Substantial steps to meet peak power demand by government

The Indian government has taken important measures to accommodate peak power demand in both urban and rural areas, important measures to satisfy peak power demand.
To satisfy the high demand for power, the government has made a few decisions. From 2014 to 2022, the grid will receive an addition of 175 GW of electricity generating capacity, 173459 ckt kilometres of transmission lines, and 621176 MVA of transformation capacity.
With the construction of 2927 new substations, the upgrade of 3964 substations, the addition of 8.48 lakh ckt km of HT/LT lines, and other improvements, the distribution system under DDUGJY/Saubhagya/IPDS has been improved at a cost of ₹2.02 Lakh Crore from 2014 to 2022. For electricity generation, transmission, distribution, and trading projects (apart from those involving atomic energy), 100 percent FDI via the automated method is permitted.
Revised notification of tariff policy with several clauses to encourage private sector involvement in both generation and transmission, to encourage the production of energy from renewable sources, and to encourage investment in the industry. For projects that will be completed by 2025, Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges for transmitting electricity from solar and wind sources have been waived. Additionally, for 18 years starting from the date of commissioning, ISTS transmission fees for power produced by new hydro projects will be waived.
To encourage the production, acquisition, and consumption of green energy, the Green Open Access Rules for 2022 have been announced. To give land and transmission to developers of renewable energy (RE) projects for the installation of RE projects at a vast scale, ultra-mega renewable energy parks have been established.
Improve the quality and dependability of the nation’s power supply to consumers by creating a financially viable and well run distribution sector. In 2021, the Indian government unveiled the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). The plan intends to close the average cost of supply-average realisable revenue (ACS-ARR) gap and bring aggregate technical and commercial losses (AT&C) to pan-India levels of 12–15 percent by 2024–2025. The scheme has a budget of ₹3,03,758 Crore and is expected to get GBS from the central government for ₹97,631 Crore.
Measures have been taken to guarantee the generation capacity’s availability. Before the period of peak demand, the generators should finish up any plant maintenance. There is no planned maintenance during the time of high demand (April to May 2023). As much as possible, the production and dispatch of coal to be increased through regular monitoring and coordination with the ministries of coal and railways.
To ensure that there is a sufficient supply of coal in the plant, all generators must import coal in a timely manner for blending purposes. To enhance output and complement the coal supply from domestic coal businesses, all captive coal blocks (CIL and SCCL) must be utilised.
During the peak energy demand months, additional gas arrangements from GAIL have been scheduled to power gas-powered stations. It has been announced that the Electricity Amendment Rules, 2022, will require the creation of a resource adequacy strategy in order to satisfactorily meet customer demand for electricity.