New Delhi: In a bid to speed up the expansion of India’s renewable power capability, the federal government has applied a number of measures to make sure the expedited commissioning of Pumped Storage Initiatives (PSPs), the ministry of energy stated in a press release.
Notably, the Central Electrical energy Authority (CEA) has granted concurrence to the Higher Sileru Pumped Storage Challenge (PSP) in Andhra Pradesh inside a document time of 70 days, surpassing the stipulated timeline of 90 days.
The CEA, underneath the Ministry of Energy, has not too long ago revamped the approval course of for Detailed Challenge Reviews (DPRs) of Hydro PSPs, introducing measures to streamline the concurrence course of. A devoted Single Window Clearance Cell has been established by the CEA to expedite approvals.
As well as, nodal officers have been appointed by the Central Water Fee (CWC) to fast-track the clearance of design facets. To additional velocity up the method, extra teams have been designated to look at the design facets of DPRs.
Based on the ministry, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has additionally nominated nodal officers to facilitate the clearance of geological facets of DPRs, whereas the CEA has requested the involvement of GSI’s subordinate and subject places of work in states to boost the effectivity of the clearances.
It added that efforts to expedite environmental clearances have additionally been underway. The ministry of setting, forest & local weather change (MoEF&CC) has agreed to appraise off stream closed loop PSPs with particular phrases of reference (ToRs) on account of steady efforts by the CEA and the ministry of energy.
Moreover, the MoEF&CC has issued a notification to appraise PSPs on current reservoirs underneath the B2 class, which eliminates the necessity for Environmental Influence Evaluation, topic to sure circumstances. These measures are anticipated to considerably cut back the time required to acquire environmental clearance for PSPs.
Based on the ministry, the CEA has revealed revised pointers for the formulation and concurrence of DPRs for PSPs. Underneath the brand new pointers, the timeline for concurrence of DPRs for sure classes of PSPs has been diminished from 90 days to 50 days. This contains PSPs awarded underneath Part 63 of the Electrical energy Act, these built-in into Built-in Renewable Power Initiatives, and people developed as captive vegetation or service provider vegetation. The approval timeline for different PSPs has additionally been diminished from 125 days to 90 days.
It stated that the potential of PSPs in India is important, with an estimated capability of about 119 GW comprising 109 PSPs. At the moment, 8 tasks with a capability of 4.7 GW are operational, whereas 4 tasks with a capability of two.8 GW are underneath building. The CEA has granted concurrence for two tasks with a capability of two.3 GW, and building is about to start shortly.
Moreover, 33 tasks with a capability of 42 GW are underneath survey & investigation for the preparation of DPRs. Out of those 33 tasks, the ministry of setting, forest & local weather change has already supplied phrases of reference for 22 tasks.
Based on the ministry, the pumped Storage Initiatives play an important position in reaching the federal government’s dedication to reaching 500 GW of put in capability from non-fossil gas sources by 2030 and reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2070. These tasks facilitate the combination of intermittent renewable power with the grid, present dispatchable renewable energy, and assist meet peak demand necessities.
In recognition of their significance, 39 Hydro PSPs with a capability of 47 GW are being pursued for commissioning by 2029-30, it added.
Up to date: 08 Jun 2023, 09:02 PM IST