Since 2022, Central Transmission Utility of India Limited (CTUIL) has revoked connectivity of 24 grantees with a Renewable Energy (RE) capacity of 6343MW.  The cancellations are on account of developer delays and not due to transmission side delays.  State-wise details of revocation are provided at Annexure.

There are sixteen petitions pending before the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission that pertain to cases where the Petitioners (Power Generators) have approached CERC seeking protection from revocation of Connectivity.

The revocation of grid access permissions is not due to shortfall in transmission planning for achieving the 2030 non-fossil capacity target. The Government of India has set a goal of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel-based generation capacity by 2030.  Already 259 GW of non-fossil capacity is connected to the grid. 

Further, Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) for evacuation of 172 GW of renewable energy is already under construction, and bids are in process for 19 GW capacity.  Simultaneously, the Government of India is working with the States to ensure timely development of respective Intra-State Transmission Systems for evacuation of 152 GW of renewable energy.  These efforts, together with the planned transmission systems for integrating hydro, nuclear, and other non-fossil capacities, collectively provide a clear implementation plan for achieving the 500 GW non-fossil capacity target.

 

Sl No.	State	Location	Applicants	Connectivity Quantum (MW)	Revoked Quantum (MW)	Reason for revocation
1.	Karnataka	Koppal PS, Koppal-II PS, Gadag PS	6	1500	1500	Failure to comply milestones/ Annulment of Letter of Award/Failure in submission of land Documents
2.	Tamil Nadu	Tuticorin-II PS	1	250	32	Failure in achieving COD*
3.	Maharashtra	Solapur S/s, Kallam PS, Solapur PG	8	1090	1090	Failure in achieving COD/ Failure in submission of Financial Closure
4.	Gujarat	Jam Khambhaliya PS, KPS1, KPS3, Bhuj PS, Bhuj-II PS	6	3243	2871	Failure in submission of land documents/ Failure in submission of Financial Closure/ Failure in achieving COD
5.	Rajasthan	Fatehgarh-II, Fatehgarh-III (Sec-I), Bikaner-II	3	850	850	Failure in achieving COD
	TOTAL		24	6933	6343

 

This Information was given by the Minister of State for Power, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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