1: Scoping of technological solutions and projects

The demonstration projects will be identified based on a set of criteria, to be defined at the beginning of the project. Selection of use cases will be based on initial findings from the technical analysis, outlining the most promising approaches from a national power system perspective, and further criteria will likely include the replicability, availability of technology and the link to policy and regulation. For the selection of locations and partners, criteria will likely include openness to innovation, technological readiness of partners, willingness to share data during operations, as well as gender aspects. Depending on the use case, partners can be DISCOMs or others, such as corporations or housing societies.

2: Design and implementation

The demonstration projects showcase the financial and economic viability of decentralized energy storage systems to increase the confidence of policymakers, regulators, and other stakeholders in such systems. This is the fundamental difference to existing pilot projects which mainly focus on technical feasibility. Demonstration projects are essential to motivate DISCOMs and other stakeholders to consider and invest in decentralized storage solutions. The project will work closely with selected partners, component manufacturers and local regulators to design financially viable systems and identify areas of regulation that can help to incentivize investment.

3: Monitoring and analysis

The monitoring framework will include the installation of appropriate measurement devices and data storage and processing equipment. Data and information generated through the monitoring of the demonstration projects will directly feed into the other outputs of the project and help identify gaps in policy and regulation, support technical analysis, including the calibration of modelling, and provide hands-on experience that can be utilized for training purposes.