Benefits, barriers and challenges of demand side management: a review of electrical systems in Oman

Parmal Singh Solanki, Venkateswara Sarma Mallela, Malcolm Allan, Chengke Zhou

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Abstract

Paper presents the review of key benefits, barriers and challenges of demand side management in context of electrical system in Oman. The main interconnected system which feeding more than 85% of electricity demand across the country, has analyzed to find out the potential application of demand side management. The wide range of demand variation on power plants, lower utilization of transmission system and significant influence of temperature sensitive load provide the scopes to improve the operating efficiency of electrical system using demand side management techniques. The prospective benefits are then discussed in the framework of generation, transmission, distribution and utilization. Analysis shows that spinning reserves can be limited and transmission efficiency may be improved by shifting the load from peak to off-peak hours using strategic load growth, higher plant use factor and dynamic tariff like real time pricing techniques of demand side management. Paper has reviewed the major demand side management techniques and identified a number of barriers like inadequate permitted tariffs, less competitive energy cost in market and lack of information and communication technology infrastructure etc. The appropriate policies to overcome these barriers and to develop the sustainable energy efficient environment are also reviewed.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)784-794
Number of pages11
JournalInternational Review on Modelling and Simulations
Volume4
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2011

Keywords

  • Barrier
  • Benefits
  • Challenges
  • Demand side management
  • Renewable energy
  • Tariffs

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Modelling and Simulation
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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