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Volume 2, Issue 1, 2015
Message from ISGF President
IN THIS ISSUE
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Dear Friends:
New Year Greetings from India Smart Grid Forum – wish you all a very happy and
successful 2015!!!
ISGF Smart Grid Bulletin has completed one year (12 issues) and it gives me immense
pleasure to share with you that every month we receive hundreds of messages
complementing the editorial team on the concept and contents of the Bulletin. The
monthly circulation has now crossed 45000 in electronic form and 2500 in print form.
While we are proud of this progress, we humbly seek the honest opinions and
valuable suggestions of our esteemed readers to further improve the quality of our
monthly Bulletin.
As most of you already know, the electric grid is on the threshold of a paradigm shift –
after 100 years of focus on centralized power generation and creation of massive
electric grids that span the globe, the shift is now towards de-centralized generation.
In the past 5 years the picture of the grid has changed dramatically in many
geographies. Some of the visible characteristics of this shift are:
• With the increasing share of generation resources being added at the
distribution end, the traditional boundaries between generation, transmission
and distribution is fast disappearing
• With consumers becoming “prosumers”, the grid that is built for one-way flow
of electricity is now experiencing bi-directional flow of electrons
• With decreasing cost of energy storage solutions, there is already a debate on
whether to invest in transmission or in storage – the choice between
“Generation + Transmission + Distribution” AND “Distributed Generation +
Storage + Distribution” is becoming real. This is even more relevant in regions
where T&D losses are very high as with distributed generation there are fewer
network losses
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Message from ISGF President ....................1
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The Year That Was ........................................3
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Smart Grid Updates:
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Policy, Regulations & Standards ........... 4
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Key appointments and transfers ............4
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Technology & Projects........................... 5
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Pilot Projects in India ............................ 6
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First EU-India Smart Grid .............................8
Workshop in Nice
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3rd International Istanbul...............................8
Smart Grid Congress and Fair
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Special offer for ISGF members to ..............8
join the India Delegation to
the DistribuTECH 2015
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ISGF launches
SMART UTILITIES GROUP ..........................8
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Key Contacts................................................8
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Smart Grid Events........................................9
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Leveraging Social Media for.......................10
Effective Customer Engagement
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India Smart Grid Week 2015.......................12
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Message from ISGF President (Contd...)
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Power purchase is moving from Volumetric Tariffs to Transactive Tariffs as Inflexible Demand has become Price Responsive
Demand
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The “Merit Order Dispatch” has graduated towards an “ Energy Efficient and Environmentally Responsible Dispatch” regime
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Solar PV has already achieved grid parity in many parts of the globe (including Delhi where highest slab for domestic tariff is
INR 8.90/kWh whereas PV rates have come down to INR 6.00/kWh) which is about to unleash a rooftop PV revolution
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Large fleets of Electric Vehicles that can be aggregated as virtual power plants which could support short term supply-demand
balancing will make the grid even more dynamic and complex
In the traditional electric grid, the ability to monitor power flows and control it in real-time is limited to high voltage networks which are
equipped with automation systems. In low voltage networks, the power system operator has no visibility on who is consuming how
much electricity when and where. In a smart grid equipped with sensors and smart meters which are connected to computers in the
control room, it is possible to remotely monitor and control the flow of electricity in real time to every customer or even to every smart
appliance inside a customer’s premise. So the evolving smart grid of the 21st century will be drastically different. As Chris Jones,
President of Pacific Gas & Electricity stated last month, the grid will soon emerge as the “grid of things” like how the internet is
evolving as “internet of everything”.
In offices and homes, the increasing share of consumption is by devices using direct current – laptops, LED/CFL bulbs, TVs and
LCD/LED screens, smart phones etc; and increasing share of generation is also from distributed DC sources – solar PV. Soon there
will be justifications for DC distribution systems or DC grids in office complexes and gated communities as well as remote off-grid
villages/islands.
While this major transformation is taking place in the way electricity is generated, transmitted and consumed, we in India still are
grappling with mundane issues such as access to electricity to all, frequent power cuts or power failures and huge transmission &
distribution losses - one of the highest in the world. During the past ten years under various central and state governments programs,
only about 60 million households were electrified. In the business-as-usual scenario, it would be impossible to electrify the remaining
79 million households (plus approx. 20 million housing stock that will be added) in the next 5 years. There are about 500 million
aluminum wire joints in the distribution network in India and 99% of these are improper joints. On average, 10W power is lost in each
joint which means 5 million kWh lost every hour in these joints! Very long low voltage lines add to the distribution losses and in many
states people steal electricity making the entire business in the sector unviable.
However, the good part is that India need not wait for first solving these problems before building smart grids – we can leverage the
emerging technologies to leapfrog and find solutions to these problems of access and availability. Smart grids can address issues
relating to “Access, Availability and Affordability of Power for All” which is the motto of our Ministry of Power. In order to provide
access to electricity to all our citizens, bold innovative schemes need to be formulated. The supply-demand gap in different regions and
in different time slabs lead to several hours of load-shedding in large parts of the country. In many places, Discoms resort to loadshedding rather than buying power at higher rates and supplying at the regulated tariff which is lower than the cost of supply. This
situation can be effectively addressed by smart grid technologies such as Demand Response and Smart Microgrids which will
ensure that minimum supply is given to all customers by curtailingor shiftingthe load of select customers during peak hours. Smart
Microgrids can bring the captive generation resources available locally during peak hours to serve select loads with in the Microgrids.
India is amongst the handful of countries that has a Smart Grid Vision and Roadmap. The newly elected Government in India is
committed to providing 24x7 electricity supply to all households in the next 5 years and has recently launched 3 focused programs
towards this objective with an initial capital outlay of US$14 billion. The new Government has also announced an ambitious programs
to build 100 Smart Cities on a fast track mode and add 150 GW of renewable energy (100 GW solar and 50 GW wind) by 2022! With all
these ground breaking initiatives, India has already emerged as the prime destination for Smart Grids and Smart Cities. Under this
backdrop ISGF is pleased to announce the INDIA SMART GRID WEEK 2015, an International Conference and Exhibition on Smart
Grids and Smart Cities in March 2015 in Bangalore (more details at: www.isgw.in)
The evolving smart grids of the future are going to create huge business and employment opportunities and in this wave of
technological revolution, India could leverage its demographic advantage to play a dominant role in this new world. Once again,
wishing you a great year ahead and look forward to seeing you all at India Smart Grid Week in Bangalore in March 2015!
Sincerely,
Reji Kumar Pillai
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LOOKING BACK AT THE YEAR THAT WAS
It all began with an endeavour to reach out to the who's who in the smart grid sector, by way of giving a snapshot on the latest smart grid
policies, initiatives and pilot projects in India and updates on activities undertaken by the ISGF. In less than a year the response to ISGF's Smart
Grid Bulletin has been overwhelming. The year gone by was an eventful one and our Smart Grid Bulletins are a testimony to that. Some of the
significant highlights of 2014 which were featured included interviews with prominent personalities in the Indian power industry such as P.K
Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Power; B K Chaturvedi, Member, Planning Commission; Neerja Mathur, Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority;
N Murugesan, Director General, CPRI and Shankar Aggarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development.
Also, the last year was an extremely relevant one for ISGF since it organized various capacity building initiatives which included the Bootcamps
at educational institutions in many cities in India, Cyber Security workshops and Regulatory workshops in different regions in the country.
Apart from reaching out to experts, ISGF also endeavor to make all stakeholders introduced to Smart Grid technologies. With this aim, a section
called the Smart Grid Gyaan was introduced in the Smart Grid Bulletin. So far topics ranging from Electric Vehicles to Wide Area Measurement
System (WAMS), Advanced Metering Infrastructure, Cyber Security and Demand Response, among others, have been covered.
2015 is going to be even more exciting with the India Smart Grid Week to be held in Bangalore, in March 2015 and the launch of a National
Smart Grid Mission!
Management Development Programme on Smart Electric Grid for 24x7 Power
The Energy Research Institute (TERI) in association with ISGF will be organising a Management Development Programme (MDP) on
‘Smart Electric Grid for 24x7 Power: Development and Deployment’. This program will be part of the TERI curriculum and organised on a
quarterly basis. The first workshop under this programme will be held from 18-20 Feb 2015 at TERI RETREAT, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon.
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Smart Grid Updates: Policy, Regulations & Standards
JSERC Issued Draft Distribution Standard of Performance (Consultation Paper) Regulations, 2015
Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC) issued consultation paper on "Distribution Standard of Performance Regulation,
2015". The objective of this consultation paper is to blend the existing provisions of the JSERC Supply Code with the best practices of Supply
Codes of other states as incorporated in FOR’s Model Supply Code. These Draft Regulations are open for public comments till 31st January
2015. The main aspects to be covered in SOP regulation are: Safety; Complaint Handling; Interruption in Power Supply; Quality of power
supply and Reliability indices. Read More:http://bit.ly/1DzPWD8
JERC Issued Draft Solar Power - Grid Connected Ground Mounted and Solar Rooftop and Metering Regulations
Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for Goa and Union Territories issued draft "Solar Power - Grid Connected Ground Mounted and
Solar Rooftop and Metering Regulations - Dec 2014". Targets envisaged in this draft are: grid connected ground mounted Solar PV and / or
Solar Thermal power projects of capacity equal to or more than 500 kW, and Rooftop Solar PV of capacity equal to or more than 1 kW but not
more than 500 kW at one location owned by one individual or entity. Consumers will generate solar power for self-consumption and can feed
excess power into the grid to be adjusted as per provisions of these regulations or opt for gross metering.
Read More: http://bit.ly/14KAVA2
Haryana Makes Rooftop Solar Mandatory
Haryana has made it mandatory for all buildings on plot size of 500 square yards or more to install rooftop solar power systems by September
2015. The order will be applicable to private bungalows, group housing societies, builder apartments, malls, offices, commercial complexes,
schools, hospitals — any building, new or old, that meets the plot size criteria. The minimum solar power capacity to be installed is 1 kilo Watt
or 5% of a building's connected load, whichever is higher. Read More: http://bit.ly/1BapX2T
New Scheme Launched for Electric Rickshaws in Delhi
The transport department has launched a scheme that is aimed at bringing E-rickshaws back on Delhi's streets. The E-rickshaw Sewa Scheme
2014 allows owners and drivers to get a permit to run the vehicle, provided the Applicant has a valid commercial driver's licence and a public
service vehicle (PSV) badge. ISGF's recommendations to Transport Department on Electric Rickshaws can be seen at
www.indiasmartgrid.org. Read More: http://bit.ly/1C6p9KL
Government of India to push Electric Vehicles
Giving a push to promote use of alternative and 100% clean fuel in transport, Government of India is proposing for major reduction in excise
tax for vehicles using such fuel in the next budget. Government of India wants no excise tax on electric vehicles and those run on other clean
fuels, and only 2% for hybrid vehicles. Read More: http://bit.ly/1y9SN13
NYPSC Approves Deployment of DG and DSM Programs
The New York Public Service Commission approved a plan by Consolidated Edison of New York to address overloads in Brooklyn and Queens
through a $200 million program that will deploy distributed generation and demand-side management (DSM) in order to defer installation of a
$1 billion substation until at least 2026. The program would include 52 MW of non-traditional utility-side and customer-side relief, including
about 41 MW of energy efficiency, demand management and distributed generation, and 11 MW of utility-side battery energy storage. This
will include incentives to upgrade building “envelopes,” improve air conditioning efficiency of equipment, encourage greater use of energy
controls, and establish energy storage, distributed generation or microgrids.
Read More: http://bit.ly/1xfkams
South Carolina Becomes 44th US State to Introduce Net Metering Policy
South Carolina now becomes the 44th state to adopt net metering. Previously, it only had a voluntary program. Net metering customers in
South Carolina will receive an incentive for their distributed energy resources valued at a 1:1 rate. The parties agreed to revisit net metering in
2020. Any new net metering tariffs approved in 2020 would apply to new customers who elect to net meter after Jan. 1, 2021, and existing
customers after Dec. 31, 2025. Read More: http://bit.ly/1AzxDsV
DOE Released Energy Storage Safety Strategic Plan
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Department of Energy (DOE) released Energy Storage Safety Strategic Plan, a roadmap for
grid energy storage safety that addresses the range of grid-scale, utility, community, and residential energy storage technologies being
deployed across the US. This document highlights four key elements around which DOE efforts will revolve: ESS safety technology; Risk
assessment and management; Incident response; Codes, standards and regulation. The Plan also makes recommendations for near- and longterm actions. Read More: http://1.usa.gov/1FK1Hck
California Sets New Clean Energy Targets By 2030
California Governor, propose an ambitious new clean energy target for the state by 2030: 50% renewable energy by 2030; Reduce today’s
petroleum use in cars and trucks by up to 50 percent; Double the efficiency of existing buildings and make heating fuels cleaner. Governor did
not release any specifics or proposals on how the new renewable energy mandate would be met, leaving it to the relevant parties—the
state’s community choice aggregators, electric service providers, and investor-owned utilities—to decide how to achieve the new standard.
Read More: http://bit.ly/1DoRAHM
Key appointments and transfers
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Mr. Sameer Sharma, has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Urban Development in place of Mr. C.K Khaitan.
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Mr. Sanjay Malhotra has been appointed as Secretary, Energy Department (Govt of Rajasthan) and CMD of Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut
Prasaran Nigam Limited.
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Mr. Mukesh Khullar has been appointed as Secretary, Energy with Govt. of Maharashtra
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Mr. Arun Sekhri has been appointed as Special Secretary, Power with Govt. of Punjab
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Mr. Selva Kumar J, has been appointed as Managing Director, Kanpur Electricity Supply Company (KESCO)
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Mr. Bipin Shrimali has been appointed as Managing Director, Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited
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Mr. O.P Gupta has been appointed as Managing Director, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited
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Mr. Rajeev Mital has been appointed as Managing Director, Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited
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Mr. Hemant Gera has been appointed as Managing Director, Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (AVVNL)
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Mr. Anurag Bhardwaj has been appointed as Managing Director, Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (JVVNL)
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Smart Grid Updates: Technology & Projects
Kalkitech acquires US-based smart grid protocol company
ASE
Kalki Communications Technologies (Kalkitech), an Indian smart
grid communications and optimisation company, recently
acquired Applied Systems Engineering (ASE), a California-based
smart grid technology company. This acquisition would help
Kalkitech expand its smart grid footprint in US and the global
market, along with offering customers an enhanced set of
products and solutions. Read more: http://bit.ly/1xeZviw
TechTank releases top 10 innovations that would transform
society and governance
TechTank, a blog by Brookings Institution, have released 10
technology innovations that would transform society and
governance by offering widespread and unexpected benefits.
These include open health data, 3D printing, finding criminals
on the deep web, financial inclusion, ubiquitous internet with
mobile, public health combating disease, virtual schools, do not
pay portal, mesh networks and democratic participation. Read
more: http://brook.gs/1xZSSHO
Japan to build world's largest floating solar panel farm
Kyocera, recently announced a 13.4 MW floating solar panel
farm on the Yamakura Dam reservoir in Japan. The plant would
be developed and operated by Kyocera TCL Solar LLC, a joint
venture between Kyocera Corporation and Century Tokyo
Leasing Corporation. The plant will produce an estimated output
of 15,635 MWh/year generating a revenue of estimated USD
78.7 million/year. Read more: http://bit.ly/1HKeWFv
Vanadium flow batteries by Imergy selected to test a
microgrid for US Navy
Imergy Power Systems has been selected to supply Vanadium
flow batteries for a US Navy microgridproject that will test how
effectively the system uses demand response during peak
demand times and will try to show how effectively batteries
can help ensure more consistent solar power. Furthermore, the
performance of battery storage and PV solar will be
demonstrated while functioning separately from the grid. Read
more: http://bit.ly/1sghHfO
Enel and China's ZTE to make smart grid equipment
Enel, an Italian utility and smart grid technology maker, and
ZTE, a Chinese telecom equipment and systems firm, will work
together to make smart grid gear including electric mobility and
renewable generation. On smart grids and renewables, Enel's
existing projects will be leveraged. The companies will explore
opportunities for joint commercial development of electric
vehicles. Read more: http://bit.ly/14D4naA
EPRI, Southern Co and WGES to test MW-scale grid storage
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) a US-based non-profit
organisation that conducts research, development and
demonstration; Southern Company, a leading US electric power
utility, and Washington Gas Energy Services (WGES), one of
the largest competitive energy providers in the mid-Atlantic
region, will test and evaluate a power storage system.
Integration requirements for energy storage systems will be
developed in order to make them a part of system planning and
operations. Read more: http://bit.ly/1tUJiV9
Sensus, a leading provider of clean technology solutions will be
conducting a trial of long-range radio technology for AMI in Japan.
This technology, which Sensus claims to be effective, reliable, free
from interference, and cost-effective would operate at 280 MHz.
Sensus plans to undertake trials for electric, gas and water
utilities. Read more: http://bit.ly/1w6NbAv
Landis+Gyr releases upgraded DR and load management
software
Landis+Gyr, a global leader in energy management solutions,
recently announced the release of version 3.6 of 'Power Centre',
the company's operating software for demand response and load
management applications. Some of the key features of this version
include the ability to see, in real-time, the load available for
curtailment, flexibility in scheduling load control events and
advanced cycling strategies, applications for consumers to
program appliances for achieving energy efficiency and more utility
specific configuration options for devices. Read more:
http://prn.to/1A1Ybl8
Intel and Portland State University perform a 3-year study on
big data analytics for smart grids
Intel and Portland State University's Maseeh College of
Engineering and Computer Science are undertaking a three-year
study on big data analytics for smart grids. This study would
improve how long-distance transmission lines work. The eventual
goal is to integrate data from multiple data streams for analysis
and forecasting, and enabling maximum flexibility in adapting to
real-time changes. Read more: http://bit.ly/14dam5s
World Bank to provide $378.4 million for smart grid solutions
in Ukraine
The World Bank will provide a loan of USD 378.4 million to Ukraine
for grid modernisation aimed at renewable energy integration and
smart grid technologies. The loan would cover modern
communication systems along with grid management and control
systems. This is expected to solve the problems of unavailability of
electricity, ageing electricity grid and unreliable operations. Read
more: http://bit.ly/1wFdYoN
Silver Spring to acquire data analytics firm Detectent
Silver Spring Networks, recently announced that it will acquire
Detectent, a leading provider of utility data analytics solutions.
Currently, Detectent's solutions analyse data from more than 25
million water, gas and electricity meters, in both AMI and legacy
environments. Silver Spring aims to enhance Detectent's solutions
with their distributed intelligence and real-time data stream
capabilities. Read more: http://bit.ly/1AzCrQd
Varentec to offer Volt-VAR management for distributed
generation
Varentec, an enterprise that builds decentralised solutions to help
electric utilities to monitor and control the edge of the grid, will
partner Hydro One, a company that is renewing Ontario's
transmission and distribution grid, for deploying voltage
management devices that sit on utility poles attached directly to
transformers. These devices would perform Volt-VAR management
and provide dynamic or variable voltage and VAR control along with
grid sensing and communications.
Read more: http://bit.ly/17yUBYR
Sensus to do a trial of long-range radio for AMI in Japan
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Smart Grid Updates: Pilot Projects in India
Pilot Sites Details
Functionalities
Consultant
Project Status
Assam
Utility: Assam Power
Distribution Company
Limited, Assam
Project Area: Guwahati
Distribution Region
Consumers: 15,000
AMI R, AMI I,
PLM, OMS, and
PQM, DG
Medhaj
Techno
Concept
Pvt. Ltd.
Fresh bidding was carried out. 2 bids were
received and opened on Dec 15 2014. Tender
evaluation completed and price bids opened.
M/s Phoenix IT Solutions (in consortium with
Securo, Kepco and Nuri Telecom), an ISGF
member is the successful bidder. LoI
expected to be issued in Feb 2015.
Chhattisgarh
Utility: Chhattisgarh State
Power Distribution
Company Limited,
Chhattisgarh
Project Area: Siltara and
DDU Nagar of Raipur
Consumers: Around 1,900
AMI I, PLM
PGCIL
Bid opened on Sep 26 2014. 4 bids
received. {(1) Larsen & Tubro Limited,
2) Analogics Tech India Ltd. 3) SPANCO
Power Distribution Ltd. & (4) AMITech
(India) Pvt. Ltd.} Proof of Concept (PoC) is
under process.
Gujarat
Utility: Uttar Gujarat Vij
Company Limited, Gujarat
Project Area: Naroda of
Sabarmati circle and
Deesa of Palanpur circle
Consumers: 39,422
AMI I, AMI R,
and OMS
None
Price bids opened on Dec 10 2014, L1 bid
higher than sanctioned cost. Under
discussion. Awaiting final approval by
management. Award of contract expected in
Feb 2015.
Haryana
Utility: Uttar Haryana Bijli
Vitran Nigam Limited,
Haryana
Project Area: Panipat City
Sub-division
Consumers: 31,914;
revised to 11,000
AMI I, AMI R,
and OMS,
SCADA/DMS
None
Project is executed under a grant from
NEDO, Japan. NEDO has completed the
feasibility studies and the report has been
approved by UHBVN and MoP. NEDO has
awarded the contract for detailed
engineering and project implementation to
a consortium of Japanese companies led by
Fuji Electric. The project work started on
Dec 4 2014.
Himachal
Pradesh
Utility: Himachal Pradesh
State Electricity Board Ltd,
Himachal Pradesh
Project Area: KalaAmb
Consumers: 650
AMI I, PLM,
OMS, and
PQM
PGCIL
5 bids received {(1) LnT, (2) Wipro, (3) Alstom,
(4) Sumaro, (5) AMI)}. Price bids to be opened
on Jan 27 2015. Tentative award by Jan 31
2015.
Karnataka
(Mysore)
Utility: Chamundeshwari
Electricity Supply
Corporation Limited,
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
Consortium led by Enzen Global Solutions
Pvt Ltd. Formation of Control center for
SGPP and approvals of various design
architectures is under process.
Kerala
Utility: Kerala State
Electricity Board, Kerala
Project Area: Restructured
to the R-APDRP towns (8
nos)
Consumers: 25,078
revised to 15,700
100% AMI I
(for LT)
None
2 bids received in Mar'14 (L&T and EDMI),
but the prices were much higher than
sanctioned project cost. Pilot area has been
restructured to the R-APDRP towns (8 nos.)
and revised DPR submitted on Dec 31 2014
and approval of MoP awaited.
State
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Pilot Projects in India (Contd...)
State
Pilot Sites Details
Functionalities
Consultant
Project Status
Maharashtra
Utility: Maharashtra State Electricity
Distribution Company Limited,
Maharashtra
Project Area: Baramati Town
Consumers: 29,997
AMI I, AMI R,
and OMS
None
Lowest bid price was much higher
than the sanctioned project cost.
Negotiations were carried out
with the L1 bidder. Decision
pending with the management of
MSEDCL.
Puducherry
Utility: Electricity Department of
Government of Puducherry
Project Area: Division 1 of
Puducherry
Consumers: 87,031
AMI I, AMI R
PGCIL
RfP not yet released. Project
funding mechanism is being
discussed between Powergrid and
the Govt. of Puducherry.
Punjab
Utility: Punjab State Power
Corporation Limited, Punjab
Project Area: Industrial Division of
City Circle Amritsar
Consumers: 9,818
AMI, PLM
PGCIL
3 bids received and opened in
Nov 2014. Only 2 qualified
technically (Kalkitech and Genus).
Waiting for minutes of
committee meeting.
Rajasthan
(Jaipur)
Utility: Jaipur Vidhyut Vitaran Nigam
Ltd, Rajasthan
Project Area: VKIA Jaipur
Consumers: 34,752
AMI R, AMI I,
PLM
PGCIL
Location has been finalized.
Consultant to prepare documents.
Telangana
Utility: Telangana Southern Power
Distribution Company Limited,
Telangana (formerly Andhra Pradesh
Central Power Distribution Company
Limited, Andhra Pradesh)
Project Area: Jeedimetla Industrial
Area
Consumers: 11,904
Advanced Metering
Infrastructure
Residential (AMI R),
Advanced Metering
Infrastructure
Industrial (AMI I),
Peak Load
Management (PLM),
Outage Management
System (OMS), and
Power Quality
Management (PQM)
Central
Power
Research
Institute
(CPRI)
Fresh bids have been invited.
Last date for bid submission
extended to Jan 20 2015 and
Technical bid to be opened on
same day. Price bid to be
opened on Feb 2 2015.
Tripura
Utility: Tripura State Electricity
Corporation Limited, Tripura
Project Area: Electrical Division No.1
of Agartala town
Consumers: 46,071
AMI I, AMI R,
PLM
PGCIL
3 bids received {(1) TCS + L &G,
(2) Wipro + JnJ, (3) Rubenius}.
Price bids opened on Dec 27
2014. L1 bid higher than
estimated costs.
West Bengal
Utility: West Bengal State Electricity
Distribution Company Limited, West
Bengal
Project Area: Siliguri Town in
Darjeeling District
Consumers: 4,404
AMI I, AMI R,
and PLM
PGCIL
5 bids received {(1) Kalkitech (2)
TCS (3) SPANCO (4) Chemtrol (5)
JnJ Powercom)}. Bid evaluation
under progress. Price bids to be
invited tentatively by end of Jan
2015. Tentative award by mid Feb
2015.
Abbreviation
Functionality
Abbreviation
Functionality
AMI R
Advanced Metering Infrastructure- Residential Consumer
PQM
Power Quality Management
AMI I
Advanced Metering Infrastructure-Industrial Consumer
MG
Micro Grid
OMS
Outage Management System
DG
Distributed Generation
PLM
Peak Load Management
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3rd International Istanbul
Smart Grid Congress and Fair
First EU-India Smart Grid
Workshop in Nice
ISGF and European Commission (DG ENER) & the
European Union Delegation in Delhi are jointly
organising a series of Smart Grid Workshops in India
and Europe. The first of the series will be held in Nice
from 10 – 11 February 2015. All top technical companies
from Europe and select group of policy makers from
India will participate in the workshop.
ISGF is pleased to invite its members to be part of the Indian
Delegation to the 3rd International İstanbul Smart Grid Congress
and Fair that will be held in Istanbul Haliç Congress Center from
29 - 30 April 2015 under the auspices of Ministry of Science,
Industry and Technology, Ministry of Energy and Natural
Resources of Turkey and UGETAM (International Gas Training,
Technology and Research Center). Indian Delegation is offered free
registration for the conference, local conveyance and free
accommodation at a five star hotel next to the conference venue.
For joining the delegation, please write to:
reena.suri@indiasmartgrid.
Special offer for ISGF Members to join the India Delegation to the DistribuTECH 2015
US Department of Commerce (USDOC) of American Embassy along with India Smart Grid Forum is taking an Indian
delegation to the Distribu TECH 2015 show scheduled to be held in San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California
from February 3-5, 2015. ISGF members are entitled to the following benefits:
•
Complimentary Pre-Registration for the event
•
Complimentary admission to international networking receptions
•
50% discounted fee for Conference Sessions
The goal of this trade delegation is to introduce Indian participants to US power transmission
/distribution technology and partners; thus, providing an opportunity to explore business opportunities
through one-on-one meetings and site visits arranged by the US Commercial Service.
For more details please contact: Ms Reena Suri at [email protected].
ISGF launches SMART UTILITIES GROUP
Smarty Utilities Group (SUG) is a select group of smart utilities formed by ISGF. The main objective of SUG is to facilitate
interactions between utilities to share experiences, best practices and mentor each other where ever possible so that
others do not make same mistakes. SUG would also help in streamlining and fine-tuning technical specifications and
procurement procedures. For joining SUG, please write to: [email protected]
KEY CONTACTS
Editorial Board
Managing Editor
Key Contributors
Dr. Rahul Tongia
Mr. VL Sonavane
Mr. Reji Kumar Pillai
Dr. Pradeep Yemula
Ms. Reena Suri, Manager – Communications, Training
and Outreach, ISGF
Akshay Ahuja - Business Analyst, ISGF
Amol Sawant - Business Analyst, ISGF
Amritha. C - Business Analyst, ISGF
Hem Thukral - Research Officer, ISGF
Editor
Ms. Sapna Gopal, Communications Executive, ISGF
(For suggestions and feedback on the ISGF SMART GRID Bulletin, please write to [email protected])
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.
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Smart Grid Events
02 - 06 March, 2015
Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre
Bengaluru, India
www.isgw.in
International Conference and Exhibition on Smart Grids and Smart Cities
INDIAN
Jan 28 - 29 2015: 6th India Energy Congress – Securing India’s
Energy Future, New Delhi
http://www.indiaenergycongress.in/iec2015/
Jan 29 2015: Conference on Tamil Nadu Smart Cities, Chennai
http://bit.ly/1AHjAmf
Jan 29-30 2015: Smart Connected Cities 2015, New Delhi
http://smartindiancities.com/
Feb 5 – 7 2015: World Sustainable Development Forum, New
Delhi, http://dsds.teriin.org/2015/
Feb 6 2015: Conference On People Mobility Within Chennai,
Chennai, http://bit.ly/1B9wPh4
Feb 13 2015: 6th Indo-German Energy Forum, New Delhi
http://bit.ly/1DA2Hxq
Feb 15-17 2015: RE- Invest, New Delhi, http://www.re-invest.in/
Feb 19-20 2015: India M2M + IoT Forum, New Delhi
http://www.indiam2mforum.com/
Feb 26 – 28 2015: 21st CII International Engineering & Technology
Fair, New Delhi, http://bit.ly/1FKpicE
Mar 2 2015: U.S.-India Smart Grid Workshop, Bangalore
http://indiasmartgrid.twgtrademissions.com/
Mar 2-6 2015: India Smart greed Week 2015, Begaluru
http://www.isgw.in
Mar 23-24 2015: Green India Energy Summit, Ahmedabad
http://www.greenindiasummit.com/
Apr 23-25 2015: GREEN Summit, Bangalore, http://bit.ly/1C9rbxS
May 14-16 2015: 14th annual POWER-GEN India & Central Asia,
New Delhi, http://www.indiapowerevents.com/index.html
May 14-16 2015: 2nd edition of DistribuTECHIndia, New Delhi
http://www.indiapowerevents.com/index.html
Aug 21-23 2015: 6th World Renewable Energy Technology
Congress, New Delhi, http://wretc.in/
Sep 2-4 2015: Cleantech India, New Delhi, http://bit.ly/1GrVCMv
INTERNATIONAL
Jan 13-15 2015: Utility Analytics: Big Data Revolution, San Diego,
California, http://bit.ly/13uutvT
Jan 20-23 2015: Smart City Summit & Expo, Taipei, Taiwan
http://10times.com/smart-city-summit-expo
Jan 21-23 2015: 2nd Annual Combined Cycle Operations &
Maintenance, Washington, DC, http://bit.ly/17ZXy4X
Jan 26-27 2015: Gas Insulated Substations Best Practices,
Anaheim, Calif., http://bit.ly/1CJKYQA
Jan 28-29 2015: Transactive Energy: Powering the New Energy
Ecosystem, http://bit.ly/1GMO1Kx
Feb 3-5 2015: DISTRIBUTECH, San Diego, CA, USA
http://www.distributech.com/register.html
th
Feb 7-19 2015: 5 National Symposium on Information Technology:
Towards New Smart World (NSITNSW), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
http://www.nsitnsw.com/
Feb 9-11 2015: ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, Washington DC,
USA, http://www.arpae-summit.com/Home
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Feb 10 - 12 2015: Smart Energy, Essen, Germany, http://bit.ly/151tvaY
Feb 17-19 2015: GreenBiz Forum, Phoenix, AZ, USA, http://bit.ly/1wXV5mw
Feb 17-19 2015: PowerUp, South Beach, Miami, USA
http://powerup.opower.com/
Feb 17-20 2015: IEEE PES Conference on Innovative Smart Grid
Technologies, Washington DC, USA, http://ieee-isgt.org/
Feb 19-20 2015: 6th Annual European Smart Grid Summit, Nice, France,
http://www.thesmartgridssummit.com/
Feb 25-27 2015: 5th International Smart Grid Expo, Tokyo, Japan
http://www.smartgridexpo.jp/en/
Feb 25-27 2015: World Smart Energy Week, Tokyo, Japan
http://www.wsew.jp/en/
Mar 23-26 2015: Envirotec 2015, Dubai, http://www.enviro-show.com/
Mar 24-26 2015: Energy SMART 2015,Philladelphia, USA, http://bit.ly/ZvjQrn
Mar 29 – Apr 1 2015: IEEE International Symposium on Power Line
Communications and its Applications (ISPLC), Austin, Texas, USA
http://www.ieee-isplc.org/
Apr 19-24 2015: RSA Conference, San Francisco, USA, http://bit.ly/1nTpezv
Apr 29-30 2015: 3rd International istanbul Smart Grid Congress and Fair,
Istanbul, http://www.icsgistanbul.com/en/
May 11-13 2015: 5th International Conference on power engineering,
energy and electrical drives, Riga, Latvia http://www.powereng2015.org/
May 11 – 14 2015: IEEE 81st Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2015Spring, Glasgow, Scotland, http://www.ieeevtc.org/vtc2015spring/
Jun 7 – 10 2015: IEEE First International Conference On DC Microgrids,
Atlanta, USA, http://www.icdcm.co/
Jun 8-12 2015: IEEE International Conference on Communications; Smart
City and Smart World, London, UK, http://icc2015.ieee-icc.org/
Jun 9-10 2015: Asian Utility Week 2015, Bangkok, Thailand
http://www.asian-utility-week.com
Jun 15-18 2015: CIRED 2015, Lyon, France, http://www.cired2015.org/
Jun 21-25 2015: 9th International Conference on Insulated Power Cables –
Jicable, France, http://www.jicable.org/2015/index.php
Jun 22-26 2015: Transmission Business School, Chicago, USA
http://www.illinoiseminars.com/tbs/
WEBINARS
Jan 20 2015: Assured safety-critical model-based development with
Rhapsody and LDRA, http://bit.ly/1yjUURG
Jan 28 2015: Renewable Energy, Energy Security, and Cyber Security
http://bit.ly/1B4il3l
Feb 25 2015: ISGF and Plugvolt present a Webinar on Energy Storage
Potential and Opportunities in India, http://bit.ly/1syOWpL
Details of previously held ISGF webinars are available at
http://indiasmartgrid.org/en/Pages/webinarrep.aspx. Recordings available to
members only.
Disclaimer: This information is from the public domain. ISGF does not
hold any responsibility for the information provided in this section.
If you wish to share information for this section, please write to
[email protected]
www.indiasmartgrid.org
Leveraging Social Media for Effective Customer Engagement
About 500 million people in India are expected to get connected
to the internet by 2018 and majority of them will use social
media which can be leveraged by utilities for directly reaching out
to provide outage information, updates on service restoration,
safety tips, new tariff plans, billing and collection alerts,
collecting customer feedback and several other useful tips and
updates. Social media is a fast-growing interaction channel
between the customer and the industry. Electric Utilities being
an integral part of daily life, it is imperative for them to have a
strong presence in social media.
SCE@ SCE Jan 20
Never investigate the source of an outage on your own. If you see a fallen
wire, stay away & call 911.
• Good Energy, UK (www.facebook.com/goodenergy.co.uk
|twitter.com/GoodEnergy)
Some utilities in India already have presence in social media,
but not been updated on daily basis:
• BESCOM, Karnataka (facebook.com/Namma.BESCOM |
twitter.com/onlinebescom)
• KSEB, Kerala (facebook.com/KeralaStateElectricityBoard |
twitter.com/ksebdotin)
• MSEDCL, Maharashtra
(facebook.com/pages/MAHAVITARAN-MSEDCL/ |
twitter.com/MSEDCLAURANGABA)
Scope of the Social Media for Utilities
Forward-thinking utilities have started using social media to more
effectively engage with their customers. Utilities that embrace
social media will benefit from increased customer satisfaction.
As consumers flock to social networking platforms such as
Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn to connect with each
other and with businesses of their choice, utilities need to
incorporate social media as part of their broader customer
Customer
Education
The Government of India is pursuing an ambitious program to
build a broadband highway connecting 250,000 villages across
the country in the next three years. With that rural India is also
going to witness a large part of its population actively using
social media platforms.
Utilities can provide better services by integrating social media in
their outage management, crisis/disaster handling, billing and
collection and other customer related issues. In addition social
media can be a platform for promotion of clean energy, DSM/DR
activities, tariff plans, electric vehicle usage etc. It can also prove
as an effective tool for branding and promotion of good will.
Some of the utilities around the world effectively using social
media platforms to connect with their consumers are:
• Duke Energy, USA (www.facebook.com/duke.energy
/twitter.com/dukeenergystorm)
• Xcel Energy, USA (www.facebook.com/XcelEnergyMN |
https://twitter.com/XcelEnergy)
• Southern California Edison, USA (www.facebook.com/sce
|twitter.com/sce)
• Florida Power & Light, USA
(www.facebook.com/fplconnect |twitter.com/insidefpl)
• Pacific Gas & Electric Co., USA
(facebook.com/pacificgasandelectric| twitter.com/pge4me)
• B.C Hydro, Canada (www.facebook.com/bchydro |
twitter.com/bchydro)
• Ontario Energy, Canada (www.facebook.com/OntarioEG |
twitter.com/ontenergyboard)
• Scottish and Southern energy, UK
(www.facebook.com/yourSSE | twitter.com/sse)
• Npower, UK (www.facebook.com/npowerofficial
|twitter.com/npowerhq)
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Demand
Response
Customers
Complaints
Outage
Handling &
Management
Social Media
Enabled Utility
Energy
Saving &
Efficiency
AMI
RE
Promotion
Electric
Vehicles
engagement programs. Doing so will help improve the current
relationship that many utilities have with their customers. Social
media can provide space to utilities for the discussion on outage
management, demand response, advanced metering
infrastructure (AMI), renewable energy promotion, electric
vehicles usage and benefits, energy savings and energy
efficiency, customer complaints handling, customer education,
crisis communication etc. Social media has gained acceptance as
viable means of delivering vital communications. This opportunity
has to be leveraged at utility level for future business growth and
smooth operation.
Customer
Education
By using Facebook and YouTube Utilities can make
customers aware of the benefits of smart meters,
time of use tariff plans, renewable energy promotion
programs, demand response program etc.
Crisis
Communication
Outage management and storm information is
communicated in real time, such as on Twitter
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Energy Saving
& Efficiency
Demand
Response
Leveraging Social Media for Effective Customer Engagement (Contd...)
each customer. Using social media Apps, utilities can share
Use of social media to engender energy saving
messages
and information in quick and efficient manner. This is
behavior and educate on climate change issues and
the gate-way to enable bi-directional communication between
energy efficiency methods
utility and customer. Customer satisfaction from the service can
Simple messages using social media platforms to
be easily tracked through these Apps and billing and other
provide meaningful insights into why the program is
services can be made easy for customers, so it’s a win-win
beneficial and why it is required for reliable operation
situation for both.
of the grid can contribute to successful
implementation
Green Energy
Promotion
Marketing of renewable energy service options,
tapping the younger generation for green energy and
carbon offset programs
Customer
Services
Launch a social media Web site to serve customers
through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blogs, etc.
Branding
Social media is active platform to monitor utility’s
brand value and for marketing-relatedactivities
Immediate Possibilities for Electric Utilities in India
With state of the art billing systems and IT networks being
implmented under R-APDRP. Discoms in India can immediately
leverage social media for following areas:
1. Billing alerts and online payment options
Approach to implement social media programs
Interactive communication channel: Via social media channels,
utilities can reconnect with customers by replying to issues and
responding to negative comments. The connecting power of
social media can act as a complement to customer care, e-mail,
online forums, interactive voice response systems, etc. Currently
utilities are trying to interact only with meter of the customer
and they need to move one step further and start interacting
Top 10 Things You Didn’t know About
#Electric Vehicles 1. usa.gov/YSpLy9 | via
@ENERGY
with customer with the help of features of social media such as
chat room, face book-likes, tweets, share photos of activities and
events, blogging etc. Blogging gives immense opportunity to
utility to answer the common questions of demand and supply.
Utility experts can give smart tips on usage of electric vehicles,
charging tips, reduction in energy consumption, power reliability,
efficient usage of appliances, safety tips and outage information,
etc. This public forum discussions by utility will enhance their
image in society and help in increasing number of customers
along with strong hold of business.
Use of social media analytics: Utilities can leverage upon the
data collected from customers through social media for the
drawing patterns to make sensible business decisions.
Strategies of different departments can be derived from the data
available with social media. Customer relationship management
and enterprise business intelligence tools can be used to derive
real time inputs available because of social media data. Social
media being a huge reservoir of freely available information,
utilities can encashit to engage proactively with customers.
Linking Social media analytics to utility business operations will
provide complete arsenal of business intelligence.
Utility App service: Transfer of customer engagement with
customer care to variety of Apps engages customers with the
utility in smarter way and reduces time to deal with query and
complaints. This would lead to reduction of overall cost to serve
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2. Advance outage information
3. Outage restoration updates
#ConEdison has restored power to over 225,000
customers. To find out more: ow.ly/eWdgD@FAquila
6.02 PM - 1 Nov 2012
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Energy efficiency and enrgy saving tips
Campaign against electricity theft
Promotion of “Green Power”
Promotion of new services and special campaigns
Electricity safety tips
SCE@SCE Jan 21
Without circuit breakers, using electricity would be unsafe. How circuit
breakers work: bit.ly71BqqCOy
9. Key contacts in the company information
10. Customer incentive program promotions for RE and peakshaving
1.2 billion people + telecom + internet + social media + all
things cloud = world’s largest social transformation era +
unlimited business opportunities!
(This is the Abstarct from a White Paper on this topic
published by ISGF in December 2014)
www.indiasmartgrid.org
02 - 06 March, 2015
Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre
Bengaluru, India
www.isgw.in
International Conference and Exhibition on Smart Grids and Smart Cities
ISGF is pleased to announce India Smart Grid Week (ISGW) 2015 scheduled from 02 - 06 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 1
nd
Monday, 2 March, 2015
Smart Grid Tutorial and
Master Classes;
US-India Smart Grid
Workshop by USTDA
Day 3
th
Wednesday 4 March, 2015
Full Day Conference and
Exhibition;
Luncheon Round Table for
Regulators & Policy Makers
Day 2
rd
Tuesday 3 March, 2015
Full Day Conference and
Inauguration of Exhibition;
Special Luncheon
Round Table
Day 4
Thursday 5th March, 2015
Full Day Conference and
Exhibition;
Luncheon Round Table of
Smart Utilities Group
Day 5
Friday 6th March, 2015
Site Visits &
Celebration of HOLI
(Festival of Colors)
Supporting Ministries
Government of India
Ministry of Power
Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development
Government of India
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Government of India
Department of Telecommunications
Ministry of Communications &
Information Technology
Supporting Institutions
*U.S. Commercial S
Media Partners
Utility Partners
Knowledge Partner
Organiser
Co-organiser
Partner
Media &
Marketing Partner
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. Shradha Malik
[email protected]
Ms. Reena Suri
[email protected]
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