Overview
- MNRE Secretary Santosh Kumar Sarangi told the CII business summit Monday that renewable power curtailment is an urgent problem that must be fixed on priority.
- He said the ministry is proposing a much larger outlay for the Green Energy Corridor program to add intrastate lines and evacuation gear so more clean power can flow.
- Sarangi called for wider use of battery energy storage systems, grid-forming inverters, and synchronous condensers to help the grid handle variable solar and wind.
- He said the government is considering incentives for floating solar and agri‑photovoltaic projects to spread new capacity beyond Rajasthan and Gujarat.
- Recent grid data cited by The Indian Express showed about 23 GWh of solar curtailed each day in April, underscoring why officials are pushing transmission upgrades and storage.