Once data has been collected through intensive field studies, the DPR covering various aspects can be prepared for the development of the scheme.
Box : Aspects to be Primarily Covered by the Schemes/Projects
• All requirements to bring the health of existing system to normalcy.This may require reconductoring, replacement / augmentation of
substation equipment, metering and many more activities.
• Based on network study, all requirements to bring in new load centers, voltage regulation calculations, additional network requirements should be firmed up.
• Development requirements for quality power, like capacitor banks and others.
• Improved reliability of the system by switching over from radial to loop systems.
• New modern features for demand side management, automation, peak load shaving.
• Features for harnessing decentralized distributed generation.
• Safety and regulatory aspects.
• New emerging concepts for power trading with the consent of load dispatch centres, etc.
We can keep on adding new features in the scheme development and increase the time frame to accommodate future demand, etc., but the overriding/limiting factors are the benefits emerging from each scheme component and the overall bankability of the DPR.Once this exercise is judiciously done, it is better to make an in-house presentation of the scheme components to various hierarchical levels in the utility. The suggestions/recommendations from various levels are expected to enrich the schemes. Once the scheme has been firmed up by quantifying its technical and commercial benefits, we need to initiate steps for obtaining finances for implementation. At this stage of scheme development, it is also considered essential to firm up the methodology of implementation of each scheme component. You have to decide whether it has to be executed on turnkey basis or unit rate basis, since it has bearing on the cost estimates.
We now describe the major cost components that should figure in the DPR.
• All requirements to bring the health of existing system to normalcy.This may require reconductoring, replacement / augmentation of
substation equipment, metering and many more activities.
• Based on network study, all requirements to bring in new load centers, voltage regulation calculations, additional network requirements should be firmed up.
• Development requirements for quality power, like capacitor banks and others.
• Improved reliability of the system by switching over from radial to loop systems.
• New modern features for demand side management, automation, peak load shaving.
• Features for harnessing decentralized distributed generation.
• Safety and regulatory aspects.
• New emerging concepts for power trading with the consent of load dispatch centres, etc.
We can keep on adding new features in the scheme development and increase the time frame to accommodate future demand, etc., but the overriding/limiting factors are the benefits emerging from each scheme component and the overall bankability of the DPR.Once this exercise is judiciously done, it is better to make an in-house presentation of the scheme components to various hierarchical levels in the utility. The suggestions/recommendations from various levels are expected to enrich the schemes. Once the scheme has been firmed up by quantifying its technical and commercial benefits, we need to initiate steps for obtaining finances for implementation. At this stage of scheme development, it is also considered essential to firm up the methodology of implementation of each scheme component. You have to decide whether it has to be executed on turnkey basis or unit rate basis, since it has bearing on the cost estimates.
We now describe the major cost components that should figure in the DPR.
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