PSAG - August 2014 (13Th Edition)

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News at a Glance 1
India's wind power potential over one lakh MW: Piyush Goyal
An assessment by the MNRE has estimated that the total
wind power potential of India was over one lakh MW. A
wind resource assessment programme has been imple-mented
by the ministry through the Centre for Wind En-ergy
Technology ( C-WET) to estimate the wind potential
in the country and identify suitable sites of installation of wind power
programme.
A total of 790 sites have so far been assessed in view of wind potential
programme availability. A total wind power potential in the country
has been estimated at 1,02,788 MW at 80 M hub height.
Source: ET, Dated: 31/07/2014
Rajasthan to become self-sufficient in power generation in 4
months: Gajendra Singh Kheenvsar.
Rajasthan govt. said the state will not only become self-reliant in power
generation but also provide electricity to neighboring states after 4
months from now.
A sum of Rs 1,852 cr granted under the 12th Plan would be spent for
giving power to village. The Minister said that the govt would strength-en
power distribution system by containing theft and losses so that
round the clock electricity could be provided to domestic consumers.
Kheenvsar said he was touring the state to review the power situation
and so far he has covered 15 districts out of 33. After the tour, a new en-ergy
policy and a master plan would be prepared.
Target of 29,800 MW of electricity from renewable sources
The govt said it has set a target of capacity addition of 29,800 MW of
power from various renewable energy sources during 12th Plan period.
Piyush Goyal told the Rajya Sabha that Rs 19,113 cr has been provided
for promotion and generation of renewable energy during the Twelfth
Five-Year Plan period.
The target comprises of 15,000 MW from wind, 10,000 MW from solar,
2,100 MW from small hydro and 2,700 MW from bio-power.
Piyush Goyal asks CIL for action plan to augment
output by 150 million tonnes
Piyush Goyal has directed state-owned CIL and its subsid-iaries
to submit an immediate action plan to augment their output by
150 MT within a year. The Minister has asked coal companies to evolve
a mechanism for augmentation of production and the requisite quantity
and quality to be supplied to the power stations, which has already
been set up. State-owned CIL, which accounts for over 80 % of domestic
coal production, achieved an output of 33.1 MT in July, missing its tar-get
of 35.80 MT.
CIL had missed its output target of 482 million tonnes for 2014-14, pro-ducing
462 MT during the period. Production fell short of target be-cause
of various reasons, including lack of environment clearance to
coal mining projects.
Centre must work in tandem with states in hydropower: PwC
In order to achieve hydropower generation capacity target, the Centre
needs to work in collaboration with other Ministries, departments and
State Govt. PwC report titled 'Hydropower in India - Key enablers for
a better tomorrow', the sector is facing several challenges, including fi-nancing,
inadequate enabling infrastructure and regulatory hurdles.
Ministries, departments and State Governments need to work together
collaboratively and efficiently, in a coordinated way, to achieve policy
goals and capacity addition targets. Alignment of processes, structures
and institutional framework is necessary to achieve this.
Govt. needs to ensure that inter-state agreements for water-sharing
must be in place to avoid disputes. A National River Authority of India
may be constituted to improve river management, address inter-state
disputes and for integrated river basin development. Favorable tax
treatment, especially at the early stage of projects, will reduce project
cost and help secure cheaper financing.
25-yr-old power plants to be replaced: Govt.
All power plants which have completed 25 years of
operations will be replaced with modern and environ-ment-
friendly ones to enhance production capacity.
Centre has framed a guideline to replace all old power
plants in a phased manner as their production capacity has slowed
down.
Frequent breakdowns, inefficiency and pollution are the main reasons
behind the decision to replace the old power plants with modern and
environment friendly ones in a phased manner.
Out of these, 71 schemes aggregating to 38,740 MW were concurred and
the Detailed Project Reports of 27 of hydro schemes with an aggregate
installed capacity of 7,730 MW have been returned to the project au-thorities
for re-submission after compliance of various observations of
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News at a Glance 2
CEA, Central Water Commission, Geological Survey of India and other
appraising agencies.
Power Grid Corp to invest Rs 477 cr in two transmission projects
Power Grid Corp has received approval of its board for investing Rs
477.24 cr in two transmission projects. The utility will invest Rs 288.49
cr for 'System Strengthening in Southern Regional Grid. Another Rs
188.75 cr would be put in for 'Transmission System for Connectivity for
NCC Power Projects Ltd (1,320 MW)'.
Floating solar panel to come up at Rajarghat of Kolkata by No-vember
The country's first floating solar power panel will
come up on a waterbody beside the Eco Park at Rajar-ghat
New Town. A 15KW solar power generating pan-el
would be set up on a waterbody located beside Eco
Park in New Town. The project will be implemented
under central funding by the Arka Ignou College of Renewable Energy.
It will be the country's first floating solar panel to be executed under
central government funding of Rs 40 lakh.
The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA), early next
year, will also set up a canal-top solar power panel on a link-up canal
flowing near Eco Park that will generate 500KW solar power every day.
29 hydro power projects await CWC evaluation: Piyush Goyal
As many as 29 hydro power projects with an overall capacity of 10,000
MW are awaiting appraisal from the Central Water Commission. As per
the existing guidelines of CWC for multipurpose projects, appraisals
are to be completed within 6 months for the states where the Central
Design Organisation (CDO) exists.
It is 12 months for those states where CDO does not exist. Appropriate
compliance of observations issued on different aspects has to be com-plied
with by the concerned project developer.
Ten projects aggregating an installed capacity of 1159.5 MW are multi-purpose
water resource projects having both irrigation and power com-ponent.
Once all the aspects are approved by the appraising groups or
agencies, CEA endeavors to accord concurrence as far as practicable
within a period of 90 working days.
Govt. aims to add 10,000 MW per year to lift wind energy sector
The govt. plans
to rapidly accel-erate
wind ener-gy
generation,
adding an am-bitious
10,000
MW every year,
or five times the
total new capac-ity
that came up
in the last fiscal.
Wind energy,
which had been
overshadowed
by solar projects
in recent years,
got a big boost
as the govern-ment
has re-stored
key tax
incentives that had helped India emerge as one of the top countries in
the world in generating electricity from wind. The govt. feels that tax
incentives coupled with conducive environment will rapidly accelerate
wind energy. At a recent meeting with turbine makers and other stake-holders
Piyush Goyal suggested to add 10,000 MW of wind power in-stallations
annually. According to Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers
Association (IWTMA) proposed target is achievable as the country has
capacity to manufacture close to 9,500 MW of wind turbines and it can
be expanded in short period.
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Monsoon reduces peak power shortage in July to 3.9%
Lower demand for electricity due to monsoons led to a fall in the coun-try's
peak power deficit to 3.9 % last month.
CEA provides assistance to the Ministry of Power in all technical and
economic matters. As monsoon picked up in July, electricity demand
moderated throughout the country by almost 3,000 MW. So with same
level of supply as in June, the July power deficit has come down. The
total electricity demand of the country during July was 1,45,014 MW, of
which 1,39,320 MW was met, leaving a gap of 5,694 MW.
Adani Power buys Lanco Infratech’s Udupi thermal power plant
Adani Power has acquired Lanco Infratech's 1,200 mw Udupi thermal
power plant in a Rs 6,000-cr transaction, marking the second mega deal
in two and-a-half weeks for the sector that is seeing a spurt of fund-raising
and M&A activity after being down in the dumps for years.
The deal, the largest in thermal power in terms of value and capacity,
catapults the Adani Group, already India's biggest private sector power
producer, to a bigger league with a capacity of nearly 10,000 mw while
helping Lanco reduce debt. Lanco Infratech, which has a market capital-isation
of Rs 2,054 cr, said it will receive Rs 2,000 cr in cash and transfer
debt of about Rs 4,000 cr to Adani.
PM Narendra Modi dedicated Raichur-Solapur transmission
line to nation development
Narendra Modi dedicates to the nation the Raichur-Solapur transmis-sion
line in Maharashtra, which will augment inter-regional capacity
through synchronisation with the southern grid.
The commissioning of one 765kV Raichur-Solapur
transmission line by Power Grid Corporation and syn-chronous
interconnection of Southern Regional grid
with the rest of the grid was achieved in December
2014. The second 765kV Raichur-Solapur transmission
line implemented through private sector participation
has been completed on June 30, 2014, with guidance from Power Grid.
With both the transmission lines now in operation, the interconnection
has helped in achieving a pan-India synchronous grid of 2,49,000 MW,
one of the largest synchronous operating grids in the world.
MERC grants 25-year power distribution licence to Tata Power
In a major decision, state electricity regulator MERC has granted 25 yrs
distribution licence to Tata Power for supplying power in city and sub-urban
areas. MERC in its order has allowed Tata Power Company
(TPC) to supply electricity in Mumbai city, parts of suburban areas in-cluding
Bandra to Dahisar in Western suburbs; Chunabhatti to Vikhroli
and Mankhurd in Eastern suburbs for 25 years.
It has also been granted licence to supply electricity in areas of Mira-
Bhayander Municipal Corporation, Chene and Versova which were ear-lier
not a part of its licence area.
Welspun to invest Rs 15,000 crore in solar, wind energy seg-ments
Welspun Group solar power is betting big on the sector and has plans
to invest Rs 15,000 cr to take its capacity to 1.75 GW over the next 3 yrs.
It has two subsidiaries in the energy space - Welspun Renewables Ener-gy
and Welspun Energy one for the solar and the wind respectively.
The private equity of the Asian Development Bank had recently picked
around 11 % in the latter for USD 50 million. Most of this fresh invest-ment
will be in solar space, the company will be focusing on Andhra
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab and Rajasthan. On the wind side, the
company is planning to have 120 MW by the end of this fiscal itself.
Power capacity addition nearly doubles in April-July 2014
Power generation capacity addition almost doubled to 4,998 MW dur-ing
April and July this year compared to year-ago period. During the
first four months of the last financial year (April-July 2014) 2,512 MW of
power was added, which rose to 98.98 per cent in the same period this
year at 4,998.44 MW.
Piyush Goyal announces 2,000 MW solar project for Punjab
The Centre has decided to set up a 2,000 MW solar power plant in Pun-jab
on the request of state's chief minister Parkash Singh Badal.
Goyal told the chief minister that REC and PFC will jointly provide Rs
400 cr to the state govt to install smart electricity meters in Punjab, add-ing
that the state will have to provide the remaining Rs 100 cr for the
project. He also asked the state government to give his ministry a com-prehensive
proposal for the use of imported coal with low ash content
in place of indigenous coal.
Tata Solar to supply 1 lakh solar panels for Jawaharlal Nehru
National Solar Mission project in Rajasthan
Tata Power Solar (TPS) will supply 1 lakh domestically manufactured
solar panels to ACME's 20 MW Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mis-sion
(JNNSM) project in Rajasthan. TPS has won one of the largest DCR
orders of JNNSM phase-2 batch-1. The company will supply the entire
module requirement for the 20 MW (AC) project to be built by ACME
Solar, a leading solar power developer in India.
1,00,000 modules, constituting 60,00,000 cells, needed for the project
will be manufactured at TPS' state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in
Bangalore. Stating that ACME Solar, during the JNNSM bidding last
year, won projects totaling 100 MW, TPS said of this, 20 MW, under Do-mestic
Content Requirement (DCR) policy of MNRE, needs to be con-structed
using cells and modules manufactured domestically. ACME
Solar is a three-way joint venture between ACME, EDF Energies
Nouvelles (EDF EN), the renewable energy arm of French state-run
electricity utility Electricite de France S.A., and Luxembourg-based nat-ural
resources saving group EREN.
PM Narendra Modi: Working to provide 24*7 power; responsi-bility
of citizens to conserve electricity
The govt. is working to ensure the provision of 24-
hour electricity for all. The effort is to ensure that in
the coming years the villages and poor of India have
access to 24 hours electricity.
Stressing on the need to focus on infrastructure devel-opment,
Modi said, "For any nation to develop, the focus has to be on
infrastructure. When we focus on infrastructure, the chances of devel-opment
increase."
Piyush Goyal stays clear of issue of anti-dumping levy on solar
gear
Staying clear of the demand for imposition of anti-dumping duty on
solar equipment imports, Piyush Goyal said the ministry concerned
will take an appropriate decision on the matter. To protect the strug-gling
domestic industry, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in
May had recommended imposing a restrictive duty in the range of
$0.11-0.81 per watt on solar cells imported from the US, China, Malaysia
and Chinese Taipei.
While the designated authority in the Department of Commerce recom-mends
the anti dumping duty, provisional or final, it is the Ministry of
Finance which acts upon such recommendation within three months
and imposes levies.

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Coal block allocations from 1993
‘illegal’
The Supreme Court on 25 August, 2014
declared 218 coal-block allocations made
between 1993 and 2010 as illegal and ar-bitrary.
The entire allocation of coal
blocks as per recommendations made by
the Screening Committee from July 14,
1993, in 36 meetings, and also the alloca-tion
made through the Government dis-pensation
route, suffers from the vice of
arbitrariness and legal flaws.
Though the judgment implies that the
allocations should be cancelled, the
Bench said the consequences of declaring
them illegal would be considered on
September 1, taking into account the in-vestments
made by companies for vari-ous
projects and the procedure to be
adopted for cancellation.
Explaining the judgment, the Bench said:
“The Screening Committee has never
been consistent, it has not been transpar-ent,
there is no proper application of
mind, it has acted on no material in
many cases, relevant factors have sel-dom
been its guiding factors, there was
no transparency and guidelines have sel-dom
guided it.”
The Bench disposed of writ petitions
filed by advocate ML Sharma and Com-mon
Cause challenging the allocation of
218 coal blocks ( including 41 de-allocations
and re-allocations), of which
105 were to private companies, 99 were
to state-owned firms, 12 went to ultra
mega power projects (UMPP) and two to
coal-to-liquid projects.
Dispensation route criticised
The Bench said, “The Government dis-pensation
route whereby public sector
corporations and undertakings were al-located
coal blocks, and a Joint Venture
Company has been further allowed to
enter into Mine Development Operation
Agreements with other private partner
or sister concern... has virtually defeated
the legislative policy in the CMN Act
and winning and mining of coal mines
has resultantly gone in the hands of pri-vate
companies for commercial use. The
Bench clarified that coal block allocations
made through competitive bidding for
the lowest tariff for power for UMPPs
might not be cancelled. However, the
coal blocks allocated to UMPPs would
only be used for that purpose and no di-version
of coal for commercial exploita-tion
would be permitted.
Business Line, August 25, 2014
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Gujarat power firm to get US support for renewable energy
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) have signed a grant
agreement with Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation (GETCO) to
support the integration of renewable energy sources into its power
transmission system. The agreement was signed in New Delhi at the
annual US-India Strategic Dialogue.
This technical assistance will allow GETCO to analyze its power system
through modeling and statistical techniques, and to develop strategies
to ensure appropriate load balancing and frequency regulation for its
transmission operations. This project will be carried out by Quanta
Technology.
Source: The Financial Express, Dated: 02/08/14
Half of power plants have less than 7 days of coal stocks
Nearly half of the country's coal-based power plants are reeling under
fuel shortages and had stocks to last less than seven days as of July end.
Some of the power plants which are affected due to coal shortages are
Indira Gandhi STPP (Super Thermal Power Plant) in Haryana, Rajpura
TPP (Thermal Power Plant) and Ropar power plant in Punjab, Su-ratgarh
TPS (Thermal Power Station) in Rajasthan among others.
The supply has been short due to various factors like less lifting by
TPPs through captive modes and logistic constraints of the railways, he
said.
CERC passes order on Sasan UMPP of Reliance Power
CERC has said the first 660 MW unit of Reliance Power's 3,960 mw Sa-san
project in Madhya Pradesh could not achieve its "full load" in
March 2013 and rejected its plea to appoint an independent technical
panel to look into the readiness of that unit.
The latest order follows another CERC directive passed in June last
year, which was challenged by Reliance Power in the Appellate Tribu-nal
for Electricity (Aptel). The tribunal then directed the regulator to
pass a fresh order on the matter
As per provisions in the PPA, commissioning date cannot be declared
unless the results of the performance test show that the unit tested ca-pacity
is not less than 95% of its contracted capacity as existing on the
effective date.
Govt asks NTPC, NHPC to focus only on core areas of operation
In what may push state-owned power companies to alter their business
strategies, the govt has asked NTPC, NHPC, SJVNL and THDC to focus
only on core areas of operation and transfer their non-core assets
among themselves. Once this is implemented, the country's largest
power producer NTPC, which started operations as a pure thermal
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power player, will have to transfer its proposed hydro power projects
to the other three PSUs – NHPC, SJVNL and THDC — which are pri-marily
hydro power firms.
Power ministry has already asked the PSUs under its administrative
control not to look at broad diversifications (thermal players entering
large hydro projects and vice versa) and explore opportunities for trans-fer
of each other’s non-core assets between themselves.
Power firms losing captive mines may get tapering linkage
In a relief for the private power companies, such as Essar Power, JSPL,
Monnet Ispat, Sterlite Energy and Adani Power, which faced de -
allocation of their captive coal blocks, they may get tapering (or tempo-rary)
coal linkages wherever the end-use power plants are being set up.
Recently, the power ministry had circulated a note to be taken up by the
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs with several proposals for giv-ing
coal linkage to the power projects that do not have letter of assur-ance
(LoA) or fuel-supply agreement (FSA), but which are already com-missioned
or will be commissioned by March 2015 or up to the end of
12th Five-Year Plan period.
According to the ministry's proposal, wherever the linked coal blocks
are in the process of de-allocation and the end use power plants are
commissioned or are at an advanced stage of commissioning, the plants
should be granted tapering
All future transmission projects may be put up for private participa-tion
Nearly all future power transmission projects in the country will be
available to the private sector if the govt accepts the recommendation of
a high-level panel — a move that would gradually undermine public-sector
Power Grid Corporation's dominance in the sector and bring
competition to this crucial segment.
The current practice of giving Power Grid projects on a nomination ba-sis
would end and it will now have to compete for projects like any oth-er
bidder, including those from the private sector.
Earlier, the govt had bid out some relatively small projects to build inter
-state transmission lines, but bidder interest was found to be almost non
-existent mainly because transmission tariffs are regulated by the
CERC. Cumbersome green clearance norms — with the onus of obtain-ing
them on bidders — also resulted in the projects not taking off.
The changes being considered by the group are aimed at faster develop-ment
of transmission networks as the benefit of rapid generation capac-ity
addition would not reach consumers unless a proper network for
evacuation of the power is created.
Time to clean up the coal sector
The Supreme Court ruling of declaring all coal mines allocated between
1993 and 2009 as illegal could be a double-edged sword for the indus-try.
It can either derail large investments and hurt prospects for eco-nomic
recovery in sectors such as steel and power, which account for
75% of allocations, or help clean up the process of allocation of natural
resources.
Banks are worried due to uncertainty created by the decision. They
have an exposure of more than R5 lakh crore to the sector, critical for
revival of the economy, which has slipped to below 5% growth in 2012-
13 and 2013-14. Even steel companies estimates peg the investments
riding on these captive mine allocations at anywhere between R.80,000
crore and R1 lakh crore. The steel sector will have to tap other sources
of coal which may not come cheap and could impact profitability if the
apex court decides to cancel the allotments.
Merger with NHPC not in national interest: SJVN, THDC
The power ministry's high-voltage idea of creating a state-run hydel be-hemoth
under the umbrella of NHPC has tripped even before it could
crystallise into a proposal. An assembly of top executives from SJVNL,
THDC, NEEPCO and NHPC has arrived at a "consensus" that their
merger would "neither serve national interest nor accelerate capacity
addition and raise tariff" for consumers.
NHPC in particular drew sharp criticism from SJVN and THDC execu-tives
attending the assembly, for unilaterally appointing SBI Caps for a
concept paper, which was submitted to the power ministry without
running it past the chiefs of the companies that is proposed to be
merged with NHPC.
Centre to provide financial support to Jammu and Kashmir in gener-ating
power
The Centre will provide necessary financial support to Jammu and
Kashmir for realising the potential of generating 20,000 MW electricity
in the state.
The issues between the state and the Union Power Ministry can be easi-ly
resolved through the process of meetings and interactions.
The Minister said the huge potential of 20,000 MW of hydro energy
available in the state if harnessed will not only give significant boost to
the state's economy but also benefit the country.
He asked the officers of Union and state governments to draft detailed
project reports for all identified hydel projects so that no delay is caused
at the time of the launch of each project.
Reliance Power commissions 5th unit of its Sasan UMPP
Reliance Power announced that the fifth 660 MW unit of its 3,960 MW
Sasan UMPP has commenced generation. With this, the total operation-al
capacity of the Sasan plant in Madhya Pradesh has reached 3,300
MW.
Last unit is in advanced stages of construction and will be commis-sioned
over the next few months. Coal production has already com-menced
from the 20 million tonnes Moher and Moher-Amlohri coal
mines associated with the power project.
L&T inks contract with Bangladesh Power Development Board
L&T and Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) have signed a
contract to set up a 225 megawatt, gas-based power plant in Sikalbaha,
Chittagong in Bangladesh. The contract, which is valued at about $200
million, was secured by L&T in May 2014.
Four development partners of Bangladesh govt. from the Middle East
(Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE and the OPEC Fund) will finance the
project with a fund of approximately $167 million.
The contract was signed between BPDB secretary M. Zahirul Haque
and L&T vice-president Saurabh Indwar at an event held in Dhaka on
Aug 24.
Reliance power approaches Andhra Pradesh government to revive
Krishnapatnam UMPP
Amid a fall in global coal prices and mounting demand for electricity,
Reliance Power has approached the Andhra Pradesh government seek-ing
to revive a 4,000 MW power project proposed at Krishnapatnam on
India's east coast. The proposal to revive the project comes nearly 30
months after its lead electricity procurer, AP Southern Power Distribu-tion
Company (APSPDCL), served notices on the local entity of Reli-ance
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defaulting on project implementation and supply of power as agreed
upon. Confirming the proposal, the company was committed to devel-oping
the Krishnapatnam project. Under the proposal, Andhra Pradesh
was to get 40% of the power generated by the so-called ultra-mega
power project (UMPP), with Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra
sharing the rest equally.
Expensive capital keeps renewable costs high in India: IEA
India's diverse set of targets and financial incentives support growth of
renewable energy generation even as expensive capital keeps renewa-ble
costs high. According to IEA, stability of the policy environment
and implementation are key for determining the cost and availability of
financing for renewables over the medium term.
Renewables account for more than 70,000 MW of the country's total in-stalled
power generation capacity of over 2,50,000 MW. Current India's
renewable policy environment has strengthened in certain areas over
the past year, but remains complex, with overlapping initiatives at the
central govt. and state levels and challenges in policy implementation.
Coal stocks at power plants lowest since 2012 blackouts
Half of India's thermal power stations have less than a week's supply of
coal on hand, the lowest level since mid-2012 when hundreds of mil-lions
of people were cut off in one of the world's worst blackouts.
Any grid collapse would cast doubt on the crisis management skills of
the new govt. led by Narendra Modi, whose achievement in ensuring
24-hour power supplies as premier of Gujarat state helped him to elec-tion
victory in May.
The shortage has come about as a fall in hydroelectricty generation due
to weak monsoon rains forced the government to ask coal-based power
stations to raise output.
Many of these regional state power companies have imported less than
required due to financial stress, having run up losses because they must
pay market prices for coal but can only sell power at regulated rates.
Indonesia expects to raise its shipments to India this year by 10 million
tonnes to around 100 million.
Rajasthan providing more electricity than other states
Defending the power shortage and phase wise cut to consumers for the
last two days, Rajasthan is providing more electricity to customers than
other states, including UP, Maharashtra, Punjab and Haryana. As
against 1,400 lakh units per day supply in 2013 during this time, the
state DISCOMs supplying 2100 units every day now (2014). Despite a
few hours of power cut, the farmers were getting power for 5 hours dai-ly,
and 18 hours in domestic sector.
The major power crisis was due to hike in imported coal prices and Su-preme
Court's intervention in the matter. Major power generation com-panies
Tata, Adani have reduced the power output causing serious cri-sis
and concern in power sector.
NTPC aims at 8,000-9,000 MW capacity takeover
NTPC is aiming at 8,000-9,000 MW capacity takeovers in stressed pow-er
plants but the recent Supreme Court ruling on coal mines may have
an impact on the move.
NTPC received 34 applications aggregating 55,000 MW generations.
But, on a realistic basis, expectation is to acquire plants worth 8,000-
9,000 MW capacity after due diligence
NTPC is looking at power plants which have achieved financial closure
or coal linkage, but were facing financial issues to start generation and
cost less than Greenfield power plants.
States asked not to overdraw from grid
The Northern Regional Load Dispatch Centre has sent an SOS to all
northern states to curtail overdrawing in Northern Grid. The alert is-sued
after high power demand in the northern region caused fluctua-tions
in grid frequency.
Delhi is one of the northern region constituents and has been seeing an
unusually high power demand in the second fortnight of August, as
compared to previous years.
NRLDC had tightened grid frequency bandwidth last year to ensure
grid stability, but reports came in that some states like UP, Rajasthan
and Jammu & Kashmir were overdrawing heavily from the grid to meet
the load demand. The situation has been aggravated because NRLDC
said some power units had pulled out from generation due to the ongo-ing
coal shortage.
INTRODUCTION
Chile is a South American country occupying a long, narrow strip of
land between the Andes
Mountains to the east and
the Pacific Ocean to the west.
Chile is today one of South
America's most stable and
prosperous nations. It leads
Latin American nations in
rankings of human develop-ment,
competitiveness, in-come
per capita, globaliza-tion,
state of peace, economic
freedom, and low perception of corruption. By the way GDP (nominal)
2013 estimate Total $277.238 billion (38th) Per capita $15,791(49th).
The electricity sector in Chile relies predominantly on thermal and hy-dro
power generation. Chile's electricity sector reform, which served as
a model for other countries was carried out in the first half of the 1980s.
Vertical and horizontal unbundling of generation, transmission and dis-tribution
and large scale privatization led to soaring private investment.
The 1982 Electricity Act was amended three times in 1999, 2004 and
2005 after major electricity shortages.
During the initial restructuring of the electricity industry Endesa, a state
-owned company since 1944, was divided into 14 companies. Before the
division Endesa had extensive generation, transmission and distribu-tion
assets throughout the country. The companies generated from
Endesa's division included 6 generation companies (including Endesa
and Colbun), 6 distribution companies and 2 small isolated generation
and distribution companies in the South. Chilectra, privately owned
since 1970, was split into 3 firms: a generation company (Gener) and
two distribution companies.
Generation
Installed capacity (2012): 17.61 GW, of the installed capacity, 64.9% is
thermal, 34% hydroelectric and nearly 1% wind power, with nuclear
absent.
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Imports and Exports
In 2003, Chile imported 2 TWh of electricity (mainly from Argentina)
while it did not have any exports.
Demand
In 2007, the country consumed 55.2 TWh of electricity. This corresponds
to 3,326 kWh per capita, which is still low by developed country stand-ards.
It grew rapidly (6% per year) until 2006, but since then it has been
stagnant.
Demand and supply projections
It is expected that electricity demand will increase at 5% per year in the
period up to 2030. In that same period, the share of natural gas in the
generation mix will increase to 46%. The installed capacity of natural-gas-
fired electricity generation is expected to reach 14 GW in 2030 (this
will be achieved by the construction of 10 new combined-cycle gas-fired
power plants), while coal-fired and hydroelectricity generation will
each account for about 26% of the total electricity generation mix.
Since the privatization of the Chilean electricity sector in 1980, all gener-ation
have been in private hands. There are 26 companies that partici-pate
in generation, although three main economic clusters control the
sector: Endesa group, AES Gener and Tractevel (Colbún).
Policy and regulation
The National Energy Commission (CNE), created in 1978 to advise on
long term strategies, is responsible for advising the Minister of Econo-my
on electricity policy and for setting of regulated distribution charg-es.
The Energy Superintendence (SEC) is responsible for supervising
compliance with laws, regulations and technical standards for genera-tion,
production, storage, transportation and distribution of liquid fuels,
gas and electricity
Renewable Energy Resources
In January 2006, new legislation was passed to apply the benefits in-cluded
in Short Laws I & II (see Recent Developments section below for
details) to renewable energy production. The new regulation provided
for exemptions in transmission charges for new renewable energy
sources (i.e. geothermal, wind, solar, biomass, tidal, small hydropower
and cogeneration) below 20 MW of capacity. It also simplified the legal
procedures for projects below 9 MW.
In 2008, a special law for non-conventional renewable energy was ap-proved
,which requires that, from 2010 onwards, at least a 5% of the en-ergy
produced by the medium and large generator sector be from non-conventional
renewable energy sources. This quota will increase by
0.5% per year from 2015 onward, to reach a 10% requirement in 2024.
Transmission
Responsibility for transmission is Transelec. here are 5 players. In the
Central Interconnected System (SIC), the most important player is Tran-selec,
a pure transmission company which controls almost the entire
transmission grid that serves the SIC. In the other interconnected sys-tems,
the large companies generation or the large clients are the owners
of the transmission systems.
Distribution
in the distribution sector, with approximately 25 companies, in which
the major companies include CGE Distribución S.A., Chilectra S.A.,
Chilquinta Energía S.A., and Inversiones Eléctricas del Sur S.A. (Grupo
SAESA).
Interruption frequency and duration
In 2002, the average number of interruptions per subscriber was 9.8,
while the total duration of interruptions per subscriber was 11.5 hours
in 2005. Both numbers are below the weighted averages of 13 interrup-tions
and 14 hours for the LAC region.
Distribution and transmission losses
Distribution losses in 2005 were 6.52%, down from 8% a decade before
and well below the 13.5% LAC average.
Tariff
In 2005, the average residential tariff was US$0.109/(kWh), while the
average industrial tariff was US$0.0805/(kWh). These tariffs are very
close to the LAC weighted averages of US$0.115 for residential consum-ers
and 0.107 for industrial customers.
Subsidies
Electricity subsidies in Chile aim to temper the impact of rising electrici-ty
tariffs on the poorest sectors of the population. In June 2005, Law
20,040 established an electricity subsidy for poor Chilean families. As
mandated by the law, the subsidy will be triggered when electricity tar-iffs
for residential, urban or rural users face an increase equal to or
above 5% during a period equal to or below six months.
Private participation in the electricity sector
Activity Private Participation (%)
Generation 100%
Transmission 100%
Distribution 100%
AUTHORS:
Introduction
The target for high efficiency in modern power plants is set not only be-cause
of economic reasons but also for enhanced environmental perfor-mance
in terms of reduced fuel needs, quantity of ash generated and
pollutants emitted. As coal will remain an important source of energy,
the focus has been set to improve the efficiency of coal fired power
plants. To achieve this goal, supercritical steam parameters have been
applied. Most of the upcoming thermal power plants in India prefer su-percritical
steam parameters and have been based on pulverized coal
(PC) fired once-through boiler technology. Circulating Fluidized Bed
(CFB) boiler technology has been growing in size and number over the
past three decades and it has established its position as utility scale boil-er
technology.
One remarkable milestone in the development of the circulating fluid-ized
bed (CFB) technology was achieved when the world's largest and
first supercritical circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler is at Lagisza
power plant Poland, was successfully come into commercial operation
in 2009.
If light is put on Indian power scenario, India enters its 12th five year
plan (2012-17), around 80-90-GW of additional power from all sources
will be required and for 13th five year plan (2017-2022), more than this
capacity has to add to meet the requirement. Keeping this in mind the
advantages of once through supercritical technology now becomes op-tion
for coal based thermal power generation in India. To meet the de-mand
of power, next two five year plan majority of upcoming power
plants are based on supercritical technology and expected that 6% of
C h i l e
N PONRAJA,
MBA (Power),
B.Tech (Electrical)
KARTHIK V,
MBA (Power),
B.Tech (ECE)
Once Through Supercritical CFBC Technology
An Option for Indian Power Sector

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coal consumption has to increases and only 2.5% domestic reserve of
coal is proven. Now this supply shortfall of coal may be met by import-ed
and Indian coal is blending of coal with ratio as technology permits.
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) stipulated in 2011 that all fu-ture
indigenous coal based power plant boilers are to be designed for
utilization of coal ratio of 30% imported and 70% indigenous coal. Thus
Fuel flexibility and Higher Efficiency will be the measure for adaption
of CFBC & OTSC in India, so the option comes Once Through Super
Critical Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion (OTSC CFBC) Technolo-gy.
Recent developments in OTSC CFBC have already qualified to be
offered for commercial purpose and competing the pulverized fuel
OTSC technology.
This article highlights the advantages by adoption of CFBC with super-critical
technology in Indian perception.
Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion (CFBC)
During the 1970’s and also 1980’s it is proven that conventional pulver-ized
coal fired power plants had received an optimized thermal efficien-cy
of order of 40% in the world and in India it is 36-37%. CFBC technol-ogy
was developed to raise the efficiency level. In this technology high
pressure air is blown through finely ground coal. The particles become
entrained in the air and form a fluidized bed. This bed behaves like a
fluid in which the constituents’ particles move to and fro and collide
with one another, the process employs a circulating fluidized bed com-bustor
that operates at a temperature of 800-900°C. The fuel (crushed
coal < 10mm) along with the sorbent (lime stone <1mm) is fed to the
lower furnace where it is kept suspended and burnt in an upward flow
of combustion air. The sorbent is fed to facilitate capture of sulfur from
the coal in the bed itself resulting in consequent low sulfur emission.
The combustion air is fed in two stages – Primary air direct through the
combustor and secondary air above the fuel feed point as shown in Fig-ure.
The circulating bed is designed to move a lot more solids out of the fur-nace
area and to achieve most of the heat transfer outside the combus-tion
zone - convection section, water walls, and at the exit of the riser.
Some circulating bed units even have external heat exchanges.
Similar to Pulverized Coal (PC) firing, the controlling parameters in the
CFB combustion process are temperature, residence time and turbu-lence.
Today, there are around 80 CFB units of over 200 MWe capacity
are in operation all over the world. . The first high efficiency CFB power
plants to utilize the supercritical steam parameters in coal firing with
once-though steam cycle technology are Lagisza, 460MWe in Poland,
Novocherkasskaya, 330MWe in Russia and Samcheok Green Power, 4 x
550MWe in South Korea with a net efficiency of 45% (LHV).
CFBC OTSC Parameters
Basic OTSC CFB concept is based on proven and efficient CFB process
with high plant efficiency and supercritical steam parameters. With
Benson vertical tube technology, heat transfer rate is very low and uni-
Ar ti c l e
form. Concept is based on in-line boiler arrangement. Furnace and sep-arators
form a compact hot loop package. The convection pass consists
of a steam-cooled enclosure containing the convection super heaters
and reheaters. This is followed by the economizer and rotary regenera-tive
air heaters. The design of the convection pass follows the same
principles employed in large two-pass PC boilers. Hot loop and convec-tion
pass are connected with steam cooled cross over ducts (CODs).
The fuel specifications in table 1. And design steam parameters in table
2. ( 460 MWe CFB OTSC Boiler are mentioned below)
Advantages of CFBC Boilers
 High Efficiency
 Reduction in Boiler Size
 Fuel Flexibility
 Ability to Burn Low Grade Fuel
 Ability to Burn Fines
 Pollution Control
 Low corrosion and erosion
 Easier ash removal – No Clinker Formation
 Less Excess Air – Higher CO2 in Flue Gas
 Simple Operation, Quick Start-Up
 Fast response to load fluctuations
 No slagging in the furnace-no soot blowing
 Provisions of Automatic Coal and Ash Handling System
 Provision of Automatic Ignition System
 High Reliability
 High efficiency of power generation
An Ideal Option for India - OTSC and CFBC Technologies
As per the Indian power sector growth rate, around 6 to 7 GW power
generation capacity has to add every year to meet the increased de-mand
with high efficiency, more reliability and minimum pollution.
Addition to that main constraint is availability of fuel and calorific val-ue.
In India available coal has low calorific value. So the imported coal
Process Flow of Circulating Fluidized bed boiler
. Fuel Specification - Bituminous Coal
Design Steam Parameters at 100% Load

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having high CV may blend with available Indian coal is better option
with combining OTSC and CFB technology for power generation.
OTSC CFBC with lower combustion temperature and substantially in-creased
particle residence time has the capability to burn a wider blend
of fuel combinations compared to the narrow band of blends associated
with OTSC PC. CFB covers the complete range of ratios (0-100%) of do-mestic/
imported coal.
Conclusion
For a developing nation planning to meet the rising demand with ca-pacity
additions, use of technologies, which are environmental friendly
and minimize the impact on environment, is necessary. CFBC is one of
such Technologies that operates under low combustion temperatures
and has facility to add sorbent. It effectively minimizes the SOx and
NOx emissions. It can also use poor quality fuels for effective, efficient
combustion minimizing emissions and impact on environment and for
High efficiency; means lower fuel consumption, and lower levels of ash
and air emissions, including lower emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2).
To achieve these goals, supercritical steam parameters have been ap-plied.
Integration of supercritical one-through boiler technology with CFB
technology provides the best combination of features for efficient, cost -
effective, and environmentally responsible power production. The gase-ous
emissions are further reduced with improved efficiency in view of
supercritical parameters since the amount of pollutants decrease on an
absolute level. So for Indian perception OTSC CFBC Technology offers
excellent solution.
References:
 “Towards new milestone in CFBC boiler technology CFBC-800MWe”. Ar-to
Hotta, Kari Kauppines, Ari kettunen. Foster Wheeler, Finland.
 “FBC Boilers” Bureau of Energy Efficiency.
 Conference by Ashish Rai, Dr.Mukesh Pandey and Dr.Prasant Baredar on
CFBC Technology.
AUTHOR
Open access
As per Electricity Act, 2003 Open Access has been defined under Sec-tion
2 (47) as follows:
“The non-discriminatory provision for the use of transmission lines or
distribution system or associated facilities with such lines or system
by any licensee or consumer or a person engaged in generation in ac-cordance
with the regulations specified by the Appropriate Commis-sion”.
Open Access is one of the most important features of the EA 2003
wherein, distribution companies and eligible consumers have the free-dom
to buy electricity directly from generating companies or trading
licensee of their choice and corresponding the generating companies
have the freedom to sell to any licensee and to the eligible consumers.
Bihar Snapshot
In Bihar, from transmission front, Bihar State Power transmission Com-pany
Limited (BSPTCL) is the state transmission utility (STU). From
distribution front, Bihar has two distribution companies, they being,
North Bihar Power Distribution Co. Ltd.(NBPDCL) and South Bihar
Power Distribution Co. Ltd. (SBPDCL). It has one Holding Company-
Bihar State Power Holding Co. Ltd. (BSPHCL).
Open Access Regulation in Bihar 20th May 2006
Eligibility to seek Open Access
 Open access shall be permissible to the consumers having load of 1
MW and above connected through independent feeder.
 The Commission may allow Open Access to consumers with de-mand
of less than 1 MW at such time as it may consider feasible
having regard to operational constraints and other factors.
Metering
 The Open Access customer shall provide Availability Based Tariff
(ABT) compatible Special Energy Meters at the point of injection and
point of drawl.
 The Open Access customer shall provide Main Meters and Check
Meters as may be specified by State Transmission Utility.
Open Access Charges and Losses
 Transmission Charges or STU Charges
 Wheeling Charges or Distribution Charges
 Cross Subsidy Surcharge or Addition Surcharge
 Addition Surcharge
 Scheduling and System Operation Charges
 Reactive Energy Charges
 Unscheduled Interchange( UI) Pricing
 Transmission Loss
 Wheeling Loss
Landed Calculation:
Ar ti c l e
SOURADEEP MUKHERJEE
MBA (Power Management)
BTech (Electrical Engineering)
Open Access Feasibility in BIHAR
Open Access Charges and Losses
Charges in Rs/
kWh
11kV/22kV/33kV Losses in % 11/kV/22kV/33kV
Transmission 0.17
Transmis-sion
4
Wheeling 0.18 Wheeling 5
Cross Subsidy 0.53

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…...continued
Conclusion
Bihar is one of fastest growing states in India. According to Indian
Brand Equity Foundation, the Gross State Domestic Product of Bihar in
the year 2012-13 was $56.8 bn and CAGR reported was 18.8%. The total
outstanding investments in Bihar were $53.5 bn out of which 70% was
for electricity industry. Here in the table, in which we have taken only
the energy charge at 132 kV and the Quantum of power is 3MW, the
fixed charges will be beard by the consumers.
Open Access in Bihar according
to above analysis is cost benefi-cial
at every level of voltage at
drawl point. For a 33kv draw-ing
industry, per unit saving for
open access consumer is about
Rs. 2. This makes around 40
lakhs per month for the con-sumers
of electricity through open access on the basis of IEX. For larger
industries, which draw the power at higher level of voltage, this
amount escalates further. Power from open access at every level is ben-eficial
for consumer; Consumer can do bilateral trading as tariff is low
compared to the Discom tariff.
Industries in Bihar are interested in open access but due to poor trans-mission
lines and distribution lines and lack of technology in SLDC, so
implementation of Open Access in Bihar will take some time. NoC is
granted to independent feeder at 132 kV. Bihar is a deficit state it has a
minimum deficit of 3.9%. It has highest deficit of 11.7% in the month of
April. So, Power Banking is mostly done by the Discom. Moreover,
news of identification and evaluation of a site for an UMPP in Bihar
may attract many industries to the state. There is no open access in Bi-har,
no generator and no consumer is accessing open access due to
transmission and technical constraint.
AUTHOR:
Ar ti c l e
SUNNY SULTANIA
MBA (Power Management)
BTech (Electrical and Instrumentation)
Landed cost
(Rs./
unit)
IEX( at 132kV) 3.75
Bilateral(CTU Connect-ed)
4.67
STU Connected 4.28
Basis of Discom 6.3

Innovati on 12
With the aim of providing India with safe clean drinking water, Dr
Vibha Tripathi with her team member developed Swajal . It’s a ma-chine
that is capable of providing safe drinking water with nine stages
of filtration. It is capable of producing water at quality less than 60 TDS
(total dissolved solids) and acceptable limit by WHO is 100 TDS. It can
dispense both hot and cold water according to the requirement and it
can serve the communities having contaminated underground water.
The best part of this machine is that it’s self-powered by clean ener-gy
, which means it is not
grid connected and can be
used disaster prone region.
Not only by solar ,it can be
powered by hybrid power
also.
To test the Swajal proto-type,
Tripathi has picked
five of the 900 villages in the
area that comprises Delhi
and the National Capital
Region to install solar water
purifiers. Besides these,
Swajal has just installed two
5,000 litres per day purifiers
in Chandankhera and Karinabagh villages in UP's Unnao district, areas
which have high fluoride content in their ground water. Allocated
amounts of the purified water are auto-dispensed to each consumer via
a smartcard issued by the non-profit organization that has commis-sioned
these purifiers. "When the capital expenses are paid for, we can
supply the water at 30 paise per litre," says Tripathi. Even when the
capital expense is self sponsored by Swajal, as in the case of the five
prototypes, purified water from the ground can be made available at as
low as Rs 1 per litre, she says. Tripathi feels Swajal can begin by helping
schools and hospitals in rural areas. Dr.Tripathi is looking for funding
for the venture. "We are asking for $1.2 million to scale up operations,"
she says and is willing to divest 20-25% of Swajal's equity for that in-vestment.
"We would use this money for R&D, marketing, hiring more
people — basically scaling up the venture," she adds
The Swajal machine is designed with the capability of nine stages of fil-tration
and installed with proprietary GSM software that continuously
monitors whether the machine is working at its installation point.
Moreover, Swajal won the India Innovation Growth Award for 2014, a
joint initiative of the Indian government's Department of Science and
Technology, Lockheed Martin Corporation, the Indo-US Science and
Technology Forum, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce
and Industry, Stanford Graduate School of Business and the IC2 Insti-tute
at the University of Texas.
The aim of Swajal is to protect 5,000 people dying because of dirty
drinking water and provide clean drinking water in rural and disaster
prone areas of India.
Author:
Advanced Metering Infrastructure
What is Advanced Metering Infrastructure?
AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) is the collective term to de-scribe
the whole infrastructure from Smart Meter to two way-communication
network to control center equipment and all the appli-cations
that enable the gathering and transfer of energy usage infor-mation
in near real-time. AMI makes two-way communications with
customers possible and is the backbone of smart grid. The objectives of
AMI can be remote meter reading for error free data, network problem
identification, load profiling, energy audit and partial load curtailment
in place of load shedding.
Building Blocks of AMI
AMI is comprised of various hardware and software components, all of
which play a role in measuring energy consumption and transmitting
information about energy, water and gas usage to utility companies and
customers. The overarching technological components of AMI include:
Smart Meters- Advanced meter devices having the capacity to collect
information about energy, water, and gas usage at various intervals and
transmitting the data through fixed communication networks to utility,
as well as receiving information like pricing signals from utility and
conveying it to consumer.
Communication Network- Advanced communication networks which
supports two way communications enables information from smart me-ters
to utility companies and vice-versa. Networks such as Broadband
over PowerLine (BPL), Power Line Communications, Fiber Optic Com-munication,
Fixed Radio Frequency or public networks (e.g., landline,
cellular, paging) are used for such purposes.
Meter Data Acquisition System– Software applications on the Control
Centre hardware and the DCUs (Data Concentrator Units) used to ac-quire
data from meters via communication network and send it to the
MDMS
Meter Data Management System (MDMS) - Host system which re-ceives,
stores and analyzes the metering information.
Home Area Network (HAN) - It can be an extension of AMI deployed
at consumer premises to facilitate the communication of home applianc-es
with AMI and hence enable a better control of loads by both utility
and consumer.
S m a r t G ri d
Smart Grid Roadmap-India
INNOVATION
SWAJAL—Making the clean water available to everyone
YOGESH, B.Tech (Power System Engineering)

Smart Gri d 13
Figure-1: illustrates the components that make up AMI, including advanced electric,
gas and water meters a data transmission network and a data management system.
Benefits
The benefits of AMI are multifold and can be generally categorized as:
Operational Benefits – AMI benefits the entire grid by improving the
accuracy of meter reads, energy theft detection and response to power
outages, while eliminating the need for on-site meter reading.
Financial Benefits – AMI brings financial gains to utility, water and gas
companies by reducing equipment and maintenance costs, enabling
faster restoration of electric service during outages and streamlining the
billing process.
Customer Benefits – AMI benefits electric customers by detecting meter
failures early, accommodating faster service restoration, and improving
the accuracy and flexibility of billing. Further, AMI allows for time-based
rate options that can help customers save money and manage
their energy consumption.
Security Benefits – AMI technology enables enhanced monitoring of
system resources, which mitigates potential threats on the grid by cyber
-terrorist networks.
Challenges
Despite its widespread benefits, deploying AMI presents three majors
challenges that include high upfront investments costs, integration with
other grid systems, and standardization.
High Capital Costs: A full scale deployment of AMI requires expendi-tures
on all hardware and software components, including meters, net-work
infrastructure and network management software, along with
cost associated with the installation and maintenance of meters and in-formation
technology systems.
Integration: AMI is a complex system of technologies that must be inte-grated
with utilities' information technology systems, including Cus-tomer
Information Systems (CIS), Geographical Information Systems
(GIS), Outage Management Systems (OMS), Work Management (WMS),
Mobile Workforce Management (MWM), SCADA/DMS, Distribution
Automation System (DAS), etc.
Standardization: Interoperability standards need to be defined, which
set uniform requirements for AMI technology, deployment and general
operations and are the keys to successfully connecting and maintaining
an AMI-based grid system.
AMI in the Indian Context
Modernizing India's grid system by investing in AMI promises to miti-gate
a number of strains placed on the grid due to growing demand for
electric, gas and water resources. In particular, AMI will improve three
key features of India's grid system including:
System Reliability: AMI technology improves the distribution and
overall reliability of electricity by enabling electricity distributors to
identify and automatically respond to electric demand, which in turn
minimizes power outages.
Energy Costs: Increased reliability and functionality and reduced pow-er
outages and streamlined billing operations will dramatically cut costs
associated with providing and maintaining the grid, thereby significant-ly
lowering electricity rates.
Electricity Theft: Power theft is a common problem in India. AMI sys-tems
that track energy usage will help monitor power almost in real
time thus leading to increased system transparency.
Source: ISGF
“Smart Grid Pilot Projects in India” In continuation….
Electricity Department Of Government Of Punducherry
Division 1 of Puducherry
Project Summary
Project proposes covering 87031 no. of consumers with dominant being
domestic consumers (79%). The area has around 367 MU input energy
consumption. The proposed project area is also covered under RAPDRP
Scheme for IT implementation and system strengthening which is likely
to be completed in 2013. The module of Automated Metering Infra-structure
(AMI) for Residential Consumers and Industrial Consumers
are proposed to be implemented to assist with consumer issues like
event management & prioritizing, billing cycle review and revenue col-lection
efficiency for Energy auditing and AT&C loss reduction.
Benefits
 Reduction in Distribution Losses
 Reducing cost of billing
 Increasing revenue collection efficiency
Key facts
Project Type: Smart Grid Pilot in Power Distribution Sector
Total cost of project: Rs. 46.11 C r
MoP Share: Rs. 23.05 Cr
Funding Programme: RAPDRP, Part-C
Project timeline: 563 days, approx. 19 months
Update:
RfP is ready, but has to be finalized by PED. The state government is
now testing a grid-interactive rooftop scheme with technical assistance
from Auroville Consulting. PED has also proposed an extension of
Smart Grid Pilot Project to the entire UT of Puducherry at an estimated
cost of around Rs186.67 Cr. The proposal for extension of Pilot to entire
UT would be placed before the Steering Committee for appropriate dis-cussion.
Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited, Himachal Pradesh
Location
Industrial town of KalaAmb
Project Summary
The pilot project covers 650 consumers and having annual input energy
of 533 MUs. The functionality of peak load management and outage
S m a r t G ri d

Power Tradi ng Updat e s 14
management is proposed by implementing Automated Metering Infra-structure
(AMI) for Industrial Consumers, Distribution Automation and
Substation Automation and power quality management by deploying
Power Quality meters at HT consumers.
Benefits
 Shifting peak load
 Reduction in penalties
 Reduction in outages
Key facts
Project Type: Smart Grid Pilot in Power Distribution Sector
Total cost of project: Rs. 17.84 C r
MoP Share: Rs. 8.92 Cr
Funding Programme: RAPDRP, Part-C
Project timeline: Not Mentioned
Update:
The last date of submission of bids is July 1, 2014. Award of contract is
likely by September 30, 2014.
AUTHOR:
PRAKHAR CHAUDHARY MBA( Power), B. Tech (CSE)
Power Trading in Month of August
As regards the price of the power, the average market clearing price
(MCP) at IEX is Rs.4.49 per unit, about 14% higher than Rs.3.76 per unit
in the previous month. However MCP showed wide variation through
the month with lowest being at Rs. 1.73 per unit & highest at Rs. 10.8
per unit.
The average market clearing price (MCP) at PXIL is Rs.3.78 per unit,
about 8% higher than Rs.3.46 per unit in the previous month. However
MCP showed wide variation through the month with lowest being at
Rs.2.24 per unit & highest at Rs.5.88 per unit.
Prices at IEX
With reduction in demand of electricity across States owing to the rains,
area prices fell across all the States except in the Southern States where
the prices instead increased by about 6-7%, largely due to unavailability
of transmission corridor.
Volumes
With total Purchase Bids of 4785.68668 KWh (IEX = 472.0249 KWh &
PXIL = 65.43768 KWh) and total Sell Bids of 3099.49375 KWh(IEX =
3062.889 KWh & PXIL = 36.60475 KWh), almost 2720.931 KWh were
cleared in August in Spot market KWh. The table below gives region
wise details of the power bought (in KWh) and sold (in KWh) at IEX:
REC Trading
A Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) is a market based instrument
which provides evidence that a generator has produced a certain
amount of electricity from a RE resource. A Renewable Energy Certifi-cate
signifies the environmental attribute of the renewable energy. PXIL
achieves 68.9% Market Share. Clearing price for Solar REC is 9300 Rs/
REC and for Non Solar REC is 1500 Rs/REC.
Author:
TANIMA AGGARWAL
MBA(PM)
(BSc. Hons, DU)
P o w er T r a di n g U pd a t e s
Power Trading in India: Updates
REGION BUY(MWh) SELL(MWh) NET
AUGUST'14 JULY'14
CHA
NGE
(%) AUGUST'14 JULY'14
CHAN
GE(%)
A1 9911.85 11244.85 -13 87051.2 60375.17 31 SELL
A2 67784.36 98789.94 -46 20364.88 8100.01 60 BUY
E1 498961.45 129947.9 74 221155.39 254689.34 -15 BUY
E2 45.99 30892.51 -67 193976.38 52302.45 73 SELL
N1 80865.17 124977.37 -55 615720.88 713210.56 -16 SELL
N2 694123.58 645117.01 7 133106.42 102742.57 23 BUY
N3 117428.49 179024.47 -52 39.56 NIL NIL BUY
S1 265799.38 277609.09 -4 103885.77 146272.52 -41 BUY
S2 89709.56 27573.12 69 1764.3 3410.4 -93 BUY
W1 89007.57 62949.91 29 44969.99 14180.44 68 BUY
W2 519215.28 681679.37 -31 376116.24 265042.97 30 BUY
W3 63056.57 49074.42 22 697757.82 698552.2 0 SELL
CLEARED
VOLUME
2495906.53 2318876.3
2495906.5 2318876.3
MCV 2695904.25 2541698.2 2695904.3 2541698.2
BID AREAS AVERAGE PRICES(/ KWh)
August'14 JULY'1
4
CHAN
GE
NORTH EAST
(A1,A2)
4.19 3.38 19%
EAST(E1,E2) 4.19 3.35 20%
NORTH(N1,N2) 4.19 3.35 20%
PUNJAB 4.23 3.63 14%
SOUTH(S1) 5.53 5.17 7%
SOUTH(S2) 5.63 5.38 4%
WEST(W1,W2) 4.15 3.22 22%
WEST(W3) 4.15 3.22 22%
REC Trading During Aug 2014 (no.)
Buy Bids Sell Bids
Total Volume
Traded
IEX Solar 367 150091 367
Non Solar 15736 3949016 15736
PXIL
Solar 796 185744 796
Non Solar 34945 47,66,759 34945

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