Summary
The project will help use power from the sun and wind more easily
It will also create many new jobs for people
Key Points
3 points1
The government plans to spend about 1.86 lakh crore Indian rupees on the project
2
The new wires will carry up to 135 gigawatts of clean power
3
Big battery storage systems will store extra electricity for later use
New Words to Learn
12 wordsrenewable energy
energy that comes from natural sources like the sun and wind
transmission system
big network of wires that moves electricity over long distances
gigawatt
a very large amount of power
financial year
the 12‑month period the government uses for budgeting
battery storage system
big batteries that keep electricity for later use
intermittency
when power from the sun or wind is not steady
congestion
when too much electricity tries to travel through the same wires
curtailment
when some power has to be stopped because the wires are full
carbon footprint
the amount of pollution a person or activity creates
employment
jobs
manufacturing
making things in factories
grid
the whole network that brings electricity to homes
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