 400kV lines
: 1,25,039 ckms
• 220kV lines
: 144,966 ckms
• HVDC Bipole (±500kV): 9,432 ckms – 5
no. (10,500 MW)
• HVDC Back-to-back
: 7 nos., (3000MW)
• Transformation Capacity: 4,79,411 MVA
• FSC – 33 nos.; TCSC – 6 nos.
National Grid - Present
Inter-Regional Capacity –
32,000MW
Sholapur
Raichur
National Grid – A Continuing Process
Interconnection with neighbouring Countries
 Existing
 India – Bhutan : Upto 1480MW from Tala(1020), Chukha(336) and Kurichu(60)
through 400, 220 & 132kV lines.
 India – Nepal : About 120-150MW power exchange under radial mode through 132,
33 & 11kV links.
 India – Bangladesh : Upto 500MW exchange through 400kV D/c line and HVDC B/b
Station
 On-going :
 India – Bhutan : 400kV inter-connection and Alipurduar HVDC station (3000MW) for
Punatsangchu(1200 MW) project.
 India – Nepal : 400kV Muzaffarpur(India) - Dhalkebar(Nepal) inter-connection
 Future :
 India – Bhutan - Masterplan made for evacuation of about 11,500 MW (from 14
HEP) by 2020 and 26,500 MW (from 75 HEPs) by 2030.
 India – Nepal : High capacity transmission interconnection is being planned for
evacuation from future about 20,000MW hydel projects in Nepal.
 India – Sri Lanka :Feasibility Study carried out for +400kV, 1000MW HVDC bipole
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interconnection between India(Madurai) and Sri Lanka (Anuradhapura).
Future Scenario
Uneven Energy Resources
Energy resources (coal, Hydro etc.)
Expected Generating Stations - 2025
Expected Installed Capacity (2025) : 6,00,000MW
Jammu
Ludhiana
SIKKIM
Delhi
NEPAL
BHUTAN
Partabpur
Guwahati
Jaipur
Lucknow
Sasan
DESH
Gandhinagar
AN
ER
Vindhyachal
Kolkata
Indore
Pipavav
Koderma BANGLA
MY
Patna
M udra
NER
CHICKEN
NECK
Bhopal
Raipur
Talcher/Ib Valley
Lara
Darlipali Bhubaneswar
Tarapur
M um bai
Vizag
Girye
Hyderabad
M angalore
Sim hadri
SR
Tadri
Kaiga
LEGEND
Krishnapatnam
Bangalore
Ennore
Chennai
South Madras
Kozhikode
Cuddalore
Kayam kulam
Thiruvananthapuram
 Hydro – In North Eastern &
Northern Himalayan region
Korba
Akaltara
WR
AR
RAPP
MM
NR
 Coal – In Central India
‾ Chhattisgarh : 58000 MW
‾ Orissa :
30000 MW
‾ Jharkhand : 15000 MW
‾ Madhya Pradesh:16000 MW
Coal Based generation
Hydro Based Generation
Coastal Generation
Nuclear generation
Ultra-M ega Generation
Load Centre Based Generation
Load-Centre
Kudankulam
 Coastal based
‾ Andhra Pradesh: 24000 MW
‾ Tamil Nadu :
10000 MW
‾ Gujarat :
11000 MW
Technology Being Adopted

High Voltage line
 EHVAC : 400kV  765kV  1200kV
 HVDC : 500kV  800kV

Increase the capacity of existing trans. corridor through reconductoring with HTLS /Upgradation

Dynamic compensation viz. Series capacitors, SVC,
FACTS to maximize utilization of Transmission capacity

Optimization of Tower design – tall tower, multi-ckt. tower

GIS substation
Expansion Programme for next 5-6 years
 Transmission Line : 1,09,440 ckm
• 765kV
• 400kV
• 220kV
• HVDC
– 27000 ckm
– 38000 ckm
– 35000 ckm
- 9440 ckm
 Substations : about 2,83,000 MVA
• 765kV – 1,49,000 MVA
• 400kV – 45,000 MVA
• 220kV/132kV – 76,000 MVA
• HVDC - 13,000 MVA
 Dynamic Compensation at 16 locations at 400kV level
 National Grid Capacity (end of 12th Plan)- 65,000 MW
Few Major Transmission Projects
• Creation of 11 High Capacity Trans. Corridors for 55 IPPs (55,000 MW)
– about Rs. 65,000 Cr .(US $ 118Bn)
• Trans. System for 6 UMPPs (24000MW) – Rs. 29,000 Cr. (US $ 53Bn)
• Transmission system for DVC generation projects (5000MW) – Rs.
11,000 Cr. (US $ 20Bn)
• Transmission system for Evacuation of power from NER & Bhutan – Rs.
11,000 Cr. (US $ 20Bn)
Renewable Potential
 Huge Renewable Potential in the Country
 Researcher Claim more than 1000 GW Wind Generation Potential
 12th Plan envisaged Wind Capacity :20 GW (As per data during GEC Study)
 Solar Potential in India : about 20-30 MW/sq km, about 5000 trillion units
annually
 12th Plan envisaged Solar Capacity :10 GW (As per data during GEC Study)
 Ultra Mega Solar Projects at Sambhar(Raj), Kharaghoda(Guj), Leh/Kargil(J&K)
 Untapped solar potential in deserts of Thar, Rann of Kutch, Lauhal & Spiti
valley and Ladakh
 Utilizing only 10-20% of total waste land area in deserts, solar generation
potential in range of 300-400 GW
Grid Integration of Renewable Energy- Key Challenges
• Intermittency & Variability impacting Grid Stability
• Implementation of Transmission network matching with the RE
generation
• Technical Issues like Reactive Power management etc., Real time
Grid Operation etc.
• Economic Viability of the transmission system due to low Capacity
Utilization Factor (20-30%)
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Grid Integration of Renewable Energy- Mitigating Measures
• Strong Grid interconnections to enlarge balancing areas
• Forecasting of Renewable generation on different time scale
• Energy Storage: Large Scale (like Pumped Hydro) for balance of
power, fast acting storage for stability
• Load management & Demand Response
• Dynamic Reactive Compensation (SVC/STATCOM) at strategic
locations
• Wide Area Monitoring System (WAMS) establishing Smart Grid
• Establishment of Renewable Energy Management Centers (REMC)
integrated with SCADA/control centers
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Green Energy Corridors-12th Plan
• “Green Energy Corridors” - Comprehensive plan on renewable integration in 12th Plan
( 33,000 MW envisaged RE capacity)
• Inter State Transmission System
Transmission Line
- 765kV
- 400kV
: 3,400 ckm
: 2,780 ckm
: 620 ckm
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Substations
- 765kV
-400kV
: 18,000 MVA (6 nos.)
: 15,000 MVA (5 nos.)
: 3,000 MVA (1 no.)
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Estimated Investment : Rs. 9,081 Cr

• Intra State Transmission System



Transmission Line
- 765kV
- 400kV
- 220kV/132kV
: 15,000 ckm
: 300 ckm
: 5500 ckm
: 9200 ckm
Substations
- 400kV
- 220kV/132kV
: 15,500 MVA (32 nos.)
: 11,000 MVA (12 nos.)
: 4,500 MVA (20 nos.)
Estimated Investment : Rs. 13,624 Cr
Green Energy Corridors-12th plan
Additional Investment requirements :
 Control infrastructure
Rs. 3911 Cr
:
Rs. 3,677 Cr.
:
Rs. 234 Cr.
(Dynamic Compensation- Rs 1204 Cr,
Real time measurement- Rs 473 Cr,
Energy Storage –Rs 2000 Cr)
 Setting up of REMC
(REMC: Renewable Energy Management Center)
Way Forward
– Forecasting of Renewable Generation- Hardware & Software
– Grid Scale Energy Storage & its Management System
– Renewable Energy Control Center
– Market & tariff design for flexible generation /load
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Thank You
Wind Power Generation Pattern in TN/Raj
Tamil Nadu
Variability in range of : 1500 -1800 MW
in a single day
Rajasthan
Variability in range of : 700 -800 MW
in a single day
*2011
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Typical Solar Power Generation Pattern in Gujarat
Typical Solar Generation pattern
Lot of Variability on account of Cloud
Solar Generation Dropping Zero in Cloud/Rain event19
STF-SG