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Hybrid / RTC integration
What it is
Combining wind and solar at one connection point, often with storage, to deliver a smoother output profile and higher utilisation of the same evacuation capacity. Round-the-clock tenders go further, requiring committed supply across all hours
It is the same firming logic as FDRE, applied at the project level
Impact on industries
- Raises transmission asset utilisation sharply, since wind and solar peak at different times and share one connectivity allocation
- Makes wind commercially relevant again by pairing it with solar, rather than competing against solar on levelised cost alone
- Delivers the firm profile discoms are willing to contract, which addresses the PPA-signing bottleneck directly
- Complex to design and dispatch, and storage additions raise tariffs above plain solar, so discom acceptance is not automatic
- Site selection is constrained - locations with both good wind and good solar resource plus available evacuation are limited