Revolutionary Concept of Power management

For a clean and green planet

With NO energy shortage

Can India be energy surplus in two years remember the green revolution?

Yes
Our strategies and focus can help India to: 1. Become an energy surplus state within two years with zero additional generation. 2. Earn a very large number of Carbon Points

India 2006 The Power scenario

Power Shortage is a major problem for India leads to compounded problems with Low frequency, tripping of generators and Load shedding in nearly all parts of the country.
Poor power factor, a feature of poor quality equipment, leads to low voltage. Use of equipments to correct voltage further compounds the problem.

India 2006 The Power scenario, contd.

Power shortage/quality thus leads to large scale use of Voltage Stabilisers, Inverters, Generators, UPS Systems, etc. Such Electrical Equipments, which require unwanted investments, in turn not only lead to enhanced shortage in the overall situation but also cause air and soil pollution by burning of coal, diesel, etc. Widespread use of lead-acid batteries in these equipments further causes pollution of soil and water.

What is the effect of Stabilisers?

Voltage Stabilisers dont have efficiencies better than 80%. While a 1.5 Tr AC consumes 2 units; its stabiliser consumes 0.4 units; it even consumes power if left ON when AC is OFF.

Assuming we have 10 Million ACs in India; on account of stabilisers for ACs alone we lose around 4 million units, even during peak hours, which is double the power generated by many large generating stations.
Assuming an AC runs for 5 hours in a day, this means a loss of 20 million units per day.

What is the effect of Inverters?

The average efficiency of the domestic inverters is 50% and unlike fuel-based generators, inverters dont generate power.
There is an estimated 50 million inverters being used for domestic purposes each consuming say 250W/day or 0.25 units. The power drain by inverters is thus to the tune of 12.5 million units.

Further, inverters use lead-acid batteries which severely pollute the environment.

Other equipments-how they affect

UPS systems being like inverters cause power wastage and pollution by use of lead-acid batteries.
Diesel/Kerosene gensets not only cause pollution but also deplete scarce natural resources.

Power Generation in India

The total installed capacity in the country is 1,26,000 MW. Assuming a plant load factor of 0.7, the generation is 2,116.8 million units/day.

Power loss Pumps & Motors

Pumps/Motors consume roughly 20% of total electricity in India. An estimated 75% of this is consumed by the pumps for agricultural sector mainly for water/irrigation. The balance is for other motor applications.
Most Indian pumps operate at 33% efficiency while motors have an average efficiency of 40%. These cause heavy loss of electrical energy.

Taking usage of 4 units at 4 hours/day, the consumption in this category is over 250 million units/day and the estimated loss is 160 million units/day.

Power Generated How does it flow? Where does it go?

Generating Station
100 units Transmission System 4% losses 96 units Unavoidable Distribution Losses - 15%

Billed to consumer 53 units

82 units Pilferage -35% losses 29 units

20% loss Energy usefully consumed 42 units (max.)

Pilferage

Pilferage (Power theft) in India is responsible for the disappearance of 29% of electricity generated.
In energy terms this amounts to 613.87 million units/day.

Simple Mathematics No rocket science

Power Generation capacity: 1,26,000 MW Power available/day: 2116.80 MU Power consumed/day Transmission line: 84.67 MU Unavoidable distribution losses: 296.35 MU Pilferage: 613.87 MU Used by consumer (max.): 889.06 MU Wasted by consumer (min.): 232.85 MU
MU Million units/day

Power Loss Summary Table

Equipment

Power

Inst. Base

Loss Million

Loss

Loss
Stabiliser Inverter/UPS Pumps Motors Others Pilferage 20% 50% 66% 60% 29% 10 Million 50 Million 11 Million 5 Million Total=>

Units/day
20.00 12.50 116.16 48.00 36.19 613.87 846.72

(Cr. Rs./year)
2,190.00 1,368.75 12,719.52 5,256.00 3,962.81 67,218.77 92,715.85

Investment at consumer and national level

Each element of this loss means additional equipment leading to mind-boggling capital expenses by the Nation & the Consumer
PLUS Higher energy costs and use of scarce fuel resources.

Impact of wastage
At the national level all this wastage adds up to 850 Million units/day against a capacity of 2,116.8 Million Units/day.
The cost of setting up a 1000 MW power plant entails a capital cost of approx 5000 Cr. Considering a plant load factor of 0.7, it generates about 16.8 Million Units/day . Transmission cost is another about 3000 Cr.

Cost of wastage Wastage of 16.8 Million Units/day, requires a capital outlay to the tune of Rs. 8,000 Cr.
Wastage of 850 Million Units/day implies a wasteful capital blockage of over Rs. 4,00,000 Crores with a recurring daily loss of over Rs. 250 Cr. and an annual loss of over Rs. 90,000 Cr !

Delhis Power shortage woes

Delhis peak power requirement is 3268 MW. A mere shortage of 160 MW has created havoc during July first week with heavy load shedding in the city. Further requirement stated is an additional 2000 MW to be added by 2010. Hindustan Times in its article on 11.7.06 declares that Delhis problem cant be solved before 2010 in any case. Not true!

Are Delhis power problems big?

Delhis power requirements look small in comparison to what we waste by mismanagement of power.
Adding generation is slow and long term as compared to power saving which can be done fast.

National Level Statistics-T&D

India has the reputation of having the highest distribution losses in the world with a figure of nearly 47%, ranking above Burma with 36 % losses and Bangladesh at 33 %.
How do we bring these losses down and become an energy surplus Nation?

National Level Statistics-Generation

All India Peak Load requirement for 2006~07 is 1,30,944 MW. Installed capacity is 1,26,000 MW. For the 10th Five year plan the capacity is to be enhanced by 34,000 MW.

Powerful energy management ideas can thus yield saving of over 40,000 MW (1MU/day translates to around 60MW) placing us years ahead in our march to energy availability, sufficiency and increased efficiency of natural resource management plus lower pollutions.
We can thus very comfortably realize the governments declared goal of total self sufficiency of power by year 2012, much earlier.

Detrimental Environmental/ Financial effects

Unwanted increase in emissions of smoke and gas from burning of coal. Increased lead pollution from use of lead-acid batteries in Inverters and UPS systems. Increased emission of smoke and gas from gensets on account of burning of diesel/ kerosene to take care of power shortages. Rapid depletion of resources like petroleum and coal. Besides the higher tariffs which the consumer pays, the country also loses valuable foreign exchange.

Is there a solution to all this wastage and chaos?

YES !
We have the solution.

Our Commitment
Whereas we are capable of achieving savings of over 20,000 MW, we can help save 5,000 MW in the first instance, provided a commitment is made to: Implement the solutions nation-wide Take care of our interests, commensurate with the gains.

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