
For energy utilities all across the worldwide, Energy Accounting & Audit at various voltage levels holds the key for effective business operations as well as to maintain profitability. Nowadays, it becomes more so important because , recently, the Ministry of Power ,GOI, issued notification S.O.3445(E) dated 28th September 2020 to mandatorily cover all the Electricity Distribution Companies (Discoms) for carrying out Energy Accounting & Audit under Energy Conservation Act. As per the notification , formulated in consultation with Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), all the Distribution Licensees are being notified as Designated Consumers. Due to this , all the Discoms, now, will be governed under the various provisions of Energy Conservation Act including appointment of Energy Managers & Energy Auditors. This initiave of MoP is expected to helps Discoms to monitor their key performance indicators (KPI’s) ; bringing transparency into the system as well as to avail different incentives under various central & state funded schemes. Our teams of experts are well aware of the entire regulatory framework in this area and also having considerable experience in executing such projects in the past. We offer field survey and GIS mapping services to the utilities, to ensure accurate network / assets mapping and consumer indexing, thereby, helping the utilities take better decisions with respect to supply, maintenance and expansion of the network.
As we all know that Power is considered to be as an important factor / input cost for any kind of Business. For instance, in Electricity Distribution Business, Power Procurement Costs (PPC) is of the order of 85.0% of the total Annual Revenue Requirement (ARR) and supposed to be the crucial / deciding factor for setting up of the retail tariff of different consumer categories. Any increase / decrease in PPC will be having a cascading effect on the tariff structure. Now, with the advent of Open Access Regulations almost in every state / UT’s as well as the availability of different products / multiple avenues like Power Exchanges; Bilateral Power Trading & various other E-Platforms; managing power purchase cost has become quite easy / feasible. Keeping in view of this; We have developed the in house solutions to cater to the specific requirements of the various SEB’s; Discoms and Industrial Consumers so as to optimize their PPC, thereby, helping them to make more profits. Some of the solutions / areas related to Power Portfolio management includes Power sale – purchase strategies / decisions; Conducting competitive bidding process vis-à-vis negotiations; To facilitate for getting necessary clearances (including submission of OA applications) from all the concerned authorities; representing at different forums / meetings on behalf of the Clients; Installation, testing & commissioning of ABT metering, if not done etc.