2013

Early phases of SARI/E concentrated on a “top down” process focusing on bringing parties together and identifying a decision making frameworks for developing projects.

The various issues like technical complexities, risk of national grid interconnection, potential economic and financial benefits from interconnections.

Identify technically and economically feasible cross border interconnections considering generation capacity additions in pipeline over next 20-30 years. Evaluate electricity available for cross border exchange.

Task force is at the heart of the SARI/EI Program. PSC committee will also be consulted and their guidance/directives will also be taken in account in conducting the working of the Task Forces.

In order to ensure optimal management of the electricity transmission network and to allow trading and supplying electricity across borders in the Countries, South Asian Network of TSOs may be established.

In the Gazette for Merchant Power Plant published in 2008, there is provision for open access in transmission.

Establish basic rules, procedures, guidelines and standards to be followed by various Licensees and all power utilities connected to the Transmission System so as to plan, develop, maintain and ensure secure, reliable and efficient operation of the Transmission System in economic manner.

The Fault Clearance Time for a fault on the Grid where the Generator's Equipment are connected or on the Generator's System where the Grid Owner's Equipment are connected shall not be longer than 120 ms for 132 kV and 220 kV and 150 ms for 66kV systems.

The transmission system between India and Sri Lanka will involve a submarine cable as the Indian Ocean separates India and Sri Lanka. This interconnection would be different from any other electricity interconnections planned in the South Asia Region.

Identify and obtain the system planning and demand forecast, generation Expansion plans etc. Furnish data formats for -system data collection just in case studies are required to be conducted.

Absence of cross border power trade agreement which governs all the policy aspects of trade including market access. Inadequacy of existing legal and regulatory system for enhancing power trade.

Various policy initiatives by central and state governments coupled with appropriate tariff regulations and other measures by regulatory commissions to promote generation from these sources resulted in quantum jump in capacity addition.

Bangladesh is a strong believer of regional cooperation. Bangladesh strongly believes that an Integrated Energy Market through transnational trade of electricity through Win-Win options removing unnecessary conflicts can ensure the Energy Security in the region.

The implication is that the potential for development and growth in the rural sector, given appropriate investment, is significant, with access to energy as a contributory element. The 2012 Asia Foundation Survey of the Afghan People found that 14 per cent of respondents identified lack of electricity as a major problem in their local areas.

Program Secretariat shall be provided by IRADe. It would facilitate holding of the task force meetings, prepare agenda, and coordinate the meetings and would issue minutes.