1. Full Form:
    STELLAR – State-of-the-art, Totally indigenously developed Resource Adequacy model
  2. Launched By:
    Central Electricity Authority (CEA)
  3. Purpose:
    Next-generation software tool for integrated planning of:

Power generation

Transmission

Storage

Demand response

  1. Background:

Developed in line with the Resource Adequacy Guidelines (Ministry of Power, June 2023)

  1. Collaborators:

The Lantau Group (TLG)

Asian Development Bank (ADB) (under its Technical Assistance Programme)

  1. Key Feature:

Free distribution to all State Distribution Companies (Discoms) and Load Despatch Centres (LDCs)

  1. Significance:

Promotes energy security, grid reliability, and efficient resource utilization

Boosts self-reliance (Aatmanirbhar Bharat) in power sector planning

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