(a) the number of transmission systems which have been established under the Green Energy Corridor Project; and
(b) the capacity added due to establishment of the said transmission systems?
(a) the number of transmission systems which have been established under the Green Energy Corridor Project; and
(b) the capacity added due to establishment of the said transmission systems?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER
(SHRI R. K. SINGH)
(a) and (b) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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STATEMENT
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 274 for ANSWER on 11.07.2019
(a) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) under its Green Energy Corridor (GEC) project is planning to erect approx. 9400 circuit kilometres (ckm) of transmission lines and approx. 19000 Mega Volt-Amperes (MVA) of substations under Intra-State Transmission System, and 3200 ckm of transmission lines and 18000 MVA of substations under Inter-State Transmission System. As on 5th July 2019, 2168.2 ckm of transmission lines and 4757 MVA of substations under Intra-State Transmission System and 2467 ckm of transmission lines and 13000 MVA of substations under Inter-State Transmission System have been charged under MNRE’s GEC project. The State-wise details of transmission systems charged under GEC project, as on 5 July 2019, are given in Annexure-I.
(b) The details of renewable energy capacity added due to establishment of new transmission systems under GEC project, as on 5th July 2019, are given in Annexure-II.
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