India's first smart grid project
recommended by the Union
power ministry's India Smart
Grid Task Force will come up on a
pilot basis in the Union territory
of Puducherry.
The project involves an investment
of Rs.77 crore, of which Rs.25 crore
would be borne by the power
ministry and the balance by the
Puducherry government.
A memorandum of understanding
to introduce the innovative project
was recently signed between the
Department of Electricity and Power
Grid Corporation of India Ltd. In
Puducherry, the entire share of Rs.52
crore would be borne by PGCIL, a
collaborator in the implementation
of the project here.
The Union power ministry has
proposed to set up such smart grid
projects in eight cities across India
and that Puducherry is the first
to implement it on an experimental
basis. The main highlights of
the project are installation of
advance metering infrastructure
with a Central Data Control unit,
which would help consumers and
the department.