Feasibility and Challenges of the Demand Side Management Implementation in Pakistan

Abstract

The demand side management (DSM) is a special technique to modify the power network to achieve the diverse and enhanced performance. The basic objective of DSM is to motivate the power consumers to minimize the electricity use in peak hours, or to divert the power consumption during the off-peak hours. The main hurdle between the DSM implementation in Pakistan is the unavailability of power dispatch profile in real time, due to absence of smart metering devices. Even the present power grid infrastructure in Pakistan does not have sophisticated monitoring devices. This paper consists of a detailed study of the present power grid profile of Pakistan and highlights the challenges which are the main obstacles between the implementation of DSM and smart grid in the present power network. Moreover, the latest technologies have been explored which can help to minimize the complications of the present power network of Pakistan.