The Hindu
The IT Task Force, headed by Infosys Director Nandan Nilekani, and his team, is likely to submit its recommendations on the issue to the Government by September in order to ensure its implementation at various levels from this year itself. Earlier, the IT Task Force by Nilekani had prepared a report on the IT solutions in the power sector in 2002 during the previous NDA regime but the recommendations were gathering dust in the corridors of power.
The initiative to enrol Infosys Technologies and Nilekani was taken by Minister of State for Power Jairam Ramesh who felt that it was time that IT was applied to enhance the potential in generation, transmission, distribution and inter-state transfer of power.
The IT Task Force identified IT solutions in the field of distribution, undertake pilot projects with the help of technology, to make computer applications more consumer- friendly and other related issues. It is understood that Nilekani has stressed the need to put IT solutions into action on priority in areas that directly deal with consumers. “The IT-related solutions would be first applied to areas like billing and metering that directly relate to the consumers across the country. This could be later extended to power grid and transmission sector,” Jairam Ramesh said.
Although the IT Task Force had done great work during 2002 but the new developments in the power sector and the huge expansion happening due to capacity addition challenges during the XI Plan need to be addressed under the changed circumstances. The focus of the new study would be establishment of smart grid that would lead to better load management.
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