Power Development Department

Jammu & Kashmir Government

Presentation
On Performance of Distribution
System

December, 2013

Introduction

Consumer satisfaction is an important aspect of any

Distribution Utility. Performance of a distribution system is
determined from the reliability and the quality of the power it
supplies. Both of these parameters are equally important for
consumer satisfaction.
Quality of power supply is determined from the profile of
voltage and frequency which are maintained by management of
Reactive Power and Active Power respectively. Therefore the
quality of supply is purely maintained by technical means.

Reliability of power supply needs not only the technical

means like auto reclosure facilities in the network, it essentially
requires mobilizing the man power to minimize the number of
interruptions and to clear the interruptions as early as possible.

How to improve the system reliability

Reliability of power supply can be improved by meeting
following objectives:
1. Reducing the occurrence of interruptions.
2. Reducing the duration of an interruption.
In order to quantify these two objectives, J&K SERC
introduced certain performance indices in its J&K
(Distribution Performance Standards) Regulation 2006 on the
pattern of distribution utilities of other states.

Reliability indices of distribution system

Among various performance indices there are two main indices which are
indicatives of supply reliability. These indices are:
1. System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI) and;
2. System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI).

By definition, SAIDI is the total of interruption duration in minutes per

year per
customer experienced by customers for both planned and
unplanned interruptions. A SAIDI of 200 minutes means that customers
connected to the feeder or supply area being measured experience in
average 200 minutes off supply in 12 months.
Likewise, SAIFI is a measure of how often an average customer loses
supply during one year. A SAIFI of 3 means that the average customers
connected to the feeder or supply area being measured on average lost
supply thrice during the past 12 months.

How to determine SAIFI & SAIDI quantitatively

SAIDI, is determined by the formula;
n
SAIDI = (Bi x Ni) / Nt
i=1
Where, Bi = Total duration of all sustained interruptions (each longer
than 5 minutes) on ith feeder for the month.
Ni = Connected load of ith feeder affected due to each
interruption
Nt = Total connected load at 11kV in the Distribution
utilitys/licensee's supply area
n = Number of 11kV feeders in the utilitys/licensees supply
area (excluding those serving predominantly agricultural
load)
Similarly, SAIFI is determined by the formula,
n
SAIFI = (Ai x Ni) / Nt i=1

Approach for calculation of SAIDI & SAIFI

The reliability indices, SAIDI & SAIFI may be determined conveniently
for any given EM&RE division.
The indices can be determined from the information available as per the
following table:
Name of Sub Transmission Division:
Total number of 11kV feeders........
Total connected Load for the division (MW)...
S. No

Name of 11kV Connected Load No. of sustained Total duration of all the Connected
feeder
(MW)
interruptions
(>5 interruptions (> 5 min) Load (MW)
min duration) for on the feeder
last three months
(Ai)
(Bi)
(Ni)

Based on this information, SAIDI and SAIFI can be determined by using the6

Illustration
Name of EM&RE Division: X
Total number of 11kV feeders: 5
Total connected Load for the division (MW)= 20MW
S.
No

Nam
e of
11kV
feede
r

Connect
ed Load
(MW)
Ni

No. of sustained
interruptions (>5
min duration) for
last three months
(Ai)

Total duration of all

the interruptions (>
5 min) on the feeder
in minutes (From
Log sheet)
(Bi)

AixN
i

15

80

60

58

12

BixNi

SAIFI of the
Feeder

SAIDI of the
Feeder

320

16

48

348

2.4

17.4

84

36

252

1.8

12.6

42

25

210

1.25

10.5

52

14

104

0.7

5.2
7

Illustration
From this information,
Sum of AixNi= 183
Sum of BixNi= 1234
SAIFI= 183/20
= 9.15
SAIDI=1234/20
= 61.70
It means that on an average there are more than nine interruptions
experienced by the consumers of the division X and it has taken an average
time of more than an hour for the staff to resume the supply.

The information shall be given separately for Rural and Urban Receiving
Stations.

MONTHLY RURAL POWER SUPPLY

POSITION
Month & Year:

Name of
State

Number of
Distribution
Companies in
the State

Name of
Distribution
Company

Total electrified villages

No.
inhabitated
villages

of

No.
of
electrified
villages

Average hours
of power
supply to rural
areas in the
month

Energy
supplied to
rural areas in
the month
(MU)

Thanks to all the Officers for participation and wish

everyone encouraging SAIFI & SAIDI figures for his
division.