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The role of Computerised data acquisition and energy management system i of vital importance in order to monitor ant control a large power system under real time conditions. In India the computerised load despatch centres were installed at a number of places on regional basis in early eighties. Since at that time the concept of open system and inter-connectivity among the equipment of different vendors was not common, the computerised equipment installed, was based on centralised approach and was of proprietary nature. After using the system for a period of about 10 years, it is seen that considerable equipment has became unserviceable due to obsolosence, non availability of spares and/or high expenditure on maintenance. In order to overcome such a situation in the Northerp Region of the country, a scheme for providiqg t h e real time data acquisition and energy management system has been initiated in early 1994. The scheme i s being carried out through indigenous efforts, using the hardware and software in distributed architecture and on the concept a€ open system and connectivity. The paper covers the details of the scheme, in particular the distributed architecture and the advantages derived thereof.