“…To tackle the AGC problem authors have utilized sine cosine algorithm for tuning gain of cascade FOPI‐FOPD 6 and FOPI‐FOPID 7 controller for three‐area multi‐source deregulated power system shown better dynamic performance as compared to commonly used classic controllers. Authors have offered a variety of traditional and adaptive ways for tuning the controller parameters in the restructured system like artificial cooperative search algorithm (ACSA), 8 opposition‐based harmonic search (OHS), 9 ant lion optimizer (ALO), 10 moth flame optimization (MFO), 11,12 crow‐search algorithm (CSA), 13 salp swarm algorithm (SSA), 14–16 imperialist competition algorithm (ICA), 17 bacterial foraging optimization (BFO), 18 volleyball premier league algorithm (VPLA), 19 water cycle algorithm (WCA), 20 mine blasting algorithm (MBA), 21 genetic algorithm (GA), 22 modified group search optimization algorithm (MGSOA), 23 opposition‐based interactive search algorithm (OISA), 24 and selfish herd optimization technique (SHOT) 25 . All of them have implemented different controllers to solve AGC problem with satisfactory and superior results.…”