Distribution List 

State Load Despatch Centre 

1. Chief Engineer, Punjab SLDC Ablowal, Patiala,SLDC Building, Near 220KV Grid Substation,

PSTCL, Ablowal, Patiala‐147001

2. Chief  Engineer,  Haryana  SLDC,  HVPNL,  Sewah  Panipat,  XEN/LD  &  PC,  SLDC  Complex,

Sewah, Panipat‐132103

3. Chief Engineer, HP Load Dispatch Society, SLDC complex,Totu, Shimla‐171011

4. Chief Engineer, J&K Gladni, Jammu, SLDC Building, 220 kV Grid Station Narwal, Jammu,

Jammu/ Kashmir‐180007

5. Chief  Engineer,  State  Load  Despatch  Centre,  Rajasthan  Rajya  Vidyut  Prasaran  Nigam

Limited, Ajmer Road, Heerapura, Jaipur‐302024

6. Chief Engineer, Power System, UP Power Transmission Corporation Ltd., 5th Floor, Shakti

Bhawan, 14 Ashok Marg, Lucknow‐226001

7. Chief Engineer, SLDC, PTCUL, Vidyut, Dehradun -248002

8. Chief Engineer, Delhi, SLDC,33kV, Sub Station Building, Minto Road, New Delhi‐110002

9. Chief  Engineer  (SO),  System  Load  Despatch  Centre,  Bhakra  Beas Management  Board,

SLDC Complex, Industrial Area, Phase‐I, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh‐160002

10. Chief Engineer, SLDC, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan,  Jawahar  Lal Nehru

Marg, Patna‐800021

11. Chief Engineer, Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB), Kushai Colony, Doranda, Ranchi‐

834002 

12. Chief Engineer, West Bengal State Load Despatch Centre, P.O. Danesh Seikh Lane, Howrah

‐711109

13. Chief  Engineer,  State  Load  despatch  Center,  OPTCL,  Gridco  Colony  Po‐Mancheswar

Railway Colony, BBSR, Bhubaneshwar‐751070

14. Chief Engineer, SLDC, DVC, Howrah(GOMD; PREMISES), 31/1 Andul road, PO: Danish Seikh

lane, Howrah‐711109

15. Chief Engineer, State Load Despatch Center, Energy and Power Deptt., Govt. of Sikkim

Kazi Road, Gangtok 737 201

16. Chief  Engineer,SLDC,  Gotri  Vadodara,132kV  Gotri  s/s  compound,  Opposite  Kalpvrux

Complex, Gotri Road, Vadodara, Gujarat ‐390021

17. Chief Engineer, Chhattisgarh State Load Despatch centre, C.E(LD), State Load Despatch

Centre, CSPTCL, Daganiya‐HQ,  Chhattisgarh, Raipur‐492013

18. Chief  Engineer,  State  Load  Despatch  Centre,  MPPTCL,  Nayagaon,  Jabalpur,  Madhya,

Pradesh‐482008

19. Chief Engineer, Maharashtra SLDC, Airoli, Thane‐Belapur Road, Navi Mumbai ‐400708.

20. Chief  Engineer,  Goa  Electricity  Department,  Vidyut    Bhavan,  3rd  Floor,  Panaji,

Goa‐403 001

21. Executive Engineer, UT Daman & Diu, Electricity  Department, 35, 01DC, near fire Station, 

Somnath, Nani, Daman‐ 396210 

22. Executive Engineer, UT of  DNH Electricity Department, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, 66 KV Amli 

Road Silvasa  ‐ 396230 

23. Chief  Engineer,  SLDC  APTRANSCO,  Ground  floor,  SLDC  Building,  Vidyutsoudha,  Eluru 

Road, Gunadala Vijayawada ‐520004. 

24. Chief Engineer, SLDC, KPTCL, 28, Race course Cross Road, Bangalore‐560009 

25. Chief Engineer, State Load Despatch Centre, Kalamassery‐683503 

26. Chief Engineer, TANTRANSCO, SLDC Block, 144 Anna Salai, Chennai‐600002 

27. Chief  Engineer,  Telangana  SLDC,  Room No  611,  A  Block,  TSTRANSCO,  Vidyut  Soudha, 

Khairtabad, Hyderabad‐500082 

28. Chief Engineer, System Control Centre, Electricity Department, Puducherry 137, Nethaji 

Subhash Chandra Bose Salai, Electricity Department, Puducherry‐605001 

29. Chief Engineer, State Load Despatch Centre, Assam,SLDC, AEGCL, Kahilipara, Guwahati‐

781019 

30. Chief Engineer, SE(SLDC), Tuikhuahtlang, Aizawl, Mizoram‐ 796001 

31. Chief  Engineer,  Department  of  Power,  Government  of  Nagaland,  SLDC  Nagaland, 

Electricity Colony, Full Nagarjan Dimapur, Nagaland‐797112 

32. Chief Engineer, Tripura SLDC, 79 tilla, Kunjaban, Agartala, Tripura (West), Agartala‐799006 

33. Chief Engineer, SLDC Meghalaya,132 kV , NEHU Substation Complex, Umjarain, Shillong ‐

793022 

34. Chief Engineer, SLDC, Arunachal Pradesh,Rajbhawan Power House, Department of Power, 

P.O: ltanagar, Dist: Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh‐791111 

35. Chief Engineer, SLDC, Manipur, Keishampat,P.O: lmphal, Manipur‐ 795 001  

National Load Despatch Centre 

36. General Manager  I/c, National Load Despatch Center, 1st Floor, B‐9 Qutab Institutional 

Area, New Delhi‐110016  

Regional Load Despatch Centre 

37. General Manager, Northern Regional  Load Despatch Centre, 18‐A, Shaheed  Jeet Singh 

Sansanwal Marg, Katwaria Sarai, New Delhi ‐110016 

38. Executive Director, Western Regional Load Despatch Centre, F‐3, M.I.D.C. Area, Marol, 

Andheri(East), Mumbai‐400093 

39. General  Manager,  Southern  Regional  Load  Despatch  Center,  29,  Race  Course  Cross 

Road,Bangalore‐560009 

40. Executive  Director, Eastern  Regional  Load  Despatch  Centre,  14,  Golf  Club  Road, 

Tollygunge, Kolkata ‐700 033  

41. Executive  Director,  North  Eastern  Load  Despatch  Centre  (NERLDC),  Power  System 

Corporation  Operation  Limited  (POSOCO),  POWERGRID  Complex,  Dongteih,  Lower 

Nongrah, Lapalang, Shillong‐ 793006, Meghalaya, India 

 

  Special Invitee  42. Chief Engineer, National Power Committee, 18‐A, Qutab Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet 

Singh Marg, Katwaria Sarai, New Delhi‐110 016 43. Member Secretary, Northern Regional Power Committee ,18‐A, Qutab Institutional Area, 

Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, Katwaria Sarai, New Delhi‐110 016 44. Member Secretary, Western Regional Power Committee,   F‐3, MIDC Area, Marol, Opp. 

SEEPZ, Central Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai ‐ 400 093 45. Member  Secretary,Southern  Regional  Power  Committee,  Central  Electricity  Authority, 

No. 29, Race Course Cross Road , Bangalore‐560 009 46. Member Secretary , Eastern Regional Power Committee ,14, Golf Club Road Tollygunje 

Kolkata‐700033 47. Member Secretary  , North Eastern Regional Power Committee, NERPC Complex, Dong 

Parmaw Lapalang, Shillong – 793006 (Meghalaya) 

Agenda Item for the 25th meeting of FOLD on 7th Aug 2018

23rd Jul 2018

Constitution of FOR Sub-Group to Recommend Suitable Measures and Roadmap for Institution Building and Strengthening of the Load Despatch Centres (LDCs)

In the 18th meeting of the Technical Committee of the Forum of Regulators (FOR) for

implementation of Framework on Renewables at the State level held at New Delhi on 23rd February 2018, it was deliberated that institutional building of LDCs in India needs fresh impetus in view of the fast changing energy landscape viz. renewable integration, establishment of Renewable Energy Management Centres, Wide Area Monitoring Systems, Electric Vehicles, envisaged carriage and content separation at distribution level, evolution of the electricity market, and rapidly evolving regulatory framework.

Consequently, the FOR constituted a sub-group (Annexure – 1) to survey and identify the best practices in all LDCs in India. The sub-group has to recommend suitable measures and roadmap for institution building and strengthening of the LDCs. The terms of reference (ToR) of the sub-group are as under:

a) To survey various practices in all LDCs in India and international system operators, evolve and recommend Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to be defined by the Regulatory Commissions

b) To review functions of LDCs and suggest the future requirements in view of megatrends like Large Scale Integration of Renewables, Storage, Electric Vehicles, Prosumers and Introduction of markets

c) To evolve the suitable Business Model of LDCs for Financial Autonomy and Funding Mechanism for both the Capital Costs & Recurring Costs to be future-ready

d) To Identify the Infrastructure, System Logistics, Cyber Secure Information and Communication Requirements for LDCs Functioning in terms of Hardware, Software and Ergonomic Spatial Upgradation

e) To assess the human resource requirement along with skill-set required for the future Power System Operation and other Support Functions

f) To evolve Framework for Attracting, Development and Retaining Talent at LDCs in Terms of emoluments, selection/recruitment procedures along with training and certification of System Operators

g) Any other suggestions related to above

The 1st meeting of the Sub-Group was held on 20th July 2018 through Video conference in which, inter-alia, it was deliberated that:

1) All the SLDCs are requested to furnish their suggestions and inputs on the areas listed out in the ToR. SLDCs making presentation of their best practices in the FOLD meetings shall be encouraged to include their views/suggestions on the areas listed out in the ToR.

2) The Sub-Group would seek consolidated recommendations from FOLD on the Technology Road map for LDCs and spatial ergonomics for control centre.

3) The online survey and analysis of existing Human Resources and infrastructure at the SLDCs (already circulated in FOLD meeting) to be completed by all SLDCs. All efforts may be put to surpass 777 respondents during Pradhan Committee Report survey held in 2008. The web-links are as follows:

o Survey-1- to be submitted by all employees https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FOLDsurvey1

o Survey-2-to be completed by Nodal officers/volunteers https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FOLDSurvey2

The summary of the online survey of LDCs as on 16-07-2018:

The sub-group members would be visiting the SLDCs at Jaipur, Vadodara, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Shillong. It is suggested that all SLDCs may kindly give their inputs on S no 1) and 2) at the earliest and latest by 15th Aug 2018. Further the surveys indicated at S no 3) may also be completed by this date so that the sub-group could consolidate its report at the earliest.

S. No.

Load Despatch Centre

Number of responses

on Individual Survey-1

Institutional Level Survey-2-

submitted (Yes/No)

SOUTHERN REGION

S. No. State/UT SLDC

Number of responses on

Individual Survey-1

Institutional Level Survey-2-

submitted (Yes/No)

1 NLDC 21 No 1 Andhra Pradesh 14 Yes 2 NRLDC 48 No 2 Telangana 30 No (incomplete) 3 WRLDC 54 Yes 3 Karnataka 0 No 4 ERLDC 57 No 4 Kerala 13 Yes 5 SRLDC 35 Yes 5 Puducherry 0 No 6 NERLDC 53 Yes 6 Tamil Nadu 14 No

NORTHERN REGION EASTERN REGION 1 Chandigarh 0 No 1 Bihar 21 Yes 2 Delhi 22 No (incomplete) 2 DVC 22 Yes 3 Haryana 4 No (incomplete) 3 Jharkhand 19 Yes

4 Himachal Pradesh 2 No 4 Orissa 7 Yes

5 Jammu 0 No 5 Sikkim 0 No 6 Punjab 35 Yes 6 West Bengal 18 Yes 7 Rajasthan 11 No (incomplete) 8 Uttar Pradesh 24 No (incomplete) 9 Uttarakhand 2 No

WESTERN REGION NORTH-EASTERN REGION 1 Chhattisgarh 25 Yes 1 Arunachal Pradesh 3 Yes

2 Dadar & Nagar Haveli 1 Yes 2 Assam 19 Yes

3 Daman & Diu 1 Yes 3 Manipur 27 Yes 4 Goa 8 Yes 4 Meghalaya 10 Yes 5 Madhya Pradesh 49 Yes 5 Mizoram 6 Yes 6 Maharashtra 91 Yes 6 Nagaland 2 Yes 7 Gujarat 53 Yes 7 Tripura 9 Yes

Annexure- I

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Functional Areas in Load Despatch Centres (LDCs)

A. System Operation i. Operational Planning

i. Load Forecasting ii. RE forecasting

iii. Fuel security assessment iv. Production cost optimization studies v. Generating outage planning

vi. Transmission outage planning vii. Assessment of Transfer Capability

viii. Reactive Power studies ix. Short circuit and x. transient stability studies

xi. small signal stability studies xii. Electromagnetic transient studies

xiii. System Protection Schemes (SPS) and other defense plans; design & monitoring

xiv. Mock black start drills xv. Activation of back up control centre

xvi. Preparations for special events like festivals, natural calamities like cyclone, floods etc.

xvii. Documentation of procedures (operating, restoration)

ii. Scheduling i. Day ahead security studies factoring all outages

ii. Day ahead unit commitment iii. Day ahead optimization and scheduling iv. Crew Resource Management v. Anticipating and mitigating congestion

vi. Preparation for special events vii. Handling requests for emergency/urgent outages unforeseen in operational

planning horizon

iii. Real Time Operation i. Frequency Control

ii. Voltage control iii. Tie line loading or congestion management iv. Ensuring N-1 security at all times v. Real Time Contingency Analysis

vi. Dynamic Security Assessment vii. Monitoring weather updates

viii. Handling emergency outage requests

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ix. Restoration of network after tripping x. Rescheduling of generation

xi. Information dissemination to authorities in case of a grid disturbance/grid event

xii. Periodic communication with relevant stakeholders and sensitizing in case of emergencies

xiii. De-briefing after an extreme event

iv. After the Fact or Post Despatch Analysis i. Analysis of frequency and voltage

ii. Analysis of Grid Code violations and follow up with agencies iii. Analysis of trippings in the transmission system iv. Evaluating primary response through Frequency Response Characteristics

(FRC) v. Low Frequency Oscillations (LFO) monitoring and analysis

vi. Detailed reports of Grid Disturbances/Grid Events vii. Simulation of events and learnings thereof

viii. Event replay, lessons learnt and dissemination of same ix. Taking up shortcomings with stakeholders x. Operational feedback to CEA and CTU/STU

B. Market Operation

i. Market Design i. Ancillary services like RRAS, FRAS, black start and others

ii. National Merit Order Scheduling iii. National open Access Registry (NOAR) iv. 5-minute scheduling and dispatch v. Cross Border scheduling, metering, accounting and settlement

vi. Weekly DSM accounting at National level – National Pool Account vii. Gate Closure

viii. Real Time Market, clearing and settlement ix. Financial Products – Future and Forward markets, Options and Swaps,

Hedging x. New Technologies – Electric Vehicles (EV), Storage, Block Chain, Artificial

Intelligence, Aggregators xi. Feedback on Implementation of Regulations

ii. Open Access Administration and Scheduling i. Scheduling

ii. Merit Order iii. Bilateral Transactions (STOA/OA) iv. Collective Transactions v. Tax reconciliation

iii. Day Ahead Market and Power Exchange Operations i. Electricity Market

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ii. Trading of Renewable energy Certificates (REC) iii. Trading of Energy Savings Certificate (ESCerts)

iv. Metering i. Energy Meter Data Collection

ii. Data validation & processing v. Energy Accounting

i. Preparation of energy accounts ii. Billing, Collection and Disbursement of Collective Transaction charges

iii. Billing, collection and Disbursement of Bilateral Transaction charges vi. Transmission Pricing

i. Preparation of All India Base Case for Power System Modelling in coordination with RLDCs

ii. Computation of Point of Connection (PoC) Charges and Losses iii. Declaration of PoC loss on weekly basis

vii. Ancillary services i. Updation of Variable Charges, fixed charges and other data of pan-India

power plants ii. Preparation of RRAS Accounts on Regional/All India basis

viii. Deviation Settlement Account i. Billing, collection and disbursement

ii. Monitoring of Regional DSM funds and compilation on All India basis ix. Pool account Operation

i. Deviation Settlement Account ii. Reactive Energy Account

iii. Congestion Charge Account x. RLDC Fees and Charges

i. Billing, accounting, collection and settlement xi. Regulatory Affairs/Other functions

i. Feedback to policy makers, planners and regulators on electricity market design

ii. Grid integration of Renewables iii. Power System Development Fund (PSDF)

C. Infrastructure (SCADA/IT/other tools)

i. Engineering of new SCADA/EMS upgrades ii. Synchrophasor technologies

iii. Real time Applications iv. Off-line applications v. Big Data Analytics tools

vi. Website development, upgrading and maintaining vii. Cyber security

viii. Access control ix. Conference call facilities (multiple) x. Conference Rooms

xi. Work Area for statutory auditors xii. Workstations for guests/interns

xiii. Guest Wifi xiv. Power supply system

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xv. Fire fighting xvi. Ergonomics

xvii. Public Address System xviii. Operational philosophy (In house development/technology partner/outsourcing)

D. Human Resources (HR)

i. Manpower projections ii. Recruitment/attract talent

iii. Induction level training iv. Continuing Education/Learning and certification v. Publication of papers and reports

vi. Annual Appraisals vs Continuous Performance Management vii. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs for LDC, departments, individual)

viii. Motivational Tools ix. Sabbatical x. Job rotation

xi. Succession planning xii. Physical, Mental, social and emotional well being

xiii. Policy for outsourcing xiv. Summer/winter internships xv. Employee welfare benefits such as gymnasium, crèche, rest areas for shift personnel

xvi. Gender inclusiveness xvii. Special health programs for shift personnel

xviii. Professional Engagement (PE) through conferences/workshops within India and abroad

xix. Knowledge Management xx. Work life integration

E. Finance

i. Separate balance sheet and Profit & Loss Account for LDC ii. Audit of balance sheet periodically

iii. Separate bank account for LDCs and Pool Accounts iv. Financial powers at LDC level v. Settlement of employee claims

vi. Settlement of third party claims vii. Timely filing of tax returns and other statutory compliances

viii. Follow up in respect of tax refunds

F. Contracts & Materials i. E-procurement & reverse auctions

ii. No of orders placed every year (supply/service) iii. Monitoring of single tender cases iv. Monitoring of contract extension, re-tendering etc.

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v. Timely refund of EMDs vi. Timely return of Bank Guarantees

vii. Periodic disposal of scrap and buyback provisions

G. Legal & Regulatory i. Policy advocacy

ii. Participation in regulatory process at CEA/CERC/SERC levels iii. Handling of RTI cases iv. Timely filing of responses in petitions (empowerment up to what level) v. Engagement of lawyers/counsel for cases

vi. Analysis of regulatory orders and using it as a feedback for improving internal processes

vii. Handling Parliament/Vidhan Sabha questions viii. Handling issues like Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace

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