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00:00India is not like any other developed country in the world.
00:04Even developed countries like the US have their own grid.
00:09There is no interconnectivity.
00:11If we want to produce energy in Maharashtra, we can give it to Assam.
00:19Or we can bring energy from Assam here.
00:22Why? Because our grid is connected.
00:25We don't have to make a straight line from Assam.
00:28But if there is a connectivity from the plant to the main network,
00:33then the grid will be like that.
00:36I feel it is necessary to do something about it.
00:39In 1990, Vajpayee Sahab came up with the idea of the Golden Quadrilateral.
00:45Golden Quadrilateral means that all the four roads in the country are connected.
00:49The main highway.
00:51What happened because of that?
00:53You can go anywhere from any one of the roads.
00:56Because all the four roads are connected.
00:58And you can go from one road to another.
01:03It is the same in Vijayawada.
01:05When you have a common grid,
01:07then transmission is the most important thing.
01:10If you have a stronger transmission,
01:13then you can move faster towards the transition of renewable energy.
01:21Because of that, transmission will always be the strongest pillar.
01:26Sir, you said that the demand for electricity is increasing.
01:31The number of people and development is increasing.
01:34The demand for electricity is increasing.
01:36How much electricity is needed in winter and how much electricity is needed in summer?
01:45And what support will be provided by this project?
01:51As I said, there is a peak demand.
01:54We have to keep in mind the peak.
01:56If it is less, then it is good.
01:58But the peak was only at 4500.
02:02It is possible.
02:04When it is hot or when it is sunny,
02:07then the peak can be reached.
02:09You need to provide as much capacity as possible.
02:12As it is winter now,
02:14the load may be less.
02:16People use AC in summer.
02:20So, the load may be less.
02:22I don't know the exact number.
02:25But the load may be around 3500-3600 megawatts.
02:30But it is increasing rapidly.
02:33In February and March,
02:36in April and May,
02:38the load is increasing.
02:41And there are other conditions to increase the load.
02:46The development is increasing rapidly.
02:48The demand from the industries is increasing.
02:53There are industries like data centers.
02:56There is a need for them.
02:57So, can we expect 3600 megawatts in winter?
03:04Or can we expect more than 4000 megawatts in winter?
03:09Because the load that is increasing,
03:11has nothing to do with winter or summer.
03:14It will need power in 24 hours 365 days.
03:17Tomorrow, the New Mumbai airport will be operational.
03:20It will consume power for 365 days.
03:23There are metro lines in many places.
03:26Metro lines run on electricity.
03:28So, in every place,
03:29the infrastructure development that is going on,
03:32the infrastructure development,
03:34when the infrastructure is developed,
03:36when it is operationalized,
03:37the demand for electricity is increasing.
03:40The demand for electricity is increasing.
03:41Earlier, we never considered the need for metro lines in Mumbai.
03:46But now, we have to do it.
03:47We never considered the need for the New Mumbai airport.
03:52And the other developments due to the airport,
03:55will also increase the load.
03:58And another important thing is,
04:01as the economy grows,
04:04and as the MMR sector develops,
04:07as the economy grows,
04:09the middle class rises,
04:11the consumption of people is also increasing.
04:13Even the normal per capita consumption is also increasing.
04:17Because the capacity has increased.
04:19Today, we have a lot of modern things,
04:22that run on electronics and electricity.
04:25So, that will also increase with time.
04:32Now, I think,
04:33there was a phase in COVID,
04:36when the consumption dropped,
04:38and the growth decreased.
04:40But post-COVID,
04:41above 6%,
04:42we call it CAGR,
04:44compounded annual growth,
04:46above 6%,
04:47the consumption of electricity is increasing,
04:48in the MMR sector.
04:50With this increase,
04:51it will definitely go ahead.
04:53So, what you have just mentioned,
04:55means that,
04:56because of this development,
04:57in the MMR sector,
04:58it will definitely go ahead.