A method for configuring a protection system of a power network, said method comprising: identifying sections (401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407) of said power network based on the topology of the power network, the sections comprising a primary section and one or more secondary sections, the primary section comprising a central busbar zone and the one or more secondary sections comprise bay zones, each secondary section being in connection with the primary section, wherein each section (401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407) comprises at least one protection unit (408, 409, 410, 411, 412) and one or more network elements (401A, 402A-402D, 403A-403D, 404A-404D, 405A-405C, 406A-406D), the protection unit of primary section comprises at least one busbar protection unit and the protection units of each secondary section comprise one or more of a line protection unit, a distance protection unit, and a transformer protection unit; generating one or more clusters (C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7) of said network elements (401A, 402A-402D, 403A-403D, 404A-404D, 405A-405C, 406A-406D) based on predefined clustering parameters, the predefined clustering parameters being based on a topology of the power network; validating each of said clusters (C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7) based on element types of said network elements (401A, 402A-402D, 403A-403D, 404A-404D, 405A-405C, 406A-406D), section types of said sections (401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407), and one or more predefined validation parameters, the one or more predefined validation parameters comprise a plurality of rules for connection of said network elements (401A, 402A-402D, 403A-403D, 404A-404D, 405A-405C, 406A-406D); and dynamically configuring each said protection unit (408, 409, 410, 411, 412) using parameterization data of said one or more network elements (401A, 402A-402D, 403A-403D, 404A-404D, 405A-405C, 406A-406D) from said one or more clusters (C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7), the parameterization data comprising one or more parameters associated with connections, communication, and operation of said one or more network elements (401A, 402A-402D, 403A-403D, 404A-404D, 405A-405C, 406A-406D) and one or more protection units (408, 409, 410, 411, 412), wherein the busbar protection unit of the primary section is assigned to a corresponding number of protection units in each secondary section, and wherein the corresponding network elements in each cluster are assigned to the respective protection units. identifying sections (401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407) of said power network based on the topology of the power network, the sections comprising a primary section and one or more secondary sections, the primary section comprising a central busbar zone and the one or more secondary sections comprise bay zones, each secondary section being in connection with the primary section, wherein each section (401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407) comprises at least one protection unit (408, 409, 410, 411, 412) and one or more network elements (401A, 402A-402D, 403A-403D, 404A-404D, 405A-405C, 406A-406D), the protection unit of primary section comprises at least one busbar protection unit and the protection units of each secondary section comprise one or more of a line protection unit, a distance protection unit, and a transformer protection unit; generating one or more clusters (C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7) of said network elements (401A, 402A-402D, 403A-403D, 404A-404D, 405A-405C, 406A-406D) based on predefined clustering parameters, the predefined clustering parameters being based on a topology of the power network; validating each of said clusters (C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7) based on element types of said network elements (401A, 402A-402D, 403A-403D, 404A-404D, 405A-405C, 406A-406D), section types of said sections (401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407), and one or more predefined validation parameters, the one or more predefined validation parameters comprise a plurality of rules for connection of said network elements (401A, 402A-402D, 403A-403D, 404A-404D, 405A-405C, 406A-406D); and dynamically configuring each said protection unit (408, 409, 410, 411, 412) using parameterization data of said one or more network elements (401A, 402A-402D, 403A-403D, 404A-404D, 405A-405C, 406A-406D) from said one or more clusters (C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7), the parameterization data comprising one or more parameters associated with connections, communication, and operation of said one or more network elements (401A, 402A-402D, 403A-403D, 404A-404D, 405A-405C, 406A-406D) and one or more protection units (408, 409, 410, 411, 412), wherein the busbar protection unit of the primary section is assigned to a corresponding number of protection units in each secondary section, and wherein the corresponding network elements in each cluster are assigned to the respective protection units.