Power News-Click: dated 02/08/2023: News Section

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All info in this PPT is collected from various open sources available on the internet. Opinions expressed/remarks are my own views, which is based on my LIMITED EXPOSURE. I will be happy to have your comments./views.

Complied By

VIJAY L Sonavane

ME(Elect)

Date:02 /08/2023

Odisha man turns Electric auto

into Solar-powered Vehicle

I remember them, today (2^nd AUG) �(Two Persons, who had immense impact on me)

My Grandfather Late M S Ahirarao, Retd Dist Superintedant of Police Nasik. Today 2^nd Aug 2023 is his 50^th Smruti Din. I am his first & most favorite Grandson.

My Father Late Laxmanrao S Sonavane,

Retd Dy. Collector Jalgaon. Today is his

94^th Jayanti. He was a very sincere Honest Govt Officer. We used to call him “APPA”.

Evening Peak Demd met (GW) & Energy Met (MU)�(Source:Grid Controller of India Ltd)

Some IMP AI Power system data

• Power Consumption grew marginally by 1.8% YOY to 407.56 BU in Q1 (APR-Jun) of FY 24 from mainly due to unseasonal rains, the Biparjoy cyclone & heavy Monsoon downpours. It was 400.44 BU in Q1 of FY 23 & 340.77 BU In Q1 of 22
• Peak Demd rose to 223.23 GW in APR-JUN 2023 from 215.88 GW in APR-JUN 2022. It was 193.99 GW in APR-JUN 2021. India will meet 75.66% Energy requirement of 1,750 BU, (with an AVF PLF of 66.90%) in FY 24 from THM plants. Estimated TTL Demd for FY 24: 1750 BU.

As on 31 May 2023, TTL AI IC (418 GW)

THM plants: (237 GW) : Coal/Lignite: 211, 855 MW/ Gas: 24,824 MW/ Diesel: 589 MW

HYD:46.85 GW, , NUC: 6.78 GW

RE: (125.69 W) Wind:42.87 GW, Solar: 67.08 GW, Cogen: 10.25 GW, SHYD: 4.94 GW, WTE: 554 MW

• In FY 2022-23, solar Gen reached 1,02,014 MU. (6% AI total Gen, which amounted to 16,24,465 MU, inclusive of power imports from Bhutan)
• As on 30 June 2023, 18 coal based THM projects (TTL capacity: 25,440 MW,) one 370 MW gas based Gen plant & 42 HYD-electric projects (above 25 MW) having total capacity of 18,033.5 MW are under construction in India. NUC capacity of 8,000 MW is under various stages of construction.

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“Global Power Demd growth to rebound in 2024 after slowdown”: IEA (20/07)

• Global energy consumption is set to slow to slightly less than 2% in CY 2023, down from 2.3% in CY 2022, which was also down from the 5-year pre-COVID 19 AVG of 2.4%.
• Paris bound International Energy Agency (IEA) data showed that for CY 2024, the rate is expected to rise to 3.3% as the economic outlook improves. RE would cover the expected growth this year and next & power from RES, would exceed one third of the total global power supply for the first time next year. However, the power from HEP has been 240 TWH or annual consumption of Spain.
• In China Demd is expected to grow 5.3% in CY2023 & 5.1% in CY2024, after a moderate 3.7% rise in CY2022. Increased use of cooling to cope with summer heatwaves is expected to drive the Demd growth there.
• AI consumption is expected to rise by 6.8% in CY2023 & 6.1% in CY2024 when it is expected to surpass that of Japan & Korea combined - but down from the 8.4% rise recorded in CY2022. Growth is expected to come from increased use of H/H appliances, a rise in electrical machinery usage, an increase in EVs & greater Demd foe Cooling
• RE growth should help to cut global emissions, as emissions increases in China & India are expected to be offset by declines in other countries where RE deployment is growing & natural gas continues to replace coal.

India records highest ever Coal production of 223.36 MMT in first quarter of FY 23-24

• Coal sector in the Q1 of FY 2023-24, by recorded highest ever coal production at 223.36 MMT, representing a growth of 8.55% compared to of 205.76 MMT during Q1 of FY 2022-23
• CIL registered 175.48 MMT production in Q1 of 2023-24, a commendable growth of 9.85% in comparison to 159.75 MMT in Q1 FY23. While coal imports increased by 16.76% during April - May 2023, as compared to APR/May 22, it is important to note that this rise is primarily attributable to substantial decline in coal import prices. Import prices for coal have plummeted by over 60% in the Q1 of FY’ 2023-24, compared to Q1 of the FY 2022-23
• As of 16 July 2023, TPP end coal stock stands at 33.46 MMT which is 28% higher as compared to 16 July 2022. Coal availability at all locations including pithead coal stock at mine end, stock in transit & TPPs is 103 MMT as against 76.85 MMT last year, which is 34% higher
• CIL has posted a 13.4% Y-O-Y rise in coal production at 53.6 MMT in July 23, from 47.3 MMT output of July 22 CIL's production soared to 229.1 MT till April-July 2023, 10.7% higher compared to 207 MMT of April-July 2022. CIL has set a target to produce 780 MMT coal in FY24. In FY23, CIL produced 703 MT of coal.

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Energy Storage, Offshore Wind, Green H2 define GOI's RE strategy: MNRE Jt Sec MNRE, Dinesh Jagadale

• MNRE is targeting Green H2, Battery storage, & Offshore Wind energy projects as the key areas for India’s Energy Transition said Dinesh Jagdale JS MNRE on 18/07.
• He said: “Green H2 will not only produce feedstock to decarbonise the sector but also add RE capacity, which is critical for clean energy’s journey as well,”
• First tender for Battery Storage is already out & MNRE has realised that it is going to need some support & hand holding in initial phases.
• For offshore wind, MNRE is looking at massive growth
• These three areas along with new solar technologies, & onshore wind projects will play a dominant role in decorbonization Journey
• MNRE is also looking at distributed RE focused on citizen-centric energy transition for farmers & rooftop consumers, & resilient supply supply chains in both wind & solar sectors. These areas are also going to play a substantial role in the 500-GW capacity target, by 2030.

Wind energy meets 1/3rd of TN’s needs (27/07)

• Wind Energy Gen in TN has picked up pace & is consistently over the 100 MU, mark, taking care of nearly one-third of the TTL electricity requirement. Wind season had an early start in June, but the flow later dropped. It resumed in July 23 & with wind blasting through the passes from Aralvoimozhi-Pollachi to Sengottai and Aandipatti, windmills have been generating electricity to the full potential.
• K Venkatchalam Advisor TN Spinning Mills Association says “Wind energy Generators are happy with the way Tangedco has been evacuating power but adds it is not 100%. Tangedco still backs down the wind Gen in a scattered manner claiming it has to maintain the grid frequency.
• If the entire wind Gen is evacuated it would have already touched 120 MU”. On 9 July 2022, 120.25 MU wind energy absorbed into the grid which is the highest, till now. TN has TTL IC of 10,067 MW, which is 24% of total wind power capacity in India
• As per an official: “Tangedco, regularly updates the forecast by wind energy generators to keep it prepared to absorb as much as possible. Wind pattern has been erratic over the past week due to various climatic conditions & solar Gen too came down on 24/07. TANGEDCO still evacuate all the wind energy generated despite risks of over & under-drawal from Central Grid”

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Chhattisgarh eases access to Green energy for IND consumers (28/07)

• Chhattisgarh State ERC (CSERC) has issued “Grid interactive distributed RE sources (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2023”
• These Regulations have introduced new rules for Green energy open access to facilitate wider access to RE sources for IND consumers.
• The most notable change is the reduction of the minimum capacity eligible for OA from 500 kW to 100 kW, effective from 1 Sept 2023. This reduction opens the doors for a broader range of consumers to opt for green energy sources and contribute to sustainable practices.
• Additionally, the Notification has removed the earlier imposed max capacity limit, which was set at 2.5 times the contract demand of consumers seeking wheeling or Trans of energy to their captive load or OA consumers. This move eliminates any capacity constraints, enabling IND consumers to meet their energy needs more flexibly and efficiently.

States' dues to power Gencoss halved to Rs 61,025 CR

• There has been significant improvement in realization of dues of Gencos post implementation of Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge & Related Matters) Rules, 2022 dated 3rd June, 2022.
• TTL outstanding dues of States towards Gencos reported on PRAAPTI Portal which were at Rs. 1,20,540 CR as on 03.06.2022 have been reduced to Rs. 61,025 CR as on 24.07.2023 with timely payment of twelve (12) Equated Monthly Instalments (EMIs). Discoms are also paying their current dues in time to avoid regulations under the Rule. However, some State Gencos have sought working capital assistance of Rs 17,824 CR from PFC & REC for procurement of coal pending realization of their dues.
• REC Loan assistance : Rs 11,112 CR to 7 State utilities for procurement of coal. (MAHA: Rs 1800 CR)
• PFC short term loans: Rs 6,712 CR to state power Utilities to buy coal subject
• MAHA: PFC Rs 2749 CR + REC: Rs 1800 CR= Rs 4549 CR (41%)
• As on 17/07/23. coal stock available at 180 Dom coal based (DCB) plants was 33.4 MMT which is sufficient to run these plants for of 13 days at 85% PLF & coal stock at 57 State Sector Plants was 9.6 MMT, which is sufficient to run these plants for 10 days at 85% PLF.

EVs in India

• In order to promote use of EVs, GOI launched the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme since 2015 on pan India basis.
• Under GOI’s FAME-India Scheme (PH-2), from 1^st June 2023, incentives are provided to buyers of Evs (based on battery capacity) as upfront reduction in the purchase price of EVs.
• Rs. 10,000/KWh for e-3WH and e-4WH with a cap 20 % EV cost of EV. & for e-2WH @10,000/- per KWH with cap 15% of EV cost.

As on 14/07/23, 34,00,08,524 vehicles have been registered in India, out of which 27,44,019 are EVs (0.81%)

EVs (in Lakh) in TTL Registered Vehicles (in CR)

• UP 5.57 Lakh in 4.39 CR/ Maha: 2.97 Lakh in 3.44 CR/ KAR 2.40 Lakhs in 2.99 CR/DELhi: 2.29 Lakh in 84.57 Lakh/ GUJ: 134 Lakh in 2.28 CR/ RAJ: 1.76 Lakh in 1.79 CR/ TN: 167 Lakh in 3.16 CR/ Bihar 1.5.55 Lakh in 1.17 CR/
• GOI on 12th May, 2021 approved a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for manufacturing of Advance Chemistry Cell (ACC). TTL outlay of the scheme is Rs. 18,100 CR for a period of 5 years.
• Aim is to establish a competitive ACC battery manufacturing set up (50 GWh).

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Odisha man turns Electric auto into Solar-powered Vehicle

• An Auto driver Shrikant Patra (35) from Bhubaneswar converted his electric auto into a solar-powered vehicle which he drives on the streets & he earns his livelihood in the Odisha capital. He made this innovation with the help of Youtube video.
• He said, "I have been driving an auto rickshaw for the last 15 years. Earlier, I used to pay huge expenses for diesel & merely earn Rs 300-400/day. We were living in poverty & hardly manage to run the house. Even, I couldn't pay Tution fees for my kids.
• “Around 18 months back, I purchased an electric auto rickshaw & drove in the city but the low battery & charging issue became a bigger concern every day which hit my services badly, & couldn't drive auto on the road properly during the day hours," he said.
• ‘My class VI daughter after watching Youtube advised me to convert electric auto-rickshaw into a solar-power vehicle. I appreciated her ideas which turns electric auto-rickshaw into solar-powered vehicle. Now, I am free from refilling fuel, battery low or charging issues. Even, this auto rickshaw is pollution free & keeps our ENV green & clean," Patra said.
• New Solar powered Rickshaw runs 140 km once it's getting fully charged. This solar auto-rickshaw provides a very smooth ride to the passengers. I earn Rs 1300-1500/day & run a happy family in Bhubaneshwar he said.

Nashik city on move

• Nashik Municipal Corporation has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to set up 20 EV charging stns across various locations in the city
• Nasik is No. 6 city in Maha with 14.86 Lakh population
• The scope of work includes location survey, planning, designing, Engineering, Supply, testing, inspection, packing, transportation, delivery to project site, unloading, handling & storage, erection, & commissioning of charging equipment. The successful bidder will be responsible for O&M of charging stns for three years.
• As a part of project, 100 Nos 2/3 WH chargers with capacity of (3.3 kW) AC & 20 four-wheeler Dual Gun CCS2 with capacity of (60 kW) DC will be installed. The estimated cost of project is Rs 100 Mn.
• The bidders are expected to commission the charging stns within 4 months from the date of letter of award. The bid submission deadline is 14 Aug 2023.
• Further, In Feb 2023, ABB India launched its new factory in Nashik which is aimed to double its capacity for gas-insulated switchgear (GIS). This plant will be responsible for producing primary & secondary GIS. It will provide services to customers in a variety of INDS, including power distribution, Smart cities, Data centres, Transportation (Metro, Railways), tunnels, ports, highways, & other infrastructure developments

MAHAPREIT & GEAPP launch solarisation of AG irrigation initiative in India (19/07)

• Mahatma Phule Renewable Energy & Infrastructure Technology Ltd (MAHAPREIT) & Global Energy Alliance for People & Planet (GEAPP) have launched a 500 MW AG solarisation program in Maha.
• This will attract an investment of Rs 25 Bn in solar energy for Maha. It builds on the partnership established earlier this year between MAHAPREIT & GEAPP thro’ a memorandum of intent (MoI). MoI aims to accelerate the adoption of RE & promote sustainable development in India.
• This will benefit Maha by reducing CO2 emissions by 400,000 tonnes annually, & supporting 100,000 farmers.
• Sangli, Nasik, Ichakranji, & Kolhapur have been identified as the focus areas for the first leg of the program. Post the success of the first phase, the program will be scaled across other areas of Maha.

12 Districts with predominant AG load in MAHA: Nasik, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar, Solapur, Latur, Osmanabad, Aurangabad, Parbhani, Pune, Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur.

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11 Solar Parks (SPs)with 8521 MW capacity completed, 7 Solar Parks partially completed

• GOI is implementing a Scheme for “Development of Solar Parks & Ultra Mega Power Projects” .
• Under this scheme, the GoI have sanctioned 50 Solar Parks with aggregate capacity of 37,990 MW in 12 States. Against this sanction, 11 Solar Parks with aggregate capacity of 8521 MW have been completed & 7 Solar Parks with aggregate capacity of 3985 MW have been partially completed. In these 18 parks, solar projects of aggregate capacity of 10,237 MW have been developed. Solar Park Scheme currently has a timeline upto 31st Mar 2026.
• In 10237 MW capacity commissioned at 18 Solar parks: AP leads the country with 3050 MW , then RAJ (2901 NW), KAR (2000 MW) & MP (1000 MW), GUJ (900 MW)

This info was given by Union Minister RKS in LS in a written reply

Unfortunately Maha, Odisha, Jharkhand , Chattisgad States have no Projects yet commissioned

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(I was a “voluntary consultant” with MAHAPREIT, an organization which wanted to take up SP & UMSP in Maha. We had over 10 meetings. We were not successful because of land acqusition issues, & less interest shown by Poltical & Admin leadership. I even do not have any updates from MAHAPREIT on SP projects for last 2 years. The next slide I came to know frrom Newspaper that they have finally issued a RFP for 50 MW grid connected Solar Power. It’s very good sign)

MAHAPREIT invites bids for solar projects of 50 MW (31 July 23)

• MAHAPREIT has issued a request for proposals (RfP) for setting up 50 MW grid-connected solar PV projects. The project will be located in Sangli Dist (Kundalpur, TisangiRajuri, & Ghatnandre villages).
• According to the tender guidelines, the scope of the work under the project includes designing, engineering, supplying, erection & commissioning of 50 MW of grid-connected solar projects, along with a switchyard & power evacuation system up to the STU S/s. In addition, the bidders must look after O&M of projects for five years. The successful bidder must complete the project within 380 days (13 Months) from the date of letter of award. The bid submission deadline is Aug 21, 2023.
• In May 2023, Global Energy Alliance for People & Planet (GEAPP) & MAHAPREIT announced a partnership to build 1 GW of solar power in Maha. GEAPP & MAHAPREIT will partner to install 500 MW RT solar for small & medium enterprises and 500 MW ground-mounted decentralised solar under the PM KUSUM program.
• In Jan 23, MAHAPREIT floated bids to appoint consultants to establish 10 MW of distributed solar power projects under the Mukhyamantri Saur Krishi Vahini Yojana. The contract will be valid for 2 years.

Over 25% of total Gen in FY 2022-23 from non-fossil fuels: RKS (02/08)

• Share of non-fossil fuel in TTL Gen during FY 22-23 & current year (up to May 23) was 25.44% & 22.45% respectively.
• As per NEP share of non-fossil based capacity (MW) is likely to increase to 57.4% by Mar 27 & to 68.4% by Mar 32. The share of non-fossil fuel based gross Gen (MU) in FY 2026-27 is likely to be 39% & in FY 2031-32 is likely to be 49%.
• As on 30.06.2023, TTL 176.49 GW RE capacity has been installed & 88.81 GW capacity is under implementation & 51.43 GW capacity is under tendering.

GOI’s measures to promote RE

• Permitting upto 100% FDI under automatic route,
• Waiver of ISTS charges for inter-state sale of solar & wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30th June 2025,
• Declaration of trajectory for RPO up to 2029-30,
• Setting up of UM-RE Parks: to provide land & Trans to RE developers for installation of RE projects at large scale,
• Schemes such as PM-KUSUM, Solar RT Phase II, 12000 MW CPSU Scheme Phase II, etc.,

• Laying of new Trans lines & creating new S/s capacity under the Green Energy Corridor Scheme for evacuation of RE
• Notification of standards for deployment of Solar PV system/devices,
• Setting up Project Development Cell for attracting & facilitating investments
• Standard Bidding Guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding (TBCB) process for procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar PV & Wind Projects.
• GOI has issued orders that power shall be dispatched against Letter of Credit (LC) or advance payment to ensure timely payment by distribution licensees to RE generators.
• Notification of Promoting RE through Green Energy OA Rules 2022.
• Notification of “Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge & related matters) Rules (LPS rules)”.
• Launch of Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) to facilitate sale of RE Power through PEXs.
• National Green H2 Mission launched with an aim to make India a global hub for production, utilization & export of Green H2 & its derivatives.

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�SJVN signs PPAs for 300 MW RE projects with MSEDCL & SECI (21/07)�

• SJVN Green Energy Ltd (SGEL), has signed PPAs for 300 MW RE projects. PPA has been signed with MSEDCL for 200 MW solar power project capacity & with SECI for 100 MW wind power capacity.
• The development cost of 200 MW ground mounted solar project in Maha is around Rs 12 Bn. SGEL has bagged the project at a tariff of Rs 2.90 PU thro’ competitive bidding process in an e-reverse auction organised by MSEDCL.
• The project is expected to be commissioned in Dec 2024, & is expected to generate 456 MU in the first year & cumulative energy Gen over a period of 25 years would be about 10,481 MU.
• The development cost of 100 MW wind power project is around Rs 7.50 Bn. The project has been won at Rs 2.90 PU on Build Own & Operate (BOO) basis thro’ e-reverse auction.
• The project is expected to be commissioned in March 2025. The project is expected to generate 289.27 MU in the first year & cumulative energy en over a period of 25 years would be about 7,231.75 MU.

Fourth Partner Energy commissions first 70 MW wind-solar Hybrid project in Guj (18/07)

• Fourth Partner Energy announced that it has commissioned a 70 MW wind-solar facility in Guj’s Gondal city, which will provide clean energy to its corporate clients in New Delhi& Hyderabad at costs that are 25-35% lower than grid tariffs. As per the notification, Filatex, Linde, Nexus Malls, & Deccan Chemicals are among the off-takers.
• Fourth Partner Energy reported that the project was completed in 10 months. The plant is expected to generate about 163 MU/year.
• GE supplied & installed 14 wind turbines for Gondal project.
• Aseem Infrastructure Finance provided funding for the Hybrid plant. Fourth Partner Energy has installed 1.3 GW of Solar & Wind assets, with a 3 GW portfolio planned for India & Southeast Asia by 2025.
• In June 2023, First Energy Pvt Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Thermax Ltd, commissioned a 45.80 MW wind-solar hybrid captive power plant in GUJ. The facility has an installed capacity of 24.3 MW of wind energy & 21.50 MW solar energy.

India in talks to link grid with Singapore to trade in Green power (31/07)

• India is in advanced discussions for signing a deal with Singapore & several Southeast Asian nations, including Singapore, for cross-border trade of Renewable Energy (RE), MOP official Sources said.
• Grid linkages will be established both under the sea & on land, depending on cost equations. The move will help expand cross-border sale of electricity by India manifold. Currently, cross-border interconnections exist with Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan & Myanmar, & these facilitate total power transfer of about 4,423 MW. GOI is also considering trading power with West Asian countries, including the UAE.
• Indian power officials are holding separate & joint discussions with countries of Southeast Asia including Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia & Thailand at the ongoing G20 Clean Energy meetings. Setting up grid linkage with Myanmar will take four years,
• Analysts believe the upcoming arrangement with Southeast Asian countries reflect India’s growing diplomatic ties in the region, & signals its intent to be a large producer.

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