MH_BH-07_MUMBAI_NINADH_PIPALE_BYTE_12-20-50

ETVBHARAT

1/13/2025

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00:00India is not like any other developed country in the world.

00:04Even developed countries like the US have their own grid.

00:09There is no interconnectivity.

00:11If we want to produce energy in Maharashtra, we can give it to Assam.

00:19Or we can bring energy from Assam here.

00:22Why? Because our grid is connected.

00:25We don't have to make a straight line from Assam.

00:28But if there is a connectivity from the plant to the main network,

00:33then the grid will be like that.

00:36I feel it is necessary to do something about it.

00:39In 1990, Vajpayee Sahab came up with the idea of the Golden Quadrilateral.

00:45Golden Quadrilateral means that all the four roads in the country are connected.

00:49The main highway.

00:51What happened because of that?

00:53You can go anywhere from any one of the roads.

00:56Because all the four roads are connected.

00:58And you can go from one road to another.

01:03It is the same in Vijayawada.

01:05When you have a common grid,

01:07then transmission is the most important thing.

01:10If you have a stronger transmission,

01:13then you can move faster towards the transition of renewable energy.

01:21Because of that, transmission will always be the strongest pillar.

01:26Sir, you said that the demand for electricity is increasing.

01:31The number of people and development is increasing.

01:34The demand for electricity is increasing.

01:36How much electricity is needed in winter and how much electricity is needed in summer?

01:45And what support will be provided by this project?

01:51As I said, there is a peak demand.

01:54We have to keep in mind the peak.

01:56If it is less, then it is good.

01:58But the peak was only at 4500.

02:02It is possible.

02:04When it is hot or when it is sunny,

02:07then the peak can be reached.

02:09You need to provide as much capacity as possible.

02:12As it is winter now,

02:14the load may be less.

02:16People use AC in summer.

02:20So, the load may be less.

02:22I don't know the exact number.

02:25But the load may be around 3500-3600 megawatts.

02:30But it is increasing rapidly.

02:33In February and March,

02:36in April and May,

02:38the load is increasing.

02:41And there are other conditions to increase the load.

02:46The development is increasing rapidly.

02:48The demand from the industries is increasing.

02:53There are industries like data centers.

02:56There is a need for them.

02:57So, can we expect 3600 megawatts in winter?

03:04Or can we expect more than 4000 megawatts in winter?

03:09Because the load that is increasing,

03:11has nothing to do with winter or summer.

03:14It will need power in 24 hours 365 days.

03:17Tomorrow, the New Mumbai airport will be operational.

03:20It will consume power for 365 days.

03:23There are metro lines in many places.

03:26Metro lines run on electricity.

03:28So, in every place,

03:29the infrastructure development that is going on,

03:32the infrastructure development,

03:34when the infrastructure is developed,

03:36when it is operationalized,

03:37the demand for electricity is increasing.

03:40The demand for electricity is increasing.

03:41Earlier, we never considered the need for metro lines in Mumbai.

03:46But now, we have to do it.

03:47We never considered the need for the New Mumbai airport.

03:52And the other developments due to the airport,

03:55will also increase the load.

03:58And another important thing is,

04:01as the economy grows,

04:04and as the MMR sector develops,

04:07as the economy grows,

04:09the middle class rises,

04:11the consumption of people is also increasing.

04:13Even the normal per capita consumption is also increasing.

04:17Because the capacity has increased.

04:19Today, we have a lot of modern things,

04:22that run on electronics and electricity.

04:25So, that will also increase with time.

04:32Now, I think,

04:33there was a phase in COVID,

04:36when the consumption dropped,

04:38and the growth decreased.

04:40But post-COVID,

04:41above 6%,

04:42we call it CAGR,

04:44compounded annual growth,

04:46above 6%,

04:47the consumption of electricity is increasing,

04:48in the MMR sector.

04:50With this increase,

04:51it will definitely go ahead.

04:53So, what you have just mentioned,

04:55means that,

04:56because of this development,

04:57in the MMR sector,

04:58it will definitely go ahead.

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