Central Railway organized a seminar on Open Access and Capacity Building Measures on Power in partnership with Western Railway, Railway Energy Management Company Ltd (REMCL) and Power Trading Corporation India Ltd on 16.10.2019.
This seminar was organized to improve the knowledge of field officials and understanding the intricacies of various processes and procedures of Open Access. Shri Sanjeev Mittal, General Manager, Central Railway, Shri Anil Gupta, General Manager, Western Railway, Shri S.P. Vavre, Principal Chief Electrical Engineer (PCEE), Central Railway, Shri Sanjeev Bhutani, PCEE, Western Railway, Shri Alok Mathur, GGM, REMCL addressed this seminar. Senior Officials from Central Railway, Western Railway, South Western Railway, South Central Railway, IRIEEN & Konkan Railway participated in the Seminar.
Central Railway being the pioneer Railway in Open Access since November 2015 has saved Rs. 2484 crores and every month saves Rs. 52 crore. Similarly, Western Railway so far saved 450 crore after switching over to Open Access.
Open Access is in operation in 12 states including Maharashtra. Railway Energy Management Company Ltd. (REMCL) in co-ordination with various electrical authorities, so far achieved in saving Rs. 10,000 Crores for Indian Railways.
During this Seminar, Various issues like key regulatory areas of power procurement under Open Access, role of grid operators, Deviation Settlement Mechanism, Indian Power market and opportunities for power procurement optimization, scheduling, forecasting and procurement planning for Railways, present situation of power procurement for Railways, scenario of Renewable Energy in India, Potential fo Renewable Energy, Integration of Renewable Energy with conventional sources, prevailing market trends for renewable energy certificates and renewable energy etc were deliberated.
The seminar was quite interactive and all delegates participated in the technical discussion. This seminar will go a long way in Energy Management at cheaper rates, thus saving several crores for Indian Railways.