Wipro to automate J&K's power distribution dept

MUMBAI, INDIA: Wipro Infotech on Wednesday announced that it has been selected by the Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Department (JKPDD) as its IT Implementation agency under the Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP).

A project funded by the Ministry of Power and one of India’s largest Power Reforms initiatives, the focus of the programme is to reduce aggregate technical and commercial losses in power distribution and management across State Utilities, said a press release.

The engagement with Wipro will establish reliable and automated systems for sustained collection of accurate baseline data for JKPDD, as well as enhance adoption of Information Technology in the areas of energy accounting.

This will further help the Jammu and Kashmir government reduce AT&C losses, outages and interruptions, thereby increasing consumer satisfaction, claimed the company.

As part of the scope, Wipro will establish a Date Center, a Disaster Recovery Center, a Customer Care Center as well as implement an integrated solution for rollout across the state. The integrated solution will comprise core Utility application modules like Meter Data Acquisition, Energy Audit, Metering, Billing, Collections, GIS, New Connection and Disconnection & Dismantling etc.

Wipro will also be responsible for sustaining the solution for a period of five years. The engagement includes supply, installation and commissioning of the required hardware and establishing a LAN/ MPLS VPN network in the identified towns.

The IT bellwether will undertake Differential Geographical Positioning System (DGPS) based GIS survey and consumer indexing in the identified project areas.

Rajat Bhaduri, GM - Utilities & Metals Vertical, Wipro, said, “We are delighted to have been selected as the IT implementation agency for the JKPDD. We are confident that with this implementation, it will be able to significantly enhance its performance both in terms of reducing outages as well as increasing consumer satisfaction through better power management and distribution across the state.”