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IN THIS ISSUE

Volume 2, Issue 9, 2015

1 | SMART GRID Bulletin | Volume 2, Issue 9 | September 2015

Please visit www.indiasmartgrid.orgfor more information or to download apdf version of the bulletin

For receiving copies of SMART GRIDBulletin, please write [email protected]

ISGF unveiled the compelling vision for next generation smart metering using internet inthe recently published White Paper: “Next Generation Smart Metering – IP Metering”.The widely adopted communication architectures deployed in smart metering projectsinvolve RF/PLC/BPL for last mile connection from a Data Concentrator Unit (DCU) to agroup of meters; and the DCUs transmit the data to the utility's sever over the widearea network – GPRS/fiber networks. This architecture evolved over the past ten yearsparticularly because the early mover utilities wanted dedicated communication networks

which they could control. Now that most buildings (even in smaller towns in developingcountries) have broadband internet connections, utilities can leverage the existingcommunication infrastructure for smart metering. The meters may be directly connectedto internet using Wi-Fi in buildings/factories/commercial centres etc. Once meters areconnected on the internet, the meter data can be aggregated on a server anywhere – inutility's control room or on the cloud.

Smart metering or Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) architecture with RF meshfor last mile connectivity has emerged as a popular solution amongst utilities in manygeographies as depicted in the diagram below:

Next Generation Smart

Metering – IP Metering

SM

SM

SM

SM

SMSM

SM

SMZigBee/PLC

ZigBee/PLC

RF mesh

DCU/Gateway GPRS/Optical FiberUtility Data

Center

IHD

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ISGF Vision for Next Generation Communication Architecture for Smart Metering –IP Metering

We at ISGF believe that by 2020, almost every building (residential/commercial/industrial/public institutions etc.) in urban and semi-urban areas on earth will havebroadband internet connectivity (perhaps except in some conflict regions). The smartmeter, smart appliances, utility's Head End System (HES) and other applications canconnect to the internet and eliminate the need of intermediate entities such as dataconcentrator units/gateways that create a parallel communication infrastructure which is

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difficult and expensive to maintain. As shown in the diagram below, smart meters and smart appliances can be connected to the Wi-Fnetwork in the home/building/campus. Meter data is sent over the broadband internet which can be accessed by the utility's HES anreceived in the MDMS which integrates the meter data with all utility applications; and applications with consumers on their smart phoneseliminating the need for In-Home Displays (IHDs).

The Govt. of India was pursuing a program, National Optical FiberNetwork (NOFN), to provide broadband connectivity to 250,000 villages,which the Modi-Government has decided to expand to 600,000 villagesunder the “Digital India” program for providing universal broadbandaccess to all. Ministry of Power has proposed to fund the extension ofNOFN to all 33kV and above substations as part of Integrated PowerDevelopment Scheme (IPDS) and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram JyotiYojana (DDUGJY) programs. These schemes are going to provide

broadband access to most part of the country as well as create adedicated fiber backbone network for the power system.

The advantage of the proposed architecture is that it leverages theexisting communication infrastructure, that is, broadband connection inbuildings and homes, and hence reduces the total cost of ownership asadditional network elements such as data concentrator units, gatewaysetc. are not required. Wi-Fi connectivity is maintained by BroadbandService Providers (BSP) who have the expertise and resources tomaintain such networks with very high reliability. IP networks arescalable and reliable and can be monitored and controlled in real time.Questions regarding the security of Wi-Fi networks cannot pose a majorthreat as people are widely using their laptops and other mobile devicesfor all kinds of online transactions when connected to Wi-Fi networks. Asfar as inter-operability is concerned, if all the meters follow common datamodels/routing tables, the MDMS can accept data from different makes

of meters – similar to smart phones of different makes with differentoperating systems connected on Wi-Fi are able to communicate with each other so long as the users understand the same language.

The communication architectures presently deployed for smart metering include intermediate entities such as data concentratounits/gateways and creation of a dedicated parallel communication network for the electric utility which they have no expertise inmaintaining and upgrading as new communication technologies are evolving at faster pace. This also involves use of wireless spectrumwhich is a limited and expensive resource in every country today. Experiences from around the world indicate that none of thecommunication solutions presently deployed for smart metering have 100% reliability despite having a dedicated network. Thesarchitectures not only increase the total cost of ownership but also fail to offer reliable, scalable and interoperable last mile connectivity.

In today's world where internet is everywhere, smart meters and smart appliances could be connected directly on internet; and utility's HEcan leverage internet to collect the meter data on the server and the MDMS can integrate that with other applications. In other words, thebroadband internet that is present in almost all homes, buildings and campuses, can be used for providing last mile connectivity for smarmetering. By doing do, devices such as data concentrator units, gateways and in-home displays will not be needed and highly reliablescalable and interoperable last mile connectivity can be provided. Wherever there is no Wi-Fi, the electric utility may provide Wi-Fi which w

be cheaper than other last mile connectivity options.In the IPv6 regime where every meter can have an IP address, the proposed IP Metering solution can offer multiple benefits to utilities angovernments:

• No need for a parallel telecom infrastructure – huge savings in cost of deployment and maintenance for the utility

• No need for separate spectrum for utility applications – instead government can allocate that spectrum to telcos and/or other userfor additional revenue

• More reliability, scalability, security and capability to monitor and control – IP networks can be monitored in real time which itself a good measure against cyber attacks

Please download the full White Paper from

http://indiasmartgrid.org/reports/ISGF%20White%20Paper%20on%20Next%20Generation%20Smart%20Metering%20-%20IP%20Metering.pdf

Rationale for IP Metering in India

Conclusion

Next Generation Smart Metering – IP Metering (Contd..

Communication Architecture for

next generation Smart Metering – IP Metering

Internet

Utility Data Center

Application

Smart Phones (and software

applications) of consumers

Home

Wi-Fi

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MDMS

HES

Legend:

SA Smart Appliances

SM Smart Meter

HES Head End System

MDMS Meter Data Management System

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Smart Grid Updates: Policy, Regulations & Standards

CERC Issued Final Ancillary Services Regulations

Forum of Regulators Released Model Smart Grid Regulation

BIS Issues Smart Meter Standard for India

Delhi Issued Draft Solar Policy 2015

MERC Issued Net Metering for Roof-top Solar Photo Voltaic Systems Regulations, 2015

California Regulators Propose Framework to put a Value on DERs

PUC Approves Revised PPL Electric Smart Meter Plan

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) released Ancillary Services Operations regulations with an objective of restoring the

frequency at desired level and to relieve the congestion in the transmission network. These regulations shall be applicable to ReservesRegulation Ancillary Services Provider and Regional Entities involved in the transactions facilitated through short term open access ormedium term open access or long term access in inter-State transmission of electricity. The Regional Power Committees shall issue anAn c i l l a r y S e r v i ce s S t a t e m e n t a l o n g w i t h t h e D e v i a t i o n S e t t l e m e n t Me ch an i sm Acco u n t . Re ad Mo r e :http://www.cercind.gov.in/2015/regulation/Noti13.pdf

Forum of Regulators (FOR) in their meeting on 11th June 2015 approved Model Smart Grid Regulations which will enable accelerateddevelopment of smart grids in the country. The model smart grid regulations is intended to integrate various smart grid technologies andprescribes measures to bring about economy, efficiency improvement in generation and licensee operations, manage the transmission anddistribution networks effectively, enhance network security, integrate renewable and clean energy into the grid at both large and distributedgeneration levels. The model smart grid regulations may be used by all state electricity regulatory commissions (SERC) as a referencetemplate for formulating smart grid regulations for their own states. This framework will guide on various aspects like Formation of SmartGrid Cell; Formulation and execution of smart grid projects and programmes; Mechanism for cost recovery; Monitoring, Evaluation,Measurement and Verification of execution and performance of the Smart Grid Projects.Read More: http://www.forumofregulators.gov.in/Data/study/SG.pdf

The Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) has recently published a Standard on smart meters. This Standard, IS 16444:2015 "A.C static directconnected watthour smart meter class 1 and 2 - specification", is the first of its kind, specifies static watt-hour smart meters of accuracyclass 1 and 2 for the measurement of a.c. electrical active energy of frequency 50 Hz for single phase and three phase balanced andunbalanced loads. It applies to static watt-hour direct connected meters consisting of measuring element(s), time of use register(s), display,load switch and built-in or plug-in type of bi-directional communication module. This standard does not apply to watt-hour meters where thevoltage across the connection terminal exceeds 600 V (line to line voltage for meters for poly phase systems), meters operated withexternal current transformers, portable meters and meters without internal load switch. Standard can be downloaded fromhttp://www.standardsbis.in/Gemini/home/Home.action, Read more: http://www.standardsbis.in/Gemini/scoperef/SR16444.pdf

The draft recommends installation of 1 GW (1,000 Mega Watts) solar power capacity in Delhi by the year 2020. It is proposed to double it to2 GW by 2025, which is 21 per cent of national capital's peak power demand. In addition, it give a provision for virtual net metering and alsocalls for the exemption of electricity tax on solar energy, and waives VAT on all solar plant components, including solar panels and solar

st

inverters, for 5 years. A GBI of INR 2.00 per unit (kWh) of gross solar energy generated is proposed for 3 years, starting from 1 January2016 to 31st December 2018.

Read More: http:/ /delhi.gov. in/wps/wcm/connect/224a890049cda85ca0aae8124fa22605/Delhi_Solar_Policy_Draft_150910.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&lmod=-1181892927&CACHEID=224a890049cda85ca0aae8124fa22605

Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) issued Net Metering for Roof-top Solar Photo Voltaic Systems Regulations, 2015.The eligible consumer should install Rooftop Solar System under Net Metering arrangement. The capacity of the Roof-top Solar PV Systemto be connected at the Eligible Consumer’s premises shall not exceed his Contract Demand (in kVA) or Sanctioned load (in kW). The EligibleConsumer may install a Roof-top Solar PV System with or without battery back-up . cumulative capacity of all Roof-top Solar PV Systemsunder Net Metering Arrangements connected to a particular Distribution Transformer of the Licensee shall not exceed 40% of its ratedcapacity. Read More: http://www.mercindia.org.in/pdf/Order%2058%2042/MERC%20(Net%20Metering%20for%20Roof-top%20Solar%20PV%20Systems)%20Regulations,%202015.pdf

California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Commissioner proposed a significant step toward the creation of a DER marketplace inCalifornia. The first and only DER marketplace in the U.S. is currently being developed in New York state under the Reforming the EnergyVision (REV) docket. The proposal calls for “ a regulatory framework that enables customers to effectively and efficiently choose from anarray of demand-side and distributed energy resources. The framework is based on the impact and interaction of such resources on thesystem as a whole, as well as on a customer’s energy usage.”

Read More: http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-regulators-propose-framework-to-put-a-value-on-ders/404143/

Pennsylvania's State regulators approved a revised smart meter program for PPL Electric Utilities Corp. that aims to improve reliability —more than a year after the utility announced a $450 million proposal to update all kilowatt-hour-reading devices to its 1.4 million customers.Customers will begin paying a fluctuating fee on their bills before PPL begins deploying the next generation of the meters. Installation isexpected to start in 2017.Read More: http://www.mcall.com/business/mc-ppl-smart-meter-gains-puc-approval-20150903-story.html

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Russia Mandates Electric Vehicle Chargers at All Gas Stations

Key Appointment and Transfers

Russia is currently home to just a small number of electric cars, and its charging infrastructure is relatively undeveloped. But the nationagovernment now requires that all gas stations in the country must be equipped for electric-car charging in little more than a year, by

November 2016. Read More: http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/russia-electric-car-charging

• Mr. J S Deepak has been appointed as Secretary, Department of IT, Government of India

• Mr. Abhilash Bhardwaj has been appointed as Chairman, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)

• Ms Neerja Mathur has been appointed as Member, Joint Electricity Regulatory Commisison (JERC) for Goa and UT

• Mr. Venu Prasad has been appointed as Secretary, Power, Government of Punjab

• Mr. Aniruddha Kumar has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India

• Mr. Vishal Kapoor has been appointed as Director, Ministry of Power, Government of India

• Ms. Radhika Jha Executive Director in Power Finance Corporation (PFC)has been appointed as

Smart Grid Updates: Technology & ProjectsA scooter that allows you to float to work

SunEdison, BCC and PowerOptions launch 3.2 MW solar

parking canopy

India to host the world's largest solar power station

Power outages reduce by 18% in regional Spain

Floatility, a Singapore-based start-up, has developed a solar-powered electric scooter made from lightweight plastic. Theseelectric vehicles, are sleek, weigh twelve kilograms, and offer asmooth ride and easy balance that give a sensation of floatingthrough the city. Floatility plans to set up two test beds inSingapore and Germany. Read more: http://bit.ly/1V50Wg5

SunEdison, a renewable energy company, Bristol CommunityCollege (BCC) and PowerOptions, a non-profit energy-buyingconsortium, have recently launched a 3.2 MW solar powerproject at a parking lot of the BCC campus. This project covers800 parking spaces and is expected to generate more than 34million units of electricity each year. In addition to saving morethan USD 1.75 million over twenty years, the project would beadequate to meet half the electricity needs of the campus.Read more: http://bit.ly/1PiUxwh

The Indian state of Madhya Pradesh will build the world'slargest solar power station of 750 MW capacity. Global tendersfor commissioning the power station that covers over 1500hectares in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh will be invitedsoon. The plant is expected to commence electricity generation

by March 2017. Read more: http://bit.ly/1j2bEIs

Iberdola, a Spanish utility and one of the largest in Europe,claims to have reduced power outages in the Castilla-LaMancha area by 18% as a result of investment in smart gridtechnology. Power outages have reduced from 45 minutesbetween January-July 2014 to 37 minutes in 2015 over thesame 7-month period. In addition to installing smart meters,Iberdola has upgraded its substations, power lines andtransformer stations. Read more: http://bit.ly/1QSCVIH

Utility independent home energy management on the rise

US DoE grant to harden SMUD's grid

OTA releases IoT cyber security framework

LEDs may soon offer motion sensing capabilities

Home Energy Management (HEM) products and services such ahome energy reports, websites, in-home displays, standalone HEMand networked HEM, are expected to grow steadily in the cominyears. Non-utility HEM devices are becoming common aninnovative solutions for consumers will soon become pervasive. Aper Navigant Research, OPower and Google are leaders in thdomain as they scored highest for their ability to offer innovativsuites of solutions to utilities and consumers for efficientlmanaging their energy consumption.Read more: http://bit.ly/1iI94Yq

US Department of Energy (DoE) has provided a grant of USD600,000 to the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) foinjecting resilience and robustness into the grid. Hardening the griagainst natural disasters, cyber attacks and the effects of climatchange will be key objectives of this initiative. The utility will usreal-time monitoring switches and fault indicators that includvoltage monitoring and control of distributed generation sourcesFurthermore, the grant will be used for advanced training of SMUoperators and line personnel.Read more: http://bit.ly/1OKqW0x

The Online Trust Alliance (OTA), a non-profit organisation and think

tank, recently released a draft framework for addressing the cybesecurity of the Internet of Things (IoT) initiative. The frameworcontains best practices and recommendations focussing on homautomation and wearable technologies. In addition, OTA developing testing tools and methodologies to formalize thframework with scoring criteria.Read more: https://otalliance.org/iot-trust-framework-submission

Sensity Systems, a California-based start-up that builds anmanages smart lighting networks would partner Atlanta-based LEDmanufacturer Acuity Brands for developing a lighting system wit

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motion sensors. This will help cities save electricity as theselights would turn on and off automatically as people drive orwalk by. In addition, congestion on roads will reduce and waste

management will be more effective as these lights wouldsense garbage cans before they need to be emptied. Readmore: http://bit.ly/1WcZsTI

Recently, a new working group has been formed to drive lowcarbon microgrid development in advance of United Nationclimate talks scheduled for December 2015. Schneider Electric,ABB, Alstom, EDF, Engie, Eskom and First Solar are part of thisworking group that will focus on developing action plans and

firm policy recommendations to scale-up microgriddevelopment. As per this group, low carbon microgrids are anessential solution in areas where customers receive no orerratic power from the grid or rely on high-emission

alternatives. Read more: http://bit.ly/1j2bOzJ

Energy sector giants join microgrid working group

Silver Spring Networks and CPFL Energia expand smart gridprogram with distribution automation

Tantalus selected for providing integrated electric and watersolution

Silver Spring Networks and CPFL Energia, Brazil's largest private

electricity group, recently announced an extension of their smartgrid deployment by including a grid reliability and distributionautomation program for cities in the interior of the state of SaoPaulo. This new Silver Spring program will leverage its multi-application network to yield better grid reliability for nearly 4 millionpeople in over fifty cities across CPFLs service territory. Readmore: http://bit.ly/1OKr2W2

Tantalus, a provider of smart grid solutions, has been selected byMarietta Power and Water, Georgia's largest municipal utilityserving more than 45000 electric and 17000 water and wastewater customers, for implementing a fully automatic two-waysmart grid solution. Apart from remote meter reading, Merietta

Power plans to leverage a number of advanced data-drivenfeatures. Read more: http://bit.ly/1Kvw5n2

Technology & Projects (Contd...)

ISGF and European Commission (DG ENER) & theEuropean Union Delegation in Delhi are jointly organising a series of Smart GridWorkshops in India and Europe. The first of the series was held in Nice, France from 11 – 12 June 2015. Leading technology companiesand utilities from Europe and select group of policy makers and industry members from India participated in the workshop.

During this workshop experience from various Smart Grids demonstrators and expertise in the development and deployment of smartgrid technologies have been shared. The first results and feedbacks from demonstrators promoted active debates on technical andmarket-related topics, while the on-site visit of GRID4EU French Demonstration site provided illustration and concrete examples ofcutting-edge solutions implemented at large scale RE integration.

The Second EU-India Smart Grid Workshop will be held on Nov 4, 2015 in Vienna as a parallel event of European Utility Week 2015scheduled for 03-06 November 2015 (www.european-utility-week.com). The focus of the workshop will be on Active Demand and REIntegration. Several key decision makers from utilities, ministries and regulatory commissions from India will be participating in theworkshop.

To join the India delegation, please write to: Ronkini Shome, [email protected]

Second EU-India Smart Grid Workshop at Vienna on 04 November 2015

Protection of Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) is of paramount concern to governments worldwide. To address this threat, theGovernment of India has notified the ‘National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre’ (NCIIPC) as the nodal agency vide

thGazette of India notification on 16 January 2014. NCIIPC is driven by its mission to take all necessary measures to facilitate protection ofCritical Information Infrastructure, from unauthorized access, modification, use, disclosure, disruption, incapacitation or destruction,through coherent coordination, synergy and raising information security awareness among all stakeholders with a vision to facilitate safe,secure and resilient Information Infrastructure for Critical Sectors in the country. To achieve this, it is essential to ensure that relevantsecurity mechanisms are built into Critical Information Infrastructure as key design features.

Critical Infrastructure sectors cover a broad spectrum ranging from the Power, Banking and Financial Services, Aviation etc industries.Keeping in mind the wide spectrum of these organizations in terms of services, ownership, infrastructure etc, it is important to evolve aFramework enunciating the broad principles for the protection of Critical Information Infrastructure (CII). NCIIPC seeks to provide a robustand resilient framework which enables organizations across sectors, business models, cyber security postures etc, to evolve strongcyber security mechanisms. The framework realizes that protection of CII involves a multi stakeholder approach which includes the CIIowner, Service providers to the CII, NCIIPC, CERT-In and LEAs.

CISO Academy is organizing 2 conferences on Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) in Mumbai and Delhi on 27-Oct-2015 and 04-Nov-2015 respectively. The conference is aimed at increasing the awareness about NCIIPC amongst its key stakeholders and in additiongetting insight into the practitioner’s approach. The conference will have participation of senior level officers from various critical sectorsof the country.

For more details, please contact: Mr. Ankur Sagar, [email protected], 011-26547114

Conferences on Critical Information Infrastructure by CISO Academy

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Smart Grid Updates: Pilot Projects in India

State Pilot Sites Details Functionalities Consultant Project Status

Assam Utility: Assam PowerDistribution CompanyLimited, Assam

Project Area: GuwahatiDistribution Region

Consumers: 15,000

AMI R, AMI I,PLM, OMS,and PQM, DG

MedhajTechnoConceptPvt. Ltd.

Project awarded to M/s Phoenix IT Solutions,an ISGF member (in consortium with Securo,

KEPCO and Nuri Telecom). Work plan hasbeen approved. Preparation of designdocuments is currently being undertaken.

Chhattisgarh Utility: Chhattisgarh StatePower Distribution CompanyLimited, Chhattisgarh

Project Area: Siltara andDDU Nagar of Raipur

Consumers: Around 1,987

AMI I, PLM PGCIL Price quoted by L1 Bidder has been furtherrevised as the earlier cost was very high.Currently awaiting internal approval from theBoard.

Gujarat Utility: Uttar Gujarat Vij

Company Limited, GujaratProject Area: Naroda ofSabarmati circle and Deesa- IIof Palanpur circle

Consumers: 39,422

AMI I, AMI R,

and OMS

None Board approval expected by end of Oct 2015

for placing order on L1 Bidder.

Haryana Utility:

Uttar Haryana Bijli VitranNigam Limited, Haryana

Project Area: Panipat CitySub-division

Consumers: 31,914; revisedto 11,000

AMI I, AMI R,and OMS,SCADA/DMS

None Project is executed under a grant from NEDO,Japan. NEDO has completed the feasibilitystudies and the report has been approved byUHBVN and MoP. NEDO has awarded thecontract for detailed engineering and projectimplementation to a consortium of Japanesecompanies led by Fuji Electric. The project workstarted on Dec 4 2014. MoU to be signed amongNEDO, Ministry of Finance, Department ofEconomic Affairs, MoP, Har yana State

Government and UHBVN.

HimachalPradesh

Utility: Himachal PradeshState Electricity Board Ltd,Himachal Pradesh

Project Area: KalaAmb

Consumers: 1,251

AMI I, PLM,OMS, andPQM

PGCIL Project awarded to M/S Alstom T&D India for atotal cost of Rs. 194.5 Mn on Feb 28 2015.Project work has commenced. Field inspectioncompleted. Smart Meter installation to becompleted by September 2015.

Karnataka(Mysore)

Utility: ChamundeshwariElectricity Supply CorporationLimited, Mysore, Karnataka

Project Area: VV Mohalla,Mysore

Consumers: 24,532

AMI R, AMI I,PLM, OMS,and PQM,DG/MG

PGCIL for

Project

Management

Project awarded on Apr 30 2014 to a consortiumled by Enzen Global Solutions Pvt Ltd. CyanTechnology, UK has been engaged by Enzen forthe AMI part of the projects.

Installation of single phase meters completed.Control room software is being installed.

Kerala Utility: Kerala StateElectricity Board, Kerala

Project Area: Restructured tothe R-APDRP towns (8 nos)

Consumers: 25,078 revisedto 15,700

100% AMI I(for LT)

NoneDocumentation on retendering is completed.Awaiting board approval.

Maharashtra Utility: Maharashtra StateElectricity Distribution CompanyLimited, Maharashtra

Project Area: Baramati Town

Consumers: 29,997

AMI I, AMI R,and OMS

None Project has been cancelled.

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Pilot Projects in India (Contd...)

State Pilot Sites Details Functionalities Consultant Project Status

Puducherry Utility: Electricity Department ofGovernment of Puducherry

Project Area: Division 1 ofPuducherry

Consumers: 87,031

AMI I, AMI R PGCIL

Punjab Utility: Punjab State PowerCorporation Limited, Punjab

Project Area: Industrial Divisionof City Circle Amritsar

Consumers: 9,818

AMI, PLM PGCIL Cont rac t awarded to M/sKalkitech. Site survey completedand design documents are beingsubmitted.

Rajasthan(Jaipur) Utility: Jaipur Vidhyut VitaranNigam Ltd, Rajasthan

Project Area: VKIA Jaipur

Consumers: 34,752

AMI R, AMI I, PLM PGCIL Project likely to be cancelled.

Telangana Utility: Telangana Southern PowerDistribution Company Limited,Telangana (formerly AndhraPradesh Central PowerDistribution Company Limited,Andhra Pradesh)

Project Area: JeedimetlaIndustrial Area

Consumers: 11,904

Advanced MeteringInfrastructureResidential (AMI R),Advanced MeteringInfrastructure Industrial(AMI I), Peak LoadManagement (PLM),Outage ManagementSystem (OMS), and

Power QualityManagement (PQM)

CentralPowerResearchInstitute(CPRI)

8 Bids received and are underevaluation. Price bid to be openedin Oct 2015.

Tripura Utility: Tripura State ElectricityCorporation Limited, Tripura

Project Area: Electrical DivisionNo.1 of Agartala town

Consumers: 46,071

AMI I, AMI R, PLM PGCIL Project cost under revision.

West Bengal Utility: West Bengal StateElectricity Distribution CompanyLimited, West Bengal

Project Area: Siliguri Town inDarjeeling District

Consumers: 4,404

AMI I, AMI R, andPLM

PGCIL

5 bids received and are underevaluation.

Cont rac t awarded to M/sChemtrols Engineering Ltd on 06June 2015. Kick Off meeting heldin September 2015.

Abbreviation Functionality

PQM Power Quality Management

MG Micro Grid

DG Distributed Generation

Abbreviation Functionality

AMI R Advanced Metering Infrastructure - Residential Consumer

AMI I Advanced Metering Infrastructure-Industrial Consumer

OMS Outage Management System

PLM Peak Load Management

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15 - 19 March, 2016Manekshaw Center, Dhaula Kuan

New Delhi, India

Please visit www.isgw.in and @isgw2016

International Conference and Exhibition

on Smart Grids and Smart Cities


Smart Grid Events

Sep 28 – 29 2015: CyberSec: European Cyber Security Forum,Poland, http://cybersecforum.eu/en/

Oct 6 – 8 2015: Demand Response World Forum 2015,California, USA, http://www.drworldforum.com/

Oct 5 – 7 2015: Smart Grid Canada, Ontario, Canadahttp://www.smartgridroadshow.com/

Oct 7 – 9 2015: Batteries Event, Nice, Francehttp://www.batteriesevent.com/

Oct 12 – 14 2015: World of Energy Solutions, Messe Stuttgarthttp://bit.ly/1FHhl3s

Disclaimer: This information is from the public domain. ISGF does nothold any responsibility for the information provided in this section.

INDIAN

Sep 21 – Dec 18 2015: ISGF-VJTI Joint Certification Course onSmart Grids, New Delhi, www.indiasmartgrid.org

Oct 6 2015: India Smart Cities Investment Summit, New Delhihttp://smart-cities-india.com/

Oct 8 2015: India Smart Cities Investment Summit, Mumbai

http://smart-cities-india.com/Oct 14-16 2015: Cyfy: The India Conference on Cyber Securityand Internet Governance, New Delhi, http://bit.ly/1gRy0eJ

Oct 15 – 17 2015: Foundation course on Smart Grids,Vadodara, Gujarat, www.indiasmartgrid.org

Oct 19 2015: Realizing The Potential Of Smart HomeTechnology, Durham, North Carolina, USA, http://bit.ly/1EXa0BY

thNov 24 – 27 2015: 8 Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conferenceand Expo, New Delhi, http://bit.ly/1FoGctP

Dec 07-09 2015: Energy Storage India, New Delhihttp://esiexpo.in/index.html

INTERNATIONAL

Oct 13 – 14 2015: EAI International Conference on Smart Grids forSmart Cities, Toronto, Canada,http://smartgsc.org/2015/show/home

Oct 13 – 14 2015: National Summit on Smart Grid & ClimateChange, Washington, DC, http://www.smartgridclimatechange.org/

Oct 18 - 20 2015: Renewable Energy Markets, Washington DC,USA, http://bit.ly/1sRCN0S

Oct 18 – 21 2015: INMR World Congress, Munich, Germanyhttps://inmrworldcongress.com/

Oct 20 – 22 2015: Commercial and Government MicrogridsSummit, San Diego, California, http://bit.ly/1F8mAhJ

Oct 26 – 29 2015: ICS Cyber Security Conference, Atlanta,Georgia, http://bit.ly/1EGP9NJ

Nov 2 – 5 2015: IEEE International Conference on Smart GridCommunications, Miami, Florida, http://sgc2015.ieee-smartgridcomm.org/

Nov 3 – 5 2015: 2015 Annual SGIP Conference, New Orleans,Louisiana, http://bit.ly/1PD3jph

Nov 3 - 5 2015: European Utility Week 2015, Vienna, Austriahttp://www.european-utility-week.com/

Nov 4 2015: EU-India Smart Grid Workshop, Viena,www.indiasmartgrid.org

WEBINARS

Sep 15 2015: State of the Utilities Industry Study - What KeepsYou Awake at Night?, http://bit.ly/1LosVVE

Details of previously held ISGF webinars are available athttp://indiasmartgrid.org/en/Pages/webinarrep.aspx. Recordingsavailable to members only.

KEY CONTACTS

India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF), registered under Indian Societies Registration Act (Act XXI of 1860) is a Public Private Partnership initiative of Ministry of Power, Government of India for accelerated development of Smart Grid technologies in the Indian power sector.

(For suggestions and feedback on the ISGF SMART GRID Bulletin, please write to [email protected])

This SMART GRID BULLETIN is published by ISGF. THIS IS FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY

Editorial BoardDr. Rahul Tongia

Mr. VL Sonavane

Mr. Reji Kumar Pillai

Dr. Pradeep Yemula

Managing EditorMs. Reena Suri, ISGF

Akshay Ahuja: Sr Smart Grid Specialist, ISGF

Amol Sawant: Sr Smart Grid Specialist, ISGF

Amritha. C: Sr Smart Grid Specialist, ISGF

Key Contributors

Hem Thukral: Sr Smart Grid Specialist, ISGF

Ronkini Shome: Asst Mgr - CommunicationsISGF

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thISGF Conducted 5 Workshop on CYBER SECURITYFOR POWER SYSTEMS

India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF), in association with National

Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC)

and VJTI, Mumbai, conducted a workshop on Cyber Security for

Power Systems from September 17 to 19, 2015 at New Delhi.

This was the fifth workshop of the series of workshops held by

ISGF for training power system professionals in the area of

cyber security. After the inaugural workshop was conducted in

January 2014 in Mumbai, subsequent workshops were held in

Delhi, Bangalore and Kolkata. The faculty for this workshop

included experts from the Government, ISGF Member

Organisations and leading R&D organisations in India.

Topics covered during this workshop included updates on

Smart Grid Pilot Projects; Smart Grid Communications; NERCCIP (Version 5) Standards for Electricity Reliability; Role of Data

Analytics in Securing Smart Grids; Cyber Security for Critical

Infrastructure and Role of NCIIPC; Understanding Threats and

Attacks on Smart Grids; Cyber Security Framework for Smart

Grids (Design and Implementation); Anatomy of a cyber-attack: A

case study of STUXNET; NCIIPC Framework for Evaluating Cyber

Security in Critical Information Infrastructure; Cyber Security Audit

and Assessment; Mapping of NCIIPC Controls to Attack Vectors;

and ISGF-NCIIPC Cyber Security Assessment Project for the

Indian Power sector. The workshop also included a site visit to

Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL). Over 40 delegates

from Utilities, Industry, Government, Testing Laboratories, R&D

organisations and students from renowned universities from India

and overseas attended the workshop.

The next Cyber security Workshop will be held from 21 - 23

January 2016 in Mumbai, India. For more information, pleasew r i t e t o s n e h a @ i n d i a s m a r t g r i d . o r g o r v i s i t

www.indiasmartgrid.org.

ISGF & ERDA Announces 3 Days Foundation Course on

Smart Grid, 15-17 October 2015 in Vadodra, Gujarat

Electrical Research & Development Association (ERDA) in association with ISGF is organizing a 3-days “Foundation Course on Smart

Grid” from 15 – 17 October, 2015 at Vadodra, Guajarat, India. This course will help the participants to understand the relevance of

smart grids, its potential and challenges, and enable them to play a critical role in the Smart Grid development in the country. The

training program will also give a good exposure to the practical aspects of smart grids, and its components through extensive

classroom interactions with domain experts. It will also provide a platform for the participants to have a peer-to-peer technologydiscussion with the experienced industry experts on various aspects of Smart Grid.

This course will benefit the Engineers/Managers responsible for the Smart Grid programs/ projects in Transcos, Discoms,

Technology Companies, POSCO/RLDCs/SLDCs, CERC/SERCs, Educational and Researched Institutions, Private Entrepreneurs,

Manufacturers, Financial Institutions, etc. engaged in Smart Grid domain.

For more details or registering for the course, please contact Dr Gurpreet Grewal | Electrical Research & Development Association

@erda.org | +91 9978940951 or Mr Amol Sawant | India Smart Grid Forum | [email protected]

+91 7042129429.

gurpreet.grewal

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Smart Grid Updates: Pilot Projects in IndiaGreen Transformers: Witnessing Healthy Growth

The government's step to approve Rs. 32,000 crore forintegrated power development scheme to reduce AT&C lossesthe industry is a step in the right direction and provides a hugeopportunity for players in the sector. Historically thetransformers market has been driven by the transmission andthe distribution sector and a phenomenal growth in these twosegments shall drive the transformer market in the future.Rapid urbanization and development of roads, metros and otherinfrastructure projects across the country is also expected togenerate huge demand for transformers as power generationand maintenance is required in all manufacturing sectors, alsolots of projects are going on for modernisation of grid anddistribution infrastructure across the country and many moreare expected to come up.

The green transformers market is further anticipated to witness

sound healthy growth rates and empowering demand for theimpending years. The initiatives undertaken by the Indiangovernment alongside the need of substitution of transformersintroduced in the previous years is relied upon to drivedevelopment in the Indian transformers market. SchneiderElectric India is a well established manufacturer havingcapabilities to develop all type of transformers up to the 170KV(100MVA) Oil ( Mineral / Ester ) Filled Distribution transformers& dry type cast resin Transformers up to 15MVA ,52KV.

The transformer business in India has advanced and now has agenerally developed engineering base that prompts excellentcompleted items. India has a proven innovation and ability tomanufacture an extensive variety of power transformers,distribution transformers and different sorts of special

transformers for furnace, traction, converter duty and so on.Today, around 85% o f the transformers introduced in theIndian Power Network are of indigenous source. Energyefficient transformer can be manufactured in India to meetinternational requirements.

The domestic transformer industry is definitely facing somestiff competition from outside as cheaper imports from Chinaand Korea have majorly impacted the industry. This is a seriousmatter of concern as direct impact on small and medium sizedtransformer manufacturers. However the government'scontinued efforts to revive the power and the infrastructuresector augur very well for the transformers industry as boththese sectors would need strong electrification which shall help

the local players maintain a healthy growth rate. With a brilliantconcept-Make in India will enable the country to unlock hugeeconomic potential and create unprecedented employmentopportunities. From establishing and sustaining large-scalemanufacturing projects to creating a robust power network, theIndian economy will achieve healthy growth levels. India has tobecome a manufacturing power house in order to drive theeconomy and generate many more employment opportunitiesfor the large pool of skilled and unskilled labour available here.

Schneider Electric has been focussing on developing innovative,green, efficient, safe, reliable and productive smart technologiesfor the Indian market. On similar lines, Schneider has come upwith an offering called 'Vegeta' which is based onNatural/Synthetic Ester Oil. Ester Oils are biodegradable withhigher flash/fire points thus increasing the safety against firehazards. Further, with the use of thermally upgraded insulation onecan achieve reduced footprint of overall transformer thus savingspace. In order to meet challenges of space, fire risks, particularlyin commercial buildings, hospitals and other indoor substations,there is a world class dry technology of 'Trihal', It's a SelfExtinguishing Transformer. Further, it is suitable for most extremeclimatic (C3 Compliance) & Environmental (E3 Compliance)conditions, suitable for relative humidity up to 95 per cent.

Schneider Electric, one of the largest manufacturer of Transformers

in India became the first indian transformer manufacturer toSupply India's first Ester Oil Filled Power Transformer whichaddress critical needs of :-

a) Safety

b) Space saving

c) Irregular loading pattern of Transformers

d) Need for Environment friendly green solution

With growing urbanization & power demand, Indian distributionutilities today are facing critical problems of Reduced space, SafteyHazards & irregular loading patterns (40% to 140% of base loadcapacity). This is when companies like Schneider Electric withglobal experience in Transformer Design & manufacturing came up

with Innovative technology in Power Transformer filled with NaturalEster Oil (Cargill – FR3). With the use of thermally upgradedinsulation & Natural Ester Oil, Schneider delivered 20/28MVApower Transformer which delivered following advantages:-

• Increased Saftey against fire hazard on account of hightemperature Natural Ester Oil

• 15% space saving compared to conventional mineral oilsolution

• Low Noise level to the of 58DB (decibels) thus Silent

• Increased Overloading capacity up to 40% of baserating (20MVA)

• Envirnoment friendly Green & Biodegradable solution

With the government putting a lot of impetus on strengthening thetransmission and distribution sector there is a huge opportunity forgreen transformers industry in India but the doors still need to beopened by the government efforts.

by Mr. Sandeep Selot, Director-Marketing & Strategy-Energy

Business (India Region), Schneider Electric India

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ndISGF is pleased to announce 2 Edition of India Smart Grid Week (ISGW 2016) scheduled from 15 – 19 March, 2016 in Manekshaw CentreNew Delhi, India. ISGW 2016 is planned as a Conference and Exhibition that will bring together India's leading Electricity Utilities, PolicyMakers, Regulators, Investors and world's top-notch Smart Grid Experts and Researchers to discuss trends, share best practices andshowcase next generation technologies and products.

• Role of Smart Grids in the New Programs of Government of India

• 21 Century Electric Grids – Evolving Trendsst

• 21 Century Electric Grids – Non-Traditional Players in the Industry: Results andSuccess Stories

• Smart Grid Project Outcomes: Experiences and Lessons Learned - Global andIndia perspectives

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Conference Themes for ISGW 2016:

•– Separation of Carriage and Content

• Emerging Era of 100% Renewables

• National Smart Grid Mission (NSGM) inIndia

Amendments to the Indian Electricity Act

Call for Technical Papers on the Conference Themes

(Last date for submission of Abstract: 31 October 2015)

Mail your application form at: [email protected]; For more details, visit – www.isgw.in

To participate in ISGW 2016 please contact Ronkini Shome, [email protected]

Organiser Utility Partners Supporting Ministry

Ministry of Power

Government of India

Event Structure

Day-1 (15 March 2016, Tuesday) Technical Tours and Master Classes (Optional)

Day-2 (16 March 2016, Wednesday) Conference and Exhibition

Day-3 (17 March 2016, Thursday) Conference and Exhibition

Day-4 (18 March 2016, Friday) Conference and Exhibition

Day-5 (19 March 2016, Saturday) Cultural Tours: Delhi & Taj Mahal (Optional)

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