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standalone systems, with each electrified island in the archipelago having its own generation and distribution system. Power stations cater independently to the power requirements of an area. The
Electricity Department of Andaman and Nicobar (EDA&N) and the Lakshadweep Electricity Department (LED) are responsible for generation, transmission and distribution systems in these territories.
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located far away from the mainland. Due to the geography and topography of these islands, including separation by sea over great distances, there is no single power grid for all the electrified islands in the archipelago. The power generation and distribution systems of these territories is served by
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The first interconnection of regional grids was established in
October 1991 when the North Eastern and Eastern grids were interconnected. The Western Grid was interconnected with the aforementioned grids in March 2003. The Northern grid was also interconnected in August 2006, forming a Central Grid
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National Grid and the electricity grids of these countries. India is planning to build a minimum of 125 GW of wind capacity for Nepal 10 GW of hydro capacity for Nepal 20 GW of nuclear capacity and an undetermined amount of solar capacity by 2050
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Northern, Eastern, Western, North Eastern and Southern Grids. These regional links were established to enable
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synchronously connected operating at one frequency. The sole remaining regional grid, the
Southern Grid, was synchronously interconnected to the Central Grid on 31 December 2013 with the commissioning of the 765
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transmission of surplus electricity between States in each region. In the 1990s, the Indian government began planning for a national grid. Regional grids were initially interconnected by asynchronous
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