Goa load and market research of domestic and commercial consumers
Student name: Mr Sumit Surendra Prasad
Guide: Dr Kaushik Ranjan Bandyopadhyay
Year of completion: 2015
Host Organisation: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Supervisor (Host Organisation): Mr Ramit Malhotra
Abstract: Development of power sector has been a priority of the government of India due to its considerable contribution towards economic growth. In past few years Bureau of Energy Efficiency has launched several Demand Side Management (DSM) initiatives and programs that are capable of offering a supplementary mode of action to effectively manage increasing demand of electricity.
In order to estimate the feasibility and potential of DSM program, it is essential to carry out a detailed load research. In this regard, EESL entrusted TERI to undertake a detailed load research analysis for the state of Goa with the objectives to understand the load pattern of various consumer categories and estimate potential of energy and demand savings across them.
To understand the nature and usage of appliances contributing to load of each category, questionnaire based surveys were undertaken for Domestic and Commercial consumers’ separately. Appliance-wise load curves have been analysed for domestic and commercial consumers for the major appliances including Air Conditioners, Ceiling fans and Lighting. It has been estimated that lighting has the highest potential for saving in energy consumption in these categories (around 6-8%). In case of air conditioners, there is energy saving potential of around 1.5-2% in domestic category and 4-5% in commercial category, whereas in ceiling fans a potential of around 4.5-5% and 3-4% in domestic and commercial categories respectively has been estimated.
Further based on the analysis, indicative measures for load reduction in the state are: Aggressive promotion of energy efficient appliances (including Air Conditioners, Lighting, Ceiling Fans and solar water heaters) and regulatory measures for promoting DSM.
