OVERVIEW OF INDIAN POWER

SECTOR

PRESENTED BY:
KAVYA MRUDULA TADEPALLI
SRFP INTERN

CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION
GENERATION
TRANSMISSION
DISTRIBUTION
CONSUMPTION
MAINTENANCE
CONCLUSION

INTRODUCTION
Governed by Ministry Of
Power(1992)
Four main pillars namely
1.generation
2.transmission
3. distribution
4. maintenance and regulation
Divided into 5 main regions as
shown
The efficiency of the Indian
power grid is bad due to the weak
governance resulting in
worsening grid quality.

GENERATION
India is the 5th largest generator and
5th largest consumer of electricity
Ranks 12th in the world for nuclear
power generation
Obtained from both renewable and
non renewable sources
India generates most of it s required
electricity from coal.
The following distribution shows the
statistics:

Major areas that can generate

renewable power in India:

Sector wise power generation in Indi

TRANSMISSION
At the national level, POWERGRID is the central
transmission utility while Gencos and Transcos exist at the
state level
Backbone transmission is at 400kv AC network running
approx.90000ckm
Highest voltage transmitted is 765kV
All five regions are connected to national grid via hybrid
AC/HVDC system
Power Grid corporation of India ltd. Transmits about 50%of
the electricity generated

Load Dispatch Centres at National, Regional and State level (NLDC,

RLDC and SLDC respectively) supervise and control the scheduling and
dispatch of electricity
NLDC also coordinates for trans-nation exchange of power.
SLDC and RLDC coordinate optimal usage of inter and intra regional
power exchanges.

DISTRIBUTION
Stepping down of
high voltages for
utilities is done by
the substations
At different stages
as shown in the
layout, power is
distributed to
industrial,
commercial or
residential utilities

CONSUMPTION
India has followed the following
pattern of consumption of energy
across various states and fields:
Overloading of the distribution
system without forecasting or
analysing electric current flow
leading to wastage of electricity.
About 50% of the electricity
consumed is not covered by any
bills : reason behind being the
energy theft and Poor quality of
equipments
Therefore tariffs on electricity
bills for the consumers are

REGULATION AND
MAINTENANCE
Central Electricity Authority (CEA) is responsible for specifying
technical standards for construction, operation and management of
the grid.
It also collects data for generation, transmission, distribution and
trading at the grid level.
Central electricity regulatory commission and state electricity
regulatory commission are responsible for providing regulations for
the power grid at national and state levels
Regional power committee plans about monthly and annual
maintenance of generators and transmission lines
Regular load shedding and blackouts are conducted in certain areas
as revenue collection doesn't always cover the bills to power
generators

CONCLUSION
The first graph below shows that power capacities must increase as
the electricity consumption increases rapidly by the year 2030 and
the second chart implies that about 19% of the global emissions is
due to electricity which need to be reduced. Therefore, Keeping these
two situations in mind, India must find a smart way of developing its
power sector.