Interregional electricity transfer rises 6.1 per cent in FY22

 

The volume of interregional electricity transfer was 227,920 million kwh (MU) in FY22, up 6.1 per cent from 214,766 MU in FY21.

The Northern Region (NR) and the Southern Region (SR) continued to be net importers of electricity while the other three regions – Western (WR), Eastern (ER) and Northeastern (NER) – were net exporters.

The rate of growth of interregional transfer appears to have slowed down progressively in FY22. Such growth in the first four months (April to July) of FY22 stood at a much higher 16.6 per cent. This fell gradually to 7 per cent in the first three quarters of FY22, and further to 6.1 per cent at the end of the fiscal year.

 

Here are some observations of interregional electricity transfer in FY22 made by T&D India, based on official statistics released by National Load Dispatch Centre:

• Imports by WR more than doubled to 47,735 MU in FY22 from 22,317 MU in FY21. However, exports fell by 10.3 per cent to 108,658 MU from 121,142 MU by the same comparison. The net effect was that WR turned net exporter to the tune of 60,923 MU in FY22. In FY21, WR was in a better position with net exports of 98,824 MU.

 

• ER was a net exporter of electricity to the extent of 60,844 MU in FY22, as against 52,569 MU in FY21. Amongst all regions, ER exported the highest (at 33,807 MU) to SR.

 

• NR, a consumption centre and therefore a traditional importer of electricity, apparently saw improvement in its dependence on other regions. NR was a net importer to the tune of 78,634 MU in FY22 as against 92,486 MU in FY21. Imports by NR fell 1.9 per cent year-on-year in FY22, coupled by a 70.6 per cent growth in exports.

 

• SR has been witnessing higher exports in recent times, slowly moving away from its traditional image as an importer of electricity. In FY22, SR exported 15,506 MU of electricity as against 5,082 MU in FY21. Imports also fell by around 9 per cent in FY22. With the result, SR was a subdued net importer in FY22 with a net import volume of 43,610 MU as against 59,839 MU in FY21.

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• The busiest transmission elements in FY22 included the 765kV double-circuit Angul-Srikulam line (ER to SR: 17,002 MU), Champa-Kurukshetra HVDC (WR to NR: 13,807 MU) and Talcher-Kolar HVDC (ER to SR: 13,736 MU).

 

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