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Automatic Generation Control (AGC)

Part of: Prelims and GS-III Economy

Context: Union Minister of Power dedicated Automatic Generation Control (AGC) to the nation.

Key takeaways

This is expected to facilitate achieving the government’s ambitious target of 500 GW non-fossil fuel-based generation capacity by 2030.
The AGC is being operated by Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO) through National Load Despatch Centre.
Through AGC, NLDC (National Load Despatch Centre) sends signals to more than 50 power plants in the country every 4 seconds to maintain the frequency and reliability of the Indian Power System.
This will ensure more efficient and automatic frequency control for handling variable and intermittent renewable generation.
Shri R.K. Singh also released a report titled “Assessment of Inertia in Indian Power System” which has been prepared by POSOCO in collaboration with IIT Bombay.

Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO)

It comes under Ministry of Power as one of the Power PSUs after separating from POWERGRID as its subsidiary organization.
It is responsible to ensure the integrated operation of the Grid in a reliable, efficient, and secure manner.
It consists of 5 Regional Load Despatch Centres (RLDCs) and the National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC).

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