Transmission System Expansion Planning For Indian States: A Proactive and Realistic Approach

Abstract

The optimum transmission expansion planning is one of the vital areas to be focused in India to deliver the power to the needy States from the surplus States crossing regional boundaries to resolve the current Indian power crisis. This paper presents how the transmission system expansion planning has to be carried-out for an Indian States by presenting the fundamental care approach-listing the issues to be taken care of while preparing transmission expansion plan, realistic approaches for different types of power evacuation system planning, basic principles and key issues of substation planning and network expansion planning to meet multiple objectives. In addition, towards proactive planning, a special analysis on management of reactive power, management of uncertainties and congestion alleviation in the current system are reported. The prime objective of this paper is to develop a proactive and realistic approach for transmission system expansion planning in holistic manner based on the problems experienced by the State/Central Utilities in Transmission System expansion planning. This paper is aimed to disseminate knowledge on practical intricacies involved in Transmission planning by the planners to those who are involved in real time planning as well as academic community.