IT Thrust Priyank Jain

Need Arise The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution

Corporation (TANGEDCO) needs to undertake stringent measures to achieve a turnaround from a loss-making utility to a sustainable one.

The accumulated loss of erstwhile TEB Rs. 167.7 B (Mar 2009).

Apart from augmentation & strengthening of generation and distribution infrastructure ,an enterprise wide application of IT is required to enhance the operational efficiency of the organization.

IT initiatives The utility’s T&D losses 17.6 %(2011-2012).

TANGEDEO is making continuous effort and has planned a host of IT initiatives to reduce:

The technical losses

Improve the efficiency.

Introduction of R-APDRP Implementing IT applications to facilitate the

operation and maintenance of Thermal power plants and substations.

Providing better services to consumer. Under Restructured Accelerated Power

Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) extensive IT projects are being implemented for:

1.Reading 2.Billing and collection 3.Energy accounting and auditing

Existing IT application Presently TANGEDCO has mostly stand alone s/w

& operate on FoxPro.

Low Tension Billing s/w dev and maintain by in-house IT team for 2,600 section offices .

Spot billing through hand held mc in remote areas.

Computerized billing for high tension HT consumer is available since 2001.based on client\server technology.

IT application under implementation Part A of R-APDRP covers 110 towns in Tamil

Nadu .

ITI ltd and Navayug Infotech Ltd have been designated as system integrators for R-ARDRP projects.

First step-Establishment of data Centre and Disaster Recovery Centre.

Modules purposed to be covered under R-APDRP Meter data acquisition system Energy accounting and auditing New connections ,disconnections and dismantling GIS based consumer information indexing and

asset mapping GIS based intregrated analysis Centralised customer care services MIS Web self sevice Metering Billing collection Maintenance Management

Nodal Agency & ERP System Power Finance Corporation(PFC) ,the ‘Nodal Agency’ ,has

sanctioned Rs 4.17 B for implementation of R-APDRP for has been disbursed. Part A.1.25 B

Inorder to stream line plant opration TANGEDCO implementing ERP system at North Chennai Thermal Power Station Stage II(2X600MW).

The ERP system will contain :

Financial accounting & control Asset Management Materials management HR management Projects management Plant management

IT road Map Formulated an IT road with two objectives :1.Better Customer services Smart Metering Mobile bill payment Integral back office system for consumer services2.Internal Efficiency of the organization Consumer indexing GIS Energy accounting Thermal generation business process automation

system Power purchase management system Employee related system

The way Forward TANGEDCO is carefully planning its IT strategy as

in past the Software development has been unsatisfactory.

A detailed study of SRS. Implementation of Integrated IT package

throughout the org in phased manner.

Advance it in gen for integrating renewable energy project with state grids.

Substation automation

At the End…. The utilities growing thrust on IT is excepted to

translate into lower network losses better customer service and efficient operations.

References & Links http://www.apdrp.gov.in/OrderSGuidelines/Mo

p%20Order(22.12.08)%20-%20Guidelines%20for%20R-APDRP.pdf

http://www.apdrp.gov.in/Empanelled_List/Empanelled%20_ITC.pdf

http://www.apdrp.gov.in/#