The ministerial felicitations echoed a call to scale successful innovations across state utilities.

Winners were felicitated by the minister, who urged scaling these solutions across states.

India’s power minister outlined that AI and ML will transform power distribution into intelligent, consumer-centric networks, leveraging smart meter analytics, digital twins, predictive maintenance, theft detection, consumer insights, automated outage prediction, and GenAI-based decision support.

The industry call emphasized stronger collaboration among DISCOMs, technology partners, innovators, and academia, with a focus on building consumer trust and addressing misinformation to enable adoption.

An innovation challenge drew 195 entries from DISCOMs, AMISPs, TSPs, and HASPs; 51 solutions were shortlisted and winners announced across categories including DISCOMs, AMISPs, solution providers, and home automation.

Reference to PIB’s earlier press release and a link for additional context.

REC Limited’s initiatives and related updates are cited as context for financing and supporting technology adoption in the power sector.

REC Limited, a Maharatna PSU under the Power Ministry, is highlighted as a leading financier underpinning technological advancement in the sector.

The conference hosted a national innovation call with 195 entries and 51 shortlisted, recognizing leaders advancing these technologies and their scaling across states.

Participants spanned states, industry, innovators, and academia, with broad acknowledgment of the 195 innovation entries and 51 shortlisted at the event.

Participants encompassed DISCOMs, AMISPs, TSPs, HASPs, industry representatives, state utilities, academia, and ecosystem partners, signaling a wide deployment ecosystem.

The conference underscored ongoing national digitalisation of power distribution to improve efficiency, reduce losses, and prepare the grid for future demand, with a PIB release referenced.