Context :
FM
unveils an outlay of Rs 3.03
lakh cr for Reform-Based Result-Linked Power Distribution Scheme
Extract :
Among key measures announced by the Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman was also a stimulus of Rs 3.03 lakh cr
for Reform-Based Result-Linked Power Distribution Scheme.
FM on Monday announced that Revamped Reforms-Based, Result-Linked power distribution scheme
of financial assistance to DISCOMS
for
# Infrastructure
creation,
# Up-gradation
of system,
# Capacity
building and
# Process
improvement ,
was announced in the Union Budget of 2021-22.
Under the scheme, participation is contingent on pre-qualification criteria like ,
# Publication
of audited financial reports,
# Upfront
liquidation of State Government’s dues/subsidy to DISCOMS
# Non-creation of
additional regulatory assets.
Further, the scheme is aimed to assist with the
installation of
# 25 crore
smart meters,
# 10,000
feeders,
# 4 lakh km of
LT overhead lines.
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MY TAKE :
Smt
Sitharamanji,
This financial
assistance to DISCOMS ( most of them in red with losses running into hundreds
of crores and no money to pay their dues to Power Supply companies – Govt or
Private ), is a welcome step
You talk of “ assisting the DISCOMS with installation of 250 million Smart Meters “ , which
is sufficient to cover ALL the households in India
Please make this “ mandatory “ ( and FREE as far as the household is concerned ), in place
of “ assisting “
Link the release of
FUNDS in some direct proportion to the number of Smart Meters that gets
installed by a DISCOM
As far as these
smart meters are concerned, kindly consider the SPECIFICATIONS described in my
following earlier e-mails :
Ø A
Pre-paid Electricity Meter ? ………………………..[ 19 May 2017 ]
Ø Electrifying
: Smartly ……………………………………..[ 25 Sept 2017 ]
Ø Smart
Meter : No Pending Payments ?...........[ 08 Dec 2017 ]
Ø A
Smart Move , Shri Singh ! …………………………..[ 07 June 2018 ]
Madam Sitharamanji,
By “ mandating “ that DISCOMS must install smart
meters ( to benefit from the
funds ), you would be doing nothing less than setting in motion an ENERGY
MANAGEMENT REVOLUTION as described in my following e-mail :
Ø Carbon
Finance through Carbon Credits …………..[ 12 Mar 2021 ]
Where I suggested :
Ø These INTERNET-CONNECTED appliances
will continuously relay / transmit these data to the SMART ELECTRIC
METER installed in each home
Ø In turn, each SMART METER will relay / transmit to
concerned DISCOM ( and to any other specified govt agency servers ), such usage / consumption data, through Internet
( IoT / Internet of Everything ).
Ø These data-transfer will be separate for EACH INDIVIDUAL APPLIANCE
Ø This will enable DISCOM / concerned Agencies, to
know / monitor, IN-EFFICIENT appliances, operating above the
CERTIFIED THRESHOLD for each type of appliance
Ø Appliances operating “ above “ the threshold, will
be assigned / allotted “ CARBON DEBITS “ , whereas those operating “
below “ the threshold, will be assigned “ CARBON CREDITS “
Ø If the NET of these two is POSITIVE ( + ), that
home will be incentivized by a lower tariff – and vice-versa
Ø This model ( of INCENTIVIZATION ) must be further
strengthened by measuring the amount of ROOF TOP Solar Power , flowing into the
SMART METER , with appropriate linkages to CARBON CREDIT
Ø This linkage will motivate a large number of
households to install ROOF TOP solar panels
Ø This scheme will enable us to take the CARBON MARKET / CARBON CREDIT /
CARBON FINANCE concept,
right inside our 290 MILLION households
!
Ø All manufacturers of House-hold Electric Meters must be told to manufacture only SMART ELECTRIC METERS , starting April 2022
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
/ hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 30
June 2021
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