Many new companies are investing heavily in renewable energy, rapidly increasing generation capacity. But grid infrastructure and transmission development are not keeping pace. (2/2)
As someone working in the field, the lack of transmission infrastructure and substations is seriously affecting renewable energy projects. Last year, we commissioned a 300MW plant, but due to transmission limitations it is operating at only 120MW. (1/2)
Met someone from this ministry recently, a close friend and an extremely intelligent person (I'm glad he is in this ministry) and he told me a very interesting story about renewables. India might have deployed several Gigawatts of renewables capacity in the past couple of years but the huge problem is on 'evacuating' that power.
He explained that it often could take two-three years to build the transmission lines from mega solar or wind projects whereas the project itself can be executed within months.
The Spanish blackout from last year is being closely studied in India and is a cautionary tale on renewables dependance without infrastructure buildout, especially digital inverters. Turbine power is 'analog' whereas solar power is digital and making the twain meet is, well, not easy.
As demand rockets up, these will be challenges that the ministry, grid operators and power generators will face. Because you have to really keep in mind that the electrical grid is a 'living, breathing machine'.
You put on a switch and well, you expect it to work, but that means that somewhere, a turbine spins at a fraction of a percent faster. And it is all instantaneous.
Remarkable really.
In our region, the government has planned 12 substations, but only the 3rd substation is currently under construction and expected to be fully commissioned in the next 2-3 months. Meanwhile, solar plant construction for the 4th and 5th substations has already started. (1/2)
ഒരു 22 വയസ്സിനു താഴെയുള്ള പിള്ളേരുടെ വോട്ട് കംപ്ലീറ്റ് കോൺഗ്രസിനാണ് പോയത് എന്നാണു തോന്നുന്നത്. ആ വോട്ടൊക്കെ തിരിച്ചു പിടിക്കാൻ വ്യക്തമായ പ്ലാൻ ഉണ്ടാവണം.
രാത്രി ആണെങ്കിൽ ഇതോന്നും അറിയാത്ത ഡ്രൈവർ ആൾ ഇറങ്ങാൻ ഉണ്ടെന്ന് കരുതി വെട്ടവും വെളിച്ചവും ഉള്ളിടത്ത് നിർത്തും, എന്നിട്ട് ബസ്സ് എന്താ ഇവിടെ നിർത്തിയത് എന്ന് നോക്കാൻ ബസ്സിൽ ഉള്ളവരെല്ലാം നമ്മൾ മുത്രം ഒഴിക്കുന്നത് നോക്കി ഇരിക്കും..!!
Boy: Excuse me… you look absolutely beautiful.
Woman: Thank you, dear… but look at our age difference. You should try talking to girls your own age.
Boy: Actually, I wanted a small favor.
Woman: A favor?
Boy: Yeah… my day has been going way too perfectly today.
So I thought I needed a little rejection to keep life balanced.
Could you politely reject me?
Woman: (laughs) That’s definitely a first…
Alright then — consider yourself officially rejected.
Boy: Perfect. Now the universe feels normal again.