Factors to Consider

Abstract

India's power sector is almost going to reach maturity due to some significant recent improvements, including reduced power outages, stable frequency operations, improvement in voltage regulation, initiation of advanced metering installation, and growing renewable resources. However, due to the centralized generation, the power grid of India is still suffering from high transmission and distribution losses, deficiency in fuel supply, electricity theft, unbundling tariff structure, lack of real-time control of the grid and advanced infrastructure of the metering, lack of concrete energy policies, etc. These challenges need to be addressed immediately by the effective deployment of the smart grid in India. This chapter presents the scenario of these challenges for the Indian grid introduced while adopting the smart grid. First, the current scenario and critical issues associated with the grid of India are explained. Subsequently, various aspects and policies for the implementation of the smart grid are discussed. Finally, the enablers and barriers affecting India's smart grid's rapid evolution are identified and discussed hypothetically. The chapter also aims to provide a notable indicative assessment of the factors associated with the smart gird of India, which can be supportive to practitioners, researchers, and engineers involved in the smart grid deployment in India.