Amendment in National Electricity Policy 2005 (NEP)
Recently, the government will amend the National Electricity Policy (NEP), 2005, under which the new National Electricity Policy (NEP) 2021 will also consider demand, climate goals, etc.
- Simultaneously, the process of drafting the NEP 2021 by a specially constituted expert committee in the light of climate commitments is also underway.
- NEP-2021 will focus on optimal regulatory regime for the future. It will outline a framework of some of the successful initiatives. Also, it will set new medium-term objectives, which will be based on past achievements. It will also identify various measures to achieve these objectives.
- New coal based power should not be generated unless the old units are replaced and/or the non-fossil sources are not able to meet the energy demand.
- The old thermal power generation units should be decommissioned. Also, retrofitting existing thermal plants and scaling up to a flexible operation should be encouraged.
Renewable Energy: RE
Grid operations need to be optimized to meet the growing proportion of renewable energy.
India’s total electricity generation has grown at 5.85% per annum since 1990-91, but coal-based power still accounts for 55% of the total installed generation capacity.
Source – The Hindu
