Transmission planning should take renewable energy into account: Minister

Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy R K Singh on Thursday said that power transmission planning should take green hydrogen production and offshore wind generation into account. The minister was reviewing the implementation of the inter-state electricity transmission system (ISTS) in the country at a meeting in Jaipur.

The minister said the transmission plan should be dynamic and sensitive to changing needs of the sector. He also told officials that transmission infrastructure should be developed ahead of generation so that there are no constraints in evacuating power.