Rajasthan energy department joined hands with India Smart Grid Forum to organise 10th edition of Distribution Utility Meet-2026 at Jaipur from 27-28 October. The meet will be inaugurated by Energy Minister Heeralal Nagar and Chief Secretary V Srinivas.
This is for the first time this two-day national conference on power distribution is being organised in Rajasthan where energy experts from central power ministry, renewable energy ministry, state Discoms and top officials of power companies will deliberate on the future of power distribution.
The meet will have seven knowledge sessions divided in two days. Experts and top officials including Central Electricity Authority (CEA) Chairman Ghanshyam Prasad, Rajasthan Energy Secretary and Chairperson Discoms Arti Dogra, Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited Managing Director Shalini Agarwal, Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission Chairman Rajesh Sharma and All India Discoms Association Director General Alok Kumar would give deliberations among others.
The sessions will have brainstorming discussions on topics including Financial Transformation, Increasing role of digital intelligence in distribution sector and state-of-the-art data analysis of smart meters'. Issues like policy reforms, challenges and solutions to the obstacles in the way of power distribution system and role of renewable energy in ensuring uninterrupted and reliable power supply in line with increasing power load will also be discussed.
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