Current Affairs - State - Discussion

A part capacity of 126 MW wind power of India's first Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)auction, was commissioned in Bhuj, Gujarat, by Ostro Kutch Wind Private Ltd. Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI) had conducted India's first auction of wind power projects in February 2017. Tariff of Rs 3.46 was discovered in that, which was much lower than feed in current tariffs. It was a 1,000 MW bid for projects to be connected on ISTS. Through ISTS power generated from one state (renewable resource rich state) can be transmitted to other renewable deficient states. The energy generated from this project is purchased by Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. This 126 MW ISTS project marks the beginning of capacity additions in wind power based on market discovered tariffs, in line with Government's plan of 175 GW RE by 2022.