Tata Power introduces `Self-Healing Grid’ in Mumbai for uninterrupted power supply
25 May 2015
Private sector power utility Tata Power today announced the incorporation of `Self-Healing Grid' technology at its 11 kV distribution centre at Kandivali suburban Mumbai, which will ensure uninterrupted power supply to its customers.
The 'Self-Healing Grid', the first to be introduced by a distribution utility in India, will ensure quality and uninterrupted power to consumers, while developing a robust network backbone to support growing consumer base, Tata Power said in a statement.
Tata Power said the Self-Healing Grid technology will help automate the process of restoration of power supply to keep interruptions (if any) to a bare minimum.
Unlike the conventional centralised control approach, a Self-Healing Grid (SHG) is a totally decentralised approach where, in case of power fault, all substations communicate with each other and execute the best possible instruction for rapid fault isolation and restoration of supply in the network.
In case of power interruption, the average restoration time with SHG is less than a minute, unlike the conventional restoration time which usually takes about 15 minutes.
In addition, the SHG concept requires no manual intervention, thereby minimising all errors or delays in the restoration of supply to the consumers.
SHG's less-than-a-minute power restoration turnaround time is extremely useful in case of essential services like hospitals, banks, and data centres, and the technology also reduces emissions and carbon foot print.
"Tata Power is committed to empowering its consumers, and has been undertaking various initiatives to ensure the best possible service to the Mumbaikars. Self-Healing Grid is an innovative step towards addressing power interruptions in an optimal way. The company will continue to develop a robust network backbone and, to facilitate the same, it will continue to deploy innovative technologies to overcome all constraints, and serve growing demand of consumers,'' Ashok Sethi, executive director, operations, Tata Power, said.