Piloting distribution grid automation in Nepal: Enhancing remote monitoring & power quality

A case study on a distribution grid automation pilot project in the Tallo Nallu load centre of Nepal, implemented by the Nepal Energy Foundation to improve power reliability and fault detection in rural distribution systems.

• The Nepal Energy Foundation implemented a pilot project in the Tallo Nallu load centre of Lalitpur District to address reliability issues caused by radial distribution feeders and manual fault detection, which previously led to outages lasting several hours or days.
• The project utilized smart energy meters, OpenDSS for modelling, and Python for data integration to create a GIS-based monitoring platform. This system achieved an average visualisation error of 2.47% for real-time insights into power flows and voltage profiles.
• Technical improvements included a fault localisation algorithm based on voltage sag measurements and the installation of an automatic voltage regulator (AVR). The AVR reduced voltage regulation fluctuations from over 15% to below 2% and increased minimum voltage at consumer endpoints from 0.65 pu to above 0.94 pu.

APA

Özkan, O. (2025). Piloting distribution grid automation in Nepal: Enhancing remote monitoring & power quality. Alliance for Renewable Electrification. https://renewelec.org/piloting-distribution-grid-automation-in-nepal-enhancing-remote-monitoring-power-quality/

Chicago

Özkan, Okan. Piloting distribution grid automation in Nepal: Enhancing remote monitoring & power quality. Alliance for Renewable Electrification, 2025. https://renewelec.org/piloting-distribution-grid-automation-in-nepal-enhancing-remote-monitoring-power-quality/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{zkan2025piloting, author = {Özkan, Okan}, title = {{Piloting distribution grid automation in Nepal: Enhancing remote monitoring \& power quality}}, institution = {Alliance for Renewable Electrification}, year = {2025}, month = oct, url = {https://renewelec.org/piloting-distribution-grid-automation-in-nepal-enhancing-remote-monitoring-power-quality/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }