**Executive Summary**
DGS Circular No. 2 of 2020, issued by the Directorate General of Shipping, Mumbai, on February 10th, 2020, addresses the implementation of shore power supply at Indian ports for visiting ships. It outlines the GOI's initiative to reduce pollution at ports and mandates the development of infrastructure for shore electric power supply, with ports deciding on a 100-day agenda to supply shore power at low voltage to ships with low power demand.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Background and Purpose:**
* Ships consume significant energy while berthed, leading to noise, vibration, and emissions.
* Shore power supply reduces these issues and is environmentally friendly.
* The GOI aims to reduce pollution at Indian ports.
* **Renewable Energy and Green Port Initiative:**
* All 12 major domestic ports have switched to renewable energy to meet their power needs.
* The Directorate will help ports develop infrastructure for shore electric power supply.
* **Consultation and Development:**
* The Directorate has consulted stakeholders, including ship-owners associations and electric supply regulators.
* **Implementation and Future Plans:**
* Each port will decide on a 100-day agenda to supply low voltage shore power to ships with low power demand.
* The Directorate will issue guidelines for standardizing shipboard equipment.
* A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for low power supply (up to 150 KW) is already issued (July 27, 2018)
* New SOP for high voltage supply will be issued.
* A list of ports currently supplying shore power is available online and will be updated periodically.
* The list includes voltage, frequency, maximum power, vessel types, and the mandatory applicability date for shore power.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Indian Ports**
* **Impact:** Ports are required to develop infrastructure for shore power supply.
* **Action Required:** Ports need to create a 100-day agenda for low voltage shore power, develop necessary infrastructure, and communicate readiness for shore power supply.
**Stakeholder: Ship Owners/Visiting Ships**
* **Impact:** Ships may be required to take shore power when berthed at ports.
* **Action Required:** Ships need to comply with shore power requirements once ports implement the necessary infrastructure.
**Stakeholder: Directorate General of Shipping**
* **Impact:** Responsible for overseeing the implementation and standardization of shore power supply.
* **Action Required:** Issue guidelines for equipment standardization, update the list of ports supplying shore power, and issue a new SOP for high voltage supply once ports are ready.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Shipping: The issuing authority of the circular, responsible for maritime affairs in India.
Ministry of Shipping: The government ministry overseeing the Directorate General of Shipping and related port initiatives.
Shore Power Supply at Indian Ports to Visiting Ship: The subject of the circular; a policy aimed at supplying shore-side electricity to ships at Indian ports to reduce pollution.
Indian Ports: Specifically targets the Indian ports to supply shore electric power.
Green Port Initiative: The initiative referred to, related to eco-friendly operations in Indian ports.
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DGS Circular No. 2 of 2020
Shore Power Supplv at Iridian Ports to Visitins Ship
1. Ships u'hen berthed at port, though not propelling still consumes a large amount of
energy to meet various functions during its port stay through running of ships
auxiliary power for ventilation of accommodation, loading & unloading of cargo,
provisions and spares, cooking, etc. This running of fuel-powered generators results in
noise. vibrations and emissions in ports. Supply of shore side electricity to ships at
Port can reduce emissions, noise and vibrations arising from ships. Thus, installation
of facility to supply of shore power to ships in ports meeting the requirement of all
types of vessel during their port stay has been considered as environment frienclll, and
same is being done in many modern ports fol years.
2. Ministry of Shipping, Government of India (GOI) has been in forefront since last
many years to reduce various types of pollution at Indian ports and most importantly
12 major ports. All 12 major domestic ports have now switched to renewable energy
to meet their entire power requirements, making India the first country to have all
govemment-owned ports running on solar and wind energy.
J. in order to assist in GOI green port initiative, the Directorate has decided to help ports
develop necessary infrastructure mandatorily to supply of shore electric power to all
types of ships, calling the ports. dLrring the period of their port stay. In this regard. the
Directorate held various meeting and consulted stakeholders such as Indian Coastal
Ship-owners Association, indian National Ship Owners Association, various ports and
electric supply regulators for development of necessary infrastructure and grant of
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General of Shipping, wherein it was decided that each port will decide upon a 100-
day agenda to supply shore power to all those type of ships at low voltage which have
low power demand. Further, it was also decided that each port, in long term will
endeavour, to develop infrastructure and supply shore power to all ships visiting the
port either by understanding together with their area electric supply Company or by
its own power supply system.
5. Further it has been decided that the Directorate will issue necessary guidelines for
standardization of equipment's to be fitted on board a ship. Accordingly the
Directorate has alread-v issued a Standard Operating Procedure: Shore Electric Power
Supply to Ships in Indian Ports on 27'l'.Tul,r', 2018. At present this SOP covers only
low power supply, that is up-to 150 KW at low voltage. Once a port is ready with
high voltage supply to meet any power demand of a ship, a new SOP will be issued.
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port(s) communicate on their readiness with their shore to ship electric power supply
system. The list contains Voltage, frequency and maximum power it will be supplying
along with the types of vessels (lrrespective of whether Government, Public or Private
owned) which will be mandatorily rcquired to take shore power when berthed at that
port. The date from which this requirement is mandatorily applicable is also indicated
in the said list of ports.
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