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the electricity grid manager's weekend.
1) He's given them too little time to prepare for 12GW of power demand to disappear in those 9 minutes. Our coal power-dependent grid just cannot ramp up and down that quick.
the electricity grid manager's weekend.
1) He's given them too little time to prepare for 12GW of power demand to disappear in those 9 minutes. Our coal power-dependent grid just cannot ramp up and down that quick.
2) Best case scenario: Load shedding starts at 8pm on Sunday and lasts till 9.20pm.
Worst case scenario: Lines will trip. We'll have an actual blackout.
Read my @livemint explainer here https://www.livemint.com/industry/energy/explained-grid-challenges-to-the-sunday-night-blackout-plan-11585926858765.html
Worst case scenario: Lines will trip. We'll have an actual blackout.
Read my @livemint explainer here https://www.livemint.com/industry/energy/explained-grid-challenges-to-the-sunday-night-blackout-plan-11585926858765.html
Updating the thread: POSOCO - the grid manager - has just issued a notification to all regional and state load despatch centres.
- It expects 12-13 gigawatts of power demand to disappear between 9-9.09 pm on Sunday.
- "This sharp reduction in load & recovery is unprecedented."
- It expects 12-13 gigawatts of power demand to disappear between 9-9.09 pm on Sunday.
- "This sharp reduction in load & recovery is unprecedented."
- Northern region is expected to see the biggest drop in demand at 3436 MW; western region demand expected to go down by 3686MW.
- POSOCO says that by 8.55pm, coal power plants must operate at minimium capacity of 60%. Hydropower and natural gas plants will be turned off.
- POSOCO says that by 8.55pm, coal power plants must operate at minimium capacity of 60%. Hydropower and natural gas plants will be turned off.
- Because generation will be slowed down, there might be scattered power cuts leading up to 9pm. (Eg. Uttar Pradesh is using this strategy).
- After 9.09 pm, this 13GW of demand is expected to return. So hydro & gas power plants will now be ramped up to meet this sudden surge.
- After 9.09 pm, this 13GW of demand is expected to return. So hydro & gas power plants will now be ramped up to meet this sudden surge.
