Unevenly dispersed energy resources

Hydro in NER & NR

Coal in ER

Integration of energy resources through high capacity National Grid - a must.

DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL GRID

NEW Grid

SouthGrid

South

West

North

East

Northeast

Five Regional GridsFive Frequencies

October 1991East and Northeast

synchronized

March 2003West synchronized

With East & Northeast

August 2006North synchronized

With Central Grid

Central Grid

Five Regional GridsTwo Frequencies

3.3 Million Sq. Km Area

Inter-regional capacity : About 20,800 MW

Planned to be enhanced to above 37,000 MW by 2012

Future: Country wide synchronous Grid

DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL GRID