GIS in Power Sector Management

For power sector management, selection of suitable areas, the optimum path finding, the profile analyses, the engineering design of towers and wires, and the cost estimation can be done using GIS. GIS is not only useful in developing accurate database, improve internal efficiency levels pertaining to power supply monitoring, commercial and customer services but also extremely useful for important functions like network analysis, facility management, energy audit, trouble call management, load management, theft detection etc. Digital system provides timely, accurate and easier way of acquiring information, which is very vital in taking prompt and accurate decisions necessary in the economic development of any enterprise/ industry.