The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has outlined a plan to create so-called evacuation infrastructure for 50 GW of solar and 16.5 GW of wind by 2021. The $6.1bn, two-phase plan, laid out in a letter to the Power Grid Corporation of India and the country's Central Transmission Utility, also said an extra 5 GW interstate transmission system evacuation capacity will be needed for wind projects in high priority areas. Mercom previously reported that mega solar tenders may get affected due to a lack of transmission infrastructure. "The government is committed to providing relief to people affected by natural disasters like cyclone Phailin," SECI chairman Ajay Bhushan Pandey told Reuters.
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has outlined a plan to create so-called evacuation infrastructure for 50 GW of solar and 16.5 GW of wind by 2021. The $6.1bn, two-phase plan, laid out in a letter to the Power Grid Corporation of India and the country's Central Transmission Utility, also said an extra 5 GW interstate transmission system evacuation capacity will be needed for wind projects in high priority areas. "The government is committed to providing relief to people affected by natural disasters like cyclone Phailin," SECI chairman Ajay Bhushan Pandey told Reuters.