RE: The NSGM ..........19 May 2021 18:01
...... and the Institutional Framework structure of the NSGM, involved with the smart meter/smart grid development and deployment, gives some idea of the pathway, through various departments, that a project may have to take before it gains approval.
http://indiasmartgrid.org/nsgm_about.php
Many of the departments and organisations we may already be aware of:- The Ministry of Power, PowerGrid, EESL, POSOCO, REC, CEA, etc., are all part of the NSGM Institutional Framework, including the various sub-committees.
From the ISGF Knowledge Portal report, concerning the NSGM:-
National Smart Grid Mission.
" National Smart Grid Mission ( NSGM ) was established in the Indian Power sector to plan and monitor the implementation of policies and programmes related to Smart Grid activities in India. It's an institutional mechanism for planning, monitoring and implementation of policies and programs related to Smart Grid activities. NSGM is housed under Ministry of Power ( MoP ) considering the fact that most of the prominent stakeholders ( DISCOMS, Regulators, Electrical manufactures, Central Electricity Authority, etc.) for Smart Grid are associated with MoP. Other concerned Ministries like Ministry of New and Renewable Energy ( MNRE ), Ministry of Urban Development ( MoUD ) and Ministry of Heavy Industry ( MoHI ) are also associated with the Mission."
Objective of NSGM.
" National Smart Grid Mission was launched with the objective to address key issues of Smart Grid Initiatives on a large scale in the country and to make the Indian Power infrastructure cost effective, responsive and reliable. A 20 year perspective plan for Integrated inter-regional, inter-state and intra-state transmission network, for the country as a whole, has been formulated. This will be a crucial backbone for the vision of 24/7 power for all homes in India."
Neither IntelliSmart or the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund ( NIIF ) are mentioned in the NSGM structure report, but they may come under the brief of EESL.
LTI.