The power transmission project will provide 76 percent utilisation of transmission capacity and will help evacuate 13 GW of RE generation.
January 29, 2022
The Power Ministry has given its nod to the power transmission link for evacuating renewable energy from Ladakh as part of the green energy corridor. The proposal will allow the setting up of a 5 GW transmission link from Pang (Leh) to Kaithal (Haryana). The project, which also includes 12 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS), is expected to be completed in five years.
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The estimated project cost is around INR 27,000 crore for which the Power Grid is the implementing agency. The scheme is under the regulated tariff mechanism (RTM) and the proposal was approved by the National Committee on Transmission (NCT).
The transmission project will enable 76 percent utilisation of transmission capacity also helping evacuate 13 GW of renewable energy generation (9 GW of solar and 4 GW of wind). Out of 12 GWh battery energy storage, about 1-2 GWh will be developed as part of the transmission element, while the remaining battery energy storage would be developed as part of the generation element.
Further, Power Grid will also strengthen the AC system in Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir to provide power within Ladakh as well as to Jammu & Kashmir. The 5 GW transmission corridor (HVDC) from Pang to Kaithal will include two circuits of 2,500 MW each.
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In November last year, Power and Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh had reviewed the implementation of the 10 GW RE project along with its evacuation plan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the setting up of a 7.5 GW solar park in Ladakh, which was later enhanced to 10 GW. For these renewable energy projects, around 20,000 acres of land at Pang is provided by the union territory of Ladakh, while additional 20,000 acres of land would be explored based on inputs provided by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).
