The country will soon have a modern and smart power transmission system with features such as real-time monitoring and automated operation of the grid, a power ministry statement said on Tuesday.
The government has accepted the report of a task force or expert panel, which paves the way for a modern and smart power transmission system in India.
Modern and Smart Power Transmission Systems Better condition assessment, increased share of renewable capacity in the power-mix, increased utilization of transmission capacity, greater resilience against cyber-attacks as well as natural disasters, centralized and data-driven decision-making will provide Creation, reduction of forced outages through self-correction systems etc.
These and other recommendations are part of the report of a task force constituted by the Ministry of Power in September 2021 under the chairmanship of Chairman and Managing Director of PowerGrid, which suggested ways to modernize the transmission sector and make it smart and future-ready. has gone .
Other members of the task force included representatives from State Broadcasting Utilities, Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Central Broadcasting Utilities, MTY (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology), IIT Kanpur, NSGPMU and EPTA.
It said that the committee’s report was accepted by the government after discussions with Union Power Minister RK Singh last week.
During the meeting, the minister emphasized that a modernized transmission grid is essential to achieve the government’s vision of providing 24×7 reliable and affordable power to the people and meeting sustainability goals.
Singh said that having a fully automated, digitally controlled, rapid response grid is the need of the hour to counter cyber attacks and natural calamities.
Such a system should ensure isolation of specific areas in case of any contingency, the minister said, to protect the grid and prevent major outages.
Appreciating the efforts of the task force, Singh directed the CEA to frame necessary standards and regulations and set benchmark performance levels for adopting the identified technical solutions so as to build a robust and modern transmission network in the country. can go
The task force in its report has recommended a bouquet of technological and digital solutions, which can be adopted to future-proof the state’s transmission grids.
These recommendations are grouped under the categories of modernization of existing transmission system; Use of advanced technology in construction and monitoring, operation and management; Smart and future-proof transmission systems; and high expertise of the workforce.
The task force also recommended parameters for transmission network availability and voltage control based on the performance of global transmission utilities.
While short- to medium-term recommendations will be implemented over 1-3 years, long-term interventions are proposed to be implemented over a period of 3-5 years.
(with PTI input)
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