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Common Features of SAARC Countries
• Abundant reserves of Natural resources
• Low per capita electricity consumption
• Fast Growth in Demand & deficit of Power in some countries
• Common frequency of operation
• Similar voltage class
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• Evolving Open Electricity market
• Countries with limited resources would be benefited, e.g. SriLanka
• Thermal resources – cheaper to transport in electricity form;
Hydro resources – can only be transported in electricity form
• Export countries benefited economically, Import countriesbenefited by deferring investment towards setting up powerplants
Opportunities for Interconnection
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IndiaBangladesh
South Asian Countries
Nepal Bhutan
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INTERCONNECTION OF INDIA
WITH NEPAL
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India - Nepal : Present Interconnection� Power Scenario in Nepal
� Installed Capacity : 617MW (Hydro – 91%)
� Demand : 600 MW
� Peak Deficit : 100 MW (250MW likely by 2014-15)
� Interconnection : 22 links at 132/33/11 kV
� About 50 MW of power being exchanged in radial mode
� Supply of 70MU/annum from Tanakpur (India) to Nepal (as per the Mahakali Agreement)
� Net export to Nepal (about 10% of demand of Nepal met from India)
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India – Nepal : On –Going Trans. System• Transmission Line
– 400 kV inter-connection (initially op. at 220kV level) betweenMuzaffarpur(India) and Dhalkebar(Nepal) : 125 km
• Indian Portion :– Line length : 86.43km ; Estimated cost : Rs. 131.75 Crs.
– To be implemented by Cross Border Power TransmissionCompany Pvt. Ltd. (CPTC)
[Proposed equity shares of JV partners : IL&FS(38%), POWERGRID(26%), SJVNL (26%) and NEA (10% )]
• Nepalese Portion : – Line length : 39km ; Estimated cost : Rs. 129 Crs.
– To be implemented by Power Transmission Company Nepal Ltd. (PTCN)
[Proposed equity shares of JV partners : NEA(50%), POWERGRID(26%), Financial Institutions of Nepal (14%), IL&FS (10%)]
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India – Nepal : On –Going Trans. System• Status of Implementation
Milestone Status
Transmission License Granted for both Indian and Nepalese portions
PSA (Power Sale Agreement)
Initiated, signing expected shortly
ITSA between JVs & NEA Expected to be initialed by April 2011 and signed by May, 2011
Shareholder Agreement (SHA)
Initialed, to be signed after signing of PSA & ITSA
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India – Nepal : Future
• Hydro Potential of Nepal : about 83,000 MW
• Large potential projects being considered for development and export of power to India
– Karnali - 10,800 MW (Upper Karnali - 600MW)
– Tamakoshi III - 880 MW
– Pancheshwar HEP - 5,600 MW
– Sapta Koshi - 3,300 MW
– Arun HEP - 1,000 MW
– West Seti HEP - 750 MW
– Arun HEP - 1,000 MW
– Lower Marsyangdih - 300 MW
– U. Marsyangdi – 2 - 600 MW
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INTERCONNECTION OF INDIA
WITH SRI LANKA
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• Installed Capacity : 2684 MW
(Hydro – 45%, Thermal-55% )
• Maximum Demand : 2200MW
• Demand Growth : 8 %
• Hydro potential : 2000 MW, out of which 1000 MW already harnessed
EMBILIPITIYA
MATARA
GALLE
DENIYAYA
SAMANALAWEWA
BALANGODA
MATUGAMA
PANADURA
RANTEMBE
RANDENIGALA
VICTORIA
INGINIYAGALA
AMPARA
BOWATENNA
UKUWELA
KIRIBATHKUMBURA
KOTMALE
WIMALASURENDRABADULLA
N'ELIYA
MADAMPE
BOLAWATTA
THULHIRIYA
KURUNEGALA
VEYANGODA
BIYAGAMA
ORUWALA
KOLONNAWA
KOTUGODA
RATMALANA PANNIPITIYA
TRINCOMALEE
ANURADHAPURA
PUTTALAM HABARANA
RATMALANA
PANNIPITIYA
ORUWALA
BIYAGAMA
FORT
KOLLUPITIYA
KELANITISSA
KOLONNAWA
S'KANDA
132kV : Underground Cable132kV Line
220kV Line
POLPITIYA
NEWLAXAPANA
CANYON
KELANIYA
KOTUGODA
SAPUGASKANDA
KELANITISSA
KHD
KOSGAMA
VAVUNIA
POLONNARUWA
HAMBANTOTA
LAKDANAWI
LAXAPANA
SITHAWAKA
220/132 kV Sub Station 132kV GS Hydro Power Station Thermal Power Station
NEW ANURADHAPURA
Sri Lanka Transmission System
BARGE PS
CHUNNAKAM
KILINOCHCHI
VALACHCHANAI
132kV Line (not in operation)
Sri Lanka : Present Power Scenario
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POWER MAP OF INDIA & SRILANKA
AP1
RENIGUNTA
KARWAR
KUDRE
HASSAN
DAVANGERE
TAIL RACE
SHARAVATHI
SIRSI KAIGA
KEMAR
MANGALORE
VARAHI
SHIMOGA
MUKH
TALAGUPPA
BANGALORE
C.DURGA
TIPTUR
HONALI
KA3
KA2
ANANTAPUR
HIRIYUR
KOLAR
AP3
TN3
HINDUPUR
AP4
CHITTOOR
TN1
NARENDRA
HAVERI
A'WADI
KADRA
KALINADI
PONDATO
KODASALLI
HUBLIKURNOOL
GOOTY
RAICHUR
MUNIRABAD
MUDDANUR
KRISHNAPATANAM
TN6. VILLUPURAM
KE1. PALAKKADKE2. KANIYAMPETAH
TN2. VINNAMANGALAM
TN4. KRISHNAGIRI
TN3. HOSUR
TN5. TV MALAI
TN1. THIRUVALEM
TN8. PERAMBULURTN7. SINGARAPET
SRIPERUMBUDUR
SULURPET
NELLORE
ALAMANTHI
ENNORE
KADAPERI
N MADRAS
VIJAYAWADA
NEYVELI EXTN.
PUDUKOTTAI
PARAMAKUDI
VILLUPURAM
KARAIKUDI
NEYVELI
BRAHMAPURAM
KOZHIKODE
KALAMASSERI
IDUKKI
PALLOM
KAYAMKULAM
EDAMON
TRIVANDRUM
NORTH TRICHUR
KANNUR
L PERIYAR
KASARAKODE
SATHURSABARGIRI
TIRUNELVELI
ZIRCONUM
TUTICORIN
UDUMELPET
TIRUPPUR
THENI
METTUR
MUV'ZHA
THUDIYALURKE1
KE2
PYKARA
KUNDAH
TN10
TN11
TN12
ARASUR
MYSORE
TK HALLI
H HALLI
TN7
TCGODU
PUGALUR
SALEM
MADURAI
INGUR
TN9
TRICHY
TN8
TN5
ATHUR
TN4
TN2ARANI
TN12. GC PALAYAM
TN10. KADAMPARAITN9. SAMAYAPURAM
TN11. SEMPATTY
LEGEND
ACHARAPAKKAM
PONDICHERRY
BAHOUR
CUDDALORE
P P NALLUR
MYLADUTHURAI
THANJAVUR
VILLIANNOR
THIRUVARUR
KALPAKKAM
SP KOIL
KUDANKULAMNAGARCOIL
400kV lines
132kV lines
MALEKOTTAIYUR
KILINOCHCHI
ANURADHAPURA
KURUNEGALA
KOSGAMA
SITH AWAKA
POLPIT IYA
DENIYAYA
S APU GAS-
PANN IPITIYA
ORU WALA
BIYAGAMA
VEYAN GODA
THULH IRIYA
PUTTALAM
MATUGAMA
GALLE
KOTUGODA
BOLAWATTA
KOLON NAWA
R ATMALANA
PANADURA
KELAN ITISSA
MADAMPE
CHUNNAKAM
VALACHCHANAI
SAMANALAWEWA
EMBILIPITIYA
MATARA HAMBANTOTA
POLONNARUWA
BOWATENNA
UKUWELA
VIC TORIA
RANDENIGALA
N 'ELIYA
BALANGODA
KIRIBATHKUMBURA
WIMALASUR EN DRA
KOTMALE
NEW
CANYON
LAXAPANA
HABARANA
RANTEMBEBADULLA
IN GINIYAGALA
AMPARA
TRINCOMALEE
VAVUNIA
NEW ANURADHAPURA
RAICHUR
RAICHUR
N'SAGAR N'SAGAR
FROM TALCHER
-KANDA
LAXAPANA
220kV lines
HVDC BIPOLE
UNDER GROUNDCABLE
AP1. MYDUKUR
AP2. NANDYAL
AP3. YERRAGUNTLAAP4. KALIKIRIKA1. HIRIYUR
KA2. GOWRIBIDANOORKA3. DB PUR
India – Sri Lanka interconnection
• Madurai – New Anuradhapura 1000MW HVDC Bipole Line (370km) with :� 2x250MW HVDC Terminal (St-I)
� 4x250 MW HVDC Terminal (St-II)
• Tentative cost: � Rs. 2500 Cr.(Stage-I)� Rs. 3500 Cr. (Stage-II)
Proposed Interconnection
• MoU Signed between GoI & GoSL for feasibility study to be carried out by POWERGRID and CEB
• DPR to be completed shortly
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India - Sri Lanka Grid Interconnection
130 Kms
91 Kms
150 Kms
Proposed Route for Interconnection
Madurai
Panaikulam
New Anuradhapura
Talaimannar
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INTERCONNECTION OF INDIA
WITH BHUTAN
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For import of power from following Projects
• Chukha HEP (4x84 = 336 MW)
– Chukha – Birpara 220kV 3 ckts
• Kurichu HEP (4x15 = 60 MW)
– Kuruchu - Geylegphug(Bhutan) – Salakati(NER) 132 kV S/c
• Tala HEP (6x170 MW = 1020 MW)
– Tala – Siliguri 400kV 2x D/c line
India - Bhutan : Existing Interconnections
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For evacuation of power from Punatsangchu-I (1200 MW)
Transmission Interconnection
• Bhutan Portion : Punatsangchu – I HEP – Lhamoizingkha (Bhutan
Border) 400 kV 2XD/c line with twin moose Conductor.
• Indian Portion : Lhamoizingkha (Bhutan Border) – Alipurduar 400kV
D/c (Quad)
Associated Major Transmission System in India
• New + 800kV, 3000MW HVDC pooling station at Alipurduar.
• Extn. of + 800kV, 3000MW HVDC station at Agra
• LILO of Bishwanath Chariali – Agra 800kV, 6000MW HVDC line at Alipurduar
• LILO of Bongaigaon – Siliguri 400kV D/c line(quad) at Alipurduar
• LILO of Tala-Siliguri 400kV D/c line at Alipurduar.
India - Bhutan : On Going Trans. System
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• Hydro Potential in Bhutan : About 21000 MW
• About 11,000MW identified to be implemented in future– Punatsangchu –I : 1200 MW
– Punatsangchu –II : 1000 MW
– Mangdechu : 720 MW
– Sankosh : 4000 MW
– Chamkhar Chu -I : 670 MW
– Kurigongre : 1800 MW
– Amochu : 620 MW
– Kholongchu : 486 MW– Wangchu : 900 MW
– Bunakha : 180 MW
• Major portion of power from the future generation projects inBhutan is envisaged to be imported into Indian grid.
• The 1st of the future projects to be commissioned in Bhutan isPunatsangchu-I (1200 MW) in 2014-15.
India - Bhutan : Future Potential
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India – Bhutan Interconnection
EVACUATION FROM POWER PROJECTS IN BHUTAN
LEGEND
400 KV LINE220 KV LINE132 KV LINE
Future Transmission System
SIKKIM
ASSAM
ARUNACHALPRADESH
BHUTAN
BANGLADESH
BTPS
Siliguri
Balipara
BornagarSalakati
Dhaligaon
Agia
Rangia
Guwahati
Birpara
Dalkhola
Purnea
GeylegphugNganglam
Tintibi
Siliguri
Tala(1020MW)
(132 KV)
(220
KV
)
Kurichhu(60MW)
Pemaghatshel
Deothang
KanglungKilikhar
Tangmachu
Amingaon
Gohpur
Teesta-V
Malbase
Punatsangchu-I(1200MW)
Kishan
HVDCTO
AGRA(NR)
Bongaigaon
Ganj
Teesta-III / Rangpo
Punatsangchu-II(990MW)
(208MW)Nikhachu
(336MW)Chukha
(4000MW)Sankosh
Alipurduar
+ 800kV 6000MW HVDC Bipole line
BishwanathChariyali
Mangdechu(720MW)
Chamkharchu-I(670MW)
Quad MooseQ
uad
Tali-buli
JigmelingLhamoizingkha
+ 800kV 6000MW HVDC Bipole line
(900MW)Wangchu
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INTERCONNECTION OF INDIA
WITH BANGLADESH
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India & Bangladesh Interconnection
• MOM signed between Indian Delegation and BPDB & PGCB officials, Bangladesh on November 24, 2009 at Dhaka.
• The Indian portion being executed by POWERGRID, India while the Bangladesh portion is executed by PGCB (Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd.), Bangladesh.
• Cost Estimate : – India Portion : Rs. 169.86 Crore (USD 36.06)– Bangladesh Portion : Rs. 736.84 Crore (USD 156.44)
• Commissioning Schedule : April, 2013
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Interconnection between India & Bangladesh Grids
• Purpose :–Exchange of Power between
India and Bangladesh
• Interconnection :– Baharampur(India)-
Bheramara(Bangladesh) 400kV D/c line
–500MW HVDC B/b stn at Bheramara(Bangladesh)
• Type of connection :–Asynchronous(HVDC)
• Transfer Capacity :– 500MW (upgradable to
1000MW)
GOALPARA33.2 MVA
KHULNADOMJUR
LILUAH
HOWRAH(WB)
JOKA
BUDGEBUDGE
SOUTHERN
BARIPADA
HALDIATAMLUK
FALTA
KOLAGHAT
KRG'PUR(D)
ULUBERIA
KOLAGHAT(D) HWH(D)
HM
LEGEND
BHOLAGALLAMARI
LAKSHMIKANTOPUR
SUBHASGRAMBASIRHATSONARPUR
KASBA
MANGLA13.3 MVA
SOUTH
SATKHIRA
BHANDARIA13.3 MVA
26.6 MVABAGERHAT
KAWKHALI
PATUAKHALI40 MVA
BARISAL82 MVA
230/220kV
EXISTING
132kV
FUTURE
BANDARBAN
20 MVACOX'S BAZAR
RAUJAN
JULDAH
SHAHMIRPUR
126 MVA
Bay of Bengal
HALISHAHAR167 MVA
BURHANUDDIN
63 MVA
82 MVA
HATHAZARI
BAROAULIA
KULSISIKALBAHA
80 MVA
41 MVADOHAZARI
CHANDROGHONA26.6 MVAMADANHAT
82 MVA
KAPTAI
LUNGSEN
TENGA
NBU
LDTEESTA
RAIGANJ
GANGARAMPUR
DALKHOLA(WBSEB)
CH. NAWABGANJ40 MVA
SAGARDIGHI
RAGHUNATHGANJ
DEBAGRAM
KRNAGAR
RANAGHAT
TITAGARH
DPL
ARAMBAG
ARAMBAGBURDWAN
RISHRA
BELMURI
KHANYANBTPS
DURGAPUR
NAGARBIDHAN
MANKAR
BOLPUR
SATGACHIA
KATWA
DHULIAN
RAMPURHAT
BAKRESHWARSAITHIA
GOKARNA
FARRAKA
KHEJURIA
PURNEA
KAHALGAONMALDA
SAMSI
DALKHOLA
KATIHAR
PURNEA(BSEB)(WBSEB)DALKHOLA
LEBONG
RAMMAM
JOYDEVPUR
GHORASAL
ASHUGANJ
MEGHNAGHATMAGURA
40 MVA
KHULNA CENTRAL192 MVA
NOAPARA
BONGAON
JEERAT
ASHOKNAGAR
DHRMPR
BARASAT
KALYANI JESSORE80 MVA
CHUADANGA
JHENAIDA40 MVA
BOTTAIL82 MVA
MADARIPUR26.6 MVA
GOPALGANJCHANDPUR
40 MVA
AMINBAZAR
FARIDPUR40 MVA
MANIKGANJ41 MVA
HASNABAD
MIRPUR
KALYANPUR
TONGI
ULLON
BASUNDHARA
BOGRA82 MVA
40 MVA
SHAHJAD
SIRAJGANJ
PUR40 MVA
BHERAMARA16.6 MVA
ISHURDIBEHRAMPUR
BEHRAMPUR
53 MVARAJSHAHI
82 MVAPABNA
NATORE40MVA
NIAMATPUR NAOGAON82 MVA
BOGRASOUTH
SRIPUR(MODHUPUR)
TANGAIL82 MVA
BAGHABARIKABIRPUR82 MVA
68 MVA
JAMALPUR82 MVA
82 MVAMYMENSINGH
JIRIBAMKOLASIB100 MVAKHOWAI
TRIPURA
CHOWMOHANI82 MVA
COMILLA
82 MVASOUTH
FENI40 MVA
40 MVA
COMILLANORTH
AGARTALAHARIPURSIDDHIRGANJ
RAMPURAGPP
AGARTALA
AMBASSA
W.PHAILENG
RANGAMATI
KHAGRACHARI
LUNGLEI
MARPARA
SERCHIP
(ZEMABAWK)
MIZORAMAIZWAL
AIZWAL
EASTKANCHANBARI
KISHORGANJ
20 MVASHAHJIBAZAR
50 MVA
B. BARIA
B BARIA
40 MVA
KAMALPUR
SREEMONGAL40 MVA
NETROKONA40 MVA
SYLHET
DULLABCHERA
KAILASHAHAR
KUMARGHAT
DHARMNAGAR
BADARPUR
PANCHGRAM
FENCHUGANJ33 MVA
SYLHET40 MVA
JIRIBAM
PILAPOOL
BONGAIGAON
ASSAM
BORNAGAR
40 MVALALMONIRHAT
PALASHBARI
JOYPURHAT
BALURGHAT40 MVA
82 MVASAIDPUR
33.4 MVA
BOROPUKURIA
PURBASADIPUR
(2x41+1x20) MVATHAKURGAON
RANGPUR82 MVA
TURA
ALIPURDUAR
SILIGURI
MOINAGURI
PANCHAGARH
BIRPARA
MELLI
BIRPARA(WB)
GOSAIGAON
DHALIGAON
AGIA
SALAKATI
SINGIGAON
CHUKHA
GUWAHATI
NEHU
KYRDEMKULAIUMIAM-4
MEGHALAYANANGAL
BIBRA
40 MVACHATTAK
CHERRAPUNJI
SHILLONG
LONGPI
UMTRU
UMIAM
CHANDRAPUR
KHLIEHRIAT
KHLIEHRIAT
KHANDONG
HAFLONG
KOPILI
BYRNIHAT
JAGIROAD
UMRANGSO
NECHIPHU
RANGIA
AMINGAON
ROWTA TEJPUR
SAMAGURI
MARIANI
BALIPARA GOHPUR
POWER MAP OF BANGLADESH AND INDIA
GANGTOKRANJIT
TEESTA-VTALA
LHAO
KAMENGKHUPI
SURYAMANINAGAR
SILCHAR
400kV at 132kV
PALLATANA
AZARA
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BOGRASOUTH
BHERAMARA
NAOGAON
NIAMATPUR
FARRAKA
SUBHASGRAM
KATWA
GOKARNA
JEERATKHULNA(SOUTH)
BOTTAIL
BAHARAMPUR
CH. NAWABGANJ
RAGHUNATHGANJ
KA
HA
LGA
ON
SAGARDIGHI
RAJSHAHI
BAHARAMPURISHURDI
NATORE
KHEJURIA
FARIDPUR
BAGHABARI
GHORASAL
MA
DH
OP
UR
SHAHJADPABNA PUR
SIRAJGANJ
BOGRA
INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN INDIA AND BANGLADESH GRIDS
400 kV230 kV132 kV
THE PROJECTLEGEND
BAKRESHWAR
KOLAGHAT
BANGLADESH
INDIA
400kV D/c
(400 KV)
MALDA
DHULIAN
DURGAPUR
ExistingUnder Constr. / Future
JAYPURHAT BARAPUKURIA
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• Purpose of Interconnection– Generation Linked (e.g. with Bhutan)
– Strengthening Scheme for power exchange (e.g. with Bangladesh)
• Techno-economical viability need to be assessed– Voltage, Capacity, Mode(synchronous/asynchronous), location, time frame
etc of the interconnection to be studied
– Quantum of power exchange in either direction, its duration and source to be
identified
– Cost-benefit analysis to be carried out
• Funding of the project
• Recovery of transmission charges – sound commercial arrangement
• Issues like scheduling of power exchange, operation, maintenance
etc – must be firmed up apriori
• Regulatory Framework – acceptable to either sides
• Legal issues like settling of disputes etc.
Issues for Interconnection
Policy Imperatives (1/3)
• Formation of Common Business Friendly Legal
and Regulatory Framework
• Creation of an Enriched Energy Database
• Promotion of Alternative Financing
Mechanisms for Developing Regional Energy
Trade and Cooperation Initiatives
• Promotion of Private Sector Participation
• To Formulate a South Asia Energy Treaty
Policy Imperatives (2/3)
• Harmonization of Tariff
• To Ensure Sound Commercial and Operational
Efficiency of the Utilities
• Harmonization of Political Mindset
• Integrated Demand-Supply Management
• Creation of an Efficient Power Pool
• Capacity Building
Policy Imperatives (3/3)
• Energy Diplomacy
• Leveraging Our LOCs
• Joint Ventures with the Local Companies
• Techno Economical Viability Need to be
assessed for Electricity Interconnectivity
• Establishment of a Robust South Asian Power
Grid
• Regional Gas Grid
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