Can India build a China-like super grid for its clean energy push?

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India may need a “China-like super grid” to fully unlock its clean energy ambitions, Union Renewable Energy Secretary Santosh Kumar Sarangi recently said, underlining the scale of infrastructure the country will require as renewable energy capacity rapidly expands.

The comment comes as India races toward its 2030 target of 500 GW non-fossil fuel capacity, while electricity demand continues to rise due to industrial growth, rapid urbanisation, expanding technology needs and a growing population.

However, generating renewable energy is only one part of the challenge. The bigger question is how to move that electricity efficiently across a country as large and geographically diverse as India. That is where China’s “super grid” enters the conversation.

China’s supergrid is one of the world’s largest electricity transmission systems. Built around ultra-high-voltage (UHV) transmission lines, the network moves electricity generated in remote regions across thousands of kilometres with minimal energy loss.

Dr Faruk G Patel, founder and CMD of KPI Green Energy, told Business Standard that China’s grid is “the most advanced long-distance transmission system built till now”.

Source: Wikipedia