Transmitting efficiency

New RE projects could address a major weakness

The National Committee on Transmission’s (NCT’s) approval for six transmission projects, worth Rs 64,000 crore and connecting green-energy installations, could mark the beginning of the end of a major bottleneck for renewable power (RE) projects. Currently, RE power accounts for just 12 per cent of generation. As yet, therefore, the Indian power system remains driven by coal, in spite of climate-change commitments. The NCT’s approval is part of a larger Rs 2.44 trillion plan to transmit 500 Gw of energy based on non-fossil fuels by 2030, connecting solar parks and wind-power plants to the national grid. Under the latest plan,