World over all new substations in urban areas are being constructed as GIS.

Existing AIS in urban areas in

India are now in prime locations which has huge commercial value. If these are converted to GIS, lion
share of the land can be freed and that can fund the cost of the substation modernization. Moreover the
commercialization of the excess land can bring in alternate revenue streams for the utilities.

It is proposed to undertake a detailed cost-benefit analysis to estimate:

1. Land available in a typical 220kV, 132kV and 66V substation in urban areas
2. Land required for conversion to GIS and cost of such conversion
3. Value of the surplus land and its commercialization options
4. Project schedule
5. Financing plan