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THE GRID
IS BLIND.
NOT ANYMORE.

Zivic TMS gives electricity distribution companies real-time intelligence at every transformer and every pole — the moment a wire falls, a fault hides, or a failure begins.

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₹0Annual AT&C Loss
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0Unmonitored DTs in India
The crisis

EVERY 6 HOURS
SOMEONE DIES.

A live wire snaps on a rural road at 2 AM. The grid operator has no alert, no visibility, no data. A farmer walks into it at dawn. This is the reality of India's distribution grid.

WIRE INTACT
Monitoring 14 poles on feeder
01
2 AM — Wire snaps
A live HT distribution wire breaks and falls onto a road. No alert is sent. The grid has no visibility at this level.
02
Zivic detects — instantly
Pole unit registers voltage loss on that exact segment. Alert with pole ID and GPS coordinates fires to DISCOM in seconds.
03
Crew dispatched before dawn
DISCOM isolates the segment remotely and dispatches repair crew. The road is safe before first light. Zero casualties.
Four failures, one root cause

INDIA'S GRID IS
COMPLETELY BLIND.

Between every substation and every consumer meter lies a dark stretch of infrastructure — no sensors, no alerts, no data. These are the consequences.

1,500+
Deaths per year from broken live wires
Wire snaps at 2 AM on a rural road or field. No alert is sent. DISCOMs find out only when a death is reported — hours later. This happens every six hours in India.
₹1.32L Cr
Lost annually to AT&C losses
One transformer loses ₹2–5 lakh per year to theft alone. Manual raids catch less than 5% of actual theft. The rest vanishes silently into the dark.
₹3–8L
Per transformer failure event
Zero predictive monitoring at field level. DISCOMs discover failures only after explosion — replacement cost plus days of outage for thousands of consumers.
Hours
To locate a single fault on a feeder
A lineman drives the entire 5 km feeder to find one blown fuse. No real-time alerts, no street-level visibility. Every fault is a blind manual search.

Root cause: Zero real-time visibility between substation and consumer meter. The distribution grid is operating completely blind. Not one of these four catastrophic problems can be solved without live instrumentation at transformer and pole level — which is exactly what Zivic TMS provides.

Zivic TMS

ONE SYSTEM.
ALL FOUR SOLVED.

Two hardware units. One cloud platform. One operator dashboard. The same sensors that catch a broken wire also detect theft, predict transformer failure, and pinpoint every fault — simultaneously.

Problem 1
Deaths from broken wires
Pole unit detects voltage absence on that segment instantly. Alert with exact pole ID and street name reaches DISCOM operator within seconds of the wire breaking.
DISCOM isolates segment and dispatches crew before anyone is harmed
Problem 2
Electricity theft & AT&C losses
Energy metering IC measures neutral current continuously. Theft causes neutral imbalance — cross-referenced with smart meter data gives exact unaccounted units per transformer per hour.
Continuous auto-detection narrows theft to which phase, which street
Problem 3
Transformer failure without warning
Rising harmonic distortion + dropping power factor + elevated tank temperature = early failure signature tracked over days and weeks. Pre-failure alert fires 2–6 weeks before actual failure.
Proactive maintenance avoids ₹3–8L replacement cost and outage
Problem 4
No fault localization
Each pole unit transmits a unique ID and voltage status every cycle. TMS knows exactly which pole lost voltage. HES map pinpoints the exact street location in real time.
Lineman goes directly to the right pole — not the entire 2 km feeder
CapabilityGenus/SecureDTU Products SCADAItron/L&GZivic TMS
Transformer metering✓✓✓✓✓
Pre-failure prediction✗✗✗✗✓
Broken wire detection✗✗✗✗✓
Pole fault localization✗✗✗✗✓
Theft via neutral current✗✗✗✗✓
Own HES platform✗✗✗✗✓
India-optimized cost✗✓✗✗✓
NB-IoT + LoRa hybrid✗✗✗✗✓
Market opportunity

1.51 CRORE
ZERO MONITORED.

India has the world's largest unmonitored distribution transformer network. Every transformer is a commercial opportunity. Every unmonitored pole is a liability waiting to turn fatal.

₹75,500 Cr TAM
All 1.51 crore distribution transformers in India at ₹50,000 per unit
₹45,000 Cr SAM
90+ lakh unmetered transformers — immediately addressable under RDSS funding
₹2,250 Cr SOM
5% India penetration in 5 years — 4.5 lakh units, conservative 5-year target

5-STAGE
MARKET PATH

01
Apr–Sep 2027
Free Pilot
10–20 units at one DISCOM feeder, zero cost. Real field data, ROI report with actual theft numbers.
Proof on live grid
02
Oct 2027
First Paid Order
Convert pilot DISCOM to 500–1,000 unit paid order. Reference installation for all future sales.
₹3–5 Cr revenue
03
2028
Strategic Partnership
Collab with national utility as technology partner — fastest route to multi-state deployment.
Multi-crore orders
04
2028–29
HES SaaS Launch
Monthly subscription per transformer activated. Hardware opens doors — SaaS builds recurring revenue.
Recurring engine
05
2030+
Export Markets
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Nigeria, Kenya — same problem, World Bank / ADB funded.
Global scale
Founding team

BUILT BY ENGINEERS
WHO LIVED THE PROBLEM.

ECE graduates from Kongu Engineering College, Erode. Deep hands-on experience in embedded electronics, smart metering, and the DISCOM ecosystem.

SV
Sukanth V
Founder & CEO · Hardware Lead
Deep expertise in embedded electronics, smart metering, and grid intelligence. Prior exposure at GMR and Cyient. Nasscom Thinqbator Cohort 8 winner.
PCB DesignEmbeddedPower SystemsGrid Intel
SK
Sujaikumar K S
Co-Founder · Hardware Design
Hardware design expertise in embedded systems and PCB engineering. Key contributor to circuit design and RF antenna integration for the field units.
Multi-layer PCBRF DesignBOM Optim.Hardware Debug
VK
Vishalini K S
Co-Founder · Software Lead
Software development lead for the HES dashboard, firmware integration, and cloud platform architecture. Responsible for real-time data visualization and alert logic.
HES DashboardFirmwareCloud Arch.Real-time Systems
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Nasscom Thinqbator — Cohort 8 Winner
Top 10 out of 1,200+ startup ideas nationally. Seed funding received. Recognized by Atal Innovation Mission, MeitY, and DoT.
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IIITB Innovation Centre — Incubated
India's leading deep-tech incubator. Access to mentors, labs, DISCOM networks, and institutional credibility for utility outreach.
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DPIIT Registered Startup
Formally registered under DPIIT's startup recognition scheme. Eligible for government procurement fast-tracks and SISFS grants.
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Social Alpha Techtonic — R&D Track
Applied to the R&D track for lab infrastructure, DISCOM partner introductions, IP filing support, and bridge funding connections.
Get in touch

LET'S BUILD THE
FUTURE GRID.

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Email
zivic.info@gmail.com
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Phone
+91 84281 28588
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Registered address
Komarapalayam, Tamil Nadu — 638183
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Incubation
IIITB Innovation Centre, Bengaluru
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CIN
U62013TZ2026PTC038368
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