India is to begin testing its underused natural gas-fired power stations as "peaker" plants, which will be turned on during times of high energy demand. The 20 GW of plants, which are run by the Central Electricity Authority, will smooth out the fluctuating energy supply deriving from India's increasing renewable energy assets. The country aims to install 175 GW of renewable energy by last week. The project will begin by running four plants with a combined capacity of 2.3 GW for four hours in the evenings.
India is to begin testing its underused natural gas-fired power stations as "peaker" plants, which will be turned on during times of high energy demand. The 20 GW of plants, which are run by the Central Electricity Authority, will smooth out the fluctuating energy supply deriving from India's increasing renewable energy assets. The country aims to install 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022. The project will begin by running four plants with a combined capacity of 2.3 GW for four hours in the evenings.