The National Power Committee (NPC) in consultation with RPCs has prepared the Uniform Protection Protocol for users of Indian Grid for implementation on pan India basis. The same was approved in the 15th National Power Committee Meeting held on 14.11.2024 at Nagpur, Maharashtra under the Chairmanship of Ghansyam Prasad, Chairperson, CEA.
The meeting was attended by high level dignitaries of Power sector, including: Hemant Jain, Member (GO&D), CEA; S. R. Narasimhan, Chairman & Managing Director of Grid-India; Chairpersons of Regional Power Committees/Technical Coordination Committees of RPCs, Member Secretaries of RPCs and NPC, and representatives from CTU and CEA.
As per IEGC, 2023, a uniform protection protocol to be there for the users of the grid for proper co-ordination of protection system in order to protect the equipment or system from abnormal operating conditions, isolate the faulty equipment and avoid unintended operation of protection system.
The uniform protection protocol aims to ensure grid stability, reliability, security and also greatly supports the Government of India’s vision for integration of 450 GW Renewable Energy into the National Grid by 2030 and ambitious target of 2100 GW of Renewable energy by 2047.
During this meeting, various other key issues of Indian Power Sector, including transition to Five Minute Interface Energy Meters along with AMR system for pan India, were also deliberated and further course of actions decided.
