Smart Grid Vision for India & Road Map Draft for Comments

23rd Feb 2012,New Delhi

Smart Grid Vision for India

(Draft for Comments)

Transform the Indian Power Sector to develop a secure, adaptive, efficient and sustainable system by 2027 that provides reliable and competitive energy to meet the needs and aspirations of all citizens through active participation of all stake-holders and innovative technologies and policies.

Road-map (Draft for Comments)

Period Near Term - 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) Targets/Goals
Access to Electricity for All Reduction of T&D losses to below 15% in all Utilities Reduction in Power Cuts Improvement in Power Quality Renewables Integration Standards for Smart Appliances energy efficient and DR ready Stable back-bone of 765kV system in operation Increase in inter-regional power exchange capacity Wide Area Monitoring Efficient Power Exchanges Training and Capacity building in Utilities and in the Industry to build, operate and maintain SG systems and applications

Solutions/Projects
Successful completion of RGGVY and ensuring its sustainability through innovative schemes Micro-grids isolated and connected with main grids Successful completion of R-ADPDRP (1401 towns); and its extension to towns with population of >15K per 2011 census (nearly 16000 towns) SCADA/DMS for all towns with annual energy consumption > XX MU Substation Automation and modernization: all 110/132 kV and above (GIS where ever feasible; new breakers, numerical relays, bay controllers and transformer monitors) Fiber connectivity for all substations 33kV and above fiber network connecting 250K Panchayats to be leveraged AMI for all customers with loads >XX KW Smart Meters for all new connections >X KW all across the country Appropriate solution for Irrigation Pumpset (IP) metering and remote management Demand Response for peak load management in all urban areas to avoid power cuts ToU Tariff Systems for load forecasting and generation forecasting PMUs in all substations above 110/132 kV AMI for all feeders at transmission level enabling same-day settlement at power exchanges Smart Grid focused courses in IITs/IIITs and other Engineering Colleges Training and skill development programs at Utilities and Institutions in collaboration with CPRI, CBIP, NSDC and institutions from overseas SG PILOTS: 8 Pilots: 2012-2013 Low Cost Smart Meter Specs finalization and testing: 2012-13 Verification of technology trials in terms of scalability, sustainability and results vis--vis initial and formulation of specs for larger SG Projects-2014 Roll out of SG Projects in all Metros and State Capitals/Largest Cities in major states: 2014-17

Road-map (Draft for Comments)

Period Mid Term 13th Five Year Plan (2017-22) Targets/Goals
Reduction of T&D losses to below 10% in all Utilities End of Power Cuts Improvement in Power Quality Efficient forecasting and dispatching of Renewables Standards for interoperability, cyber security Infrastructure and standards for EVs Standards for Smart Infrastructures Buildings, Roads, Parking Lots, Malls, Industries etc 1200kV AC system in operation Mandatory standards for Appliances DR readiness, energy efficiency and emissions Export of SG products, solutions and services to overseas

Solutions/Projects
R-ADPDRP Solutions to be rolled out utility wide

Inter-connection of isolated micro-grids with National Grid where ever feasible SCADA/DMS for all towns with annual energy consumption > YY MU Substation Automation and modernization : all 33kV and above (GIS where ever feasible; new breakers, numerical relays, bay controllers and transformer monitors) All power transformers and DTs in urban areas are monitored AMI for all customers with loads >YY KW Real time pricing - price signals and choice of tariff plans to select categories of customers Smart Meters for all new connections all across the country Demand Response for peak load management to avoid power cuts DR infrastructure compulsory for >XX KW loads Systems for load forecasting and generation forecasting integrated with weather forecasting Outage Management Systems and Mobile Crew Management systems Utility wide SG roll-outs in select utilities metros and large urban areas Smart (Green) Buildings integration with utilities BMS integration with DMS/EMS EV charging stations and intelligent systems to manage EVs on the grid

Road-map (Draft for Comments)

Period Targets/Goals
Financially viable utilities Stable 24x7 power supply to all categories of consumers all across the country 33% or more Renewables in the power system EV infrastructure leveraged as Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) IT network and CRM systems of Electric Utilities being leveraged to other service providers water and gas distribution, land revenue collection etc Export of SG products, solutions and services to overseas

Solutions/Projects
Utility wide SG roll-out in all major utilities SCADA/DMS for all towns with annual energy consumption > YY MU All 33kV and above substations are GIS and automated All transformers up to DTs are monitored AMI for all customers with loads >YY KW Smart Meters for all new connections all across the country Real time pricing - price signals and choice of tariff plans to all categories of customers Smarter Cities Utility Corridors that can leverage common field infrastructure for automation and control of electricity, water, gas and district cooling/heating networks; common control and command centers, automated mobile crew systems etc Robotics for live-line maintenance Trials of super conductivity (HTSS)

Long Term - 14th Five Year Plan (2022-27)

Road-map (Draft for Comments)

Period Targets/Goals
Smart Utilities managing other pieces of vital infrastructure sectors such as Water and Gas distribution, Surface Transport etc Electrify almost all economic activities including transport and much of agricultural processes; and de-carbonize the power sector through dramatic increase in renewables and nuclear and carbon capture and storage technologies

Solutions/Projects
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Beyond 2027