Context :
India
plans to link power grid with Saudi Arabia, UAE ……………….. 25 April 2023
Extract
:
India is planning to link its power grid
with the UAE and Saudi Arabia through undersea
cables, a local media reported.
India’s power ministry has circulated
cabinet notes for inter-ministerial consultation to expand access to reliable power and
enhance the country’s energy security.
Once approved by the cabinet, bilateral
agreements will be signed with Saudi Arabia and the UAE for the mega projects, Raj Kumar Singh, Union
minister for power and new and renewable energy, told Mint, India’s financial
newspaper.
“The India-UAE agreement is in the
final stages,” the minister said.
The cabinet note has been circulated
for the interconnection agreement, followed by preparing a detailed project report
and seeking bids.
On the other hand, an interconnection
with Saudi Arabia is under review, with the cabinet note being circulated,
Singh stated.
In January, the newspaper reported India
and the UAE announced plans to conduct a feasibility study for linking their power grids via undersea cables as part of the One Sun One World One Grid (OSOWOG)
initiative.
My Take :
Dear Shri R K
Singhji,
Congratulations on
this initiative. Hopefully this interlinking could :
Ø Help
our own grid to get additional power during our “ peak demand “ periods
Ø Get
power from Saudi Arabia / UAE at very cheap rates , since their cost of
generation is very low due to abundant / cheap / local, oil and gas wells
Ø Help
us avoid running our 50+ very old, coal-based power plants which are operating
at PLF of less than 50
Ø We
can avoid Rs Lakhs of crore of investment in numerous new coal-based plants ( -
which projects are finding few takers and no bankers )
Ø We
can buy power from SA / UAE during day-times ( periods ) when they offer it at
the cheapest rates and store it in GRID-SIZE STORAGE Batteries , for use at
night
Ø Help us save crores of rupees worth foreign
exchange budgeted for import of coal
Ø By
avoiding to produce power which uses fossil fuels, we can reduce local warming
/ air pollution
Ø SA
/ UAE have managed to set up SOLAR POWER projects which are selling power at Re 1 / Kwh !
Ø By
supplying power to DISCOMS at Re 1.5 / Kwh , their accumulated losses could be wiped out
In this context, I
am glad that the Ministry has taken cognizance of my suggestions sent through
following E-Mails :
40 GW : 70 GW : 300 GW : 800 GW …………………….[ 24 May 2019 ]
Solar Power : Internal Rate of Return …………………….[ 27 Jan 2018 ]
Sun
shines 24x7 : Somewhere or Other …………………[
29 Sept 2021 ]
Unlimited Power : and round the clock ?................. [ 29 July 2016 ]
I have a Dream………………………………………………………[ 01 Nov 2017 ]
Sun Shines on Saudi ………………………………………………[
06 April 2018 ]
Sun : Power that never fails………………………………………. [ 05 June 2020 ]
How to reduce Carbon Emission to Net Zero ?...........[
25 July 2021 ]
Rooftop Solar Installations Could Exceed 2,000 GW by 2050
Globally ( 24 Sept 2021 )
Global
Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO)
Connecting Everything ? ……………………………………………………………..[ 15 June 2018 ]
https://mnre.gov.in/img/documents/uploads/file_f-1590573144563.pdf
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
www.hemenparekh.ai / hcp@RecruitGuru.com
India amends power policy draft to halt new coal-fired capacity
The new policy, if approved, would not impact the 28.2 GW of coal-based power in various stages of construction, the sources said.
The draft, India's first attempt at revising its electricity policy enacted in 2005, also proposes delaying the retirement of old coal-fired plants until energy storage for renewable power becomes financially viable, the sources said.
So far, old coal-fired power plants with a cumulative capacity of 13 GW have been earmarked for functioning post retirement deadline to meet high power demand, they said.
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