{
  "id": 12095004,
  "title": "GEC III: Bridging geographic and temporal mismatch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/gec-iii-bridging-geographic-and-temporal-mismatch",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-05T06:20:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/gec-iii-bridging-geographic-and-temporal-mismatch/article71546014.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India's renewable-energy sector is moving towards a critical phase by integrating states through a robust national grid with the Union Cabinet's approval for the ₹1.86 lakh crore Green Energy Corridor Phase-III (GEC-III). This project aims to bridge the geographic and temporal mismatch between renewable energy generation and consumption. Almost three-fourths, or ₹1.36 lakh crore, of the funding is earmarked for intra-state transmission systems, while ₹50,000 crore is allocated for 50 GWh battery energy storage systems (BESS). The primary goal of GEC-III is to enhance the evacuation of renewable power from generation-rich states and efficiently transport it to consumption centers, marking a shift from generation to reliability. The project has a viability-gap funding mechanism to attract private capital and enable large-scale storage deployment, making it financially sustainable and commercially attractive. With a total central financial support of ₹54,082 crore, GEC-III is designed to be completed by FY2032-33 and is expected to facilitate the evacuation of up to 135 GW of renewable power. This will ensure that larger shares of renewable electricity reach the grid, despite production not necessarily taking place at the point of consumption. By addressing intermittency, congestion, peak-hour curtailment, and demand during non-solar hours, GEC-III aims to create demand for battery manufacturing, engineering, procurement, construction services, grid-management technologies, and ancillary services, further boosting the storage sector's growth.",
  "summary": "GEC-III is an answer to the yawning gap between the installed renewable capacity and the actual electricity generation",
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}