Earth System Science Organization-India Meteorological Department and Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) have signed a memorandum of understanding for positive use of weather information in the power sector.

This tie aims to enable power operators,generators to make optimum use of their generation and supply capacities along with knowledge of weather conditions. For eg. during winters, demand for power diminishes, while during poor rains, demand from the agriculture sector increases.

The MoU will leaverage by the fact that the energy sector is contours of human activity that are highly dependent on weather conditions. Weather information on different time scales is necessary both in day-to-day energy management and for the definition of production and distribution infrastructure. Day-to-day weather variations have an impact on load demand and energy production, transport and distribution management, as well as energy prices.

According to MOU 

1. All weather information provided by IMD shall used by power system operators across the country for better power management.
2.  IMD shall make available current weather information for identified stations, and forecasts at different time scales now-casts to medium-range scales.
3. The weather department will also provide warnings about likely occurrences of thunderstorm, heat wave, cold wave, rainfall and fog over various states up to the next 72 hours.
4. The department will provide state and region-wise monthly and seasonal outlooks of weather conditions.
5. Both parties shall  provide expert opinion in areas of weather information and its effect on the power distribution system.
6. Data and inputs will be exchanged to encourage further study and research.
7. POSOCO will endeavor for economic assessment of impact of weather and climate information.
8. Regular feed mechanism shall be put in place for continued up-gradation of the services.
9. Extreme events such as heat or cold waves, wind storms and floods can of course have dramatic consequences on the production means or the electrical grid of a country, including physical damage to infrastructure.
10. In addition to short and medium-term management processes, long-term production and supply planning require climate data and future climate scenarios.
11. In order to manage risks associated with weather and climate conditions on all time scales from a few minutes to a century, reliable weather forecasts and climate information.