GTG- Events
Powering India’s transition to renewable energy: Battery energy storage system (BESS) pilot goes live at Puducherry plant
India’s transforming energy landscape, with stronger-than-ever thrust on renewable energy (RE), holds manifold promises for the country’s enhanced energy security, reduced oil imports, and improved air quality. However, large-scale integration…
Gearing up for change: Automatic generation control (AGC) pilot goes live at Karnataka’s Hydro Plant
India’s clean energy objectives demand high renewable energy (RE) penetration, toward which the country has set impressive targets. Large-scale integration of RE into the energy mix requires a proactive, evidence-based approach to handle the…
Harnessing women’s potential as agents of change: A dialogue on the imperatives for inclusive, sustainable growth
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and compounded existing social and economic inequities, with women bearing the brunt of the pandemic. The crisis has forced the need for re-thinking, re-planning, and re-emerging through recovery plans that not only…
Keeping flexibility at the center stage of India’s energy transition
India’s has set an ambitious renewable energy (RE) target — increasing its RE capacity to 175 GW by 2022 — to meet rising energy demand and decarbonization goals. However, large-scale integration of energy from variable renewable sources (wind…
National Open Access Registry (NOAR) Development
India’s power sector is witnessing a slew of reforms aimed at shaping a robust energy landscape for the country. Real-time management of demand-supply variation — to better respond to energy requirements and to e nable large-scale integration of…
Knowledge paper launch and panel discussion: Bridging the gender divide in the power sector
July 15, 2020 While gender equality has made numerous big and small gains in many industries, the power sector remains disconcertingly male dominated. As nations prepare to seize the opportunities of energy transformation, creation of a…
Proceedings – Report launch and panel discussion: Examining the imperatives for India’s transitioning energy sector
July 13, 2020 Accelerating the integration of renewable energy into grid and off-grid energy systems is a major objective of the Government of India (GoI) to bolster energy security, reduce oil imports, and improve air quality. India’s commitment…
Proceedings from the ACEF 2020 Side Event on Cross Border Power Trade and Future Energy Markets
On June 16, 2020, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) organized a virtual side event for the year’s Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF), one of Asia’s leading clean energy events held each June. The virtual side event was…
Launch of real-time electricity trading in India, a huge step toward robust grid and efficient power market.
On June 1, 2020, India introduced the real-time market (RTM) for power trading, paving the way for a more efficient electricity market and smooth integration of renewable energy. With the launch of RTM, electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs)…
Proceedings from the GTG Webinar Series
USAID‘s Greening the Grid-Renewable Integration and Sustainable Energy (GTG-RISE) initiative is conducting a series of webinars to promote discussion and knowledge sharing on themes of crucial relevance to integration of renewable energy into the…
Women in Energy: Best Practices in Clean Cooking across South Asia
May 15, 2020 | Proceedings from the SAWIE Webinar Series Gender-responsive clean energy is widely acknowledged as a crucial lever for women’s empowerment and economic advancement. Translation of this recognition into concrete action has a huge…
Proceedings from the GTG Webinar series
USAID‘s Greening the Grid-Renewable Integration and Sustainable Energy (GTG-RISE) initiative conducted a series of webinars to promote discussion and knowledge sharing on themes of crucial relevance to integration of renewable energy into the…
Bihar state formalizes regulations to foster grid discipline and support renewable energy integration
Recently, the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC), notified regulations on "Intra State Availability Based Tariff and Deviation Settlement Mechanism (DSM)". This step is in line with national priorities. These regulations lay down a…
USAID and USISPF Launch “South Asia Women in Energy” Platform
New Delhi: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) have officially launched the “South Asia Women in Energy (SAWIE) platform to promote women’s empowerment and gender…
India set to introduce Real-time Electricity Market from 1st June, 2020
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), India’s central regulator, amended three regulations (the Indian Electricity Grid Code Regulations, Power Market Regulations and Open Access in Inter-State Transmission Regulations) recently to…
Gujarat successfully operates its coal plant at 40% load in a first to support integration of renewable energy
Gujarat made its first successful move to achieve greater load flexibility at its coal-based plant to boost integration of renewables. With support from USAID, Gujarat’s state power generation utility successfully operated its 500 MW Ukai unit at…
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure and Impacts on Distribution Network-India Smart Utility Week 2020
USAID India’s GTG-RISE Initiative deliberated its perspective on ‘India’s experiences and challenges in Electrification of Public Transportation’ during the India Smart Utility Week 2020 . In lieu of rapid urbanization and growing automobile…
Grid Support Applications through Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) for enhancing Renewable Energy integration – India Smart Utility Week 2020
USAID India’s GTG-RISE Initiative presented learnings from its ongoing pilot on ‘Grid Support Applications through Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) for enhancing Renewable Energy integration’ during the India Smart Utility Week…
Government of Karnataka replicating USAID’s work on coal flexibility to support RE integration in the state
The results from USAID’s pilot on flexible operation of coal-based power plant implemented in partnership with Central generating utility, NTPC Ltd. and state utility in Gujarat is now being adopted by the state utility in Karnataka i.e. Karnataka…
Report release on “Regulatory & Market Guidelines on Key Insights and Considerations of Priority Areas for Renewable Energy Integration in India Application”
With increasing renewable energy (RE) portfolio the markets and regulations also need to be “future-ready”. India’s electricity sector is currently transitioning from multi-decade generation contracts and limited dispatch flexibility to a…
Roundtable Workshop on Business Case Analysis for Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) deployment in BRPL Distribution Network
Under the USAID's GTG-RISE Initiative a "Business Case Analysis for BESS deployment in BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) Distribution Network” was presented before the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) officials during the roundtable…
U.S., Germany & U.K. bolster support for India’s Large-Scale Grid Integration of Renewable Energy
More than 450 energy experts converge to brainstorm innovative ideas to support India’s renewable energy capacity targets of 175 GW by 2022 September 4-6, 2019: Expanding renewable energy will support sustainable growth and India needs to…
Workshop on “Incentivizing Coal Flexing to Support Variable Renewable Energy Integration and Grid Balancing” in New Delhi, August 22 – 23, 2019
United States Energy Association under USAID India’s Greening The Grid (GTG) Program convened a two-day workshop on ‘Incentivizing Coal Flexing to Support Variable Renewable Energy (VRE) Integration and Grid Balancing’ here in New Delhi on…
Webinar#1: Coal Generation Flexing Practices to Support Variable Renewable Energy Integration
Objective The primary objective of the webinar is to provide an opportunity to build regional capacities of developing economies in Asia where renewable integration is of significant relevance. It aimed at creating awareness amongst the relevant…
USAID launches BESS Pilot Projects in partnership with PGCIL
January, 2019: USAID’s GTG-RISE Initiative awarded the pilot project to KEC International Limited for conducting technical cum demonstration study at 1 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited…
USAID launches Automatic Generation Control (AGC) Pilot Projects in partnership with Karnataka Power Corporation Limited
On March 8, 2019, USAID formally initiated the pilot for enabling and testing of Automatic Generation Control (AGC) at Varahi and Sharavathi hydro power plants in partnership with the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) under its GTG-RISE…
Knowledge Dissemination Workshop on Coal Generation Flexing Practices to Support VRE Integration
Vadodara (Gujarat), February 18-19, 2019 - USAID’s Greening the Grid (GTG)-Renewable Integration and Sustainable Energy (RISE) initiative is piloting flexible operations at two units (200 MW and 500 MW ) in partnership with Gujarat State…
Executive Exchange on Coal Flexing To Support Variable Renewable Energy Integration And Grid Balancing
January 28 – February 1, 2019, In continuation with its international knowledge exchange and capacity building activities, the USAID GTG program brought five senior GOI officials to the U.S. from January 26 to February 1 of 2019 to gain insights…
Workshop on Electricity Market Transitions and Bilateral Contracts (NARUC)
New Delhi, January 29-30, 2019 Under the USAID’s Greening the Grid program, the National Association for Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), USA is supporting Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) on regulatory practices and…
IAC Conference on “International Experiences in Grid level Energy Storage and Applicability for India”
November 30, 2018 - USAID's GTG-RISE Initiative has collaborated with US-India Strategic Partnership Forum to establish the Industry Advisory Council (IAC). Under the IAC, a roundtable conference on “International Experiences in Grid Level Energy…
Battery Energy Storage Systems For Grid Applications Training
November 28-30, 2018 - Under the USAID’s GTG-RISE assistance to U.S. Energy Association and in partnership with the POSOCO, a three-day boot camp training on battery energy storage system (BESS) for grid applications was organised on November…
Knowledge Dissemination Workshop on Coal Generation Flexing Practices to Support Variable Renewable Energy Integration
August 24-25,2018- Under USAID’s Greening the Grid (GTG) – Renewable Integration and Sustainable Energy (RISE) initiative, a two-days “Knowledge Dissemination Workshop on Coal Generation Flexing Practices to Support Variable Renewable Energy…
Knowledge Session on Technical Advancement in Renewable Energy Interfacing Inverter
July 30, 2018-Under the USAID’s India GTG-RISE initiative, one of the pilots is focussed on the Dynamic Reactive Power Compensation for Large Solar and Wind Park Integration which will demonstrate inverter features. As a part of this pilot, a…
Site Visit to NTPCs Ramagundam and Jhajjar Plant
May, 2018- As part of the Flexible Power Generation Pilot with NTPC Ltd., GTG-RISE conducted plant site visits to its Ramagundam (Unit 2; 210 MW) and Jhajjar (Unit 1; 500 MW) projects on May 23-25 and May 28-30 respectively. During the visit, RISE…
Regulatory Workshop on Transition of Contracts to Electricity Markets
May 17 & 18, 2018 -New Delhi, Under the USAID’s Greening the Grid program, the National Association for Regulatory Utility (NARUC), USA is implementing a series of activities in partnership with CERC. As a part of the partnership, a two-day…
Roundtable Discussion on SAMAST implementation in NER States with AERC
May 16, 2018- Guwahati, Under the USAID’s GTG-RISE technical assistance (TA) to Technical Committee under India’s FOR, a roundtable discussion was organized on May 14.in Guwahati by NERPC and NERLDC for all SLDCs in North Eastern states to…
AGC Pilot Workshop – NP Kunta Ultra Mega Solar Plant
May 15, 2018- Andhra Pradesh, USAID’s GTG-RISE Initiative in partnership with POSOCO and Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (AP TRANSCO-SLDC) organized a capacity building workshop focused on implementing Automatic Generation Control (AGC)…
Roundtable Discussion on SAMAST implementation in NER States with MSERC
May 14, 2018- Meghalaya, Under the USAID’s GTG- RISE technical assistance (TA) to Technical Committee under India’s FOR, a roundtable discussion was organized on May 14 in Shillong by Northeastern Regional Power Committee (NERPC) and North…
U.S. Under Secretary Menezes Visit to NTPC: NTPC Dadri Plant
April 14, 2018- Uttar Pradesh, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Under Secretary Mr. Mark W. Menezes visited the Centre for Power Efficiency & Environmental Protection (CenPEEP) located in NTPC’s Dadri plant. The Centre was established by NTPC…
IAC Brainstorming Meeting
April 12, 2018- New Delhi, Under the GTG-RISE Initiative, USAID has collaborated with US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) and Industry Advisory Council (IAC) has been conceived as a knowledge-sharing forum for Indian and U.S. entities…
USAID supports peer-to-peer exchange on coal flexibility for renewable energy integration
March 26-30, 2018- New Delhi, The USAID GTG program brought six senior GOI officials to the U.S. from March 26-30 to understand how the U.S. coal power plants are operated to support integration of RE. The delegation met with electricity utilities,…
Bootcamp Workshop on Coal Generation Flexing Operational Practices to Support Variable Renewable Energy Integration Workshop
March 8, 2018- New Delhi, Under the U.S.-India System Operators Partnership, a one-day bootcamp workshop was organised at NTPC Limited. The workshop was chaired by C. V. Anand, Executive Director (OS), and G. Venu Executive Director (Engg), NTPC…
Bootcamp Workshop on Coal Flexing to Support Variable Renewable Energy Integration and Grid Balancing
March 6 -7, 2018- New Delhi, Under the U.S.-India System Operators Partnership, a two-day bootcamp workshop was organised at POSOCO, for system operators, generators and other relevant stakeholders, to support the integration of solar and wind power…
Report Release on Karnataka results of Greening the Grid
February 9, 2018- Bengaluru, Karnataka Additional Chief Secretary- Energy, P. Ravi Kumar, Member of Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), H. D. Arun Kumar and Managing Director, Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL),…
Report Release on Maharashtra results of Greening the Grid
February 7, 2018- Mumbai, Maharashtra Deputy Secretary- Industries, Energy & Labour, Prashant P. Badgeri and Executive Director of Western Regional Load Despatch Centre (WRLDC), POSOCO, V. K. Shrivastava, jointly launched the Maharashtra state…
Report Release on Gujarat results of Greening the Grid
November 3, 2017- Gandhinagar, Gujarat Additional Chief Secretary-Energy Shri Sujit Gulati and Chairperson of - Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC), Anand Kumar, jointly launched the Gujarat state results of the joint U.S.-India study.…
Report Release on Rajasthan results of Greening the Grid
November 2, 2017- Jaipur, Rajasthan Principal Secretary- Energy, Sanjay Malhotra, and Chairman of Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC), Vishvanath Hiremath, jointly launched the Rajasthan state results of the joint U.S.-India study.…
Report Release on Tamil Nadu results of Greening the Grid
October 27, 2017- Chennai, Tamil Nadu’s Principal Secretary- Energy, Vikram Kapur launched the Tamil Nadu state results of the joint U.S.-India study. The first volume was released on June 29, 2017 by former Union Power Minister, Piyush Goyal.…
The 13th Indo-US Economic Summit – Indo-US Relations: Dimension and Emerging Trends
September 14 -15, 2017- New Delhi, The two-day Summit was attended by 200 participants from various sectors -- Education, Solar and Energy, Smart Cities, Tourism, etc. Delivering the key note address in the session on “Solar and Renewable Energy…
Capacity Building Workshop on Network Planning and Technical Studies for Large Scale Renewable Energy Deployment
September 13, 2017- Jaipur, The workshop was organized in collaboration with Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (RVPN). Rajasthan Principal Secretary- Energy and Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), RVPN, Sanjay Malhotra emphasized that…
USAID & GIZ Launch India’s First International Conference on Large-Scale Grid Integration of Renewable Energy
“The Government of India has set a precedent in the world and USAID’s commitment toward helping India achieve its clean energy goal is strong and unrelenting. Today’s international conference has been organized under USAID’s bilateral program with the Ministry of Power called the Greening the Grid and showcases our efforts to increase knowledge exchange between the United States and India to put in place solutions that will move India closer to achieving 175 GW of RE capacity.”
Mark Anthony White- USAID Mission Director to India
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Deutsche Gesellschaft for Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), under the bilateral cooperation with the Ministry of Power (MOP) and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), jointly hosted India’s first international conference on “Large-Scale Grid Integration of Renewable Energy” in New Delhi on September 6-8, 2017.
More than 400 participants including energy experts, practitioners and academicians from 18 different countries, 60 invited national and international speakers presented papers and 120- plus organizations including private and public companies, research institutions and universities attended the three-day long International Conference. Several international experts from power utilities (MISO, Xcel Energy, Energinet, etc.), system operators (ERCOT, 50 Hertz, ENTSO etc.), technical institutions (NREL, LBNL, IEA, IRENA, etc.), regulators (NARUC), and private organizations (GE, AWS Truepower, Siemens, etc.) from the U.S., Germany and other European countries shared their project experiences, innovative ideas, and results from ongoing research.
The conference aimed to stimulate interdisciplinary thinking between Renewable Energy (RE) developers, power transmission and distribution industries, as well as education and research institutions. The opening day covered deliberations among representatives from Ministry of Power (MOP), Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Central Electricity and Regulatory Commission (CERC), and Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) on technical and economic issues.
The conference focused on RE grid integration aspects ranging from forecasting, reliable system operation, transmission and market operation for reliable grid operations under high variability that accompanies clean energy.
Papers, presentations & videos are now available on the conference website . Have a look at the outstanding presentations from high-quality speakers! Read also more about what the conference participants have to say about the insightful three days in India.
Information on the 2nd International Conference on Large-Scale Grid Integration of Renewable Energy in India in September 2019 will soon be available on the Workshop website. For more information please e-mail us at kguha@gtg-india.com
More than 450 representatives and energy experts from 16 countries attended the three-day conference, jointly convened by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the U.K.’s Department for International Development (DFID) from September 4-6, to share information on large-scale grid integration and its benefits to countries like India, which has embarked on one of the most ambitious clean energy programs in the world.
Dr. Jasper Wieck (Chargé d’Affaires, German Embassy), Edgard Kagan (Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Embassy), Jan Thompson (British Deputy High Commissioner)
The 2nd Conference provided an International Forum to:
- Discuss technical and economic issues of the large-scale integration of solar and wind power, including the recent advances in transmission technologies
- Discuss worldwide project experiences
- Discuss innovative ideas and present results from ongoing research
- Stimulate interdisciplinary thinking between renewable energy and power transmission and distribution industries, as well as universities
- Identify subjects requiring more research efforts
Invited Speakers and Session Chair’s Profile
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Endorsed By
The 2nd International Conference on Large-Scale Grid Integration of Renewable Energy in India from 4 – 6 September 2019 in New Delhi was endorsed by the Ministry of Power (MOP) and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
Agenda
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