Greening the Grid: Pathways to Integrate 175 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy into India's Electric Grid, Vol. 1 -- National Study, Executive Summary

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Abstract

The use of renewable energy (RE) sources, primarily wind and solar generation, is poised to grow significantly within the Indian power system. The Government of India has established a target of 175 gigawatts (GW) of installed RE capacity by 2022, including 60 GW of wind and 100 GW of solar, up from 29 GW wind and 9 GW solar at the beginning of 2017. Thanks to advanced weather and power system modeling made for this project, the study team is able to explore operational impacts of meeting India's RE targets and identify actions that may be favorable for integration.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages20
StatePublished - 2017

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/BR-6A20-68720

Other Report Number

  • LBNL-2001011

Keywords

  • grid integration
  • India
  • operational challenges
  • planning
  • power systems
  • renewable energy targets
  • solar power
  • target setting
  • wind power

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