The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power has entrusted FICCI with the responsibility of supporting its training program for capacity building of DISCOMs in Jammu & Kashmir, based on the dialogue with the Forum of Regulators (FOR). The objective of the programme is capacity building of DISCOMs for carrying out load management, development of Demand Side Management (DSM) action plan and its implementation in respective areas.
FICCI organised its third program for Power Development Department, J&K from 21-23 June 2018 at Srinagar. The first program was organised from 5-7 April 2018 and second from 9-11 April 2018.
The aim is to implement DSM programmes in the state for reducing the peak electricity demand so that utilities can delay building further capacity. In fact, by reducing the overall load on an electricity network, DSM has various beneficial effects, including mitigating electrical system emergencies, reducing the number of blackouts and increasing system reliability. Other benefits include reducing dependency on expensive fuel imports, reducing energy prices, and reducing harmful emissions. DSM has a major role to play in deferring high investments in generation, transmission and distribution networks. Thus, DSM applied to the electricity systems provides significant economic, reliability and environmental benefits. The objective of the program is to impart training to the Circle Level officials of DISCOMs on DSM and Energy Efficiency to understand the processes and technologies related to DSM.
