Smart Meters paving the way to unlocking the future potential
By MYBRANDBOOK
Sanjeev Sinha, President – IT & Digitization, India Power Corporation
Technology blueprint for year ahead
We are implementing Smart Meters for not just our utility for many other utilities in the country. Hence, our projects in Asansol in West Bengal and Indore in Madhya Pradesh continue.
While we are doing it, we have recently been entrusted with implementation of 9.57 lacs smart meters in Bhopal region of Madhya Pradesh. Hence, the agenda for 2023-24 is to implement at least one lakh smart meters in the coming year. Also, the agenda is to use a large volume of data collected from the smart meters to make changes to the service level of consumers using some of the latest techniques such as Data Analytics.
Latest technologies influencing growth
India has a target of implementing 250 million smart meters in the country in the next few years. Such an aggressive target, part of Digital India plan, also requires better connectivity, high uptime of applications and finally using data collected from the devices to make significant changes in which distribution companies service consumers and also in the way changing needs of consumers
are met.
Hence, some technologies planned to be adopted this year are the use of RF, GSM and NB-IOT for networks to ensure over 99% connectivity. Better control of the network using Head End System (HES) is planned. Extension of Smart Meters to distribution transformers so that outage management can be better controlled so that outage times can be brought down by at least 20% leading to better customer satisfaction. Furthermore, use of data analytics based services will ensure even higher control and services for consumers.
Fortifying organization from cyber threats
We have already adopted ISO27001 standards in information security. Also, the Cyber Security Management Plan (CCMP) is already in place. We are also collaborating with the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) of Government of India for assistance. In addition, we work in close coordination with Cyber Swachhta Kendra and CERT.in. We ensure that our security auditors are certified by CERT.in.
Also, we believe that Security measures are also effective when employees and customers are aware and play a role in data security. Hence, there is a need to train employees on security. In addition to their own efforts, we have also taken advantage of Government of India certified digital training programs which are managed by NASSCOM in India and are part of Digital India initiatives of the government.
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