Power players seek policy changes to cut transmission logjam

With the power sector undergoing major transitions, the private transmission industry wants the government to initiate a number of policy changes which would give them more flexibility in network planning. The private sector accounted for 41% of total Rs 1.03 lakh crore invested in transmission asset creation since 2011.

In an event recently held here, industry leaders said that the mandatory government design and technology often do not leave enough scope of adopting new relevant technologies, which in most cases unduly increase capex, thereby increasing power tariff.

According to a white paper recently launched by the Confederation of Indian Industry, the average time taken from the notification of a transmission project to the start of its construction is as many as 760 days.