BSES consumers save 17 MW under discom's pilot project

Consumers of the power distribution company BSES have saved 17 MW of electricity by participating in a pilot project of the discom launched in east and central Delhi areas, a spokesperson said today.
Under its demand-side management initiative, the BSES has undertaken a manual demand response project on a six-week pilot basis, he said.
Consumers have helped in saving a "whopping" 17 MW in east and central Delhi areas covered by the discom, the spokesperson said.
"Eyeing the success of the initiative, the demand response (DR) programme will be gradually rolled-out across BSES area of east, central, south and west Delhi, covered by the BSES Yamuna Power Ltd (BYPL)," he said.

Under the programme, the BYPL's 500 biggest consumers having a load of over 500 KW each were enrolled in the manual demand response project, and requested to voluntarily reduce their consumption as and when required, specially during the peak hours, the spokesperson said.
These consumers were given a financial incentive of Rs 1 per unit, he added.