Govt proposes pool of old thermal power units to balance more renewable

Pool to address grid balancing concern as states relinquish costly thermal power to procure more RE

Shreya Jai |Business Standard | New Delhi
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Govt proposes pool of old thermal power units to balance more renewable

3 min read Last Updated : Nov 16 2022 | 7:26 PM IST

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The Union Ministry of Power has proposed creating a pool of efficient thermal power units that are more than 25 years old to act as a balancing source for the increasing share of renewable energy in t

Topics :Power ministryThermal Power Generationelectricity sectorPower generationrenewable energyPower discomsNTPCDiscomspower purchase agreementsPower distribution

First Published: Nov 16 2022 | 6:20 PM IST

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