Improving DISCOM viability through behind-the-meter Energy Efficiency & Renew. Energy interventions

Описание: TERI organised a webinar on 'Improving DISCOM viability through behind-the-meter energy efficiency & renewable energy interventions' on 6 July 2020.

Background:
The Indian power sector is experiencing unprecedented changes, visible in several ways:
Through the proposed amendments to the Electricity Act.
Financial challenges faced by the electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs) due to reduced revenue realization on account of the COVID-19 economic impact.
Power pricing corrections in the renewable and conventional power sources.
The recent launch of the real-time-market and the coal/gas markets.
Recent opportunities through end-use efficiency measures and flexibility of the load to respond to power availability.

While supply-side solutions emerge, options through end-use efficiency improvements are important. These efficiency improvements are considered the first-fuel in matured power markets before introducing other decarbonisation measures. With the technological advances, energy efficiency, demand-response, rooftop photovoltaic, battery and thermal energy storage are offering specific system value in the form of:
Reducing the societal costs.
Stabilizing the grid stability through ancillary services.
Valuing energy markets instead of capacity lock-ins.
Evaluating inputs to long-range planning.

Such opportunities have been tried in matured power systems in North America, the European Union, and India, with certain demonstrations carried out. Departing from the conventional notion of the end-use efficiency and the DISCOMs acting as adversaries, it is important to create business structures that bring the end-use investment opportunities within the regulated and emerging electricity markets. These structures should meet the financing goals for DISCOMs, as well as the end-users, while creating the grid of the future.

Through this curated webinar session, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) are coming together to learn from existing global and local experience with behind-the-meter interventions. Our aim is to create deeper insights for designing effective regulatory and policy initiatives that enable greater utilisation of demand-side resources in India, corroborating not only deeper decarbonisation of the power sector, but also enhancing and consolidating financial viability of the DISCOMs.
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