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KEPCO’s Open Microgrid Project from Korea Awarded ISGAN and GSGF Global Excellence in Smart Grid Projects

• KEPCO’sOpenMicrogridProjectfrom.........1 KoreaAwardedISGANandGSGFGlobal ExcellenceinSmartGridProjects

• ISGFWelcomesNewMembers....................2

• AnnouncingEU-IndiaSmartGrid...................2 WorkshopinParis

• AnnouncingTrainingProgramon...................2 AdvancedMeteringInfrastructure(AMI)

• SmartGridUpdates:

o Policy,Regulations&Standards...............3

o AppointmentsandTransfers....................4

o Technology&Projects..............................5

o SmartGridProjectsinIndia....................10

• KeyContacts................................................10

• AnnouncingTrainingProgramonElectric......4 MobilityandChargingInfrastructure OrganizedbyISGF

• JointheIndianDelegationtoKorea...............4 SmartGridWeek2019

• JointheIndianDelegationto.........................9 DistribuTECH2020

• SmartGridEvents..........................................9

• AnnouncingDistributionUtility....................11 Meet2019

• AnnouncingIndiaSmart..............................12 UtilityWeek2020

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InternationalSmartGridActionNetwork(ISGAN),inpartnershipwiththeGlobalSmartGrid Federation (GSGF), announced the winners of the fifth annual ISGAN AwardofExcellence,duringaspecialceremonyduring the ISGAN-Mission Innovation (MI)IC1ForumatthetenthCleanEnergyMinisterial(CEM10)inMay2019inVancouver,Canada. AmandaWilson, the Director General of Natural Resources Canada andYoungjoonJoo,theKoreanDeputyMinisterforTrade,IndustryandEnergy,presentedtheISGANAwardtothewinningprojects.KarinWidergren,ChairpersonofISGANandSteveHouser,TreasurerofGSGFattendedtheawardceremony.

The Theme for 2019 was Excellence in Smart Grids for Local Integrated EnergySystems(SmartMicrogrids).The2019ISGANAwardofExcellencewasawardedtoKoreaElectricPowerCorporation (KEPCO)for theOpenMicrogridProject inKorea.TheOpenMicrogridProjectofKEPCOcoverstheconstructionanddemonstrationoftwotypesofmicrogridsdesignedandoperatedbyKEPCO:aconsumercommunity-basedindependentmicrogridandagrid-connectedmicrogrid,involvingdifferenttypesofdistributedenergy resourcessuchas renewableenergy,EnergyStorageSystemetc.TheprojectstemmedfromKEPCO’srecognitionoftheimportanceofmicrogridtechnologythatcanensurereliabilityandresilienceinenergysupplywhilecontributingtoresolvingenergyproductionandconsumptionproblems.

A wide range of smart grid project nominations were received for this award,representingprojectsfrom10differentcountriesthroughouttheworld.Thewinningprojectswereselectedbyanindependent,internationaljuryofsmartgridexperts,ledbyRejiPillaiKumar,Chairman,GlobalSmartGridFederation (GSGF)andPresident,

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IndiaSmartGridForum(ISGF).Thejuryselectedthewinningprojectsbasedonfourcriteria’s:1.Potentialimpact,2.Economicrationale,3.Potentialforreplicationandadaptation,4.Innovationandotherbenefits.

Members of the Jurywho contributed their time and expertise to the evaluation processwere the following: SteveHauser (UnitedStates),CEO,GridWiseAlliance;OscarMirandaMiranda,Chairman-SmartGridMexico;MicheledeNigris,Director,RicercasulSistemaEnergetico,RSESpA;Valerie-AnneLencznar,ManagingDirector,ThinkSmartGrids,France;RobertGeorgeStephen,President,CIGRE;CheongKamHoong(Malaysia),GSGFAmbassadorforAsia;KentaroAkiyama,Professor,SeijohUniversity-JapanandRaviSeethapathy,GSGFAmbassadorforAmericas.

The2020ISGANAwardforExcellenceisannouncedwiththethemeDigitalizationEnablingConsumerEmpowerment.Nominationtobesubmittedby15November2019atlink:https://www.iea-isgan.org/awards-2020/

• AdityaSilverOakInstituteofTechnologyasAssociateMember

• RegionalCentreforUrban&EnvironmentalStudies,LucknowasAssociateMember

• OrientalUniversity,IndoreasAssociateMember

ISGF Welcomes New Members

EU-India Smart Grid Workshop, 14 – 15 November 2019, Paris, FranceEuropeanCommissionandISGFannouncesthe8thEU–IndiaSmartGridWorkshopinParis,Francescheduledon14-15November2019.TheimportanceofEU-IndiacooperationonSmartGridhasbeenunderlinedintheJointDeclarationonaCleanEnergyandClimatePartnershipadoptedbyEUandIndiaontheoccasionofthevisitbyIndia’sPrimeMinisterModitotheEuropeanLeadersinBrusselson30March2016.TheParisWorkshopwillinvolveIndianandEuropeanPolicyMakers,NetworkOperators,RegulatorsandTechnologyProvidersininteractionsonthefollowingthemes:

• RegulatoryFrameworksenablingREIntegration

• EuropeanandIndiandemonstrationprojectsonEnergyStoragetopromotetheintegrationofRenewableEnergyandElectricVehicle

• EvolvingroleofDistributionSystemOperatorsinthecontextofSmartGrids

• UpscalingandtransferringpromisingSmartGriddemonstrationsinIndianandEuropeancontexts

TheeventwillbeheldinconjunctionwithEuropeanUtilityWeek(EUW)scheduledfrom12-14November2019inParis.

TojointhedelegationfromIndia,pleasecontactMs.ReenaSuriatIndiaSmartGridForum(reena.suri@indiasmartgrid.org)

India Smart Grid Forum

TRAINING PROGRAM ON

ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE (AMI)04 - 05 November 2019

Hotel Royal Plaza, New Delhi, India

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INDIA

5,595 Electric Buses to be deployed across 64 Indian Cities

Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) under the Ministry ofHeavy Industry andPublic Enterprises, has granted the approvalfor 5,595 electric buses comprising of 5095 buses for intracityoperation,400busesforintercityoperationand100busesforlast-mile connectivity toDelhiMetroRail Corporation (DMRC), to bedeployedin64citiesundertheFasterAdoptionandManufacturingofHybridandElectricVehicles(FAME-II)program.Thebuseswillrun 4 billion kms during their contract period and are expectedto save nearly 1.2 litres of fuel will in turn help in reducing 2.6million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. ReadMore: https://bit.ly/31Lzy1n

Net Metering Regulations for Solar Projects

TheJointElectricityRegulatoryCommission (JERC) for thestateofGoainIndiaandunionterritorieshasfinalizedthenetmeteringregulations which will be applied to grid-connected rooftop-mounted, ground-mounted and floating solar PV power projectsinGoaandtheunionterritoriesofAndamanandNicobarIslands,Chandigarh,Dadar&NagarHaveli,Daman&Diu,Lakshadweep,and Puducherry. Under the new regulations, the group netmeteringframeworkwillapplytoalltheconsumers.Theconsumerwillpay thedeveloper forall theenergygeneratedatamutuallyagreedtariff.Thecommercialarrangementbetweenthedeveloperand theprosumerwillbesubmitted to theDISCOMfor records,and the DISCOM will not have any role in such a commercialagreement.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2z6dan0

Reduced Tariff for EV Charging to promote Electric Mobility

Delhi Electricity Regularity Commission (DERC) has reduced theelectric vehicle charging tariff to promote the usage of electricvehicleinthecity.ForLTsupplylikeresidentialchargingstationswill nowhave to pay INR4.5 (~0.065USD)/kWh insteadof INR5.5(0.07USD)/kWhwhereaspublicchargingstationsrequiringHTsupplywillnowattractatariffofINR4(0.057USD)/kVAhinsteadofINR5(~0.07USD)/kVAh.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/33JeH0H

Blueprint ready for setting up EV Charging Stations in Karnataka, India

TheBangaloreElectricitySupplyCompany (BESCOM)hasdrawna plan for setting up 678 electric vehicles (EV) charging stationsacross thestateofKarnatakaand is in linewith theFAME Indiaprogrambeing implementedby thegovernmentof India.Asperthe new proposal, after covering Bangalore, Mysore, Hubbali-Dharwad, Davanagere are supposed to come up with chargingstations, followed by Shivamogga and Belagavi. The BESCOMproposal envisions setting up charging stations between every20-25 km, for a stretch of 50 kmdistance on either side of theroadalongtheBangalore-Tumkurhighway,anda100kmstretchalong the Bangalore-Mysore highway. The charging stationswouldbemostlysetupinthepremisesofgovernmentbuildings.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2xJJHi3

New Regulations for granting Electricity Trading License

TheCentralElectricityRegulatoryCommission(CERC)hasissueda notification to address the procedure, terms, and conditionsfor thegrantof licenses forelectricity trading.The regulatorhasproposed net-worth requirement for Category-I trading licenseestoINR750million(10.79millionUSD)fortradingbetween5,000millionunits(MUs)and10,000MUs.Intermsoftradingmargins,

the CERC mentions that for short-term contracts and contractsthrough power exchanges, the trading licensee should charge aminimum tradingmarginof INR0per kilowatt-hour (kWh) and amaximumtradingmarginofsevenINR0.07(0.00099USD)/kWh.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2P1nFmD

Additional Charges for Sustained Deviation in Scheduling of Power

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) hasissuedamethodologyforsignchangeandadditionalchargesforitsviolationunder theDeviationSettlementMechanism (DSM).Thecommissionhas said thateachviolationwill attract an additionalchargeof10%of theDSMchargepayableor receivablefor thattimeblock,excludingtheadditionalchargefor thedeviation.Thepaymentofanadditional charge for the failure toadhere tosignchange requirement will not apply to a forced outage of stategenerating station (SGS) in case of collective transactions onpowerexchanges.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2KOMAUT

Reduced GST on Electric Vehicles

ThecentralgovernmentdecidedthattheapplicablerateofGoodsandServicesTax(GST)onelectricvehicles(EVs)willbereducedfrom12%to5%.Moreover,theGSTratesonchargersorchargingstations for EVs have been reduced from18% to 5%. TheGSTcouncil also decided that the hiring of electric buses (carryingcapacity more than 12 passengers) by local authorities will beexempted fromGST. These changeswill come into effect fromAugust1,2019.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2MgntgO

INTERNATIONAL

European Commission Launches Consultation on the Establishment of Smart Readiness Indicator for Buildings

The European Commission has launched a consultation on theSmart Readiness Indicator to help ensure that building owners,occupants and other interested parties are made aware of thesignificantbenefits that smart technologies and ICTcanbring tobuildings,particularlyintermsofimprovedenergyperformanceandenhancedcomfortandwell-being.TheSmartReadinessIndicatoris a new instrument to rate the smart readiness of buildings,to be established under the Energy performance of buildingsdirective(EPBD)2018/844.Theaimoftheconsultationistocollecta broad feedback on some of the structuring factors of the SRIscheme,inordertoinformandorientthepolicymakingprocess.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2ZeTSqt

Malaysia’s Tenaga Nasional Berhad to Restructure Amidst Market Liberalisation

Malaysian power utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) hasproposedaninternalrestructuringofitsthreedivisions:generationcompany (Genco), TNB housing the regulated transmission &distribution as well as the international businesses, and retailcompany (Retailco). The corporatisation is to prepare for sectorliberalisation under MESI 2.0. With independently appointedboardsofdirectorsandmanagementteams,theseparatedivisionscan focus more on opportunities, efficiency and better financialperformance.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2H9j4Iw

FERC Strengthens Cyber Security Standards for Bulk Electric System

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of US,recentlybolstered thecybersecurityof thenation’sbulkelectricsystem by expanding the reporting requirements for incidents

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involvingattemptstocompromiseoperationofthegrid.TheactionclosesagapinthepriorCriticalInfrastructureProtectionReliabilityStandards that required entities to report onlywhen an incidenthas compromisedor disruptedoneormore reliability tasks. TheapprovednewCriticalInfrastructureProtectionReliabilityStandardCIP-008-6 (Cyber Security - Incident Reporting and ResponsePlanning) now requires reporting of cyber security incidents thateithercompromiseorattempttocompromiseElectronicSecurityPerimeters, Electronic Access Control or Monitoring Systems,and Physical Security Perimeters associated cyber systems.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2RLfbxD

California Grid Operator asks FERC for Broader Authority to Maintain System Reliability

The growth of intermittent renewable generation has CaliforniaISOinUS,lookingfornewsolutionstobalancethegrid,andwhenmaking reliability-must-run decisions, it proposes to considerrelative operating characteristics of the resource includingdispatch ability, ramp rate, and load following capability. TheISO told FERC in its initial filing thatmodernizing its retirementand backstop procurement provisions can help ensure that thenecessary resources tomaintain system reliability and integraterenewable resources remain operational and that retirementrequestsareprocessedinatimely,orderly,andefficientmanner.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2KoVl7S

Appointments and Transfers

Join the Indian Delegation to Korea Smart Grid Week 2019 from October 16 -18 in Seoul, South Korea

DSDhesihasbeenappointedasChairman,HaryanaElectricityRegulatoryCommission

MritunjayKumarNarayanhasbeenappointedasJointSecretary–DistributioninMinistryofPower,GovernmentofIndia.

ISGFistakinganofficialdelegationfromIndiatotheKoreaSmartGridWeek(KSGW)2019whichwillbeheldfromOctober16-18inSeoul,SouthKorea.KSGWhasbeengrowinginconjunctionwithKoreanSmartGridIndustry.Itservesasamutualexchangearenaforsharingstrategiesandcasesforglobalmarketadvancements,marketopportunity,up-to-datetechnologieswithallplayers.KSGWconferenceisvisitedbyworldclassexpertsandtheexhibitioncoversmorethan200+LeadingSmartGridCompaniesand30,000+Buyers.Visittheevent’swebsiteforadditionalinformation:http://www.ksgw.or.kr/ver2019_eng/main/main.php

Tojointhedelegationorformoreinformation,pleasecontact:Ms.ReenaSuri,Emailid:reena.suri@indiasmartgrid.org

AKGuptahasbeenappointedasManagingDirector,JaipurVidyutVitranNigamLtd

DRadhakrishnahasbeenappointedasChairman,TripuraElectricityRegulatoryCommission

LalzirmawiaChhangtehasbeenappointedasSecretary,Power&ElectricityDepartment,GovernmentofMizoram

MahendraJainhasbeenappointedasAdditionalChiefSecretary–EnergyinKarnataka

JibanKrishnaSenhasbeenappointedasMember,TripuraElectricityRegulatoryCommission

PuneetGoelhasbeenappointedasPrincipalSecretary–Power,EnvironmentandForest,Goa

Policy, Regulations & Standards (Contd...)

20-22 November 2019

TRAINING PROGRAM ON

ELECTRIC MOBILITY & CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE

IIT Tirupati, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Smart Grid Updates: Technology & ProjectsGrid Modernization and Smart Metering

Central Electricity Authority (CEA), India, draws up plans to boost Power Distribution Infrastructure

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA), India has anticipated a40% increase in power distribution infrastructure till 2022. Theprojection of a 38% increase in distribution substation capacity,32% increase of distribution transformation capacity and anincrease indifferent typesof feeder lengthsby27-38%till2022havebeenmadeintheDraftDistributionPerspectivePlanforthepowersector.ThedraftplanisthefirsteverplanatthedistributionlevelwhichhasbeenpreparedbyCentralElectricityAuthority(CEA)undertheguidanceoftheMinistryofPower.TheDistributionplanis aimed at sustaining the goal of 24x7 uninterrupted power forallwith increasingdemandofelectricitybyconsumers.Theplanlaysemphasison100%meteringofallconsumersandprovidingan electricity connection on demand. The plan also envisagesconversionofallelectricityconsumermetersintosmartmetersinprepaidmodewithinthenextthreeyears.Smartmeteringwouldempowerconsumerswithtoolstohelpthemconserveenergyandplan their electricity usage in an efficient and optimummanner.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2Z4cokU

Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage

Energy Storage investments boom as Battery costs halve in the Next Decade

Energy storage installations around the world will multiplyexponentially, fromamodest 9GW/17GWhdeployed asof 2018to1,095GW/2,850GWhby2040,according to the latest forecastfromresearchcompanyBloombergNEF(BNEF).Thetotaldemandfor batteries from the stationary storage and electric transportsectors is forecast to be 4,584GWh by 2040, providing amajoropportunity forbatterymakersandminersof componentmetalssuchaslithium,cobaltandnickel.This122-foldboomofstationaryenergystorageoverthenexttwodecadeswillrequire$662billionof investment. Itwillbemadepossiblebyfurthersharpdeclinesinthecostoflithium-ionbatteries,ontopofan85%reductioninthe2010-18period.There isa fundamental transitiondevelopinginthepowersystemandtransportationsector.Fallingwind,solarandbatterycostsmeanwindandsolararesettomakeupalmost40%ofworldelectricity in2040,up from7%today.Meanwhilepassenger electric vehicles could become a third of the globalpassengervehiclefleetby2040,upfromlessthanhalfapercenttoday,addinghugescaletothebatterymanufacturingsector.

Demandforstoragewillincreasetobalancethehigherproportionof variable, renewable generation in the electricity system.Batteries will increasingly be chosen to manage this dynamicsupplyanddemandmix.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2H3cNhz

Madhya Pradesh consults on 500MW of Energy Storage and Manufacturing

Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company (MPPMCL),India, has invited expressions of interest (EoI) for setting up500MWofgrid-scaleenergystoragecapacityaswellasastoragemanufacturing facility in the central Indian state. Under PrimeMinister Narendra Modi’s first term heading the government,theSaubhagyaYojnaelectrificationschemebroughtanextra2.7million customers online inMadhya Pradesh, where distribution

companiesnowsupplypowerto11.5milliondomesticconsumersout of a total population of 82.3 million. On top of the addedpressureonthegridfromamajoruptickincustomers,Indiaisalsoseeingincreasingpenetrationofsolarandwindgeneration,whichbringsitsowngridintegrationchallenges.Withitswideavailabilityof barren lands,Madhya Pradesh is awell-suited state for suchclean energy ventures, although power demand is limitedwhencomparedtomanyotherstates.

Utility-scale storage is expected to play a prominent role inproviding the necessary ancillary services in the state, whetherthroughbatteries,pumpedhydrostorage,compressedairenergystorage, flywheels or other forms of storage technology.Readmore:https://bit.ly/31ySnET

1.2 Gigawatt Renewable Energy Storage Tender issued by SECI, India

TheSolarEnergyCorporationofIndia(SECI)hasissuedrenewableenergy storage tender. This time the agency has issued atender with a special clause thatmay result in lower tariff bidsand attractive buying rates for buyers. India has offered projectdevelopersarenewableenergycapacityof1.2gigawattsequippedwith energy storage.According to tender conditions, developerscan set up wind or solar or hybrid projects of solar and windenergy.Thesizeofanyprojectshallrangebetween50megawattsto300megawattswhileagroupcompanycanbidforamaximumcapacityof600Mw.Thetenderhasbeenissuedunderthecentralgovernmentpolicyandisthusapartoftheinter-statetransmissionsystemschemewhichallowsbidderstosetuptheprojectsatthesiteoftheirchoosing.SECIwilllookforpowerdistributionutilitiesinterestedinbuyingpowerfromtheseenergystorageprojectsandthensignpowerpurchaseagreementswiththem,likelyspanning25years.Readmore:https://bit.ly/33rfzXB

Nissan, BMW in Talks to pull South Africa into Electric Car Era

Nissan Motor Co., BMW AG and Volkswagen AG are amongcarmakers in talks to bring the electric-car revolution to SouthAfrica,asthenation’sauto-factoryfloorsriskbeing leftbehind intheglobalswitchtogreenervehicles.Theindustry ispreparingaunifiedstanceonelectrification topresent to thegovernmentbythe end of the year. Among the goals is persuading lawmakerstoreduceordropa23%importtariffonelectricvehiclestohelprampupnascentdomesticsales.Anotheristorolloutacharginginfrastructureinacountrywherethestate-ownedpowermonopolyis in deep financial crisis. Till date, there are no firm plans forelectric-carorhybridproductioninSouthAfrica,butthegovernmentand industryagreed in2018toextendamanufacturing incentiveprogram,creatingjobsandenablingmodelsliketheBMWX3sportutilityvehicleandNissan’sNovarapickuptobeproduced locally.Readmore:https://bit.ly/31CEZzH

Nissan Partners with EVgo to Install EV Charging Infra in US

Nissan and EVgo will

jointly install 200 fast chargers

across US

Japanese auto manufacturer Nissan hasjoined hands with EVgo to set up electricvehiclecharginginfrastructureinUS.Undertheir joint venture, these two companieswill install 200 direct current fast chargers(DCFC) acrossUSover the next six years.Each of these new DCFC is capable ofdelivering100kWandhavebothCHAdeMOand CCS connectors that will benefit the

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market, usually pushing down demand in the middle of theday. AEMOsays that overnight generally remains the timewiththe lowest demand in most of the National Electricity Market,but this is now being challenged by the impact of rooftopsolar. In South Australia, the minimum demand is now almostexclusively in themiddle of the day, or latemorning. It used tobe between 3am and 6am. A new record low for minimumdemand in South Australian was set at 1.30pm on April 27,whenoperational demanddropped to 749MW.Thiswas44MWlower than the previous second quarter record last year. At thistime, rooftop PV provided approximately 600MW of output.Readmore:https://bit.ly/33wZyPA

Hydropower back in play in India’s Energy Mix

WiththescrappingoftheArticle370andArticle35AinJammuandKashmir by theNationalDemocraticAlliance (NDA) government,industrycaptainsbelievethathydropowerisbackinplayinIndia’senergymix. Also, Arunachal Pradesh that had awarded a raft ofprojectstoprivatecompanieshasnowapproachedstaterunNHPCLtdtoexecutethem.

Hydropowerprojects,oftenlocatedinremoteregions,arecrucialto stabilize the grid as India looks to add 175 gigawatts (GW)of renewable capacity. However, given the issues regardingresettlement of the affected population and infrastructuredevelopment,manyprojectshavebeenstuckanddelayedleadingtoadecreasingshareofhydropowerinthecountry’senergymix.Hydropower projects are ideal to meet peak load compared tothermalpowerplants.Theseplantscanbeswiftlyturnedonandoff,comparedtothermalpowerplants,helpingthegridwithstandfluctuationscausedby intermittentsuppliesfromsolarandwind.With nearly 100GWof electricity potential in India’s rivers lyinguntapped because of high tariffs, the NDA government hasapproved a slewofmeasuresunder thehydropolicy tomake itcompetitive.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2M9zncr

Green Certificate Sales down 61% to 6.29 Lakh in July 2019 in India

IndianEnergyExchange(IEX)andPowerExchangeofIndia(PXIL)are the twopowerbourses in thecountrywhichareengaged inthetradingofrenewableenergycertificates(RECs)andelectricity.Accordingtoofficialdata,IEXsawtotaltradeof4.92lakhRECsinJulyascomparedto10lakhinthesamemonthlastyear.Similarly,PXILrecordedsaleof1.37 lakhRECs inthemonthascomparedto6.18lakhinJuly2018.IEXdatashowedthatthedeclineinthevolumeandincreaseinpriceshasmainlybeenduetocontinuingcrunchontheinventory/supplysidesinceMarch2019.Undertherenewablepurchaseobligation(RPO),bulkpurchaserslikediscoms,openaccessconsumersandcapacitiveusers.TheycanbuyRECsfrom renewable energy producers to meet the RPO norms.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2KEXeO2

US-Israel Companies Partner to take Renewable Energy Microgrids into the AI and Machine Learning Age

Introspective Systems, LLC announced recently that ithas finalized its contract with the Binational Research andDevelopment Foundation (BIRD US-Israel Foundation) tobegin a commercialization project with its Israel-based partner,Brightmerge.Thecompanieswillleveragetheirareasofexpertiseto create an end to end AI-based data solution for Microgriddesign, development, and operations. Brightmerge currently hasseveral premium, paid pilots with large clients that understandthe potential of the microgrid revolution. These clients wish to

Portugal has seen a project development rush and new

connection licenses for 938 MW of

utilityscale solar PV projects were

issued until mid-2018

EVowners.AsNissanclaims, the automakerhas installedmorethan2,000quickchargeconnectorsacrossUSsince2010andhasinvestedmorethan$60millionincharginginfrastructuretohelpalltypesofEVs.Thereleasealsoclaimsthatmorethan100millionAmericanscurrentlylivewithina15-minutedriveofanEVgofastcharger,includingthosebuiltinpartnershipwithNissan.ThejointventurebetweenthesetwocompanieswillalsoworktoincreaseawarenessamongUSelectricvehicledriversabouttheadvantagesofgoingelectric.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2MexXgU

Electric Vehicle Charging Points at MahaMetro Stations

As a part of its drive to promote green transport in the city,MahaMetrohasdecidedtostartelectricvehiclechargingstationsat some of its stations. Solar power generated at the stationswill be used to charge the cars and two-wheelers. MahaMetrohassignedamemorandumofunderstanding (MoU)withEnergyEfficiencyServiceLimited (EESL), agovernment companyunderUnion power ministry, in this regard. The charging stations willnot be started at all stations, but wherever space is available.Theofficialassuredthatthevehiclebeingchargedwillnotbeanobstruction to traffic.MahaMetro has installed solar panels atopitsexistingstationsandplanstodosoatalltheunder-constructionones.IthasalsoinstalledsolarpanelsatopitsofficeMetroBhavan.Itplanstomeet65%ofitsenergyneedthroughsolar.Sofar,ithasinstalled965solarpanelsatvariousplaces.Tillnow, thisservicehasbeenprovidedbyDelhiandChennaiMetros.Now,Nagpurhasjoinedthelist.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2MYrFS5

Renewable Energy and Microgrids

World’s Lowest Tariff awarded in Portugal at $16.54 per MWh

guaranteedorgeneralremunerationsupporttosuccessfulbidders.Underthelatterofthetworemunerationmodels,developersbidforgridconnectionrightsandarethenabletoselltheiroutputintothewholesalemarket or via bi-lateral PPAs. A total of 862MWwasawardedunderguaranteedremunerationand288MWunderthe general remuneration arrangement. The July auction is thelowest-costcontractawarded throughapublicauction inEuropeso far and gives a measure of solar PV‘s increasing economiccompetitivenessintheregion.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2MTastk

The Growth of Rooftop Solar Continues to have a Major Impact on Australia’s Electricity Grids with the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) Reporting Significant Declines in Operational Demand in the Latest Quarter

The increase in rooftopsolar, alongwith thebiggrowth in largescale solar and wind energy, is changing the dynamics of the

Portugal has become the countrywiththeworld’slowest-costsolarPVcontract.Thelowesttariffawardedinthecountry’sfirstsolarPVauction–held inJuly2019–was just€14.76per Megawatt Hour (MWh), or$16.54perMWhattoday’sexchangerates.Thisnarrowlybeatstherecent$16.95perMWhcontractawardedinBrazil. Inordertomanagethemulti-gigawattpipelineofprojectsqueuingbehind licensed sites, Portugal tookthe decision to hold a series ofauctions which would award bothgrid connection capacity and either

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movenowinsteadofwaitingandkeeplosingmoney.Theprojectis expected to reach alpha stage of development by Q2 2020with first production versions ready at the beginning of 2021.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2H5vJMu

Rising Demand for enhanced Microgrid Connectivity with Affordable and Clean Energy Storage will propel the Microgrid Market Growth

The microgrid market is driven by the improved DistributedEnergy Resources (DER) technologies such as micro turbines,combustion turbines, hybrid system, wind system and others.These technologies can integrate with microgrid and reducecarbon footprints significantly as compared to conventional grid.Moreover, several government initiatives are accelerating thedemand for microgrid technology. Additionally, the evolutionof IoTbasedplatformare also increasing the ability ofmicrogridsystem. IoT enabled microgrids are convenient for utilities totrack real-time energy consumption. Similarly, the demandresponse (DR) market is expected to grow by more than 10%CAGRduring2019-2025, due to risinggovernment initiatives forachieving optimum energy utilization. The overall rapid growthin DR market will create opportunities for microgrid system.Readmore:https://prn.to/2ZYpYYz

Ireland’s Reewable Power Development will Attract Huge Investment to 65% of the Country’s Installed Capacity by 2030

Ireland isexpected toattractmassive investmentas thecountryis set to add 5.8 gigawatt (GW) of non-hydro renewable powercapacity over the next decade to reach a total 9.6GW by 2030and account for 65% of the country’s installed capacity. Duringthe forecast period, offshore wind capacity is set to increasefrom 25 megawatt (MW) to 1.9GW at a compound annualgrowthrate(CAGR)of48.8%,andsolarPVwillrisefrom25MWto 1.3GW at a CAGR of 43%. Ireland’s offshorewind and solarPV capacity, has considerable potential, which will push thecontribution of renewable power to installed capacity to 62%by 2025 and 65% by 2030. Renewable capacity expansionwill necessitate grid modernization in order to manage muchhigher volumes of renewable energy with inherent variability.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2H4ce7e

Standards and Cyber Security

Electric Utilities can Reduce their Cyber Risk

Within the enterprise, energy suppliers should identify andmapassets and their connections, prioritizing them by degree ofcriticality. Next, utilities should determine whether any criticalassets or networks have well-known vulnerabilities (such asunchanged default passwords) that can be exploited. Then,power companies should assess the maturity of their controlsenvironment for proactively managing threats, before finallybuilding a framework — incorporating people, processes andtechnology — to protect critical assets. Read More: https://biztechmagazine.com/article/2019/07/how-electric-utilities-can-reduce-their-cyber-risk

CLP India to Invest in Cyber Security Technology

Power generation and transmission company, CLP India, a partofCLPGroupandCDPQ,withafocusonnon-carbongeneratingsectors,isgoingtosignificantlyinvestintechnology-cybersecurity,data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning. The

company,whichforayedintoIndiainFebruary2002,hasaportfolioof a gas-fired plant, a coal-fired plant, 12 wind farms and threesolarprojects(includinga100-MWplantatVeltoorinTelangana).Read More: https://telanganatoday.com/clp-india-to-invest-in-core-technology

Disruptive Technologies

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a grant worth $1.05 million to organizations working to commercialize a blockchain-based energy transaction platform.

US DOE Dedicates $1.05M to Blockchain Energy Management

Platform

DOE has shown growing interestin using blockchain in energygrid applications. In January, thedepartment announced $4.8 millionin funding for tech research includingblockchain for purposes like securingdata from fossil power generation sensors. In April, the DOEannounced a partnership with Colorado-based security firmTaekiontodeployblockchaininpower-plantsecurity.

The new project is reportedly a continuation of BEM Controls’existing DOE-funded work on software to enhance energyefficiencyinbuildings.Thislatestgrantistoexpandandpromotea new blockchain-based energy marketplace, with ComEd touse itsGridof theFutureLabtodemonstratethenewsystem’sfunctionality.Thenewinitiativeisexpectedtobeindevelopmentfor threemoreyears.Readmore:http://www.indiasmartgrid.org/viewnews.php?id=5811

Power Ledger completes Blockchain Enabled P2P Trial with KEPCO

Blockchain-enabled power trading company Power Ledger hascompletedafive-monthtrialwithJapan’sutility,KEPCOofPeer-to-Peer(P2P)transactionforpost-FeedinTariff(FIT)surpluspowerinOsaka. The trial demonstrated P2P surplus power transactionto be completed autonomously including settlements withcryptocurrency regardless of fluctuations of PV generation andcustomerdemands.PowerLedgerprovidedKEPCOaccesstoitstradingplatformtofacilitateandmonitorenergytradingbetweenparticipants to increase the incentive for the development ofrenewable distributed energy resources (DERs). During the trial,KEPCO shared meter data from eight participating meters thatsimulated prosumers and consumers at Tatsumi Research Labin Osaka. Read more: http://www.indiasmartgrid.org/viewnews.php?id=5829

AutoGrid collaborates with Amazon Web Services to further Global Energy Industry Digitalization

AutoGrid,aflexibilitymanagementsoftwareproviderfortheglobalenergy industry recentlyannouncedacollaborationwithAmazonWeb Services (AWS) to bring artificial intelligence-powereddistributedenergymanagementtoitsenergy-industrycustomers.AutoGrid,whichrecentlybecameamemberof theAWSPartnerNetwork (APN),willemploy thesuiteofAWS IoTservices in itsAutoGrid Flex™ platform to detect, collect, organize, and runsophisticated data analytics. AWS services will deliver newinsights intooperationsacrossenergy facilities thatwilloptimizeproductionandimproveprocessefficienciesofdistributedenergy

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PNGRB Identifies 19 Districts from Odisha India for CGD Project

Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) hasidentified asmany as 19 districts ofOdisha for authorizing thedevelopment ofCityGasDistribution (CGD)network.Themoveisinsynchronizationwiththedevelopmentofnaturalgaspipelineconnectivity, natural gas availability and techno-commercialviabilitytoprovidePipedNaturalGas(PNG)inthestate.

The19districtsofOdishaidentifiedforCGDprojectsareKhordha,Cuttack, Angul, Dhenkanal, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Balasore,Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Bargarh, Debagarh, Sambalpur, Ganjam,Nayagarh, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Jajpur & Keonjhar.PNGRBis theauthority tograntauthorisationtotheentitiesforthe development of CGD network inGeographical Areas (GAs)as per PNGRB Act, 2006. PNGRB has authorised 228 GAscovering406districtsspreadover27StatesandUnionTerritoriesup to 10th CGD bidding round. Union Petroleum MinisterDharmendra Pradhan distributed the Letter of Intents (LOIs) to12 successful entities for 50 Geographical Areas (GAs) underthe10thCGDBiddingRoundMarch2019awardedbyPNGRB.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2Z8uPVX

Smart Water

NEERI’s Unique Software detects condition of Pipes and Water

The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute(Neeri) has developed the first-of-its-kind technology to combatwater scarcity and contamination called the Risk-PiNet.The unique software assesses information regarding waterdistributionsystem,conditionofpipesandcontaminationriskinwater supply areas. This unique technologywas demonstratedto officials from various municipal corporations including NaviMumbai, Pune, Bilaspur, Raipur, Akola and Chennai at Neeriheadquarters.While operating andmaintaining a huge networkofpipelinesthatareunderground,thecivicbodiesareunabletoassess deteriorating conditions of pipes, leakage or other risksrelatingtoageofpipes,operationconditionsorsoilcontamination.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2MpZ6xE

Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) proposes to strengthen its City’s Water Distribution Network

After technical approval from the Maharashtra JeevanPradhikaran (MJP), the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC),Maharashtra,IndiahassubmitteditsproposalworthRs226crorefor strengtheningcity’swaterdistributionnetwork to theurbandevelopment department of the state government. In order togetridofissueslikeleakagesandnon-revenuewater(NRW)loss,thedistributionlinesacrossthecityneedtobestrengthened.TheNRWlosstothecivicbodyisaround45%.

“All old water pipelines in the city will be replaced to curbleakagesandreducetheNRW,”anNMCofficialsaid.

Aftergettingthetechnicalnod,aproposalhasbeensubmittedtotheurbandevelopmentdepartment.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/31NXyRq

resources and demand response. AutoGrid’s customers willuse Amazon SageMaker, a fully-managed service that providesdevelopers anddata scientistswith theability tobuild, train anddeploymachine learningmodelsquickly.Thosemodelswill helpoptimize operations in a modular design that can be scaled forall types of customers—from large investor-owned utilities tosmallmunicipalutilities,electriccooperativesandretailelectricitysuppliers. Read more: http://www.indiasmartgrid.org/viewnews.php?id=5837

Smart Cities

Trichy Corporation has put forward 14 more proposals under Smart City Mission

TheTrichyCorporationon16July2019Tuesdayinducted14newproposalsunder theambitofsmartcitiesmissionprogrammetoimprove the city’s basic infrastructure and develop recreationalspots,

atanestimatedcostofRs85crore.Afterproposing18projectsin the first phase of the Smart Cities Mission, the urban localbody faced criticism for not proposing adequate futuristicprojects emphasizing on road infrastructure. Acknowledgingthe need to develop roads, the civic body on Tuesday releaseda list of 14 projects with a majority focus on developing thecity’s needed transport infrastructure included. The proposedprojects are in various phase of development such as requestfor proposal (RFP) and detailed project report (DPR) preparation.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2TtYXtw

Russia’s First 5G Zone Launched in Moscow

WorkingwithEricsson,Tele2haslaunchedRussia’sfirst5Gzonein centralMoscow,using its commercial network.Thecoverageincludes outdoor areas in Tverskaya Street, the busiest part oftheRussian capital, stretching betweenRedSquare to SadovoeRing.The5Gpilotzoneusesthe28GHzbandinnon-standalone(NSA) mode. From the very beginning of its work in Moscow,the Tele2 network has been technologically ready for the futureimplementationofthefifth-generationcommunicationstandard.Inthenearfuture,Muscoviteswillbeabletoseeforthemselveswhat5Gwillbringtothedailylife,entertainmentanddevelopmentofasmartcity.Thegovernmenthascalledfor5G inall thecountry’smain cities by 2024 as part of its Digital Economy programme.Readmore:https://bit.ly/33xhKZD

Smart Gas

Gas Firms to set up 340 CNG Outlets in Two Years in India

Topushtheideaofelectricvehiclesbydolingouttaxincentives,CGDcompaniesareembarkingon theirmostambitiousnetworkexpansionplaneverandreachingouttocustomers.InthisregardCGD’slikeIndraprasthaGasLtd(IGL),MahanagarGasLtd(MGL),and Gujarat Gas Ltd will set up nearly 340 compressed naturalgasstationsacrosstheirgeographicalareasinthenexttwoyears.Delhi-basedIGLwilladd100CNGstationstakingitstallytoover600CNGstationsonanexpenditureofINR600crores.TheyfurthersaidthatEVmarketinthecountryiscurrentlyatanearlystateandwiththeGovernment’sbigboostthefutureofCGDwillbebright.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/31n6TQ7

Technology & Projects (Contd...)

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ISGFwithsupportfromUSDepartmentofCommerce(USDOC)oftheAmericanEmbassy,NewDelhiistakinganofficialdelegationfromIndiatotheDTECH2020whichwillbeheldfromJanuary28 -30,2020,SanAntonio,TX,USA.DistribuTECH(DTECH) isthepremierNorthAmericantradeshowforequipmentvendorsandserviceprovidersfromacrossthetransmission,distribution,and smart grid technology industries, attracting around 12,000attendeesandaround500exhibitorsfromaround70countries.The event also attracts attendees from electric utilities, waterutilities, gas utilities, federal power agencies, energy servicecompanies,energyserviceproviders,energyendusers(retailers,hospitals,datacenters,etc.)andawide-rangeofmanufacturersandvendors.Visittheevent’swebsiteforadditionalinformation:http://www.distributech.com.

AspartoftheIndianDelegation,thedelegateswillbeentitledtothefollowingbenefits:

• Complimentary Pre-Registration for the show (value of theexhibithallaccessis$125)

• DiscountedRegistrationforfullconference

• Pre-arrangedandfacilitatedbriefings,meetings(includingMeetand Greet meetings) with U.S. Exhibitors and U.S. industryassociations,customizedaccordingtothedelegatesinterests

• Listofexhibitorswhoexportorindicateaninterestinexportingtothegroup’scountryand/orregionoftheworld

• Optional site visits tosmartgridproject sitesand technologycompanies. Please note that the site visit will be organizedsubjecttoresponsereceivedfromthedelegation.

Tojointhedelegationorformoreinformation,pleasecontact:Ms.ReenaSuri(reena.suri@indiasmartgrid.org)

August 21 - 23 2019:10thWorldRenewableEnergyTechnologyCongress&Expo-2019,NewDelhi,http://wretc.in/

September 18 - 20 2019:RenewableEnergyIndiaExpo,Noida,https://www.renewableenergyindiaexpo.com/

September 18 2019:SustainabilityInnovationSummit2019,Hyderabad,India,www.indianchamber.org

October 23 2019:GlobalSummitonDecommissioning&AssetRecovery,NewDelhi,www.chemlogindia.comwww.indusexpo.in

November 04 - 05 2019:TrainingProgramonAdvancedMeteringInfrastructurebyISGF,NewDelhihttp://indiasmartgrid.org/

November 07 - 08 2019:DistributionUtilityMeet,NewDelhihttp://dumindia.in/

November 20 - 22 2019:TrainingProgramonElectricMobilityandChargingInfrastructurebyISGF,Tirupatihttp://indiasmartgrid.org/

November 21 - 22 2019:NirmaUniversityInternationalConferenceonEngineering(NUiCONE2019),Gandhinagarhttp://www.nirmauni.ac.in/

November 20 - 22 2019:TrafficInfratechExpo,ParkingInfratechExpoandSmartMobilityExpo,Mumbaihttps://trafficinfratechexpo.com/

December 20 - 22 2019:5thElectricExpo2019,Ahmedabad,Gujarat,http://www.electricexpo.in/

March 03 - 07 2020:IndiaSmartUtilityWeek2020,NewDelhi,India,www.isuw.inMarch 06 - 2020:ISGFInnovationAwards2020http://www.isgfinnovationawards.in/

Smart Grid EventsINDIAN INTERNATIONAL

Disclaimer:Thisinformationisfromthepublicdomain.ISGFdoesnotholdanyresponsibilityfortheinformationprovidedinthissection.

September 03 - 04 2019: AsianUtilityWeek,Malaysiahttps://www.asian-utility-week.com/

September 03 - 05 2019:IntersolarMexico2019,Mexicohttps://www.intersolar.mx/en/home.html

September 04 - 06 2019:SmartCities&Buildings(SCB)Asia2019,Singapore,https://www.eco-business.com/events/smart-cities-buildings-scb-asia-2019/

September 04 - 06 2019 :WorldSmartCityExpo2019,RepublicofKorea,www.smartcityasia.net

September 09 - 13 2019:PowerWeekAfricaConference,Africa,http://www.power-week.com/Africa/index.html

October 02 - 04 2019:3rdPowermax2019,Indonesiahttp://www.myexpo.co.id/

October 09-10 2019:InnovationforCoolEarthForum,Tokyo,https://www.icef-forum.org/

October 16 - 18 2019:KoreaSmartGridWeek,Seoulhttp://www.ksgw.or.kr/ver2019/main/main.php

November 12-14 2019:EuropeanUtilityWeek,Parishttps://www.european-utility-week.com/

December 10 - 12 2019:GridConnext2019,WashingtonDChttps://gridconnext.com/

June 04 - 05 2020:CIREDBerlin2020Workshop,Berlinhttp://www.cired2020-workshop.org/

Join the Indian Delegation to DistribuTECH 2020 from January 28 - 30, 2020, San Antonio, TX, USA

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Sl. No. Utility Tender Details Submission Dates Source

1 EnergyEfficiencyServicesLimited(50,00,000smartmetersforPanIndia)

Bihar (Purnia, Katihar, Saran, Patna, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga) –11,05,000smartmeters

17thSeptember,2019 https://bit.ly/2P1ZmVp

Odisha (Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Behrampur) - 5,65,000 smartmeters

Telangana(Medak,Nagarkurnool,Nalgonda,Adilabad,Hyderabad,Janagaon)-11,10,000smartmeters

Andhra Pradesh (Vishakhapatnam, Anantpura, Chittoor, Guntur,Srikakulam)-5,55,000smartmeters

Rajasthan(Ajmer,Jodhpur,Jaipur,Nagaur,churu)-5,55,000smartmeters

Jharkhand(Ranchi,Jamshedpur,Palamu,Godda,Bokaro,Dhanbad)-5,45,000smartmeters

North East (Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Itanagar, Shillong, Imphal,Gangtok,Agartala)-5,65,000smartmeters

2 PunjabStatePowerCorporationLimited(PSPCL)

Tenderforsupply, installation,commissioningofLTAC3-Phase,4-Wire whole current static, watt-hour DLMS category D-2compliantsmartmetersofrating10-60amps,50Hz,415voltsofaccuracyclass-1withopticalportand integrationof thesesmartmeterswithexistingMDMsystemofPSPCL

20thSeptember,2019 https://bit.ly/2xOBeKI

3 MECONLimited

SupplyofSmartMeteringSystem 29thAugust,2019 https://bit.ly/2HeCYSB

4 ParadipPortTrust

Supply,installation,testingandcommissioningofsmartmeteratParadipPort

27thAugust,2019 https://bit.ly/2THtF2i

Ongoing Tenders

AllSmartGridPilotProjectsaredeclaredGo-Live.DetailsaboutthePilotProjectsaregivenat:http://www.nsgm.gov.in/en/sg-status

Smart Grid Projects in India

Sl. No. Utility Tender Details Status

1 MeghalayaPowerDistributionCorporationLimited

Supplyof2,00,000smartmeters DPRandbudgetunderapproval

2 HimachalPradeshStateElectricityBoardLimited

Supplyof2,00,000smartmetersforDharamshalaareainHimachalPradesh DPRbeingprepared

3 ChhattisgarhStatePowerDistributionCompanyLimited

Supplyof4,40,000smartmetersforRaipurandBilaspurareainChhattisgarh DPRunderapproval

4 Daman&DiuElectricityDepartment

Supplyof60,000smartmetersforDaman&Diu DPRbeingprepared

Expected Tenders

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ThirdeditionofDUM2019willbeheldon07-08November2019inNewDelhiandwillbehostedbyBRPL,BYPL,TPDDLandTataPowerMumbai.DUMprovidesaunifiedvoicetoinfluenceandenabletheDISCOMcommunitytoleverageeachother’sexperiencesforsuccessfulnationwidesmartgrid rolloutsandtobridgethegapbetweenstrategyandexecution.LeadingUtilities fromUSA,CanadaandEuropealsoparticipatedinDUM2018andsharedtheirexperiencesinimplementingSmartGridTechnologies.Smartgridisstillanemergingconceptandutilitiesaroundtheworldhavestartedgainingexperienceinsmartgridtechnologies.AsIndiaembarksonitsSmartGridjourney,itisimperativethatwedonotmakethesamemistakesbutlearnfromeachother’sexperiences.

3rd Annual Conference of Power Distribution Utilities for Collaborative Growth07 - 08 November, 2019 | Eros Hotel, New Delhi

India Smart Grid Forum

Organizing Partner Host Utilities

DUM 2019

OBJECTIVES

Contact us

EvaluateRegulatory,Policy,FinancialandBusiness

ChallengesofDiscomsforSustainableSolutions

DiscussandEvaluateNewandEmergingBusinessModelsandMonetization

Options

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EmergingTechnologies,theirBenefitsand

BrainstormDemonstrationProjects.

DiscussCaseStudiesandBestPracticesfromAcross

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+91-11-41057658 dum2019@indiasmartgrid.org

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New Programs & Projects

• 24x7QualityPowerSupply–Whatneedstobedoneongroundtoachievethis?

• 300MillionSmartMeters-RolloutPlansandChallenges• PreparednessofDiscomandtheIndustryfor300millionSmart

Meters

Sustainibility of Discoms

• BusinessModelsforDiscom’sSustainability• Impact of SAUBHAGYA on AT & C Losses and Discom

Finances• Training&CapacityBuilding• EVSEBusinessModels• NewRevenueStreams

New Technologies & New Challenges

• GridStabilitywith increasing penetration ofDER andElectricVehicles

• PeertoPeerTradingofRooftopSolarEnergyonBlockchain• LeveragingArtificialIntellegence(AI)&MachineLearning(ML)

inUtilityOperations

• BusinessCaseforEnergyStorageSystems• NextGenerationDistributionAutomationSystems• Augmented&VirtualRealityforUtilityOperations• CyberSecurityforPowerSystems

Voice of the Customer

• WhatCustomerswant?• NewPlatformsforCustomerEngagement - CustomerPortal - Chatbots - Voicebots

Special Session with City Gas Distribution Utilities

• CommonBillingandCollectionSystemsforElectricityandGasUtilities

• SharingofCustomerData• CommonCallCenters• SharingofGISMaps• SharingofLastMileCommunicationSystems

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