Interregional electricity transfer was up 3.3 per cent year-on-year during the first quarter of FY24.
According to a special study by T&D India, based on statistics recently issued by GRID-INDIA, the total interregional transfer during Q1 (April to June) of FY24 stood at 60,409 million kwh (million units or MU). This was 3.3 per cent higher than the 58,501 MU exchanged between the five regional grids during Q1 of FY23.
Exports from WR to NR (denoted as WR-NR) continued to be the biggest component of interregional exchange in Q1 of FY24. At 17,014 MU, the WR-NR transfer accounted for 28.2 per cent of the overall interregional exchange.
Here are some highlighting observations:
NR appeared to have a comfortable power supply position. This region saw a sharp decline of 13 per cent in imports from other regional grids. On the other hand, exports from NR rose by nearly 26 per cent.
- SR saw a sharp 32.1 per cent rise in electricity imports – from 15,432 MU in Q1 of FY23 to 20,385 MU in Q1 of FY24. Around 55 per cent of SR’s total imports in Q1 of FY24 came from WR, followed by 45 per cent from ER.
- NER, usually a net exporter of electricity, turned into a net importer in Q1 of FY24, albeit to a small extent of 245 MU.
Though WR-NR continued to be the biggest interregional exchange component, the share of WR-NR in the overall interregional exchange fell to 28.2 per cent in Q1 of FY24, from 30.4 per cent in Q1 of FY23.
- WR-SR saw a significant 61.1 per cent increase to 11,326 MU in Q1 of FY24 from 7,032 MU in Q1 of FY23.
- NR, SR and NER were net importers of electricity in Q1 of FY23, while the remaining two regional grids – WR and ER – were net exporters.
- WR was a bigger net exporter to the tune of 19,555 MU in Q1 of FY24, as against 15,320 MU in Q1 of FY23.
SR was the biggest net importer in Q1 of FY24 with total net imports amounting to 17,393 MU, as against 10141 MU in the same quarter of FY23.
- Exports from NER nearly halved to 751 MU in Q1 of FY24, thereby earning the region an unusual net-importer status. The situation was exacerbated by a 58 per cent rise in imports by NER.
- The busiest interregional transmission corridor during Q1 of FY24 was PGCIL’s 800kV Raigarh-Pugalur HVDC line meant for bidirectional exchange between WR and SR. The line facilitated 5,979 MU of WR-SR transfer in Q1 of FY24. The SR-WR exchange from this line was insignificant at just around 19 MU.
Also read: Interregional Electricity Transfer Grows 3.6 Pc In FY23
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