Infrastructure Convergence: Tapping Smart Grids for Renewing Growth in the Indian Telecoms Sector

5th Communication Policy Research South Conference (CPRsouth5), Xi'an, China

14 Pages Posted: 14 Dec 2010

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Divakar Goswami

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Divy Jain

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Date Written: December 7, 2010

Abstract

The smart grid systems that utilize the telecoms network infrastructure, to facilitate electricity distribution more efficiently, represent win-win prospects for the power and telecoms sectors as well as the planet earth. A modern digital (smart) energy grid could trim India’s transmission and distribution (T&D) losses by 30%, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 95 MtCO2e, and result in energy savings of $10.5 billion by 2020 and carbon costs of 1.9 billion ($2.9 billion). For the telecom operators, smart meters, a sub set of smart grids, alone present a revenue opportunity of Rs87 billion per annum. A full-scale smart grid deployment should result in further better opportunities for the operators.

Suggested Citation

Goswami, Divakar and Jain, Divy, Infrastructure Convergence: Tapping Smart Grids for Renewing Growth in the Indian Telecoms Sector (December 7, 2010). 5th Communication Policy Research South Conference (CPRsouth5), Xi'an, China, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1724401 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1724401

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Divy Jain

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