Transmission pricing issues...

Issues:

1. Setting of transmission infrastructure
2. Congestion in existing lines
3. Transmission price sharing
4. Open Access
5. Competitive bidding in transmission
6. Short term trading of transmission licenses
7. Method of valuation

Suggestions:

• Creating a transmission highway across the length and breadth of the country without any demand projection. The infrastructure to be in place before any demand arises.
• Responsibilty lies with the govt and may be toll gate type of pricing may follow as and when demand arises.
• Allowing private sector to enter to lay down their own transmission lines: who is going to bear the cost.
• Tax on every consumer to create a pool of revenues to be utilised for laying lines. Socialisation of transmission pricing
• How to address transmission for MPPs where buyers are not identified prior to generation, the direction and the quantum of power flow not known.
• Dividing the country into different zones based on expected demand rise and plan accordingly.
• Out of total cost of energy infrastructure , only 7 % lies with transmission which control 55% of fuel and 4% of losses of total .

transmission is very vital and it is significant in India as the planning as well as laying of lines is more of a monopoly of PGCIL. Until unless, transmission sector is open up and there is adequate infrastructure to carry power to desired locations , it is very difficult to reform the sector as a whole.

The generation is moving at a higher pace and similar advancement is necessary to carry the power generated in future.