The Central Transmission Utility of India (CTUIL) has revoked grid connectivity of 24 grantees with a total renewable energy capacity of 6,343 MW since 2022.

Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Shripad Yesso Naik told Parliament that CTUIL had clarified that the cancellations were not due to a shortfall in transmission planning to meet the 2030 non-fossil capacity target, but because of developer delays.

India has set a target of installing 500 GW of non-fossil energy capacity by 2030.

According to CTUIL, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has 16 petitions by power generators seeking protection against the revocation of connectivity.

Earlier this month, CERC upheld CTUIL’s decision to cancel transmission connectivity for Inox Green Energy Services’ 300 MW wind projects at Bhuj II pooling substation in Gujarat. The Commission directed Inox Green to reapply for connectivity with CTUIL, since it had failed to demonstrate any progress in land acquisition or financial closure for the projects.

CTUIL stated that 259 GW of non-fossil capacity is already connected to the grid.

It added that the interstate transmission system for evacuating 172 GW of renewable energy is under construction, with bids for 19 GW already in process.

The government is working with states to develop intrastate transmission systems in time to evacuate 152 GW of renewable energy.

Recently, CTUIL issued a draft procedure for seeking approval of changes in control of grid connectivity grantees before the commercial operational date of renewable energy projects.

In another bid to reduce the stalling of projects due to connectivity issues, the Grid Controller of India in October proposed to mandate an adequate margin in the transmission system to enable the scheduling of power projects up to their full temporary-General Network Access capacity.

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