Tata Power-DDL prepares to meet Delhi’s summer power demand

Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd expects the power peak load to touch 2,562 MW this summer, and has made adequate power arrangements of up to 2,850 MW (apart from contingency planning) through long-term, medium-term and short-term tie-up arrangements.

In a release, TP-DDL said that the peak load of the National Capital is projected to reach 9,000 MW in late June or early July as Delhi braces for scorching temperatures this year. According to the IMD forecast, most parts of Northeast India are likely to experience above-normal maximum temperatures. Last year, during summer the power demand peaked to 2,481 MW in Tata Power-DDL’s area of operation. (See table)

Tata Power-DDL is fully geared to provide uninterrupted power supply by using advanced techniques and avenues like ‘Bilateral Agreements’, ‘Reserve Shutdown’ & ‘Power Exchange’.

For any unforeseeable contingency, the company has made arrangements to buy short-term power from the exchange. In addition to these efforts, company has deployed advanced load-forecasting statistical and modelling techniques which help in forecasting the power demand with greater accuracy, the release said.

The company’s battery energy storage systems (BESS) at Rohini and Rani Bagh will also support in providing continuous and reliable power to key customers during any exigency during the summer months. These battery energy storage systems get charged during the off-peak hours and discharge the power during peak conditions and enable electricity to be stored and then delivered within milliseconds to seconds, reducing the instability of the electric grid and enabling additional energy to be captured and delivered on-demand.

Tata Power-DDL extensively implements advanced technologies to ensure reliable power supply, like advanced statistical forecasting models, combined with state-of-the-art weather forecasting solutions, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), the release observed.

 

Additional measures

The company has also undertaken additional measures to ensure uninterrupted power supply to its customers. These include commissioning of new and augmentation of existing distribution transformers to meet increasing load; preventive and condition-based maintenance of all critical electrical installations; predictive maintenance of 11kV feeders & DTs through Thermo-scanning & Physical Audits; preventive maintenance of grid switchgear, etc.

 

Featured photograph (source: TP-DDL) shows a TP-DDL engineer checking for faults in underground cables.