competition refresher magazine

competition refresher magazine

competition refresher magazine Published this article page no  48 Works other than Smart metering Maximum financial assistance of 60% of the approved cost for DISCOMs (90% for SCS). o DISCOMs can also avail of an additional special incentive of 50% of the aforementioned grants if they install the targeted number of Smart meters by December 2023. Components of the scheme Components Provisions Consumer Meters and System Meters Prepaid Smart Meters for all consumers except Agricultural consumers Prioritizing of urban areas UTs AMRUT cities Government offices and High Loss areas for prepaid Smart metering Communicable AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) meters proposed for all Feeders and Distribution Transformers Potential Benefits Enables energy accounting for DISCOMs leading to better planning for loss reduction. Strengthen DISCOMs to provide better service to consumers and cover ~25 crore consumers to be covered under prepaid Smart metering. Allows consumers to monitor their electricity consumption on a routine basis instead of monthly basis. Feeder Segregation Focus on funding for feeder segregation for unsegregated feeders. Convergence with the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evem Utthan Mahabhiyan (PMKUSUM) Scheme to solarise all feeders. Potential Benefits Solarization of feeders will lead to cheap free day time power for irrigation and additional income for the farmers. Modernization of Distribution system in urban areas Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) in all urban areas Distribution management system (DMS) in 100 urban centers Potential Benefits AI would be leveraged to analyze data to enable DISCOMs to take informed decisions on loss reduction demand forecasting Time of Day (ToD) tariff Renewable Energy (RE) Integration and for other predictive analysis. 10.1.3. SMART METERS Why in News? Recently State Electricity Regulators decided to mandate deployment of prepaid smart meters by DISCOMs. More on News competition refresher magazine buy.

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