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Comprehensive end-to-end solution crucial for improving DISCOMS' operational efficiency
EPR Magazine (Electrical & Power Review)
|February 2025
Ensuring a sustainable energy future requires immediate attention to modernising grid infrastructure, enhancing voltage management, and integrating advanced technologies.
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Bipin B Dasmohapatra
Managing Director Akanksha Power & Infrastructure Ltd
The transition to a sustainable, electrified future is critical for addressing climate change, and DISCOMS play a pivotal role in this journey. However, they face significant challenges, including poor financial health, voltage stability issues, and inefficiencies in electricity distribution.
A comprehensive, integrated approach is needed to overcome these barriers, combining advanced technologies like smart grids, decentralised power systems, and modern grid infrastructure. By focusing on performance outcomes rather than just budget allocations, policymakers can ensure better access to the right technologies, promoting collaboration and innovation. This will enhance grid resilience, reduce energy losses, and facilitate the seamless integration of renewable energy.
Bipin Dasmohapatra, managing director of Akanksha Power & Infrastructure Ltd, shares more insights on interacting with EPR.
How can DISCOMs leverage innovative smart meters to address losses and enhance billing efficiency for financial improvement?
This story is from the February 2025 edition of EPR Magazine (Electrical & Power Review).
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