Tariff & Energy Audit of DPDC Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited

Abstract

We got an opportunity to complete our field study at Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd. Our internship started on 24 October, 2019 and ended on 24th December, 2019. We got knowledge about Tariff & Energy Audit System, Metering System of DPDC. Also got knowledge about DPDC two pilot project SCADA (Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition) & Digitalization and Automation of Metering System (DASMS). This study is on tariff structure would consist of two parts. In the solicited bids, the bidders shall offer bulk power tariff based on the capacity payment and energy payment and also provide the equivalent tariff. The capacity payment will be made in Bangladeshi currency (Taka), but denominated in both Dollars and local currency. This will cover debt service, return on equity, fixed operation and maintenance cost, insurance and other fixed cost. The energy payment will be denominated in local currency to the extent to which the variable costs are in local currency. The aim of the Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition project (SCADA) is Control industrial procedures locally or at remote areas & Monitor, accumulate, and process real time information and also Digitalization and Automation of Metering System (DASMS) is used Monthly bills of PDB and PGCB can be accurately deducted, SMS Alert for VIP feeders, server based data archive, energy balance of all sub-stations can be completed quickly and accurately.