Distribution List: Southern Region. 2. Chief Engineer (PSP&A II) Central Electricity Authority Sewa Bhawan, R.K.Puram, New Delhi

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2 Distribution List: Southern Region. 1. Joint Secretary Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Block 14, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi Director (Transmission) Transmission Corp. of Andhra Pradesh Ltd. (APTRANSCO) Vidyut Soudha, Gunadala, Eluru Rd, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh Director (Transmission) Transmission Corp. of Telangana Ltd. (TSTRANSCO) Vidyut Soudha, Khairatabad Hyderabad Director (Trans. & System Op.), Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd. Vidyuthi Bhawanam, Pattom, P.B. No Thiruvananthapuram Superintending Engineer I First Floor, Electricity Department Gingy Salai, Puducherry General Manager Southern Regional Load Dispatch Centre 29, Race Course Cross Road, Bangalore Chief Engineer (PSP&A II) Central Electricity Authority Sewa Bhawan, R.K.Puram, New Delhi Member Secretary Southern Regional Power Committee 29, Race Course Cross Road Bangalore Member (Transmission) Karnataka State Power Transmission Corp.Ltd. Cauvery Bhawan Bangalore Member (Distribution), Tamil Nadu electricity Board (TNEB) 6th Floor, Eastern Wing, 800 Anna Salai, Chennai General Manager, NLDC POSOCO B-9, Qutab Institutional Area, Katwaria Sarai, New Delhi Director (Power System) Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd. D-3, 1 st Floor, A wing, Religare Building, District Centre, Saket, New Delhi

3 Distribution List: Connectivity/Long-term Access Applicants 1. Sh. Sunil Kulkarni CEO (Renewable Energy) Infrastructure Capital Company Private Limited. SP Center, 41/44, Mino Desai Marg, Colaba Mumbai, Maharashtra Ph.: , Sh. Livington Emmanuel DGM Wind Business Development Sprng Renewable Energy Private Ltd. 201, Level 2, Pentagon, P-2, Magarapatta City, Hadapsar, Pune Ph.: , elivingston@sprngenergy.com 3. Sh. Phuntsok Wangyal Director Betam Wind Energy Private Limited 15 th Floor, Tower B, Vatika Tower, Golf Course Road, Sector-54, Gurgaon Ph.: , p.wangyal1976@gmail.com

4 Agenda for the 25 th Southern Region constituents meeting regarding Connectivity/LTA s in SR 1.0 Minutes of the 24 th Meeting of Southern Region constituents regarding Connectivity / LTA s The Minutes of the 24 th Meeting of Southern Region constituents regarding Long Term Access and Connectivity applications of Southern Region held respectively were issued vide letter The minutes may kindly be confirmed. 2.0 Proposal for grant of connectivity and LTA to the applications received from renewable energy sources Total 2 nos. of applications for Stage-I Connectivity and 2 nos. of applications for grant of LTA have been received in the month of July, 2018 which are in conformity with CERC Regulations, 2009 / Detailed Procedure. A. Stage-I Connectivity applications The details of Stage-I applications along with proposed transmission system for Stage-I connectivity is as follows: Sl. No. No Applicant Location Date of Infrastructure Capital Company Private Limited Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu Connec tivity Sought (MW) Nature of Applicant Solar Proposed primary location for Connectivity Tuticorin-II GIS PS (erstwhile Tirunelveli GIS PS) Dedicated Tr. System Tuticorin-II 230kV D/c line Proposed Alternative location for Connectivity / Tr. System under ISTS Tuticorin-III Establishment of Tuticorin-III(new) 400/230kV S/s at suitable location near Tuticorin along with 1x500 MVA, 400/230kV ICT Tuticorin-III(new) Tuticorin-II(existing) 400kV Quad/HTLS D/c line with carrying capacity of 2000 MW at nominal voltage Dedicated Tr. System for alternative connectivity Tuticorin-III 230kV D/c line 1

5 Sl. No. No Applicant Location Date of Infrastructure Capital Company Private Limited Ananthapur, AP Connec tivity Sought (MW) Nature of Applicant Solar Agenda for 25 th meeting of SR for Connectivity & LTA s Proposed primary location for Connectivity NP Kunta (Existing) Dedicated Tr. System NP Kunta 220kV D/c line Proposed Alternative location for Connectivity / Tr. System under ISTS NP Kunta-II (new) Establishment of NP Kunta-II 400/220kV S/s at suitable location near NP Kunta along with 1x500 MVA, 400/220kV ICT NP Kunta-II NP Kunta(Existing) 400kV Quad/HTLS D/c line with carrying capacity of 2000 MW at nominal voltage Dedicated Tr. System for alternative connectivity NP Kunta-II 220kV D/c line The grant of Stage-I Connectivity shall not create any right in favor of the grantee on ISTS infrastructure including bays. Stage-I Connectivity grantee shall be required to update the quarterly progress of development of their generation project and associated transmission infrastructure as per format RCON-I-M. Further Stage-I Connectivity grantee is required to secure the Stage-II Connectivity for physical connectivity with the ISTS grid within 24 months. The Stage-I Connectivity grantees who fail to apply for Stage-II Connectivity within 24 months from grant of Stage-I Connectivity shall cease to be Stage-I grantee and their fees shall be forfeited. The new substation/location, if needed, shall be planned in consultation with CEA, MNRE and other stakeholders. Further, the proposed alternative locations for connectivity are yet to be discussed and shall be firmed up, if needed, in consultation with CEA and other stakeholders. Implementation of new substations and other infrastructure shall be undertaken only after grant of Stage-II Connectivity and fulfillment of all terms and conditions by the applicants including submission of BG. Further, grant of Stage-I/Stage-II Connectivity shall not entitle an applicant to inter-change any power with the grid unless it obtains LTA/MTOA/STOA for power transfer requirements, in case of LTA, it may require further transmission system strengthening. Therefore, the applicants are advised to apply for the LTA to enable power transfer to its beneficiaries on long 2

6 Agenda for 25 th meeting of SR for Connectivity & LTA s term basis. Also as per the prevailing Transmission Planning Criteria of CEA, N-1 contingency criteria may not be applied to the immediate connectivity of wind/solar farms with the ISTS/Intra-STS grid. Members may deliberate. B. LTA applications a) LTA applications in Tirunelveli Area, Tamil Nadu Following LTA application have been received by CTU with injection at Tirunelveli with NR & ER as target regions: Sl. No. Applicant 1. Betam Wind Energy Private Limited Location Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu Date of Status of connectivity Stage-II grantee LTA Sought (MW) (ER target) & 100 (NR target) Date of Start of LTA Presently, 2x500 MVA transformers are available at Tuticorin-II PS (erstwhile Tirunelveli PS GIS) and LTA of about MW has already been granted at Tuticorin-II PS on the existing/under construction transmission system. Further, as per the Transmission Planning Criteria para-16.2 the N-1 criteria may not be applied to the immediate connectivity of wind/solar farms with the ISTS/Intra-STS grid i.e. the line connecting the farm to the grid and the step-up transformers at the grid station. Accordingly, system studies have been carried out considering 2x500 MVA transformers at Tuticorin-II PS for the LTA application of M/s Betam Wind Energy Private Limited for MW with target region as NR. From the system studies, it is observed that line loadings are generally in order with the existing/under construction transmission system for evacuation/transfer of power of MW. Study results are enclosed as Exhibit-Ia & Ib. In case of outage of the Transformer at Tuticorin-II GIS, suitable mechanism including SPS for backing down the corresponding generation on prorata basis of wind generators may be incorporated by the applicants at their own cost in consultation with POSOCO and SRPC. Accordingly, LTA to M/s Betam Wind Energy Private Limited may be granted with existing transmission system and 2x500MVA transformer at Tuticorin-II GIS. 3

7 Agenda for 25 th meeting of SR for Connectivity & LTA s b) LTA applications in Pugalur/Karur Area, Tamil Nadu Following LTA application have been received by CTU with injection at Pugalur and NR as target region: Sl. No. Applicant 1. Sprng Renewable Energy Private Limited Location Pugalur, Tamil Nadu Date of Status of connectivity LTA Sought (MW) Date of Start of LTA Stage-II grantee 300 (NR) The LTA of 400 MW has already been granted to M/s ReNew Power Ventures Pvt. Ltd at Pugalur on the existing/under construction transmission system. Further, system studies has been carried out for the LTA application of M/s Sprng Renewable Energy Private Limited for 300 MW with target region as NR. From the system studies, it is observed that line loadings are generally in order with the existing/under construction transmission system for evacuation/transfer of power as per transmission planning criteria. Study results are enclosed as Exhibit-Ia & Ib. In view of the above, it is proposed that LTA may be granted to M/s Sprng Renewable Energy Private Limited for 300 MW LTA with the existing/under construction transmission system. The LTA grantees are required to the sign the Long Term Access Agreement within 30 days from the date of intimation of Grant of LTA and shall furnish the applicable Construction phase Bank Guarantee (CBG), no extension shall be granted on any ground and in case of failure to sign the Agreement and / or to furnish the CBG, Grant of LTA shall be revoked without any prior notice. Members may deliberate x x x x x x x x x x

8 Exhibit-I(a): Base case

9 Exhibit-I(b) - Base case with LTA

Central Electricity Authority PSPA-II Division Sewa Bhawan, R.K. Puram, New Delhi

Central Electricity Authority PSPA-II Division Sewa Bhawan, R.K. Puram, New Delhi 110066 No. 51/4(40 th )/PSPA-II/2016/ Date: 17-Nov-2016 Sub: 40th meeting of the Standing Committee on Power System Planning