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The idea of 'One World, One Sun,
One Grid' mooted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi can become
"a reality" provided technology for transmission of power
becomes affordable, IIT-Madras Director Bhaskar Ramamurthi
Thursday said.
Speaking to PTI, Ramamurthi said tracking the Sun
requires one to bring power from over 1,000 km every hour.
"Today to ship solar power over 1,000 km using
high-voltage direct current (HVDC) electric power
transmission system, there is a certain cost, which is going
down every year.
As HVDC becomes more affordable, this (one grid) will
start becoming a reality and you can ship power," he said.
HVDC stands for high voltage direct current, an
established technology used to transmit electricity over long
distances by overhead transmission lines or submarine cables.
"Once you have it, you can ship any power, not just
solar. The moment you are able to do it, people can even sell
solar energy...the PM's idea is very visionary but it is not
going to happen overnight," he said.
Stressing that India would generate 40 per cent of
power from non-fossil fuels by 2030, Prime Minister Narendra
Modi earlier this week had called for connecting solar energy
supply across borders giving the mantra of 'One World, One Sun
One Grid'.
"We have a dream One World, One Sun, One Grid. We
generate round the clock electricity from the sun as it sets
in one part of the world but rises in another part. Sun never
sets for entire earth," Modi said addressing the first
assembly of International Solar Alliance in New Delhi.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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