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Smart Grid Pilot Projects in India Applications

and Experiences

Dr. Amit Jain

Joint Director,
Central Power Research Institute, India

Smart Grid Challenges and Opportunities

Develop Smart Tools and Technologies to Utilize Demand Response,
Demand Load Control, and Energy Efficiency
Expand and Upgrade Infrastructure to Improve Communications and
Interconnectivity
Regulations in Communication, price, cyber security.
Customer Education
Create Models to Foster Smart Grid Investment and Inform
Regulatory Frameworks
Develop Infrastructure to Assure Cyber Security and Resilience
Deployment of all functionalities of Smart Grid

Smart Grid Drivers

Increase In Electricity Demand & Supply Shortfall

Loss Reduction
Increase In Unit Cost Of Electricity
Reliability
Efficiency
Renewable Energy Integration
Grid Improvement
Energy Advancement
Managing Human Element

Government of India Approved Smart Grid Pilot

Projects in India
Functionalities covered under these projects are
AMI, PQM, OMS, PLM, and DG.
All selected 14 Projects involve installation of
Smart Meters for the purpose of reduction in
distribution losses and reliability improvement
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No. of Projects

12
10
8
6
4
2
0
PQM

AMI

Functionalities

OMS

PLM

DG

Government of India Approved Smart Grid Pilot Projects

in India
S. No. Utility Name

Functionality

Karnataka

AMI Residential, AMI Industrial,

PQM, Peak Load Management,
MG/DG
AMI Residential , AMI Industrial ,

TSSPDCL,

Outage Management , Peak Load

Telangana

Management , Power Quality

CESC, Mysore
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Project Area

No of
Consumers

VV Mohalla, Mysore

24532

Jeedimetla Industrial Area

11904

Guwahati Distribution
Region

15000

2
Management
AMI Residential , AMI Industrial,
Outage Management , Peak Load
3

APDCL, Assam
Management , Power Quality
Management ,DG
AMI Residential , AMI Industrial ,

UGVCL, Gujarat
Outage Management

Naroda of Sabarmati circle

39422
and Deesa of Palanpur circle

Government of India Approved Smart Grid Pilot Projects

in India
S. No. Utility Name

Functionality
AMI Residential , AMI I

Project Area

No of Consumers

Baramati Town

25,629

Panipat City Subdivision

31,914; revised to
11,000

Electrical Division
No.1 of Agartala
town

46071

KalaAmb

650

MSEDCL, Maharashtra
Outage Management
AMI Residential , AMI I,

UHBVN,

Haryana

Outage Management

AMI Residential , AMI I,

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TSECL,

Tripura
Peak Load Management
AMI Industrial, Outage

HPSEB, Himachal
Pradesh

Management , Peak Load

Management , Power
Quality Management

Government of India Approved Smart Grid Pilot Projects

in India
S. No.
9

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Utility Name

Functionality

Project Area

AMI Residential , AMI

Division 1 of Puducherry

Industrial
AMI Residential , AMI

VKIA Jaipur

Puducherry (PED)

JVVNL, Rajasthan

Industrial , Peak Load

Management
AMI Industrial , Peak

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Siltara Urla area of Raipur District

CSPDCL, Chhattisgarh
Load Management

12

13

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PSPCL, Punjab

KSEB, Kerala

WBSEDCL, West Bengal

AMI, PLM

Industrial Division of City Circle

Amritsar

AMI Industrial

Selected Distribution Section offices

spread over the geographical area of
Kerala

AMI Residential , AMI

Siliguri Town in Darjeeling District

Industrial , Peak Load

Management

Other Smart Grid Pilot Projects in India

Smart Grid Research Laboratory, CPRI, Bengaluru, India
The Smart Grid Research Laboratory project has been approved by Ministry of
Power. The aim of this project is to establish Smart Grid Research Laboratory comprising of
Smart Grid Technology Centre (SGTC) and Interoperability Laboratory (Interop Lab). Some
of the existing smart grid facilities of CPRI cover evaluation of a few of the smart Grid
Components like Intelligent Electronic Device (IED), Smart Meter etc. in isolation, but
facilities for evaluation of interoperability among different makes and its behavioral aspects
study in the integrated environment are not available. Establishment of Smart Grid Research
Laboratory which comprises of Interop test facility aims to fill this gap of Interoperability
evaluation which is one of the important aspects in the Smart Grid technology deployment.
Renewable energy integration and communication system are other major aspects of Smart
Grid and the Smart Grid Technology Centre will facilitate the advanced research, evaluation
and capacity building for utility engineers and academicians.
The outlay of the project is Rs. 11.05 Crores. The project implementation also
derives inputs from the USTDA sponsored consultancy project on Smart Grid Test Bed and
specifically for most of equipment specifications for procurement and building layout design.

Other Smart Grid Pilot Projects in India

AMI Project, TATA Powers Mumbai
The project includes deployment of Advanced Metering Infrastructure. The
consortium members include L&T, Cyan and Neosilica. Wireless technology from Cyan, and
Neosilica will provide a Meter Data Acquisition System interface from Cyan's Head End
Server into Tata's Meter Data Management System for billing and fault management. The first
phase of the project covers 5,000 smart meters.

Smart Grid Pilot project for Indiranagar, Bangalore by

BESCOM
Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM), is implementing a
Smart Grid Pilot Project for Indiranagar, Bangalore, with a consumer base of 63,058. It
includes 3 components - Advance Metering Infrastructure; Peak Load Management and Solar
Rooftop PV Systems (RTPV). Under this project, Smart Meters and Communication Systems
will be installed for about 20,000 consumers. IT Infrastructure consisting of servers, MDAS,
MDAM and PLM software etc. will be installed in the control centre for data collection,
storage and analysis. Around 5,000 Rooftop Systems are planned to be installed in Indiranagar
and will be integrated with the distribution system using Net Metering.

Other Smart Grid Pilot Projects in India

Odisha Smart Grid projects
The Odisha government has announced a Smart Grid power network (Disaster
Resilient Power Strengthening System), for the cyclone prone Ganjam district in Orissa,
with 60% funding from ADB. This project involves implementation of the latest
technology in the power supply system and enables it to withstand very high-speed
cyclones, with wind speed of upto 350-kmph. Under the scheme, the power supply would
be made through underground and over ground cables and gas insulated sub-stations with
full automation and control. Consumers would be alerted of power cuts through SMS etc.
The project is divided into 2 packages: Package-I deals with 132 kV Sub-Station works
and Pckage-II deals with 33 kV Sub-Station works, 11kV and LT Network works.

Chhatrapur Smart Grid Pilot Project

A Smart Grid pilot project covering 5800+ consumers is being taken up with
State Government funding at Chhatrapur in Odisha. The DPR for the project has been
prepared.

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Other Smart Grid Pilot Projects in India

Battery Energy Storage demonstration projects
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has floated a tender for 3
demonstration projects on grid connected battery energy storage. The technologies
specified are: (i) Lithium Iron Batteries, (ii) Advanced Lead Acid Batteries, and (iii) Flow
Batteries or Sodium Sulphur Batteries. The capacity envisaged is 500kW & 250 kWH.

Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation Limited (CESC)

A Smart Grid Roadmap for the Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation Limited
(CESC) is being prepared by Tetra Tech and ESTA International, Inc under a USTDA
grant. The CESC made recommendations for further reliability and power quality
improvements, SCADA/DMS/EMS enhancements, communications infrastructure for
AMI and Distribution Automation, smart metering and AMI, Enterprise Application
Integration and a Pilot Project.

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Present Status of Government of India Approved

Smart Grid Pilot Projects
State

Pilot Project
Site

Present Status

Telangana

Jeedimetla
Industrial Area

Since none of the bidders met the qualifying conditions, TSPDCL

has decided to cancel and refloat the tender

Assam

Guwahati
Distribution
Region

Project awarded to M/s Phoenix IT Solutions, an ISGF member (in

consortium with Securo, Kepco and Nuri Telecom). Functional
design document will be submitted by last week of June 2015

Karnataka (Mysore)

VV Mohalla,
Mysore

Project awarded on Apr 30 2014 to a consortium led by Enzen

Global Solutions Pvt Ltd. Cyan Technology, UK has been engaged
by Enzen for the AMI part of the projects. Installation of 500 single
phase meters and control centre equipment expected to be completed
in June 2015

Chhattisgarh

Siltara Urla
area of Raipur
District

Price bids were opened in Feb 2015. Price quoted by lowest bidder is
much higher than approved cost. Post receipt of approval from MoP
for the revision of project cost, CSPDCL awaiting response from
Government of Chhattisgarh

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Present Status of Government of India Approved

Smart Grid Pilot Projects
State

Pilot Project Site

Present Status

Puducherry

Division
1
Puducherry

of Revised RfP with new financing model has been released by

Puducherry Electricity Department. The pre-bid meeting was held on
2 July. The last date for submission of tender is 22 July 2015

Himachal
Pradesh

KalaAmb

Project awarded to M/S Alstom T&D India for a total cost of Rs.
194.5 Mn on Feb 28 2015. Project work commenced

Jaipur

VKIA Jaipur

Regulatory Commission approval awaited

Kerala

Selected
Distribution Section
offices spread over
the
geographical
area of Kerala

Price bid much higher than sanctioned project cost. Pilot area has
been restructured to the RAPDRP towns (8 nos.). Revised DPR that
proposes retendering has been put up to the Steering Committee.
Decision awaited.

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Present Status of Government of India Approved

Smart Grid Pilot Projects
State

Pilot Project Site

Present Status

Maharashtra

Baramati Town

Project has been cancelled

Punjab

Industrial Division of City Contract awarded to M/s Kalkitech. Site Survey to start by
Circle Amritsar
end of June 2015.

Tripura

Electrical Division No.1 L1 bidder is Wipro. Since bid price was 3.5 times higher than
of Agartala town
sanctioned project cost, proposal has been submitted
requesting complete funding from Ministry of Power.
Decision is still awaited

Gujarat

Naroda of Sabarmati Currently third party evaluation is going on. The project to be
circle and Deesa of awarded by end July 2015
Palanpur circle

Haryana

Panipat City Sub-division

West Bengal

Siliguri
Town
Darjeeling District

Project is executed under a grant from NEDO, Japan. NEDO

has completed the feasibility studies and the report has been
approved by UHBVN and MoP. NEDO has awarded the
contract for detailed engineering and project implementation
to a consortium of Japanese companies led by Fuji Electric.
The project work started on Dec 4 2014. Further work is in
progress.

in Contract awarded to M/s Chemtrols Engineering Ltd on 6

June 2015. Work expected to start soon.

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Indian Smart grid pilot project functionalities and deliverables

Smart Grid Function

Associated
People

Process

Strategy

Advanced Metering Infrastructure

(AMI) and Demand Response

Consumers shift their load as per incentives

End consumers;
given as part of Time of Use (ToU) or Critical
Utility
Peak Price (CPP) tariff for peak load
personnel
management

ToU/CPP tariff policy; Rate

recovery for AMI investment

AMI
and
management

End consumers; Utility manages the load thru HAN with a prior
Utility
agreement with end consumer for PLM or
personnel frequency-based smart devices

Remote connect/ disconnect;

ToU/CPP tariff policy; Rate
recovery for AMI investment

Demand-side

Outage management via Signal

Transmission Messaging Unit and
AMI

Utility
personnel

Utility dashboards to monitor load profiles and Employee incentives based on

proactive actions to reduce outages and outage-based Key Performance
response time
Indicators (KPIs)

Utility
renewable
energy
integration
via
forecasting
applications and AMI

Utility
personnel

Wide Area Monitoring Systems, software

Time of use/Critical peak pricing
applications and Demand Response for grid
tariff policy
security

Prosumers;
Distribution
Utility

Consumers participate in generation through

Feed-in tariff and remote
roof top solar power or small windmills
disconnection for grid security

Distributed renewable
integration via AMI

energy

Power quality management via

Intelligent Electronic Devices
(IEDs)

Utility

Dashboards for power

quality

Employee incentives based on

utility Key performance index
dashboards; Penal tariff for
injecting harmonics

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Jeedimetla, Hyderabad Smart Grid Pilot Project

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Jeedimetla, Hyderabad Smart Grid Pilot Project

SI.
No.

Description of Item

Quantity

1
2
3

Population
Area
No. of substation

135700
16 sq.km
5 Nos

No. of feeders incl. idle

43 Nos

Station capacity in MVA

121.5 MVA

Number of DTRs and Total capacity in MVA

1216, 117.78 MVA

Distribution line details (CKT KM)

HT = 158.9 KM(11kV)
LT = 250.0 KM(440V)

AT & C Loss % (average for the area)

9.11 %

Total Consumers

38303

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Connected Load

101.70 MW

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Peak load

87 MW

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Input Energy

420.00 MU

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Billed Energy

392.16 MU

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Revenue Collection in

Rs. 28.44 Cr P.M.

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Jeedimetla, Hyderabad Smart Grid Pilot Project

Sl.
No.

KPI

UoM

Existing Value

Target range

Interruption duration (average/month)

Hrs.

101

25 Hrs.

Pricing choices to consumers

No.

Administered price

8 TOU zones

AT&C loss

9.48

7.48

Billing Efficiency, Collection Efficiency

100,97

100 - both

Reduction in Consumers monthly electricity bill

Rs

LT = Rs.1028/HT = Rs. 5.44 lk.

LT= 10 %
HT= 5%

Peak Reduction

MW

78.6

Reduce by 10 %

LT:HT ratio

1:1.69

1:1

Equipment Failure

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Hyderabad Smart Grid Pilot Project, Conceptual

Architecture

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Puducherry Smart Grid Pilot Project

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Indian Experience with Smart Grid

Applications
Introduction of Advanced Measuring
regular & reliable reading

Infrastructure (AMI) for remote,

Electricity consumption reading and through real time monitoring

suggesting demand forecasting, peak load management, and management
of dynamic tariff (eg. Time of Day (TOD), net metering etc.)
Enabling of Remote connect / disconnect that facilitate the enabling of
partial (individual / group of consumers) rather than feeder level outage
remotely
Implementing outage management system and integration of distributed
generation
Improvement in the power quality, reliability of power supply, Network
Control management etc.

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REFERENCES
M. F. Khan, Amit Jain, V. Arunachalam, A. Paventhan, Roadmap for Smart
Metering deployment for Indian Smart Grid, IEEE Power & Energy Society
General Meeting 2014, Washington DC, USA, 27-31, July 2014.
Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Jeedimetla, Hyderabad Smart Grid Pilot
Project.
Telangana State Sourthern Power Distribution Company Ltd. [ONLINE]
https://www.tssouthernpower.com
Partnership to Advanced Clean Energy Deployment (PACE-D)
http://www.pace-d.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Puducherry-Smart-GridPilot-Project-PowerGrid.pdf
India
Smart
Grid
Forum
[ONLINE]
Available:
http://www.indiasmartgrid.com
Government of India, Ministry of Power [ONLINE] Available:
http://www.powermin.nic.in

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