Port Blair, Dec 29: The Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy in the meeting held on 10th January, 2018, decided that Energy Management Centre (EMC) will be owned by A&N Administration and will be setup & operated by PGCIL. A building has already been identified within Phoenix Bay Power House Complex for establishment of EMC.
On the persistent request of Administration, the Ministry of Power has sanctioned the amount of Rs. 23.5 Crores for establishment of EMC at South Andaman vide Order dated 16.12.2019. Accordingly, the work has been awarded to the bidder by PGCIL on 18.12.2019 and the commissioning schedule is 15 months from the date of placement of award.
The main function of EMC shall be monitoring, operation and management of conventional generation as well as solar generation through deployment of State–of-Art monitoring, forecasting and resource management system. This will help the Electricity Department to effectively manage power system operations with economy, reliability and security for the consumers of Port Blair & South Andaman area.
After commissioning, EMC shall be handed over to the Electricity Department, A&N Administration with Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) for five years after one year of warranty period.
