Section 6 in Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Fees and Charges of Regional Load Despatch Centre and other related matters) Regulations, 2019
6. Scheme.
- Includes but shall not be limited to the following: -(k)Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) System, Wide Area Measurement System (WAMS), Renewable Energy Management Centre (REMC), Weather Portal and other such related information systems(l)Computer systems, hardware and software, Cyber Security Systems, Multiple Video conferencing facilities, Voice Recording Systems(m)Ergonomically designed office furniture/equipment(n)Auxiliary power supply system comprising Uninterrupted Power Supply, Diesel Generating Set and DC power system(o)Communication system including redundant communication infrastructure - Satellite communication in addition to conventional systems(p)Other infrastructure facilities, such as air-conditioning, fire-fighting and construction and renovation of buildings, roof-top solar units for energy efficiency etc.(q)Any innovative schemes R & D projects and pilot projects for better system operation, such as Synchro-phasors, System Protection Scheme,(r)Disaster Recovery (Main-I & Main-II) control centres for RLDCs and NLDC(s)Surveillance System(t)Dual redundant internet connectivity for Web Servers of LDCs(u)NMS (Network Management System) & Asset management tool for Network & IT Asset Monitoring(v)Market Management System Software(w)Cyber Security System infrastructure facilities such as Anti-APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) monitoring, Vulnerability Assessment for Persistent Threat (VAPT)& control Device, Local Area Network (LAN) Zone & Layer, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificate, SSL Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Security Information & Event Management(SIEM)(x)Infrastructure to ensure high availability of the Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) applications:(y)Redundant communication links / distribution path for IT / OT equipment(a)Redundant site infrastructure - Disaster Recovery(b)Multiple independent distribution path serving the equipment(c)Dual powered and fully compatible with the site topology(d)Cooling equipment dual powered including air-conditioning system(e)Fault tolerant site infrastructure with electrical power storage, standby power supply, distribution facility(f)Physical access security needs to be ensured for IT - OT infrastructure with biometric access, CCTV surveillance, fire alarm and firefighting system.(z)Additional infrastructure facilities like 'Digital Signature', 'Instant Messaging for Business', 'Centralized Patch Management and Antivirus server', 'Syslog Server' and 'Enterprise class Backup and replication software' etc.(aa)Future Technologies like Cloud Computing (e.g. PaaS (Platform as a Service), SaaS (Software as a Service) and DaaS (Desktop as a Service) are available on Public Cloud, Private Cloud and Hybrid Cloud), Big Data Analytics tools and Advanced data visualization tool (with GIS interfacing) etc.(bb)Ergonomically designed office equipment
