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Private investment opportunities in 1
transmission systems is picking up 2017-2022 to be 62,800 Ckt km and 1,28,000 MVA .
• Given the constraints in RoW (Right of Way) and land availability,
newer technological options like Gas Insulated Substation (GIS),
Multi-circuit / Multi-voltage transmission line towers, EHV cables
and Gas Insulated cables, monopoles, etc. would play a major role
in overcoming these challenges.
• Government’s ambitious renewable energy addition plan would
necessitate investments in the areas like reactive power manage-
ment, energy storage, wide area measurement system, telecommu-
nication systems, etc.

Planned status of transmission lines and
transformation caPacity
Parameter Planned transmission network
addition (Apr 2017-Mar 2022)
Transmission Lines (Ckt km) 62,800
Transformation Capacity (mVa) 1,28,000

• GoI ‘s vision of 5 trillion-dollar economy will require an estimated
investment of INR 5 lakh crore (USD 69 bn) in the transmission
sector over the next few year according to the Confederation of
Indian Industry (CII) white paper New Age Power Systems: For
st
21 Century India Challenges, Solutions and Opportunities.

Conclusion

India’s power demand is expected to increase because of GDP growth,
universal access, electric vehicles, industrial corridors, public trans-
port, etc. and likely to create strong need for robust transmission
system in the country. Further, emerging power market, cross-border
power trading and upcoming regulatory changes (e.g., envisaged seg-
regation of carriage and content) will create demand for additional
transmission system.
Renewable Energy Integration will require the strengthening of the
transmission network. One of the major issues is the RoW (Right of
Way). Greater opportunities are expected for private investments into
transmission sector considering relatively lesser risks (in power val-
ue chain) associated with this sector. The transmission requirements
are sensitive to load growth and generation additions and therefore
the overall emerging power sector scenario in India augurs well for
transmission sector.

1 CEa: national Electricity Plan 2018

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