Power Demand Forecasting Using ANN and Prophet Models for the Load Despatch Center in Andhra Pradesh, India

This paper uses various data variables to develop and analyze ANN and Prophet models for power demand forecasting in Andhra Pradesh, India. The electricity power consumption in Andhra Pradesh was about 51,756.000 GWh in 2021. Currently, there is a great emphasis on saving power. Power Demand Forecasting is creating much interest, and many models, such as artificial neural networks combined with other techniques based on real-life phenomena, are used and tested. These models have become an essential part of the power and energy sector. This paper considered specific time-series analysis methods and deep-learning techniques for short-term power demand forecasting. This paper also analyzes and compares results between the prophet and ANN models to predict power demand in Andhra Pradesh, India. Our results comparatively revealed the model's appropriateness for the problem. Both models performed well in three performance metrics: accuracy, generalization, and robustness. However, the AI model exhibits better accuracy than Prophet for the historical data set. The time taken for model fitting is also comparatively less for the AI models. The forecast accuracy of the electricity was in the range of 95 to 97.65.