CRITERIA FOR INSTALLING PUMPED STORAGE IN INDIAN CONTEXT WITH REFERENCE TO HYDRO THERMAL MIX

摘要

In our country, for deriving benefits of Integrated operation, five regional grid systems have been formed -- Northern, Western, Southern, Eastern and North-Eastern, The State systems within the region have been interconnected to form the regional grids. The regional grids are to be operated, to the extent practical, as if it were single system. All regional grids except NR & NER comprise hydro, thermal and nuclear generating stations. The region-wise hydro, thermal, nuclear installed capacity as on31-03-94 is given in Table I.