India to build world’s largest power transmission grid: Power Minister

24 Jun 2013 Evaluate

India power ministry has set an ambitious target of building the world’s largest transmission network connecting across 1,40,000 circuit kilometers by the year 2017 when the 12th plan period ends, empowering the Indian power sector. The new transmission pricing framework for transmission network is likely to attract private sector investment in transmission segment. However, Powergrid with its massive investment plans is expected to continue its major role as a Central Transmission Utility.

Jyotiraditya Scindia, the power minister has said that the plan will support to increase the current capacity of 1 lakh to 1,40,000 circuit kilometers and this could be established by the end of 12th five year plan. Country will have a single transmission grid by coming January. The country’s current power generation capacity which is 2,30,000 MW will touch 4,00,000 MW and 8,00,000 MW by the year 2022 and 2032 respectively.

The minister has further stated that the intense electricity shortage in the southern states could be overcome after connecting the southern grid to national grid. This connection could become possible by January 2014. The minister will directly monitor all those activities at his own personal level and for the smooth functioning of the project, he will meet the power grid officials in every two weeks. The Power sector contributes 40 percent of the investments in the infrastructure.

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