National Power Portal: Comprehensive UPSC Notes - Testbook

Understanding the National Power Portal

The National Power Portal is a centralized system for the Indian power sector. It provides an online platform for data input and capture (daily, monthly, and annually) from generation, transmission, and distribution utilities across the country. The National Informatics Centre (NIC) conceptualized, designed, and developed this portal. The Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy launched it.

This article will serve as a helpful guide for aspirants preparing for the UPSC exam.

An Overview of the National Power Portal

• The Ministry of Power, Rural Electrification Commission (REC) for Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, PFC for Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), Central Electricity Authority (CEA), other power sector utilities in the government sector, private sector, and other government organizations are the stakeholders of NPP.
• The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) is the nodal agency for the implementation and operational control of NPP.
• The NPP serves as a platform for disseminating Power Sector Information, including consumption, supply, demand, capacity, operation, etc., through various analyzed graphs, statistics, and reports for generation, transmission, and distribution at all India level, state level, regional level for the central, state, and private sector.
• It is designed to provide analyzed information about the sector through Geographic Information System (GIS) enabled navigation and visualization chart windows on capacity, generation, transmission, distribution at national, state, Distribution Companies (DISCOM), town, feeder level, and scheme-based funding to states.
• The system also facilitates the publication of various types of statutory reports regularly.
• The NPP Dashboard will act as a single point interface for all Power Sector applications like Merit Order Despatch of Electricity for Rejuvenation of Income and Transparency (MERIT), VIDYUT PRAVAH, Urban Jyoti Abhiyaan (URJA), GARV, Unnat Jyoti by Affordable Lighting for All (UJALA), and Transmission App for Real Time Monitoring & Growth (TARANG) launched earlier by the Ministry of Power.
• The system will be available 24×7 to ensure timely and effective collection of data.
• It will standardize data parameters and formats for seamless exchange of data between NPP and respective systems at utilities.