Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty Publications Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Janamala, Varaprasad; Nimmagadda, Chaitanya; Gamini, Gayatri; Thalluru, Suneetha Title A name given to the resource Optimal Reactive Power Compensation in Indian Urban Electrical Distribution Networks Using Hybrid Starfish Optimization Algorithm Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01-01-2026 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived International Journal of Intelligent Engineering and Systems;Volume;19;Issue;1;pp.869-879 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.22266/ijies2026.0131.52" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.22266/ijies2026.0131.52</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105027201331?origin=resultslist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105027201331?origin=resultslist</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Janamala V., Christ University, Karnataka, Bangalore, 560074, India; Nimmagadda C., R.V.R. &amp; J.C. College of Engineering, Andhra Pradesh, Guntur, 522019, India; Gamini G., Prasad V. Potluri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada, 520007, India; Thalluru S., R.V.R. &amp; J.C. College of Engineering, Andhra Pradesh, Guntur, 522019, India Description An account of the resource This paper presents an efficient hybrid optimization approach for optimal reactive power compensation (ORPC) problem in electrical distribution networks (EDNs) using a Hybrid Starfish Optimization Algorithm (HSFOA). A Voltage Stability Index (VSI) is integrated to identify critical buses and narrow the search space, improving solution quality and convergence efficiency. The proposed method determines the optimal locations and sizes of capacitor banks (CBs) and Distribution static synchronous compensators (DSTATCOMs) to minimize real power losses and enhance voltage stability. The effectiveness of the HSFOA is evaluated first on the IEEE 33-bus benchmark system. The results demonstrate that the proposed approach provides superior improvements compared to conventional techniques. Later, the approach is implemented on 106-bus and 85-bus real-time Indian urban distribution networks. For the 106-bus system, losses decrease from 644.768 kW (base case) to 495.273 kW with CBs and to 487.933 kW with DSTATCOMs, corresponding to 23.25% and 24.32% reductions. In the 85-bus system, real power losses are reduced by 34.56% with CBs and 34.44% with DSTATCOMs, while the VSI improves by 15.05% and 20.70%, respectively. Similar improvements were recorded for the IEEE 33-bus system. Overall, the findings confirm that HSFOA offers a robust and effective solution for optimal reactive power planning and enhanced operational performance in modern EDNs. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Subject The topic of the resource Capacitor banks; Distribution static synchronous compensators; Loss reduction; Radial distribution networks; Reactive power compensation; Starfish optimization algorithm; Voltage stability index Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Intelligent Network and Systems Society Relation A related resource ISSN: 2185310X; Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Bronze Open Access Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource online