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th45 CIGRE Session at Paris inAugust 2014: Towards betteringpower systems .......................................1

Smart Grid Updates:

Policy, Regulations & Standards ....... 2

Technology & Projects....................... 3

Pilot Projects in India ........................ 5

Other Smart Grid Projectsin India............................................... 6

Smart Grid Capacity Building Initiativesby ISGF:

ISGF conducted First Smart Grid Bootcamp at College ofEngineering Pune...............................7

Smart Grid Foundation Course ......... 8

Smart Grid Bootcamp ....................... 8

Smart Grid Events ...................................9

Key Contacts ...........................................9

SMART GRID Gyan onCyber Security ......................................10

India Smart Grid Week 2015 ..................12

IN THIS ISSUE

Volume 1, Issue 9, 2014

1 | SMART GRID Bulletin | Volume 1, Issue 9 | September 2014

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The bi-annual CIGRE Session is the largest event of power system engineers, policy makers and researchers working in the electric power

thsystem. The 45 CIGRE SESSION was held from 26-30 August 2014 at Paris. The main theme was “towards bettering power system with smart energy”

Founded in 1921, CIGRE, the Council on Large Electric Systems, is an international

association which promotes collaboration with experts from all across the globe. Presently, over 2,500 experts from all around the world worktogether in structured programs with 16 Study Committees coordinated and overseen by the Technical Committee of CIGRE. Their main objectives are to design and deploy power systems for the future, optimize the existing equipment and power systems, apart from facilitating access to information and sharing of knowledge and experience.

thThe 45 CIGRE Session was attended by over 4,000+ practicing engineers from over 110 countries and 500 technical papers were presented. The main topics which were deliberated included Renewable Integration, Micro Grids, Energy Storage, Advancements in Transmission line Conductors, Distribution SCADA Systems, HVDC Systems, Testing of Transformers, Demand Response, Demand

th45 CIGRE Session at Paris in August 2014

www.indiasmartgrid.org2 | SMART GRID Bulletin | Volume 1, Issue 9 | September 2014

Side Management, Smart Energy – theme is moving from "Smart Grid" to "Smart Energy"!

Some of the highlights of the meet were the revelation by Germany, where the highest percolation of renewable energy sources have led to no schedules for Thermal Stations and there is immense scope for energy storage. Very unlike the scenario in Japan, where the engineers want to add more and more renewable energy sources and ensure that the usage of nuclear generators is minimized. Yet another view which was expressed extensively at the event was that of Solar PV Rooftops being installed at households. Owing to this, the generation has come to LT level and distribution lines are carrying rooftop power to other consumers. So, experts feel that there should be no difference in planning for Transmission as well as for Distribution. No boundaries need to be defined (e.g. in India, 33KV & below is Distribution system; and above 33KV is Transmission system), and T&D may be considered as a unified system for planning!

50+ Indian delegation included RN Nayak, CMD-Power Grid, SK Sonee, Head of POSOCO, VL Sonavane, Member-MERC, PP Wahi, Director-CBIP, and Reji Kumar Pillai, President-India Smart Grid Forum. At the exhibition, there were over 250 stalls showcased by leading manufacturing, testing and consulting companies. Indian exhibitors included CPRI and Kalki Communication Technologies. Next CIGRE Session will be held from 22-26 August 2016.

Towards Bettering Power Systems (Contd...)

DERC approves Solar Net Metering Policy

Punjab approves Solar Net Metering Policy

Haryana Solar Policy 2014 gets Cabinet Approval

Assam Issued Draft Solar Policy "Grid Interactive Solar PV System"

Net metering regulation for renewables announced by Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) will allow consumers to generate power and feed in to the grid. Eligibility defined for the scheme is tied to the feasibility of interconnection with the grid, the available capacity of the service line connection of the consumers premises, and the sanctioned load of the consumer. Minimum capacity allowed for renewable energy system is 1 kW. Two separate meters namely net meter and renewable energy meter will be installed for the billing purpose. Systems under net metering scheme will be exempted from wheeling, banking, cross subsidy and other charges for a period of five years. Read More: http://bit.ly/1o08HnT

According to net metering policy of Punjab formulated by the Department of New and Renewable Energy and Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA), all consumers will have an option to install Solar Photovoltaic plants on their rooftop or vacant spaces in the capacity range of 1 kW to 1,000 kW covering up to 80 per cent of their sanctioned load. Target of 100 MW under net metering policy has been set by the State Government for the next one year. Read More: http://bit.ly/1o08QaG

Haryana State Government approved the Haryana Solar Power Policy 2014 which will come into force from the date of its notification and will remain in force up to March 31, 2017 with a target of achieving 1300 MW by 2022. Under this policy, there will be provision of installing metering equipment, creation of power evacuation and transmission facility and a separate Green Energy Fund, which will be used to accelerate the solar energy programme in the state. Read More: http://bit.ly/1m7Vg9S

According to draft net metering policy issued by Assam, all consumers will have an option to install Solar Photovoltaic plants on their rooftop in the capacity range of 1 kW to 500 kW. Maximum cumulative capacity of 3 MW shall be allowed to eligible consumers under net metering, on yearly basis, in the area of supply of the distribution licensee. Cumulative capacity allowed at a particular distribution transformer shall not exceed 15% of the peak capacity of distribution transformer.

Read More: http://bit.ly/1uDkJJH

Smart Grid Updates: Policy, Regulations & Standards


New China Energy Policy Focuses on Distributed Solar

Rules for Distributed Demand Response for California could be Rewritten

Net Metering Pilot Project for Government Entities in Israel

Illinois Customers to get Easy Access to their Energy Data with Energy Data Access Standard

Key appointments and transfers

New incentives and new financing tools are being considered in order to increase the deployment of distributed roof top solar in China. Policy document released by National Energy Administration of China speaks about providing extra subsidies for public entities and rural buildings. Aim is to add 8 GW of distributed solar and 6 GW of utility scale solar PV installation by 2014.

Read More: http://bit.ly/1rUIfAP

Group of utilities, environmental groups, consumer advocates, demand response and smart grid companies filed a settlement agreement with California Public Utilities Commission which is meant to help unlock Demand Response potential. If approved, the settlement agreement could lead to new rules for the settlement lays out a plan for a wholesale (and retail) transformation of California's demand response regulations along with a roadmap to put these ideas into practice statewide by decade's end. Read More: http://bit.ly/1pEyvIW

Israel's Ministry of Public Security announced the construction of 13 net metering solar PV installations on the rooftops of Government entities installing total of 750 kW. This project is known as Blue Sky project which aims to deploy solar PV net metering system across the country which will also serve as basis to accumulate experience and develop the necessary know how leading to the initiative's further expansion.

Read more: http://bit.ly/1pi4Cuw

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Citizens Utility Board (CUB) have filed with state regulators an "Open Data Access Framework" that for the first time would give customers the right to automatically receive detailed information about their own energy usage. This framework, will provide guidance to public utility commissions throughout the country on how to set a standard for customer access to their own energy data, and create a consistent national regulatory model (much like Green Button Connect has done as a technical standard) to enable third-party energy software and hardware providers to scale to all markets. Read More: http://bit.ly/1tYzRCE

• Mr. Vijay L Sonavane retired as Member, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC); reappointed as Advisor MERC

• Mr. Deepak Lad joined as Member (Technical), Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC)

• Mr Pradeep Jena, previous Secretary, Energy has been transferred as Principal Secretary - Water Resource, Govt of Odisha

• Mr. Suresh Chandra Mohapatra took charge of Secretary, Energy, Govt of Odisha

• Mr. L Chuaungo has been appointed as Additional Chief Secretary of Energy and Petrochemicals Department (Govt of Gujarat) and also given charge of Managing Director of Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL)

• Mr. S P Gotmare, a 2004 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre has been appointed PS to the Union Minister of State (I/C) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy

Policy, Regulations & Standards (Contd...)

Smart Grid Updates: Technology & Projects

GSGF publishes reports on 'Interoperability' and 'Grid Connectivity of Distributed Generation'

The Global Smart Grid Federation (GSGF) recently published reports on 'Interoperability' and 'Grid Connectivity of Distributed Generation'. The report on interoperability assesses the existing smart grid situation on a global scale and identifies key interoperability challenges that must be addressed. GSGF considers this a first step in a complex process aiming to lift interoperability from the purely technical to the strategic level while involving top management and decision makers in critical policy discussions.

The results of the study conducted by GSGF on 'Grid Connectivity of Distributed Generation' confirms that most nations worldwide are experiencing a significant increase in

the integration of distributed generation in general, and the costs associated with renewable distributed generation are decreasing. The challenges and their potential solutions are discussed in detail in this report.Read more: http://bit.ly/1mAfKZa

San Diego Gas & Electric (SGD&E) recently received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to test drones for research, testing and training flights in the Eastern San Diego County. This would improve the utility's response to emergency situations and enhance the reliability of the energy network of the entire region. Furthermore, inspection of remote areas would be easier and the cause of outages would be located quicker.Read more: http://bit.ly/1mAfNo1

SDG&E becomes first utility to use drones


ABB launches high-power DC fast charger for EVs in China

Steffes awarded patent for cost effective energy storage

Trilliant launches program with EDMI

Seimens to provide its DR systems to Direct Energy

Audi launches EV charger, carbon offsets and rooftop solar with storage

ABB recently launched its first general-type, high-power, DC fast EV charger that is compliant with the standard used in China. These chargers will be made in Shenzhen, China at ABB's recently established EV charger plant. With this high power DC fast charger, a 20 minutes charging can provide the electric vehicle energy to last about 65 miles. Moreover, these chargers can be widely used at public charging stations, EV fleet parking lots and highway stations to charge personal EVs, minibuses and EVs used for logistics.Read more: http://bit.ly/ZBzml4

Steffes Corporation, a manufacturing company that fabricates and supplies a variety of products for consumers and water heating markets, was awarded a patent for its design of a system that uses domestic water heaters and other appliances to store renewable wind and solar energy. This will provide utilities with second-to-second precision control of the water heaters and appliances.

Read more: http://bit.ly/1pod1fW

Trilliant, a Silicon Valley-based smart grid communications firm, launched a partner program with EDMI, a Singapore-based manufacturer of smart meters and advanced metering systems. This program, Open Smart Device Interface (OSDI) will bring end-to-end solutions to the customers. Moreover, this will help Trilliant to provide device makers with an easy, fast and low-cost way to adopt the firm's smart grid communications solution.

Read more: http://bit.ly/1wFdfW0

Seimens has been selected by Direct Energy, a leading power retailer serving over 6 million residential and commercial customers, to deploy its Demand Response Management System (DRMS) to handle load commitments of independent system operators and regional transmission organisations in the United States. This system will let consumers to use a web portal to determine when, and at what cost they will provide energy back to the grid.

Read more: http://bit.ly/1ygO2QT

Audi, a luxury automaker, recently launched a plan called 'Audi Energy' to support the launch of its first plug-in hybrid car that is expected in the second half of 2015. As part of this plan, a Level 2 (240 V) home charger, carbon offset certificates and a rooftop solar power system is offered by Audi. In addition, Audi customers will receive premier access to SunPower's energy storage solution which is currently in final testing stage. SunPower is a leading producer of solar panels and has its headquarters in the Silicon Valley. Read more: http://bit.ly/1sUEYxX

Cyber security test lab in Israel

Cyan Technology to team with GridSense to track down losses and theft in India

US DOE invests $55 million for critical vehicle technologies

National Grid to lead group planning to build an underground microgrid

Iberdola completes record 3 million smart meter installation

Amtel launches new PLC meter-on-chip

Nation-E, a privately owned Israel-based start-up specialising in energy security is preparing to open a cyber security test lab in the northern part of the nation. Assessing the inviolability of smart meters and other grid-connected devices will be the key objective of this initiative. Moreover, the various end points such as homes, utilities and substations will be monitored by Nation-E's cyber security system. Read more: http://bit.ly/1DsgJQe

Cyan Technology, an integrated system and software design firm delivering mesh wireless solutions for AMI and lighting control, will partner GridSense, a US firm that develops innovative, practical and cost effective monitoring solutions for the power sector, to market smart grid solutions in India and other emerging regions. This initiative will help utilities monitor energy distribution and use accurately, ranging from the distribution transformer to the meter in the consumer's home. Read more: http://bit.ly/1uwkPAp

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will invest $55 million for 31 new projects aimed at accelerating R&D on critical vehicle technologies including electric vehicles. These projects will be a step towards fulfilling the “EV Everywhere Grand Challenge” announced by the President of United States. The objective will be to improve fuel efficiency and reduce costs which will strengthen the economy and lead to a clean energy future.

Read more: http://1.usa.gov/1vOmdmU

National Grid, an invester owned utility in the United States, will lead a consortium comprising Canton-Potsdam Hospital, GE Energy Consulting, Nova Energy Specialists, the State University of New York (SUNY) Potsdam and the village of Potsdam for building an underground microgrid. This will harden the energy infrastructure in preparation for severe weather. The microgrid will supply energy to Clarkson, SUNY-Potsdam, Canton-Potsdam Hospital and National Grid's Potsdam Service Centre. Read more: http://bit.ly/1oXQRke

Iberdola, a Spain-based private electric utility recently finished installing 3 million smart meters under the STAR project. With this, it is leading the AMI deployment in Spain and hopes to make Spain the first nation with complete AMI deployment. Since the Castellon pilot that started in 2010, Iberdola has issued 18.7 million bills based on remote meter reading and has been able to successfully detect grid incidents much more rapidly in the a reas tha t have smar t mete rs . Read more : http://bit.ly/1mAgkpO

Amtel Corporation, a provider of microcontroller and touch technology recently announced its latest PLC System-On-Chip (SOC) designed for smart metring applications. The SOC, SAM4CP16B, is compliant with the PRIME standard and includes key features such as possessing a low power driver, advanced cryptography, 1 MB of embedded flash memory, 152 KB of SRAM, a low power clock and LCD controller.

Read more: http://bit.ly/1C3DiZU

Technology & Projects (Contd...)


Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company Limited, Telangana (formerly Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Company Limited, Andhra Pradesh)

Jeedimetla Industrial Area 11,904

AMI R, AMI I, PLM, OMS, and PQM CPRI Released on May 23, 2014

Pre-bid was held on June 18, 2014 and attended by 31 prospective bidders. Bid submission date extended twice with no bids received. Hence, fresh tender with relaxed criteria to be released by September 26, 2014.

Assam Power Distribution Company Limited, Assam

Guwahati Distribution Region 15,000

AMI R, AMI I, PLM, OMS, and PQM, DG Medhaj Techno Concept Pvt. Ltd. Released on March 4, 2014

RfP was released on March 4 2014. Three bids were received and opened on July 16, 2014. Bidders are: (1) AMI Tech + HPL Meters + IBM; (2) EMC + RF Array + SPANCO + L&T Meters and (3) Rebenius +AToS + SaaS + Siemens. Technical evaluation is in progress.

Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited, Mysore, Karnataka

Additional City Area Division, Mysore 21,824

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

PGCIL for Project ManagementReleased on October 3, 2013. Project awarded on

30 April, 2014 Consortium led by Enzen Global

Solutions Pvt Ltd

Network survey has commenced – 14 feeders under process.

Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited, Chhattisgarh

Siltara – Urla area of Raipur District Around 1,900

AMI I, PLM PGCIL NIT issued. Awaiting bids.

NIT was issued on March 1, 2014. Pre-bid held on August 2, 2014. Extended bid date to September 26, 2014.

Electricity Department of Government of Puducherry

Division 1 of Puducherry 87,031

AMI I, AMI R PGCIL Not Released

RfP yet to be finalized since the funding approval by Puducherry Government is awaited.

Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd, Himachal Pradesh

KalaAmb 650

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AMI I, PLM, OMS, and PQM PGCIL NIT issued on May 23, 2014

LnT, Wipro, Alstom, Sumaro, AMI

NIT issued on May 23, 2014. Pre-bid meeting was held on June 16, 2014. Part one opened on August 25 2014. 5 bids received. Technical evaluation is in progress.

Jaipur Vidhyut Vitaran Nigam Ltd, Rajasthan

VKIA Jaipur 34,752

AMI R, AMI I, PLMPGCIL

Not Released

RfP prepared. Board approval awaited.

Kerala State Electricity Board, Kerala

Selected Distribution Section offices spread over the geographical area of Kerala

25,078 AMI I

None Released on December 18, 2013

Bids were opened on March 7, 2014. Only two companies (L&T and EDMI) submitted bids.

Price bids opened on June 28, 2014 revealed an increase of 219% from estimated cost. Decision to be taken by utility board either to change scope or go for retender.

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, Maharashtra

Baramati Town 25,629

AMI I, AMI R, and OMSNone

Released on October 28, 2013 Four Bids received: Wipro + Alstom, L&T, Ami Tech + OSI

Inc, and Rubenius.

Revised DPR was submitted. Since lowest bidder was nearly 90% higher than the estimated cost, a note is under process for decision with the management. Final decision will be taken soon.

Punjab State Power Corporation Limited, Punjab

Industrial Division of City Circle Amritsar 9,818

OMS PGCIL Released on June 12, 2014

RfP released on June 12, 2014. Pre-bid meeting was held on July 2, 2014. Tender openings were extended twice and on September 12, 2014 one bid was received. 3 bids were received and opened on 12 Sep 2014. 1) Chemtrol, 2) Kalkitech, 3) Genus. Likely to award by Oct 1 2014.

Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited, Tripura

Electrical Division No.1 of Agartala town 46,071

AMI I, AMI R, PLMPGCIL

NIT floated on May 17, 2014. 3 bids were received: TCS, Wipro, Rubenius

Pre bid was held on May 23, 2014 and 9 parties

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Smart Grid Updates: Pilot Projects in India

Abbreviation Functionality

AMI R Advanced Metering Infrastructure- Residential Consumer

AMI I Advanced Metering Infrastructure-Industrial Consumer

OMS Outage Management System

PLM Peak Load Management

PQM Power Quality Management

MG Micro Grid

DG Distributed Generation


participated. First stage bid opening was on July 28, 2014 and 3 bids were received 1) TCS + L+G 2) Wipro + JnJ Pwercom 3) Rubenious. On October 15, financial bids to be received. Award by end of October 2014.

Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited, Gujarat

Naroda of Sabarmati circle and Deesa of Palanpur circle

39,422 AMI I, AMI R, and OMS

None Released on September 11, 2013

Five valid bids received: Infosys + CGL; Wipro + JnJ Powercom Systems; L&T + EDMI; Reliance + Accenture; and Tapesh Energy + Corinex

Revised price bids were submitted on July 15, 2014. PoC data monitoring has commenced from August 1, 2014. Price bid expected to be opened in October 2014.

Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited, Haryana

Panipat City Sub-division 31,914; revised to 11,000

AMI I, AMI R, and OMS, SCADA/DMS None

No RfP would be released

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presented to MoP in August 2014. UHBVN and MoP approved the prefeasibility study. NEDO floated tender in Japan for Detailed Feasibility Study cum Project Implementation. Expected to be finalized by end of October 2014 and work to start from November 2014.

West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, West Bengal

Siliguri Town in Darjeeling District 4,404

AMI I, AMI R, and PLM PGCIL To be released by 3rd week of July, 2014

Pre bid to be held on September 26, 2014. Last date for submission of bid is to be October 14, 2014. First stage bid opening is scheduled for October 17, 2014.

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Pilot Projects in India (Contd...)

Other Smart Grid Projects in India

Smart Grid Pilot project for Indiranagar, Bangalore by BESCOM

Odisha Smart Grid projects to be awarded soon

Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM), is implementing a Smart Grid Pilot Project for Indiranagar, Bangalore, with a consumer base of 63,058. It includes 3 components - Advance Metering Infrastructure; Peak Load Management and Solar Rooftop PV Systems (RTPV). Under this project, Smart Meters and Communication Systems will be installed for about 20,000 consumers. IT Infrastructure consisting of servers, MDAS, MDAM and PLM software etc. will be installed in the control centre for data collection, storage and analysis. Around 5,000 Rooftop Systems are planned to be installed in Indiranagar and will be integrated with the distribution system using Net Metering. PGCIL has been appointed as the consultant for implementation of this project. BESCOM has formed a 4-member Experts Committee that will be chaired by the MD of BESCOM, Mr Pankaj Kumar Pandey. Other members of this committee include Reji Kumar Pillai, ISGF President, Retd. Prof. HP Khincha, IISc Bangalore and Prof. SA Khaparde from IIT Bombay.

The Odisha Government has announced a Smart Grid power network (Disaster Resilient Power Strengthening System), for the cyclone prone Ganjam district in Orissa, with 60% funding from ADB. This project involves implementation of the latest technology in the power supply system and enables it to withstand very high-speed cyclones, with wind speed of upto 350-kmph. Under the scheme, the power supply would be made

USTDA releases RfP for appointment of Consultant for Smart Grid Test Bed at CPRI, Bangalore, India

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has provided a grant of US$ 692,000 to the Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) to support the preparation of a detailed planning and procurement document for the implementation of a Smart Grid Test Bed at the institute's main campus. The test bed, which will consist of an integrated Interoperability Laboratory and Smart Grid Technology Demonstration Center, will allow CPRI to research and perform controlled evaluations of integrated Smart Grid Technologies. Smart Grid Technologies selected for research and demonstration are sub-station automation, load management, smart meters (communications and data standards such as the 'Green Button'), cyber security network sensing, energy management, renewables integration and applications for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). When implemented, manufacturers, utilities, service providers and academics would use the Smart Grid Test Bed and related facilities for various testing, certification and training activities. This assistance intends to facilitate the adoption of Smart Grid pilot projects as well as the full-scale deployment of Smart Grid technologies in India. Technical proposals were solicited from interested and qualified firms in March 2014. 9 bids were received by CPRI that are currently under evaluation. The contract should be awarded in June/July 2014.


To build Smart Grids and Smart Cities in the next decade and achieve the required target, the country requires lakhs of engineers with proper skills.

Keeping this in mind, the ISGForganised a Smart Grid Bootcamp on September 20, at the College of Engineering in Pune. The one-day workshop, ISGF's flagship program, aimed at student outreach and awareness. Also, it was designed to comprehensively cover Smart Grid technologies and industry trends. Around 150 students and faculty members of Engineering and MBA Colleges from cities such as Pune, Nasik, Mumbai and NCR participated in the event.

In the coming months, Smart Grid Bootcamps will be organised in Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad. Students

ISGF conducted First Smart Grid Bootcamp at College of Engineering Pune

who participate in these camps, will get to learn about the “what” and “how” of Smart Grids. Moreover, they will discover opportunities to ride this technological wave in the power sector. This in turn, will help in creating smart grid professionals and enable the country’s future growth.

The next bootcamp will be held in Delhi at Indian Instituteof Technology on 12 October, 2014

Tentative Schedule for Future Smart Grid Bootcamps

15 Nov, 2014 Bengaluru

29 Nov, 2014 Mumbai

13 Dec, 2014 Madras

10 Jan, 2014 Hyderabad

Smart Grid Capacity Building Initiatives by ISGF

help address a range of electrical grid improvements and smart grid investments, including the integration of smart meters and automated meter reading into CESC's distribution system. The CESC team visited several US smart grid projects in May 2014.

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd has floated a tender for 3 demonstration projects on grid connected battery energy storage. The technologies specified are: (i) Lithium Iron Batteries; (ii) Advanced Lead Acid Batteries; and (iii) Flow Batteries or Sodium Sulphur Batteries. The capacity envisaged is 500kW & 250 kWH. Pre-bid conference was held on July 25, 2014. Last date of submission of bids extended to 08 October, 2014.

A consortium led by Larsen & Toubro has been selected by Tata Power Mumbai for the deployment of Advanced Metering Infrastructure solution. The consortium members include L&T, Cyan and Neosilica. L&T will supply smart meters, with CyLec wireless technology from Cyan, and Neosilica will provide a Meter Data Acquisition System interface from Cyan’s Head End Server into Tata’s Meter Data Management System for billing and fault management. The first phase of the project covers 5,000 smart meters with a planned live date of early 2015.

Battery Energy Storage demonstration projects

AMI Project at Tata Power, Mumbai

through underground and over ground cables and gas insulated sub-stations with full automation and control. Consumers would be alerted of power cuts through SMS etc. The project is divided into 2 packages: Package-I deals with 132 kV Sub-Station works and Package-II deals with 33 kV Sub-Station works, 11kV and LT Network works. The tender was floated on February 28 and March 3 respectively. The project is likely to be awarded by end of June 2014.

A Smart Grid pilot project covering 5800+ consumers is being taken up with State Government funding at Chhatrapur in Odisha. The DPR prepared by M/s PRDC Bangalore, is presently under review by the Odisha Smart Grid Steering Committee.

A Smart Grid Roadmap for the Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) is being prepared by Tetra Tech and ESTA International, Inc under a USTDA grant. The consultants working closely with CESC experts have performed a detailed review of the CESC system and made recommendations for further reliabil ity and power quality improvements, SCADA/DMS/EMS enhancements , communicat ions infrastructure for AMI and Distribution Automation, smart metering and AMI, Enterprise Application Integration and a Pilot Project. The aim is to develop requirements and specifications, to

Chhatrapur Smart Grid Pilot Project

Roadmap underway for CESC

Other Smart Grid Projects in India (Contd...)


Smart Grid Foundation Course

Introduction: With the increasing demands for stable, reliable and un-interrupted power supply, utilities all over the country are adopting Smart Grid technologies. However, the technology is just one piece of the puzzle. Success of Smart Grid squarely depends on smart and knowledgeable engineers who operate the new systems. India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) has developed a unique and first-of-a-kind course on Smart Grids. At a broad level the objective is to raise interest and awareness about the inevitable advancement of today's grids towards Smart Grids. This course not only covers the foundations of the Smart Grids but also adds a practical flavor by going into the details of core challenges that need to be addressed on various dimensions of it.

The course will be self-contained with presentations and accompanying detailed lecture notes. This initiative was taken up by ISGF upon multiple requests from various utility heads, concerned about knowledge gap among the workforce in a fast changing Smart Grid industry.

• India Smart Grid Vision and Road Map

• Smart Grid Maturity Model

• SCADA/ DMS and other Operat iona l Technologies

• Communication Technologies and Last Mile Connectivity Options

• Asset Mapping and Consumer Indexing on GIS Maps

• Automated Metering Infrastructure

• Smart Substations

• Distribution Automation, Renewable Integration,

• Energy Storage Technologies

• Regulation and Policy Initiatives

• Tariff Design

• Enterprise IT Systems

• Digital Architectures and Cyber Security for Smart Grids

This course is designed as a 5-day workshop targeted at engineers of the utilities and the industry.

For more details, please visit: www.indiasmartgrid.org

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The Smart Grid market is set to cross $170B in 2014 globally. This represents a multi-billion dollar opportunity which is going to require hundreds of thousands of smart grid professionals.

Smart Grid Boot Camp is ISGF’s flagship program for student outreach and awareness. It is designed as a one day workshop to comprehensively cover Smart Grid technologies and industry trends. As a participant, you will learn about the “what” and “how” of Smart Grids and discover opportunities to ride this technological wave in the power sector globally. This program is a pan-India initiative, starting with the city of Pune and will move to many other cities in future.

• Challenges in Indian Power Sector and Smart Grid Vision and Roadmap for India.

• Introduction to Smart Grids.

• Technical Overview covering different technologies, key terms and overall Smart Grid Architecture.

• Opportunities in Smart Grid domain for young engineers.

India needs few lakhs of engineers to build Smart Grids and Smart Cities in the next decade. Smart Grid BootCamp is designed as an orientation program for those interested to pursue their career in Smart Grids and Smart Cities.

• ISGF Student Members: Rs. 1800

• Non-ISGF Student Members: Rs. 2500

• Others: Rs. 3000

• Participation in the Smart Grid BootCamp

• Complementary ISGF Student Membership

• All benefits of ISGF Members

• Rebate on registration fee of ISGF’s India Smart Grid Week 2015 (ISGW 2015)

• Certificate of participation

For more details, please visit: www.indiasmartgrid.org

Smart Grid Capacity Building Initiatives by ISGF (Contd...)

• Smart Grid Bootcamp on 12 October 2014 at IIT Delhi

• Workshop on Cyber Security for Power Systems in November 2014 in Bengaluru

• Smart Grid Foundation Course in October/ November 2014 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha

• Smart Grid Program for Regulators in November, 2014

Coming up:


Smart Grid Events

INDIAN

Sept 20, 2014: ISGF announces first of a series of Smart Grid Bootcamps on 20 Sept 2014 at College of Engineering Pune, http://bit.ly/1wavzZD

Sept 22-24, 2014: Envirotech Asia-2014, Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, http://www.envirotechasia.com/

Oct 8 – 9, 2014: India Sol 2014, New Delhi, http://bit.ly/UlVP2p

Nov 6-8, 2014: India Nuclear Energy-2014, Nehru Center, Worli, Mumbai, http://www.indianuclearenergy.net/

Nov 12 – 14, 2014: CeBIT India – New Perspectives in IT, Bengaluru, http://cebit-india.com/

Nov 19 – 21, 2014: 2014 IEEE IAS workshop on electrical safety in India, Pune, http://www.wesi.in/

Nov 26-28, 2014: IntelliSub India 2014, New Delhihttp://www.intellisub-india.com/index.html

Dec 3 – 5, 2014: International Conference and Exhibition on Energy Storage and Microgrids, New Delhihttp://esiexpo.in/index

thJan 29 – 30, 2015: 6 Edition of Energy Congress – Securing India's Energy Future, Indiahttp://wecindia.in/webportal/

Sept 22 – 23, 2014: Telecoms for Smart Grids, London, UKhttp://bit.ly/1pUnovj

thSept 23 – 26, 2014: The 6 China International Conference & Exhibition on Electricity Distribution (CICED 2014)http://bit.ly/1qG0lUa

Oct 1 – 3, 2014: Smart Grid Canada Conference MTL 2014, Montreal, Quebec, http://smartgridcanadaconf.ca/2014/

Oct 7 – 8, 2014: Innovation for Cool Earth Forum, Tokyo, Japan, http://www.icef-forum.org/

Oct 12 – 16, 2014: Gitex Technology Week, Dubaihttp://www.gitex.com/

INTERNATIONAL

Oct 12-15, 2014: IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe, Istanbul, Turkeyhttp://www.ieee-isgt-eu.org/

Oct 14-16, 2014: IEC 61850 Conference, Prague, Czech Republichttp://www.iec61850-europe.com/

Oct 20 – 23, 2014: ICSCyber Security Conference, Atlanta, Georgiahttp://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/

Oct 26-30, 2014: Conference of Electric Power Supply Industry 2014 (CEPSI), JEJU, Korea, http://www.cepsi2014jeju.org/eng/

Oct 27 – 31, 2014: Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW), Singapore, http://www.siew.sg/

Nov 3-6, 2014: IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications, Venice, Italy, http://bit.ly/1pTLYvK

Nov 4-6, 2014: European Utility Week, Amsterdamhttp://www.european-utility-week.com/

Nov 8 – 14, 2014: Korea SmartGrid Week, Jeju, Koreahttp://www.ksgw.or.kr/eng/index.htm

Nov 18 – 20, 2014: Australian Utility Week, Melbournehttp://bit.ly/X43W66

Dec 7-10, 2014: ITU Telecom World 2014, Doha, Qatarhttp://telecomworld.itu.int/

Dec 10 – 11, 2014: 2nd International Transactive Energy Conference and Workshop, Portlandhttp://events.gridwiseac.org/2014/tec/%23cfp

Feb 3 – 5, 2015: DISTRIBUTECH, San Diego, CA, USAhttp://www.distributech.com/register.html

WEBINARS

Sept 11, 2014: IEEESmartGrid Webinar: National Assessment of CVR: Preliminary Results from DOE’s SVR Initiativehttp://bit.ly/1lPmHFc

Sept 16, 2014: Navigating the Inimitable Needs of NERC CIP Compliance through Automated Frameworkhttps://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/217720337

Sept 17, 2014: ISGF Webinar Series: VVO/CVR technologies and DVIs EDGE VO solutionhttps://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8826929186852488961

Sept 18, 2014: High ROI for industries & Commercial Buildings from investments in PQ - Case Study, http://bit.ly/1weMG9M

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New to Smart Grid? SMART GRID Gyan on Cyber Security

Cyber Security for Power Systems

Introduction

With the superposition of the information infrastructure over the electrical infrastructure, confidentiality, integrity, accountability and denial of service have become critically important in today’s scenario. Recent attacks on the industrial control systems have shown that there is an urgent need of injecting resilience and robustness into the grid. Cyber security for power grids is on top priority to encounter and f r e e z e t h e i s s u e s o f cybercrime. The most common threats arise out of disgruntled employees, remote hacking and malicious USB drives by the operators of grid machines.

order to plug the loopholes. In addition to a regular cyber security audit, performing a vulnerability, threat and risk analysis is extremely important. This is only possible if the Utility has a sound cyber security policy, which would act as yard-stick against which the audit will take place. Having a ‘sectoral’ regulator and ‘sectoral’ incident sharing would be highly beneficial for enforcing regulations and raising awareness amongst the ‘sector’. For this, it is imperative to define and identify ‘sectors’ – as per region, Utility (Generation, Transmission or Distribution), energy domains (power, gas, water) or so. Insuring the Utility against cyber-physical attacks might just be the long term solution that is required for the protection of the industrial control systems.

In January 2014, the Government of India established the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) which is the nodal agency responsible for the facilitation, identification, prioritisation, assessment, remediation and protection of the critical information infrastructure. With a vision to facilitate a safe, secure and resilient information infrastructure for the critical sectors of the nation, NCIIPC faces the challenges of identifying critical information infrastructure and incoming/outgoing dependencies on other infrastructure, developing parameters and metrics, and performing retro-modification and gap analysis of these dependencies. In the power sector, NCIIPC is playing a key role in acting on the responsibilities it has envisaged. Setting up an incident reporting and sharing centre is of high priority as the organisation plans to provide tailored advisories to the Utilities. It has online help desks available for consultation in case of a threat or an attack. NCIIPC is participating in workshops and projects aimed towards providing training and spreading awareness in this field.

In India, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the national standards body for promoting and nurturing standards movement. The draft BIS Standard, IS 3292 - Security

What are the initiatives taken by India to strengthen the critical infrastructure?

Government of India:

Bureau of Indian Standards:

What are the driving factors for cyber security?

Protection of the critical infrastructure (encompassing energy, transportation, banking and finance, communication and IT, defence, space, law enforcement, sensitive government organisations, critical manufacturing and e-governance) is the primary objective of any nation and the power sector assumes top priority. With this convergence of the electrical technologies, information technologies and operational technologies in a smart grid, security of industrial control systems has become extremely important. The security of the information infrastructure directly decides the reliability of the power system infrastructure. The key objectives of security in a smart grid include ensuring confidentiality, integrity and accountability, and preventing denial of service.

Before the advent of smart grids, security of industrial control systems was limited to prevention of online attacks. However, today’s scenario mandates protection of critical cyber assets that include (but are not limited to) substations and control centres of the electricity Utilities (Generation, Transmission and Distribution), and load dispatch centres. Hence ‘cyber- physical security’ completely signifies the need of the hour.

Attacks such as Aurora Vulnerability (2007), Stuxnet (2010) and Shamoon (2012) have shown that the industrial control systems are neither resilient nor robust. It is the increased connectivity in a smart grid that has resulted in increased vulnerability. Also, the use of standard IT components and IP-based communications make the power system more prone to attacks.

Identification of the cyber security posture of the organisation is something that Utilities need to do on a priority basis in

What steps utilities should take in order to enhance cyber security?


Standard for Power Systems, is currently in wide circulation and would be finalised by the end of this year. It provides information for identification and protection of critical assets used in the generation, transmission, distribution and trading of electricity. Security management for personnel and assets, electronic and physical security of assets, incident reporting and response, recovery planning, and auditing and conformance procedures form integral aspects of this draft standard.

All Utilities in India have been mandated to appoint a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) which would oversee the hardware and software inventory not just as book keeping exercise, but identify the ownership and operation after ensuring accountability within the organisation. While some Utilities have already appointed CISOs, other Utilities are following suit.

• As part of the capacity building initiatives by India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) and its associates, two workshops on cyber security for power systems have been conducted in 2014 for power system professionals. In the recently conducted workshop in Delhi, the faculty included experts from the Government, ISGF Member Organisations and leading R&D organisations in India. Over 40 delegates from Utilities (Generation, Transmission and Distribution), Industry, Academia and R&D organisations from India and overseas attended the workshop. The topics included Smart Grid Pilot Projects in India, Cyber Security for Critical Infrastructure, Threats and Attackson Smart Grids, Cyber Security Framework for Smart Grids (Design and Implementation), Smart Grid Communications, Network and Information Security, Building Cyber Attack Resilience, Cyber Security Audit and Assessment, and ISGF-NCIIPC

Utilities:

India Smart Grid Forum:

SMART GRID Gyan on Cyber Security (Contd...)

Cyber Security Assessment Project for the Indian Power sector. While the inaugural workshop was held in January, 2014 at Mumbai, the third workshop will be held in Bangalore in November 2014.

• ISGF, in collaboration with NCIIPC, is in the process of implementing a survey-based project, ‘ISGF-NCIIPC Cyber Security Assessment Project’ wherein 15 Utilities (Generation, Transmission and Distribution) have been identified as participants. This is a unique research project to assess the cyber security readiness amongst the Indian Utilities. Obtaining realistic understanding of the cyber security challenges and raising awareness amongst the stakeholders are the key objectives of this project. The assessment will be informal in nature as the intention is not to formally audit and certify for compliance but to benchmark for assessing cyber security preparedness. The assessment domains comprise Asset Management, Management Controls, Personnel and Training, Physical Security, Network Security, Systems Security, Incident Response, Backup and Recovery, and Audit and Compliance. After the completion of the survey, a consolidated report containing guidelines will be published for the benefit of all power utilities in India which will not include individual findings. In addition, each organization taking part in the survey, will be provided with their own copy of cyber security gap analysis report.

• Besides this, ISGF has formulated a 2-semester program on Cyber Security for Power Systems for M. Tech. students which will be offered by many universities.

Singapore InternationalEnergy Week (SIEW)

27-31 October 2014,Sands Expo & Convention Centre,

Marina Bay Sands Singapore

IntelliSub India 201426-28 November 2014

ITC WelcomHotel Dwarka,New Delhi, India

www.intellisub-india.com

www.siew.sg

ISGF members get 50% discount up to October 10ISGF members get 20% discount


ISGF is pleased to announce India Smart Grid Week (ISGW) 2015 scheduled from 03 - 07 March, 2015 in Bangalore, India. ISGW 2015 is planned as a Conference and Exhibition that will bring together India's leading Electricity Utilities, Policy Makers, Regulators, Investors and world's top-notch Smart Grid Experts and Researchers to discuss trends, share best practices and showcase next generation technologies and products.

Day 1rd

(Tuesday, 3 March, 2015):

Day 2th(Wednesday 4 March, 2015):

Day 3th(Thursday 5 March, 2015):

Day 4th(Friday 6 March, 2015):

Day 5th

(Saturday 7 March, 2015):

Smart Grid Tutorial

Full Day Conference and Inauguration of Exhibition

Full Day Conference and Exhibition

Full Day Conference and Exhibition

Site Visit

ISGW 2015

To participate in ISGW 2015 as an Exhibitor, Speaker or Delegate, please write to us:

Messe Düsseldorf India Pvt. Ltd. India Smart Grid Forum

Ms. Reena [email protected]

Mr. Sachin [email protected]

Utility Partner Knowledge Partner Organiser Co-organiser

CONFERENCE PROGRAMFor details of the Conference, please visit www.isgw.in

EXHIBITION THEMES• Smart Meters, DCUs, Head-

end Systems and MDM

• Communication Solutions

• Transformer Monitoring Systems

• SCADA/DMS

• Distribution Automation and Substation Automation

• HVDS

• Gas Insulated Substations

• WAMS, PMUs, PDCs, WACS

• EV Charging Infrastructure and Payment Systems

• V2G and B2G Technologies

• Microgrids

• Energy Storage Technologies

• Smart Homes and HAM Solutions

• Renewable Energy Resources – Tools for forecasting, scheduling and dispatching

• Demand Response

• Net Meters

• Smart Cities

• Big Data and Analytics

• Cloud Computing for Smart Utilities/Smart Cities

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