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India’s energy sector is one of the most critical components of an infrastructure that affects India’s economic growth and therefore is also one of the largest industries in India. India has the 5th largest electricity generating capacity and is the 6th largest energy consumer amounting for around 3.4 % of global energy consumption. India’s energy demand has grown at 3.6 % pa over the past 30 years. The consumption of the energy is directly proportional to the progress of manpower with ever growing population, improvement in the living standard of the humanity and industrialization of the developing countries. Very recently smart grid technology can attribute important role in energy scenario. Smart grid refers to electric power system that enhances grid reliability and efficiency by automatically responding to system disturbances. This paper discusses the new communication infrastructure and scheme designed to integrate data.
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Kumar, S., Bhattacharyya, B. & Gupta, V.K. Present and Future Energy Scenario in India. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. B 95, 247–254 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40031-014-0099-7
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