The Consultative Committee meeting for the Ministry of Power, chaired by Union Minister for Power Manohar Lal Khattar, focused on ensuring a reliable and resilient power grid in India. Discussions highlighted the importance of grid stability amidst the country’s increasing electricity demand. Members appreciated ongoing initiatives such as renewable energy integration, transmission strengthening, and compliance with technical standards to support India’s clean energy transition.
The meeting acknowledged that grid stability is crucial for energy security and emphasized the need for a reliable, flexible, and resilient power grid to facilitate India’s transition to clean energy. Various measures were discussed, including resource adequacy planning, energy storage promotion, and the deployment of technologies like STATCOMs and synchronous condensers to enhance grid stability and system strength.
Efforts to ensure grid stability in India involve strategies to prevent mismatches between transmission lines and renewable energy projects, promote pumped storage projects for long-duration storage, and optimize transmission investments. The meeting also highlighted the importance of regulatory mechanisms for flexibility services from renewable sources, periodic review of technical standards for new technologies, and compliance monitoring by grid-connected entities to strengthen the grid’s resilience.
