QUESTION 12
GS3
10 marks
Write a note on India’s green energy corridor to alleviate the problem of conventional energy.
WRITE IN
7 min
200 words
What the examiner wants
Write a note on India's Green Energy Corridors to integrate renewable power.
Write a noteAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1Purpose: transmission to carry wind and solar power from RE-rich states to load centres≈35 words
- 2Components: intra-state and inter-state lines, substations, RE management centres, forecasting≈35 words
- 3Progress: Phase I (8 states) and Phase II (7 states)≈35 words
- 4Challenges: RE intermittency, grid stability, land, financing≈35 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
NeedDesignPhasesChallengesLink to 500 GW target
Where marks usually go
- Writing about renewable energy in general without transmission focus
- No phases
Draw this
- Map of RE-rich states and corridors
Value addition
- ReportPGCIL's 'Green Energy Corridors' report (2012) proposed the plan.PGCIL, 2012
- SchemeGEC Phase II (2022) costs about ₹12,031 crore across seven states.Cabinet, 2022
Mapped topper copies
Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Mayank Purohit · AIR 33 · Page 17 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 35 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
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