Will grid be unstabilize during Light out On 5th April,2020?

COVID-19 has had a limited impact on the operational solar power projects while rooftop solar projects have been the most adversely affected COVID-19 has had a limited impact on the operational wind and solar power projects as it depends on natural resources, i.e. wind and sunlight which has not been disrupted while at the other end of the spectrum rooftop solar projects are the most adversely affected in the renewable sector as most of them are small-sized companies, a new report by CARE Ratings has revealed. For operational projects the spread of coronavirus  has however impacted the availability of workforce; limited O&M staff is allowed to work on specific permissions. Also, some developers are facing issues with respect to raising timely monthly invoices for the sale of power. Nonetheless, the major issue with operational projects is that due to lower power demand and discoms are attempting to resort to RE curtail for rooftop projects, the report states that smal

During the 9-minute lights out on 5 April, about 10,000-12,000 MW of power demand is exp ected to v anish , which is less than 4% of total installed capacity. As this is a planned light out, preventive steps will be initiated to save the transmission or generation units from tripping. National grid operators putting in a special protocol to ensure grid stability after demand fell sharply as coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown curbed economic activities. “India’s grid is technologically one of the best in the world and has the advantage of being a “ One Nation one grid” confirmed, Power minister. Senior officials at POSOCO and Power Grid Corporation have been strategise handling the blackout. The state has suggested starting load shedding operations in a staggered manner at 8pm on Sunday and keeping generation at a technical minimum. This will be ramped back up after the scheduled blackout which ends at 9.09 pm. POSOCO and state load despatch centres are expected to issue simil