Contents

• Unit-I

  Introduction of power planning, National and Regional Planning, structure of P.S., planning tools

  Electricity Regulation, Electrical Forecasting, forecasting techniques modeling.

  Unit-II

  Generation planning, Integrated power generation cogeneration/captive power, Power pooling and power trading. Transmission and distribution planning.

  Power system Economics. Power sector finance, financial planning, private participation Rural Electrification investment, concept of Rational tariffs.

  Unit-III

  Power supply Reliability, Reliability planning. System operation planning, load management, load prediction, reactive power balance

  Online power flow studies, state estimation, computerized management, power system simulator.

  Unit-IV

  Computer aided planning, wheeling. Environmental effects, the greenhouse effect

  Technological impacts. Insulation coordination. Reactive compensation.

  Unit-V

  Optimal power system expansion planning : Formulation of least cost optimization problem incorporating the capital,

  Operating and maintenance cost of candidate plants of different types (Thermal, Hydro, Nuclear, Non-conventional etc.) and minimum assured reliability constraint – optimization techniques for solution by programming.