The Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the apex technical body in the ministry of power, is designing a model for an optimum mix and purchase of all kinds of energy and efficient plan of electricity supply.
The model, which is in the works, is for state-owned power distribution companies, most of them loss-making owing to a cost-revenue mismatch.
The CEA has joined hands with the Department for International Development (DFID), UK, to develop models that can help discoms reduce their cost and improve operations and supply.
“The model will encompass cost optimisation, demand forecast, integration of renewable energy, and peak and non-peak power supply functions,” said a senior CEA official.
