A workshop on National Power Portal(NPP) was organized by National Informatics Centre(NIC) jointly with Central Electricity Authority(CEA) on 27th September 2018 at the Convention Centre, Scope Complex, New Delhi. Delegates and participants from Power Finance Corporation(PFC), Rural Electrification Corporation, Generation, Transmission and Distribution utilities from all over the country attended the workshop.
The inaugural session was chaired by Shri Ajay Bhalla, Secretary (Power) in the presence of Shri Pankaj Batra, Chairperson (CEA), Smt. Neeta Verma, DG(NIC), Shri PS Mhaske, Member (Power System), CEA and Shri GK Gaur, DDG(NIC). Vote of Thanks was given by Shri Adarsh Saiwal, Sr. Tech. Director(NIC).
The Secretary(Power) appreciated NPP and emphasised its significance. DG(NIC) elucidated the emerging technologies and their relevance in addressing issues of the power sector. DDG(NIC) explained the scope, coverage, architectural overview, design and functioning of NPP. A brochure on NPP was released by the Secretary on the occasion and a short film on NPP was also screened to the participants.
National Power Portal is a centralized system developed for Indian Power Sector to facilitate online data capture on daily/ monthly/ annual basis from various generations, transmission and distribution utilities of the country. It also disseminates information on capacity, demand, supply, consumption etc., through various analysed reports, graphs/ charts, statistics for the Central/ State Governments, besides the Private Sector.