Grid India be ready for tackling those changes ; Power Minister R K Singh
The 7th Grid-India Day was celebrated in New Delhi on 3rd January 2024, to commemorate seven years of independent functioning of Grid Controller of India Limited as a Central Public Sector Enterprise. The event was graced by the Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri R. K. Singh; Chairperson, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, Shri Jishnu Barua; CMD, GRID-INDIA, Shri S. R. Narasimhan; and other power sector stakeholders belonging to government and industry. The event served as a platform to recognize the contributions of Grid-India in shaping India’s power sector.
Addressing the gathering, the Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy Shri R. K. Singh exhorted the Grid-India employees to brace for future challenges, in line with the demands of a growing economy which aims to transition to increased share of renewable energy. “The growth up till now has been linear or sequential, but the future growth is going to be hugely disruptive. The rate at which the country is growing and the rate of transformation of power sector means that the future is going to be totally different.” The Minister said that the major challenge is going to be upon Grid-India since it is the backbone of the power sector, transferring power across the country and acting as the uniting force and the main troubleshooter for the power sector.
Think of what needs to be done if solar is to be put on every roof.
Emphasizing that Grid-India will need to face the brunt of meeting the challenges, since it is the organization which brings it all together, the Minister asked the employees to think of challenges arising in the light of ambitious goals for the nation. “Think of what needs to be done if solar is to be put on every roof, think of what will happen when cooking becomes totally electric, think of the scenario when vehicles need to be plugged in and plugged out.”
