BRPL Increases Data
Visibility & Utilization with Utilihive
(now part of GE Vernova)

Making effective use of ground-breaking, innovative technologies is an ongoing process for Indian utility BRPL – the leading power-distribution company in the city of New Delhi. BRPL’s tech-forward strategy is part of a commitment to continuously improving the quality and reliability of the power supply to its nearly 2.5 million customers. BRPL wanted to extend visibility to all of its data, ensuring it is used to its full potential to support grid operations, undertake preventative maintenance, and understand where best to make intelligent grid investments. Harnessing data in this way would help BRPL help ensure a reliable power supply for customers.

BRPL chose Utilihive as the platform for an analytics and data integration solution. A data lake was built to validate, unify and structure data across multiple sources, including energy data, machine data, and enterprise information. In an initial pilot, real-time AMR data, feeder load analysis, and consumption pattern analysis within the existing distribution network were included to support power quality and a seamless power supply. The utility’s data is now accessible from the Datalake, enabling BRPL’s IT department to develop new applications and work on innovative projects with the utility’s partner organizations.

Utilihive Datalake is accessible for analytics and the application of emerging technologies, enabling BRPL to create innovative smart grid use cases . The project is helping improve customer services and operational efficiencies, furthering the utility’s commitment to ensuring a reliable and sustainable power supply for its customers. The project won India’s Smart Grid Forum Innovation Award in the category Best Smart Grid Project in India by Utility/Technology Company 2021.