"In the past nine years, we have brought great transformational changes in our industry, transforming the power sector from being power-deficient to power-sufficient. In the last nine years, with the addition of 1,90,700 ckm (which is about 65 per cent increase), the transmission network of 4,79,185 ckm (circuit kilometre) has evolved as the largest national synchronous grid in the world," Singh said.
Inaugurating the Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers Association s (IEEMA) flagship event BID 2024 here, the power minister said the central government has a huge ambition in terms of energy transition and plans to have 500 GW of non-fossil-based electricity installed capacity by 2030.
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R.k. Singh: During his address at the three-day exhibition and conference held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Goregaon, the minister stressed India s commitment to the emerging green hydrogen sector.