Greening the Grid: Pathways to Integrate 175 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy into India's Electric Grid, Regional Study: Rajasthan

Jaquelin Cochran, Joseph Palchak, Ilya Chernyakhovskiy, Ranjit Deshmukh, Nikit Abhyankar, Sushil Soonee, S.R. Narasimhan, Mohit Joshi, Priya Sreedharan, Annaliese Ehlen, Brendan McBennett, Michael Milligan

Research output: NRELTechnical Report

Abstract

This chapter on Andhra Pradesh is one of six state chapters included in Appendix C of 'Greening the Grid: Pathways to Integrate 175 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy into India's Electric Grid, Vol. II - Regional Study' (the Regional Study). The objective of the state chapters is to provide modeling assumptions, results, and next steps to use and improve the model specific to each state. The model has inherent uncertainties, particularly in how the intrastate transmission network and RE generation projects will develop (e.g., locations, capacities). The model also does not include information on contracts or must-run status of particular plants for reliability purposes. By providing details on the higher spatial resolution model of 'Greening the Grid: Pathways to Integrate 175 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy into India's Electric Grid, Vol. II - Regional Study' (the Regional Study), which better represents the impact of congestion on least-cost scheduling and dispatch, provides a deeper understanding of the relationship among renewable energy (RE) location, transmission, and system flexibility with regard to RE integration, compared to 'Greening the Grid: Pathways to Integrate 175 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy into India's Electric Grid, Vol. I - National Study.'
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages28
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/TP-6A20-70952

Keywords

  • electric grid
  • Greening the Grid
  • grid integration
  • India
  • India Ministry of Power
  • Rajasthan
  • renewable energy
  • renewable energy curtailment
  • renewable energy integration
  • solar energy
  • transmission
  • wind energy

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