Power System Planning & Appraisal-II Division
Power System Planning & Appraisal-II Division - Brief Description
Chief Engineer : Shri B.S. Bairwa
Activity of Power System Planning & Appraisal-II Division
- Meetings of Eastern Region Power Committee (Transmission Planning) (ERPCTP)
- Meetings of North Eastern Region Power Committee (Transmission Planning) (NERPCTP).
- Import/Export (Cross Border) of Electricity.
- Transmission planning studies for development of transmission system in Eastern Region (ER) and North Eastern Region (NER).
- Preparation of transmission plan of ER and NER through Standing Committee on Short Term & Perspective Power System Planning {SCSTPPSP)
- Preparation of special transmission schemes for NER e.g. NERPSIP
- National Committee on Transmission (NCT) and associated works
- Preparation/Updation of Manual on Transmission Planning Criteria
- Appraisal of Power Evacuation Aspects of Hydro Electric Power Projects of Eastern and North Eastern Region.
- Examination of transmission aspects in DPR of foreign countries proposals for financial assistance like Gol Line of Credit.
- One Sun One World One Grid (OSOWOG)
- Regional Cooperation e.g. SAARC, BIMSTEC, SASEC and Interconnections.
- Establishment of BIMSTEC Energy Centre
- Approvals of Designated Authority for import/export of power from neighbouring countries.
- Planning and coordination for new cross border links with Nepal and Bhutan
- Verification for export of power from eligible fuel by generating stations under Guidelines for Import/Export (Cross Border) of Electricity-2018
- Works related to meeting of Joint Steering Committee (JSC), Joint Working Group (JWG) with neighbouring countries on Cooperation in Power Sector
- Conducting meetings of Joint Technical Team Transmission (JTT-T) and Joint Operation Committee (JOC) with neighbouring countries on Cooperation in Power
Sector - Coordinating Cross Border Power trade through State Grids
- Power Exchange Committee (PEC) between India and Nepal
- India Denmark Energy Cooperation
- Appraisal of intra-state Proposals for grant of Central Government Funds/Funding from Multilateral Agencies, in their region
- Processing of approval under Section-68 of the Electricity Act, 2003, for construction of overhead lines of Eastern and North Eastern Region
- Recommendation to MNRE for release of fund for the intra-state transmission schemes under GEC Scheme (i) when the scheme is awarded by STUs and (ii)
after completion of the scheme, in their region - Appraisal of intra-state Proposals for grant of Central Government Funds/Funding from Multilateral Agencies, in their region
- Providing Advice to Ministry of Power (MoP) / State Governments I Regulator Commissions on transmission aspects and Cross Border Trade of Electricity
(CBTE). - Development of policies on matters such as - transmission planning, transfer capacity, National Electricity Policy (transmission aspects), Tariff policy (transmission aspects), CBTE, etc.
- Providing information under RTI Act, providing inputs to Ministry of Power on Parliament Questions, Committees of the Parliament, VIP references and legal references.
Power System Planning & Appraisal-II Division - Reports/Meetings
General implementation timelines for Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) projects
Master Plan for Evacuation of Power from Hydroelectric Plants in the Brahmaputra Basin
Manual on Transmission Planning Criteria (with Amendment-I) 2025
Agenda for 21st Meeting of National Committee on Transmission (NCT)
Notice inviting suggestions I comments on draft Amendment-I to the CEA (Manual on Transmission Planning Criteria), 2023.
Agenda for the 09th meeting of National Committee on Transmission (NCT)-regarding
Manual on Transmission Planning Criteria, 2023
Meetings of Eastern Region Power Committee (Transmission Planning) (ERPCTP) /Eastern Regional Standing Committee on Transmission (ERSCT)/ Standing Committee on Power System Planning of Eastern Region (SCPSPER)
Meetings of North Eastern Region Power Committee (Transmission Planning) (NERPCTP) /North Eastern Regional Standing Committee on Transmission (NERSCT)/ Standing Committee on Power System Planning of North Eastern Region (SCPSPNER)
Import/Export (Cross Border) of Electricity
National Electricity Plan (Volume-II: Transmission) for the period 2017-22.
Transmission Planning Criteria – 2013
National Transmission Grid Master Plan (NTGMP) for Bhutan corresponding to 2020 & 2030
Master Plan for HEPs in Arunachal Pradesh
Hydro projects in Sikkim – Transmission Systems
Ensuring Adequacy in the Planning and Development of Inter State Transmission System (GNA)