CEC launches STELLAR Model

The State of art totally Indigenously developed Resource adequacy model (STELLAR) has been launched by Central Electricity Authority.

• The indigenously developed tool is specifically designed to assist the states in carrying out a comprehensive Resource Adequacy plan in line with the resource adequacy guidelines issued by the Ministry of Power in June 2023.

• The model explicitly considers: Chronological operation of the power system; All unit commitment constraints, including technical minimum, minimum up and down times, and ramp-up/ramp-down rates; Endogenous demand response Ancillary services, and many more.

(Source: PIB)