For national merit order dispatch
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Last Updated: Jun 09, 2021, 11:03 PM IST
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The power grid is no longer a clutch of regional grids but an integrated, national one. This makes merit order dispatch on a national basis possible. The move does make perfect sense; we do need a more efficient national market for power that duly incentivises least-cost power producers to dispatch on merit.
A power ministry discussion paper calls for market-based economic dispatch to lower prices with more efficient scheduling nationally. The
power grid is no longer a clutch of regional grids but an integrated, national one. This makes merit order dispatch on a national basis possible. The move does make perfect sense; we do need a more efficient national market for power that duly incentivises least-cost power producers to dispatch on merit.
Power ministry asks state governments to prepare grid islanding plans for all cities
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The ministry has also asked the states to explore the need for setting up exclusive power plants or large storage systems around cities to handle such emergencies, the official cited earlier said.
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The power ministry has advised all states to have a power system islanding mechanism in place for big cities with the aim of avoiding situations like the grid collapse in Mumbai last year, a senior official told ET.
Through the islanding mechanism, states facing grid disturbances can isolate parts of their power system to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity for essential services.