Discoms resist move to raise reliance on renewable energy
05 Aug 2021
Power distribution companies (discoms) are against any attempt to increase power generation from renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power plants. This is significant in the wake of the Centre’s efforts to add energy generation from renewable energy as it is being considered as clean energy. AP, which is considered one of the green energy resourceful states in the country, is facing a peculiar situation where energy generation from non-conventional power plants had already surpassed conventional thermal and hydel power plants. The power utilities are jittery over the targets to increase generation from renewable energy sources as they fear that it would lead to severe fluctuations in grid maintenance. The state has an installed capacity of 7,500 MW of renewable energy and the state government is planning to add about 10,000 MW solar power to completely meet agriculture sector power needs in the next three years. In a recent directive, the Centre asked the state government to ensure addition of another 9,000 MW from renewable energy plants in next four years which is likely to take the capacity of the non- conventional plants to about 25,000 MW. This level of generation from variable power generation sources, according to discoms, is likely to create severe fluctuations at grid level.
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