“…To solve capacitor placement of distribution networks, a variety of methodologies have been proposed which can be classified into four categories: analytical, heuristic, numerical, and nature‐inspired optimization techniques. More details about these methodologies can be found in the literature . In recent years, to find the optimal location and size of shunt capacitors, many researchers have resorted to nature‐inspired optimization algorithms like gravitational search algorithm, simulated annealing, harmony search, water cycle algorithm, bacterial foraging, ant lion optimization technique, tabu search, genetic algorithm, plant growth simulation algorithm, whale optimization algorithm, teaching‐learning based optimization, ant colony optimization, cuckoo search (CS), firefly algorithm, artificial bee colony (ABC), particle swarm optimization (PSO), and crow search algorithm (CSA) .…”