Smart Grid Projects - DNV Kema

15Exploring microgriddeployment in IndiaWith demands for electric power in India growing at a faster pace than the construction ofelectric power infrastructure and new generation sources, many Indian companies areapprehensive about their ability to obtain enough reliable, ready energy from the grid so thatthey can effectively run their businesses.Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is a large technology, engineering, and construction company withoffice campuses located across India. Over the past several years, L&T has experiencedmultiple extended power outages and in response has built enough back-up generation tomeet its needs in the event of an outage. However, these diesel-based backup units useexpensive fuel, and the costs and logistics to transport diesel to sites make operational costseven greater. With the growing ability to harness wind and solar power, as well as the Indiangovernment’s impetus, L&T wanted to explore the costs and benefits of deploying microgridsas a means of ensuring self-sustaining electrical power in a more economical manner.