This paper introduces an energy management system, FeTOP, which provides an optimal operational planning and control scheme of energy plants. It consists of three functions: an energy forecasting function, an optimal operational planning function of the facilities, and a simulation function of the energy plant. In order to generate optimal operational planning for energy plants, startup/shutdow...

India’s several interlinked energyrelated challenges can only be met by long-term planning and coordinated action by various stakeholders. By highlighting the Planning Commission’s Integrated Energy Policy report, this article proposes the creation of a government-supported statutory energy modelling institution – the Bureau of Energy Information and Analysis – that works under the guidance of ...