POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED

SOUTHERN REGIONAL LOAD DESPATCH CENTRE

ADVANTAGE KARNATAKA

IMPACT OF ABT, NETWORK

STRENGTHENING ON GRID OPERATION
IN KARNATAKA
•
ADVANTAGE KARNATAKA
HARNESSING THE VAST HYDRO POTENTIAL
– EFFECTIVE USE OF HYDRO TO SECURE BEST PRICES
– DEPLETED RESERVOIRS SPARINGLY USED
– CONSERVATION FOR PEAK
SHARAVATHY
• OPTIMAL RESOURCE UTILISATION
– EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE IN UI MARKET
UI SUMMARY

– SCHEDULING FOR MAX RETURNS!

SCHEDULE

• GRID DISTURBANCES ARE A THING OF THE PAST

DISTURBANCES
• VAST IMPROVEMENT IN GRID PARAMETERS
BLR VOLTAGE
• LOSSES REDUCED
TECHNICAL LOSS
 OPTIMAL RESERVOIR UTILISATION
SHARAVATHY IN KARNATAKA
THE COST OF GENERATION AT SHARAVATHY IS LESS THAN 20 Ps /UNIT
AVERAGE SELLING UI RATE OF KARNATAKA IS 372 Ps/UNIT

Rs. Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs. Rs.
PLANT OPERATORS AT
SHARAVATHY THINK OF THE
RESERVOIR LEVEL IN RUPEES
Rs. RATHER THAN IN FEET!!!
Rs. Rs.
Rs.

Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
 SHARAVATHI GENERATION – TYPICAL DAY

1000 50.40

900
FREQ 50.20
GENERATION IN MW --->

800
50.00
700

FREQ IN HZ--->
49.80
600

500 49.60

400
49.40
300
49.20
200
MW 49.00
100

0 48.80
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 0

HOURS ---->
 UI SUMMARY – 116 WKS
FROM 01/JAN/03 TO 20/03/05)
STATE ---> AP KAR KER TN PON

Total Net UI in MUs

exported(-) / -4195 3868 1195 1069 -88
Imported(+)

Total Net amount in

Rs. Crores
-859 718 206 311 -16
Receivable(-) /
Payable(+)

Average rate of UI in
204 186 173 291 188
paise/unit
 INTER-REGIONAL EXCHANGES DETAILS
UPTO 116 WKS (Till 20-MAR-05)
WR ER

Net Energy 112 MU 725 MU

Transaction IMPORT BY IMPORT BY SR
SR

Amount Due to Rs. 40.54 Cr. Rs. 3.94 Cr.

SR Constituents

Amount Credited TO Rs. 40.54 Cr. Rs. 3.94 Cr.

SR Constituents
INTER-REGIONAL EXCHANGES DETAILS
UPTO 105 WKS (Till 26.12.04)
WR ER

Net Energy 82 MU 707 MU

Transaction IMPORT BY IMPORT BY SR
SR
Amount Due to Rs. 36.07 Cr. Rs. 2.36 Cr.
SR Constituents
Amount Credited Rs. 36.07 Cr. Rs. 2.36 Cr.
TO SR
Constituents
 OD UD AND UI RATES OF CONSTITUENTS
500
450
400 372
350
RATE (PAISE/UNIT)

300 260
247 6
247
250
205 M
200 5 186 U 178
4 1
2 3 1 8 5 146
150 2 2
M 8 2 3 4
4 M
100 U 7 7 6 6
7 U
4 6 M 7
50 M
M M U M
U
U U U
0

AP KAR KER TN

OVER DRAWAL (PURCHASE) UNDER DRAWAL (SOLD)

 Schedule Vs Actual Drawal by KAR
Entitlement Schedule Actual Frequency

2500 51.5

2000 Entitlement 51.0

DC, SCHEDULE & ACTUAL (MW)

FREQUENCY IN HZ --->
Capacity
Actual Drawal Charges
1500 50.5

UI

1000 50.0

500 49.5
Schedule
ά
Energy Frequency
0 Charges 49.0
01:15

02:15

04:15

06:15

07:15

08:15

09:15

10:15

11:15

14:15

17:15

22:15

23:15
00:15

03:15

05:15

12:15

13:15

15:15

16:15

18:15

19:15

20:15

21:15
TIME --->
 MAJOR AND MINOR DISTURBANCES SINCE 1994
10

8
NUMBER OF DISTURBANCES -------->

4 MAJOR MINOR

0
1994-95

1996-97

1997-98
1995-96

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05
NO DISTURBANCES DESPITE
YEAR ->
LOSING ENTIRE SUPER
GENERATING PLANTS LIKE
RAMAGUNDAM,VIJAYAWADA,KOTHAGUDEM, NORTH CHENNAI,
SHARAVATHY ETC
 COMPARISION OF BANGALORE VOLTAGE-TYPICAL DAY
420

410

400

390
VOLTAGE IN KV --->

380

370 BETTER VOLTAGE PROFILE MEANS

LESS ELECTRICAL LOSSES
360

350

340 REALITY BITE:

FARMERS IN KARNATAKA ARE HAPPY WITH
330 FEWER HOURS OF QUALITY POWER!!.
EFFICIENCY OF PUMPS AT TG HALLI WATER
WORKS IMPROVED!
320
00:05

02:05

03:05

04:05

05:05

07:05

08:05

09:05

10:05

11:05

13:05

14:05

18:05

19:05

20:05

23:05
01:05

06:05

12:05

15:05

16:05

17:05

21:05

22:05
TIME IN HRS --->
 WATER SUPPLY TO BANGALORE
PUMPING LOSSES REDUCED
ENORMOUS SAVINGS TO THE
STATE
MOTOR BURNING AND
MAINTENANCE COSTS ALSO
CAME DOWN DRASTICALLY

LOW VOLTAGE PROBLEMS

AROUND BANGALORE
HAMPERED WATER SUPPLY
EARLIER
WITH BETTER VOLTAGE NOW,
PUMPING EFFICIENCY HAS
IMPROVED

400 KV STATION AT MYSORE BEING

COMMISSIONED ON WAR FOOTING TO
FURTHER FORTIFY THIS PART OF THE GRID
Technical Losses w.r.t. Voltage

• Power (P)= Voltage * Current = V*I

• Losses = (Current)2 * Resistance = I2*R
• Power is proportional to current, voltage remaining
constant.
• To draw the same power at low voltage, one has to draw
more current
e.g.; 100 MW = 400kV * 250 Amps
100 MW = 320kV * 312 Amps
Losses increases by 55% for 20%reduction in voltage.
Losses doubles for about 30% reduction in voltage.
e.g. Loss reduction in SR by 1% has given an annual
saving of about Rs 290 crores
 SOUTHERN REGION LOSS*
 
2002 2003 2004** 2005**

LOAD LOSS LOSS LOAD LOSS LOSS LOAD LOSS LOSS LOAD LOSS LOSS
(MW) (MW) % (MW) (MW) % (MW) (MW) % (MW) (MW) %

AP 6510 408 6.27 5983 264 4.41 7234 311 4.30 7557 279 3.69

KARNATAKA 4078 265 6.50 4609 237 5.14 5158 228 4.42 5285 183 3.46

KERALA 1928 82 4.25 2227 101 4.54 2479 86 3.47 2453 66 2.69

TAMILNADU 6135 224 3.65 6888 240 3.48 7421 198 2.67 7522 216 2.87

PONDICHERRY                   215 0 0.00

CENTRAL
GENERATING
STATION 472 0 0.00 684 0 0.00 538   0.00 121 0 0.00

SOUTHERN 2315
REGION 19123 979 5.12 20391 842 4.13 22830 823 3.60 3 744 3.21
•*Source : Report of System Studies conducted for Accessing Shunt Compensation requirement in Southern
Region – March 2004 and March 2005 - SREB ,CEA
•** Projected figures