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Transmission

Transmitting Electricity

Moving electricity is growing fast to keep up to
the rising demand across India

ower transmission draws great significance in India consider-
ing the uneven distribution of natural resources used for pow-
Per generation and power demand centres. Electricity Act, 2003,
rationalised the approach for privatization of the power sector by
introducing tariffs based on competitive bidding. CERC and SERCs
would grant licenses for building, maintaining and operating trans-
mission lines. National Tariff Policy 2006 and its subsequent notifi-
cation 2016, introduced mandatory Tariff Based Competitive Bidding
(TBCB) for all transmission projects with the objective of promot-
ing competitive procurement of transmission services, encouraging
greater participation by private players in the transmission sector.
The progress of Inter as well as Intra State transmission systems is
regularly monitored by CEA and the grid management functions are
carried out by Power System Operation Corporation Limited, a wholly
owned Govt. entity. Over the years, India has developed a robust trans-
mission network enabling smooth transfer of power from generation
plants to load centres. By the end of March 2019, the length of trans-
mission lines stood at 413,407 Ckm (circuit km) increasing from 313,437
ckm in FY 2015 with CAGR of 7.17 %. Transformation capacity has in-

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