Advancement of Situational Awareness in Eastern Regional Control Center

Electricity grid operators often deal with various challenges to maintain the reliability of the electric power supply because of ever increasing interconnections and complexity of the modern power grid. Power System control centers are responsible for grid monitoring, demand forecasting and dispatching of power in a particular region under their jurisdiction. Lack of Situational Awareness in the control centers may prevent the grid operators from responding effectively to an incident and taking necessary corrective actions. It is essential for the system operators to get a clear idea of the Power System state. Proper coordination amongst the system operators of various control centers are essential for integrated operation of the grid. Therefore, in order to ensure the security of the Power System, adequate situational awareness needs to be maintained in the grid control center. This paper provides an overview of recent developments and the best practices followed in the Eastern Regional Control Center of India to enhance Situational Awareness amongst the system operators for efficient monitoring and control of the Eastern grid.