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Grid scale battery systems for rE balancing opportunity for Private players
to become retail suppliers

E.g. automated public lighting,
Coordination between prosumers and grid storage retail supply smart home management etc.
solutions Companies
behind
Digital Grid the Meter
With increasing rE in the grid the scope Companies E.g., battery-as-a-service or
for providing ancillary services has charging stations
developed

eMeRGING
Ancillary OPPORTUNITIeS IN
Network Side services EV Charging Supply Side
POWeR DISTRIBUTION

smart Metering as a service Metering Value Added
services services
Assist consumers with energy emerging trends are creating several
rural DFs conservation, efficient appliances,
infra sharing
with telecom or service consumption analytics etc. business opportunities based on new
Contracts
sharing of spare capacity over the cables or DFs or service contracts in rural technologies in both network and supply
co-locating telecommunication devices areas to improve supply reliability
side of power distribution sector.

• Government of India launched the SAUBhAGYA scheme with sumers in the urban areas;IT enablement of distribution sec- • To accelerate the deployment of rooftop solar power in in the process and greater certainties in the policy-level interventions
an objective to provide free electricity connections and low- tor and strengthening of distribution network. The scheme the country, Ministry of New & Renewable energy (MNRe) today. The sector has had eventful developments in not only genera-
cost power supply to households, and initially targeted uni- has helped in reduction in AT&C losses, establishment of has prepared a concept note on ‘Sustainable Rooftop Im- tion and transmission capacity addition, but also in the distribution
versal household electrification. IT enabled energy accounting / auditing system, improve- plementation for Solar Transfiguration of India (SRISTI). It segment. Today, 100% foreign equity is permitted in the distribution
• Bureau of energy efficiency (Bee) has launched a pro- ment in billed energy based on metered consumption and is proposed to bring DISCOMS to the forefront in Roof Top sector without any upper ceiling on the quantum of investment. On
gramme for capacity building of DISCOMs which would help improvement in collection efficiency. Solar (RTS) implementation by providing them performance the policy front, the sector witnessed implementation of the govern-
in integration of energy efficiency measures with the activi- • Government of India has set up the National electricity based financial support to accelerate deployment of RTS ment’s flagship programmes for improvement in efficiency in various
ties managed by DISCOMs for demand side management. Fund (NeF) Interest Subsidy Scheme to promote the capital plants within their distribution area. In the next phase, it is aspects of power supply such as DDUGJY and SAUBhAGYA schemes
• Government of India launched “Integrated Power Develop- investment in the distribution sector by providing interest planned to DISCOMS the sole implementing agency for im- for 100% household electrification. Further, the UDAY scheme has
ment Scheme” (IPDS) with the objectives of strengthening subsidy, linked with reform measures, on the loans taken by plementation of rooftop solar scheme of MNRe. started showing results and DISCOMS are becoming profitable, which
of sub-transmission and distribution network in the urban public and private power utilities for various capital works emerging trends are creating several business opportunities based is a good sign for the sector. The Government has also brought in
areas; metering of distribution transformers /feeders / con- under Distribution projects. on new technologies in both network and supply side of power dis- structural changes in the power system by setting up JVs in the dis-
• India’s National Smart Grid Mission (NSGM) with the help of tribution sector. tribution segment In addition to these; technological interventions
Government is drafting a national USAID (The United States Agency for International Develop- Conclusion like Advanced Metering Infrastructure, Smart Grid, and Demand Side
Management are shaping up the distribution business.
ment) has initiated training programs to develop capacity
level distribution plan for making the and skills of utility personnel to develop India’s Smart Grid
power sector robust and resilient. infrastructure. National Smart Grid Mission has been estab- Over the past two decades, the power sector has come a long way 1 http://www.pib.nic.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PriD=1555605
lished to accelerate Smart Grid deployment in India.
with private participation; increasing competition and transparency
2 https://www.uday.gov.in/acs_arr_india.php
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