Smart Grid will bring ICT and Power Technologies in unison and establish a comprehensive power infrastructure, according to the Minister. (File Pic)
Secretary, Ministry of Power, Shri Uma Shankar also addressed the gathering. Earlier, Shri Devendra Singh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power made a presentation to explain the concept of the Smart Grid.
"Smart grids" are sophisticated, digitally enhanced power systems where the use of modern communications and control technologies allows much greater robustness, efficiency and flexibility than today’s power systems. A smart grid impacts all the components of a power system. However, much of the smart grid focus in a power system is at the distribution level. One subset of smart grids is smart metering / advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) etc.
In a smart grid, all the various nodes need to interconnect to share data as and where needed. Power utilities around the world are adopting smart grid technologies to make the power infrastructure robust, self healing, adaptive, interactive and cost effective. Indian power sector has also the opportunity to leap-frog given our limited legacy systems and the anticipated growth in power sector and infrastructure.
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NESCO is the power distribution utility in Orissa that is currently doing trials for this unique smart grid system. This 7 Comments
In view of the anticipated growth in Indian power sector and infrastructure, there is huge potential for adopting Smart Grid Technologies and designs in big way. For the systemic growth of the Smart Grid in the country, India Smart Grid Forum and India Smart Grid Task Force are being set up under the aegis of the Ministry of Power.
India Smart Grid Forum will be a non-profit voluntary consortium of public and private stakeholders with the prime objective of accelerating development of Smart Grid technologies in the Indian Power Sector, whereas India Smart Grid Task Force will be an inter ministerial group and will serve as Government's focal point for activities related to Smart Grid.
Ministry of Power (MoP) will be the Patron of the Forum and PFC, REC will be permanent invitees and members. Initially the Forum will be open by invitation to selected state power utilities, private power utilities, power sector PSUs, empanelled System Integrators, SCADA Consultants and Implementing Agencies of R-APDRP, selected educational and research institutes, NGOs, CEA, CERC, CPRI, FICCI and NASSCOM.
Whereas the Smart Grid Task Force will be to ensure awareness, coordination and integration of the diverse activities related to smart Grid technologies, practices and services for Smart Grid Research and Development, Co-ordinate and integrate other relevant inter governmental activities, Collaborate on interoperability frame work, Review and validate the recommendations from India Smart Grid Forum etc.
Shri Sam Pitroda, Advisor to Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovation will chair the proposed Smart Grid Task Force. Nominations from concerned Ministries namely, Home, Defence, Communications & IT, Non Renewable Energy, Environment and Forest, Finance etc. and organizations such as Planning Commission, Department of Science and Technology, CERC, CEA, CPRI, BEE, NTPC, PGCIL, BIS, PFC, REC etc. are being invited as members of the Task Force.
NESCO is a Reliance Power owned utility in Orissa - not a vendor for any smart grid product
NESCO is the power distribution utility in Orissa that is currently doing trials for this unique smart grid system. This system has been UTILITY PROVEN to eliminate all forms of power theft which is the cause for huge losses in the country. I guess this technology can greatly help in the implementation of Smart Grid especially across India
Najmuddin (Aug 4, 2010)
Review of NESCO Product
Please don't use this forum for promotion of a product rather giving real good inputs for implementation of Smart Grid in our country.
Daniel (Aug 4, 2010) Bangalore, India
Smart Grid and Power Theft
Any Smart Grid solution has to address two key problems. Eliminate power theft (from overhead lines as well as complete meter bypass) and improve bill realization. An Indian Smart Grid company has successfully deployed as a pilot project its systems that guarantee to eliminate all forms of power theft (including overhead theft) and dramatically improve bill realization. The system has been tested by an utility for its various other features which are best suited to Indian power distribution conditions.
Najmuddin Khan (May 31, 2010) Gurgaon, India
It's time to replan R-APDRP so that we can directly jump to Smart Grid
Our future energy requirement is huge and the gap between generation and need is increasing exponentially. We need to stop and think that can we afford to go for RAPDRP and then implementation of Smart Grid or something needs to be done urgently so that we can directly jump to Smart Grid / AMI implementation? Seems crazy but don't forget the telecom revolution in India that now we are at par with international standards in one go.
Mrinal Kanti Das (May 31, 2010) Gurgaon, India
It's time to utilize R-APDRP as base
It's time to utilize R-APDRP as base of Smart Grid infrastructure development. All system meters are to be standardized right now to comply future Smart Grid requirement. Rather than going with the proposed SCADA system in R-APDRP, we should think of a PMU based control system. We need to keep in mind that all infrustructure development works in R-APDRP phase II is to be alligned to develop the Power & Communication highway.
cleantechgrid.com (May 28, 2010)
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Implementation of smart grid is a huge economic opportunity for India not to mention the environmental benefits.
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purushotam malik (May 28, 2010) Jind, India
We can solve the issue of power requirement
We can easily solve power issue in india. We make sufficient power but cant handle it more as it is. We can start by copying any technology but fail to maintain it. We should adopt the easy and natural way to handle this. Lots of Electricity waste in length of wires for long supply system. Avoid this so that technology can work.
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