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New Delhi: Lighting up villages and distant areas whereas guaranteeing plentiful and uninterrupted energy provide in city areas has been considered one of main priorities of Modi authorities. Several schemes and initiatives have been launched and applied in previous few years of NDA regime to fulfill this goal.
In Year 2020, the federal government pushed forward with reforms like One Nation-One Grid-One Frequency whereas pushed schemes like Gram Jyoti Yojana and Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana with renewed vigour.
Days in the past, guidelines have been framed to penalise Power discoms if there’s any disruption in energy provide.
A take a look at Power Ministry’s schemes to gentle up India:
Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY):
Govt launched Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) scheme with whole outlay of Rs.75893 Crore (DDUGJY: Rs.43033 crore and RE Component: Rs. 32860 crore). Projects with whole value of Rs 44,416 crore have been sanctioned in 33 States/UTs. Besides, extra quantity of Rs14,270 crore has been sanctioned for creation of extra infrastructure to assist 100% family electrification.
Rural Electricity Infrastructure
As on 30.11.2020, 1754nos new sub-stations are commissioned; 2142nos sub-stations are augmented; 5,75,115nos distribution transformers are put in; 4,91,338 Kms of LT strains and a pair of,03,085 Kms of HT strains (11 KV and 33 KV) are erected and 1,22,049 Kms feeder separation accomplished. Besides, metering of 1.48 crore shoppers, 2,08,924 Distribution Transformers and 13,190Feeders have been accomplished.
Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) (as on 13.11.2020):
• Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) was launched within the 12 months 2014 with an Outlay of Rs. 32,612 crore for enhancing and augmenting the distribution and sub-transmission programs in Urban areas with a view to enhance reliability.• Under the scheme, system strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution community has been accomplished in 448 circles cumulatively protecting over 3000 cities. The main achievements are as follows:o 927 new 33/11 kV Power Sub-Stations (PSS) commissioned; Capacity augmentation of greater than 1500 exiting PSS completedo Over 33,000 ckm of recent overhead strains charged for higher energy reliabilityo More than 75,000 ckm of Underground/Aerial Bunched cables laid to scale back losseso About 56,000 new Distribution Transformers charged for enhancing energy provide in townso Around 45 Mwp of Solar Panels put in on Govt buildings and Substations as contribution in the direction of inexperienced energyo More than 1.15 lac Smart Meters put in• All Smaller Towns have been IT-enabled underneath IPDS in AP-East, Telangana & Uttarakhand for improved shopper companies and so on. For higher work circulate administration within the Utilities, IPDS has additionally funded Enterprise useful resource planning (ERP) throughout a number of Utilities, out of which implementation has been accomplished in 11 Utilities. 98 Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) Substations are underneath progress in numerous States• Under the older initiatives subsumed underneath IPDS, all 1290 cities have been IT enabled, and SCADA programs have been accomplished in 57 cities. System strengthening works have been accomplished in 1197 cities.• Though the progress of IPDS was affected by COVID-19 pandemic, the bodily progress reached greater than 90% for the system strengthening works within the present 12 months. The particulars of the works achieved underneath IPDS in new initiatives within the present calendar 12 months are as follows:
Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA):
Govt of India launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har GharYojana – Saubhagya in September, 2017 with the target to attain common family electrification by offering electrical energy connections to all prepared un-electrified households in rural and all poor households in city areas throughout the nation, by March, 2019. All States have declared electrification of all households on Saubhagya portal, besides 18,734 households in LWE affected areas of Chhattisgarh as on 31.03.2019. Electricity connections to 262.84 Lakh households have been launched from 11.10.2017 to 31.03.2019.
Subsequently, seven States reported extra un-electrified households which have been un-willing earlier, later prepared to get electrical energy connection, recognized earlier than 31.03.2019. States have been requested to impress these households underneath Saubhagya.
As reported by the States, 280.89 lakh households have been electrified since 11.10.2019 as much as 30.11.2020 underneath Saubhagya. As on 30.11.2020 an quantity of Rs. 6,220.23 crore has been launched as GoI grant for implementation of Saubhagya. During the 12 months 2020-21, as on 30.11.2020 (i.e., from 01.04.2020 to 30.11.2020), electrical energy connections launched to 4.13 Lakh Households.
Smart Metering:
• In the present monetary 12 months, Ministry of Power has issued pointers to all States to transform all present shopper meters into Smart meters in pay as you go mode. Operation of Smart meters in pay as you go mode would enable shoppers to pay as per their very own monetary comfort and electrical energy consumption necessities.• EESL, a JV between CPSUs within the energy sector, has been offering Smart metering companies to varied Utilities as per MOUs entered into with them. EESL has additionally established progressive financing preparations for the Smart metering initiatives that will allow them to offer sensible metering companies to the DISCOMs with out requiring any outright CAPEX funding from the States/Utilities. The recoveries in opposition to the funding in the direction of sensible metering installations could be taken as a month-to-month annuity from the Utilities over a interval of seven to eight years.• Apart from installations in NDMC for about 50,000 shoppers, EESL has additionally began set up of Smart meters in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan. Out of those States, the utmost set up is within the State of Uttar Pradesh, the place greater than 7.78 Lakh sensible meters have already been deployed throughout 11 cities.• More than 19 lakh sensible meters have been put in within the nation as detailed under:
One Nation-One Grid-One Frequency:
• During 2020 (upto October 2020), 11921 ckm of transmission strains (220 kV and above) has been added.• During the identical interval, Transformation capability addition is 35,760MVA• Inter-Regional Transfer capability of addition throughout 2020 (upto October 2020) is of three,000 MW (throughout 01.01.2020 to 31.10.2020)
During 2020 (upto October 2020) MoP has accepted implementation of ISTS transmission initiatives with estimated value of Rs. 25945.3 crore underneath RTM/TBCB mode.
Major Transmission Projects Commissioned in until Oct 30, 2020
• Pole 4 of Champa and Kurukshetra HVDC Station have been commissioned in Mar’20,thus including 1500 MW of interregional capability within the 12 months 2020.• 765 kV D/C Chilkaluripeta – Cudappah line (577 Ckm), 765 kV D/C Vemagiri – Chilakaluripeta line (558 Ckm) and 765/400 kV, 3000 MVA Chilakaluripeta S/S, all these initiatives awarded by TBCB route, have been commissioned in Jan’20.• 800 kV HVDC Raigarh (HVDC stn) – Pugalur (HVDC stn) Bipole Link (3531 Ckm) has been commissioned with Raigarh and Pugalur Station HVDC Terminal (Pole-I) charged in Sept’20, thus including 1500 MW of interregional capability throughout FY 2020-21.• Alusteng-Zainakote 220kV D/c transmission line having size of 45 Km was commissioned on 15.02.2020 by JKPTCL, which is funded underneath Prime Minister’s Reconstruction Plan (PMRP-2005). With these strains, 220kV Transmission System for inter-connection of Zainakote -Alusteng (Srinagar) – Lehhas established 220kV connectivity with Northern Grid and would supply dependable energy provide to the strategically necessary Ladakh area, which can also be an space of defence institution.• LILO of 220 kV D/C Zainkote-Delina line at Kunzar (size =20km) and 220/132kV, 320 MVA Alusteng Sub-stationhave been commissioned in Feb, 20.
Impact of Energy Efficiency Schemes / Programmes
• Electrical power financial savings of 136.37 Billion Units, value INR 67,039 crores• Thermal power financial savings of 12.00 Million Tonnes of oil Equivalent, value INR 22,083 crores• Total power financial savings of 23.73 Million Tonnes of oil Equivalent i.e. 2.69% of whole main power provide of the nation• Total value financial savings value INR 89,122 crores roughly which is equal to discount in CO2 emission of round 151.74 Million Tonnes
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