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

During the 9-minute lights out on 5 April, about 10,000-12,000 MW of power demand is expected to vanish, 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 similar orders to generators, transmission operators and distribution companies by Saturday evening to safely handle the scheduled blackout on Sunday.

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