Centre launches project to integrate renewable power with national grid

As India inches closer to renewable power capacity of 100 gigawatt (GW) plans are afoot to integrate it seamlessly with the National Grid and make its scheduling smooth. Eight renewable energy management centres (REMCs) are now active, recording data from different projects across the country and forecasting supply.

Renewal energy supply can be seasonal (wind) or limited to some hours in the day (solar). It disturbs the power grid, used to seamless supply of thermal power. So these REMCs were set up as part of the Green Energy Corridor (GEC). This is aimed at transmitting, scheduling, forecasting and integrating renewable