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Need for policy and regulations for Smart Grid in Indiax

MRINALINI PRASAD ,  Thursday, January 19, 2012, 12:35 Hrs  [IST]

Sivakumaran GovindarajanRegulatory issues and investment from public as well as private sector may be the major issues in the Smart Grid sector in India. According to Sivakumaran Govindarajan, Director-Smart Grid Strategy, Schneider Electric, good policies and regulations can really help Smart Grid to take off in a big way in India. In an exclusive interaction with Electrical Monitor, he noted that the market needs to be ready for the technology, which will happen with the right policies and regulations. If regulators promote smart grid, people are ready to invest, he asserted.

He noted that the acceptance level for smart grid technologies in the market is currently lukewarm. Among distribution utilities, private utilities have been quite aggressive in implementing smart grid technologies. Many of them are already into this and have used many IT applications. However, public utilities have not yet adopted smart grid technology as they face a lot of challenges including those of training manpower.

He observed that India is in a very strong situation when it comes to smart grid. "We are quite tuned to saving electricity behavior wise. People are going green and they want to be a part of green initiative," Govindarajan said.

Today there is about 30 per cent AT&C losses which amount to around Rs.40,000 crore every year and the government has pointed bringing this down as one of the key priority areas. The smart grid is gaining momentum and the power ministry is leading the way for creating the environment for smart grid implementation. As a first step, the ministry will invest money in showcasing technology, which is expected to come in place in the coming few months. After this technology is shown, it will be easy to figure out which technology will be best suited for India. Requirement for India is different from the western world and the government as well as the industry is trying to find a solution suitable for India.

Talking about the technology, he mentioned that one element of smart grid is Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), which is also the largest smart grid technology deployed around the world. Implementation of this has resulted in energy savings of up to 12 per cent in Western World. The technology, along with many others, is available in India, though some changes may need to be made for making it suitable to specifications applicable in the country.
 
                 
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