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Volume 2, Issue 4, 2015
Global Conference on
CyberSpace 2015
IN THIS ISSUE
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Global Conference on.....................................1
CyberSpace 2015 held at The Hague
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ISGAN Award of Excellence 2015...................2
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Smart Grid Updates:
held at The Hague
The Netherlands hosted the
fourth Global Conference on
CyberSpace (GCCS 2015) on 1617 April 2015 in the World Forum
in The Hague international zone.
Representatives of governments,
international organisations,
b u s i n e s s e s , c i v i l s o c i e t y,
academia and the technical
community gathered to discuss
key developments in the cyber
domain with a view to presenting
a forward-looking agenda to promote a free, open and secure cyberspace. The
Conference built on the strong foundations laid by previous conferences in
London (2011), Budapest (2012) and Seoul (2013), including the Seoul
Framework for and Commitment to Open and Secure Cyberspace. The event
was inaugurated by H.E. Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of The Netherlands. Almost
2000 participants from over 100 countries participated in GCCS 2015. Indian
delegation was led by Dr Arvind
Gupta, Deputy National Security
Advisor of India.
T h e i n t e r n e t c a n u n l o ck
enormous economic and social
potential in an increasingly
interconnected global society. In
order to continue to benefit from
the potential of the internet as a
driver for development and
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Policy, Regulations & Standards ............. 3
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Technology & Projects ............................. 4
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Pilot Projects in India ................................6
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CIRED 2015 ....................................................8
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Smart Grid Events ..........................................9
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Key Contacts ..................................................9
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SMART GRID Gyan ......................................10
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3rd International Istanbul................................11
Smart Grid Congress and Fair
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First EU-India Smart Grid ..............................11
Workshop in Nice
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ISGW 2016 ...................................................12
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Global Conference on CyberSpace 2015 (Contd...)
innovation, we must develop safer ways to do business online, protect the
public from cybercrime and other threats to their online freedom, and work
together to secure international stability in cyberspace. During GCCS 2015, a
number of international stakeholders from a range of technical, policy-related
and corporate backgrounds were brought together to discuss in depth how
best to tackle these challenges.
The Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) was launched during the
Conference. It is an initiative for fostering international solidarity and
providing political, technical and financial support for efforts to strengthen
international cooperation among all stakeholders in the cyber domain. The
GFCE will focus on capacity to safeguard cyber security, fight cyber crime,
detect and counter cyber threats, and protect privacy and data security. India joined as a founding member of GFCE.
The Conference took stock of key developments in the various fields and offered a platform for presenting and discussing
important issues for the near future. It aims to be a catalyst for discussions on key aspects of the cyber domain, presenting an
integrated strategic view of the issues.
It concluded on a general agreement that there is an urgent need for international cooperation on cyber issues among all
stakeholders. There is a need to continue to work towards convergence of opinions to enable the adaptation to rapid technological
developments and help in shaping our societies, making them more cyber capable, cyber aware and cyber secure.
Next GCCS will be hosted by Mexico in 2017.
ISGAN Awar d of Excellence 2015
In January, the International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN) and the Global Smart Grid Federation (GSGF) launched the
second annual ISGAN Award of Excellence competition with the goal to again showcase leadership and innovation in smart grid
projects around the world. The theme for 2015 is “Excellence in Smart Grids for Renewable Energy Integration,” focusing on the
vital role that smart grid technologies and concepts play for the effective grid integration of variable renewable generation. In a
survey of its participants, ISGAN found that integration of renewables is one of the top two drivers for deployment of smart grids
worldwide. At the close of nominations in March, more than a dozen projects from 10 countries had applied for Award
consideration, including one project from India. The winning projects will be selected by an independent jury of experts, led by the
GSGF Executive Director, Ronnie Belmans, and including the India Smart Grid Forum President, Reji Kumar Pillai. They will be
announced and celebrated at the sixth Clean Energy Ministerial in Mérida, Mexico on May 27, 2015 and then promoted by ISGAN
and GSGF to their global audience, spanning more than 27 major developed and emerging economies across five continents.
FACTS:
Website: www.iea-isgan.org/Award2015/Main
Award Administrator: Korea Smart Grid Institute
Jury: Ronnie Belmans, GSGF Executive Director (HEAD OF JURY), Belgium; Emek Sadot, The Israeli Smart Energy Association,
Israel; Ann V. Burns, Accenture, Australia;Bob Darwin, Ergon Energy, Australia; Lee, Jung-Ho, Smart Grid & Innovative Business
Dept., Korea; Reji Pillai, President, India Smart Grid Forum; Ikuo Kurihara, CRIEPI, Japan and Becky Harrison, GridWise Alliance,
US.
Shortlisted Projects: 14 Projects from 10 countries have been shortlisted for the final selection: From France (2), Italy (2),
Germany (1), Ireland (1), Sweden (1), Korea (2), India (1), Japan (1), Vietnam (1) and U.S. (2).
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Smar t Grid Updates: Policy, Regulations & Standards
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 - March 2015". Targets envisaged in this draft are: Rooftop Solar Power of capacity equal to
or more than 1 kWp but not more than 500 kWp at one location owned by one individual or entity or a house/ factory / ware house /
government building / panchayat bhavan / community centre/ school/ dispensary / hospital / parking Shed or place/ a solar plant on
elevated structure / group housing society / resident welfare society/ market roof top or any such entity, based on the technologies
approved by Ministry of New & Renewable Energy of Government of India are eligible for connecting the project with Grid under these
regulations. The Rooftop projects of ratings higher than 500 KWp can be considered by the distribution licensee if the distribution system
remains stable with higher rating Rooftop Solar Projects getting connected to the grid. Consumers will generate solar power for selfconsumption 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/1HnbsvK
DHI Formulated Scheme to Promote Electric Vehicles in India
As part of National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP), Department of Heavy Industries (DHI) has formulated scheme namely FAME
- India (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India). This scheme was launched officially on 8th April 2015.
Main focus areas envisaged in this scheme are: Technology Development; Demand Creation; Pilot Projects and Charging Infrastructure.
Under the Budget 2015-16, an initial amount of Rs75 crore has been approved. It is expected that based on the successful
implementation of the scheme and utilization of funds so far ear-marked, further funds would be released for the purpose.
Read More: http://bit.ly/1FPSJqX
DeitY Released Revised IoT Policy for Comments
Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), Govt of India had initially released draft IoT policy for comments in October
2014 and based on comments received, DeitY has revised the draft IoT policy and has been put up again for further comments by 18th
April 2015. Main strategies mentioned in policy are: demonstration of domain specific applications; incubation & capacity building;
standard development and adoption; innovation, research & development; incentives & engagement; human resource development;
governance structure. Read More: http://bit.ly/1DYBYvW
California's Grid Operator Presents Vision For 50% Renewables In 2030
California already generates 5% of its electricity needs from the sun and boasts huge potential for even more solar power capacity.
Recently, California Independent System Operator (ISO), the grid operator for the vast majority of the state's power grid, released a
strategic vision designed to guide the state to its goal of generating 50% of the state's power needs from renewables by 2030.
Read More: http://bit.ly/1I9i92U
Legislation Introduced into the General Assembly will help build the smart grid infrastructure in Illinois
Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) has helped introduce legislation into the Illinois General Assembly that will help build the smart grid
infrastructure in the state. The bill, House Bill (HB) 3328 and Senate Bill (SB) 1879, has four goals: responding to state and national policy
for a cleaner energy system, to help reduce the vulnerability of the grid due to security or weather, responding to customer demand for
more customized grid service, and create a fair and equitable system costs in the face of new grid uses. The bill includes three initiatives:
construction of microgrids, community solar projects, and expansion of energy efficiency programs — which includes launching
thousands of new electric (EV) charging stations.
Read More: http://bit.ly/1HnbDaB
Massachusetts developing robust Electric Vehicle market
Another $2 million has been allocated to the Massachusetts Offers Rebates for Electric Vehicles (MOR-EV) program. The electric vehicle
rebate program, administered by the Department of Energy Resources' (DOER), offers rebates of up to $2,500 to Massachusetts
residents who buy or lease clean electric vehicles. Massachusetts is just one of eight northeast states that have jointly agreed to take
actions leading to a cumulative 3.3 million zero emission vehicles on the road in those states by 2025. Read More: http://bit.ly/1yaKiq8
A 'power'ful resource for monitoring electricity supply quality
Prayas Energy has developed an innovative, technology driven approach to monitor supply quality provided by electricity companies in
India. Through this initiative, supply quality in various urban and rural areas across the country can be easily viewed on the website. Realtime, reliable data now available on watchyourpower.org, fills this crucial knowledge gap in empowering consumers. ESMI can be utilised
to assess hours of power supply as well as perform comparative analysis of supply quality across different locations. At present,
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Policy, Regulations & Standards (Contd...)
Electricity Supply Monitoring Initiative (ESMI) has been launched at 60 locations across 8 states including 5 mega cities, with a few
hundred more locations to be covered in the coming months. The Electricity Supply Monitor (ESM) is a state-of-art, internet of things
(IoT) technology and is a plug-in device that combines a voltage recorder and a communication modem. It can be easily installed at any
location in an ordinary power supply socket. The ESM records voltage every minute at its location and sends the data to a central server
using a standard mobile data network. Read More: www.watchyourpower.org
Government of India Planning to Introduce ToD Tariff for All Consumers
The government plans to introduce a time-of-day (ToD) power tariff structure for residential customers, where peak-hour prices will be
costlier than non-peak rates, after getting data on supply and consumption of electricity, coal, petroleum and renewable energy. NITI
Aayog, the government think tank tasked with creating a knowledge support system through collaboration with national and
international experts, will soon set up an energy data management cell. The think tank will monitor the usage of electronic appliances
and spot a trend that will eventually form the basis for the introduction of time-of-day tariffs for residential customers.
Read more: http://bit.ly/1yjen6E
White House Releases 150 Data Sets to Fight Climate Change
To support the president's Climate Data Initiative, the White House released a series of data projects and partnerships that includes
more than 150 new open data sets, as well as commitments from Google, Microsoft and others to cultivate climate analysis. The
undertakings were released at a White House climate and health conference where director of the White House Office of Science and
Technology Policy, pressed the need for greater data to compel decreases to greenhouse emissions. Read More: http://bit.ly/1DMuoEF
KREDL to build renewable energy park and green building
Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL), India would construct a renewable energy park and a green building on the
two acres of land it has received from Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL). KREDL have invited tenders from
private companies for project development. Several renewable energy models would be included in this project.
Read more: http://bit.ly/1yL4_GoBack_GoBack5g1
Smart Grid Updates: Technology & Projects
Sensus releases cellular module for distribution
automation
IBM to team with Carnegie Mellon University to test new
cloud-based analytics system
Sensus, a US-based smart grid company an ISGF member,
recently released its new 4G/LTE cellular module for distribution
automation which enables remote communications with a
range of end point devices such as capacitor bank controllers,
reclosers, fault current indicators etc. Furthermore, network
optimization applications such as Volt/VAR management, feeder
communications and FLISR (Fault Location, Isolation and
Service Restoration) are also supported by this module.
IBM will partner Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to test its new
cloud-based analytics system for reducing energy consumption
and facility operating costs. The university expects to save nearly
$2 million annually when the IBM system is fully deployed across
36 buildings on its Pittsburgh campus. CMU will use IBM’s new
analytics system and IBM’s cloud to monitor thousands of data
points from building automation and control systems.
Read more: http://sensus.com/web/usca/news/display/sensusdelivers-4g-radio-module-for-distribution-automation-devices
R e a d m o r e : h t t p : / / w w w . c m u . e d u /
news/stories/archives/2015/march/partnership-for-smarterbuildings.html
Landis+Gyr releases 3.5 Gridstream MDMS in multiple
languages
New York state utility to create the world’s largest smart grid
lab
Landis+Gyr recently released an updated version of its Meter
Data Management System (MDMS), 3.5 Gridstreamwhich
automates the flow of data between head-end systems and
utility systems by using a new data storage architecture for
easier integration of master data. Moreover, improved handling
of on-demand commands to the advanced metering network,
greater scalability and multi-language support are key features
o f t h i s p r o d u c t . Re a d m o r e : h tt p : / / w w w- e - c 101media.aws.barchart.com/headlines/story/6564084/landis-gyrannounces-release-of-gridstream-mdms-3-5
The New York Governor recently announced that the New York
Power Authority and SUNY Polytechnic Institute will create the
world’s largest smart grid laboratory to R&D and test new
technologies for the electricity grid. This will include (but will not
be limited to) electric vehicles, microgrids and high voltage
transmission lines. The Advanced Grid Innovation Laboratory for
Energy (AGILe) facility will be used for this project.
Read more: http://nyssmartgrid.com/worlds-largest-energy-rdcenter-planned-for-new-york-state/
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Technology & Projects (Contd...)
Bosch, ABB and Cisco collaborate to prepare a smart home
platform
NASA to collaborate with Nissan to do research on electric
driverless vehicles
Bosch, ABB and Cisco will jointly create an open-software
platform to unify standalone solutions for home automation in a
bid to achieve interoperability. This project claims that
consumers will seamlessly and intuitively tailor their appliances
and devices, regardless of their brand, for achieving
unprecedented level of control, comfort and improving energy
efficiency.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Nissan
will jointly research on electric driverless vehicles.In a study report
released by NASA, vehicle safety, maneuverability and batteries for
such vehicles will be key research areas. With this partnership,
Nissan will accelerate the development of safe, secure and reliable
autonomous drive technology. In addition, NASA recently released
a video showcasing their driverless car.
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View video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-VUHdmjytM
Texas utility enhances grid reliability from its smart grid
project
Schneider Electric, an ISGF member, S&C Electric Company, a
smart grid leader shaping the advanced power delivery systems,
and Oncor, an electric transmission and distribution company in
Texas, recently unveiled one of the most advanced microgrids in
North America. An interconnection of four integrated microgrids,
this system uses nine different distributed generation sources,
including two photovoltaic arrays, a microturbine, two energy
storage units and four generators.
CenterPoint, a Texas-based utility claims to have significantly
improved the reliability of their electricity grid by adopting smart
grid technologies. So far, 1 million gallons of vehicle fuel, 9300
metric tons of CO2 emissions and 102 million customer outage
minutes have been avoided along with enhancing the power
reliability by 28%. In addition, the smart meter installation
prompted more than 400,000 customers to enrol in its power
outage service. Read more: http://www.metering.com/texasutility-increases-reliability-with-smart-grid-project/
Israeli company keen to build energy efficient wheels for
electric vehicles
Softwheel, an Israel-based company, is working on wheel
technology for electric vehicles. The objective is to build more
efficient, durable and lighter wheels that would reduce energy
consumption and absorb shocks more quickly. Currently, this
technology is used in bicycles and wheelchairs, and has the
potential to be used in cranes, airplane landing gear, cars
(including electric vehicles) etc.
Read more: http://www.israel21c.org/news/electric-vehicleindustry-keen-on-softwheel-technology/
Beacon Power and SchwungradEnergie building flywheel
plant in Ireland
Beacon Power and SchwungradEnergie are building Europe's
first grid-connected hybrid flywheel energy storage system in
Ireland. Beacon will bring in expertise in building and operating
the flywheel plant. Schwungrad will develop and perform
operational testing to demonstrate fast-acting stabilization
system services required by the transmission companies.
Read more: http://cleantechnica.com/2015/04/07/first-hybridflywheel-energy-storage-plant-announcedeurope/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_ca
mpaign=Feed%3A+IM-cleantechnica+%28CleanTechnica%29
Schneider, S&C and Oncor build an advanced microgrid
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Hxr7ELpBcMs&feature=youtu.be
Graphene supercapacitor technology for future solar cells and
electric vehicles
Researchers at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)’s
California NanoSystems Institutehave developed a graphene
supercapacitor that stores large amounts of energy, recharges
quickly, and can last for more than 10,000 recharge cycles. This
technology can be incorporated in solar cells to develop a device
capable of generating, transferring and storing energy in the same
device. Furthermore, this supercapacitor can be used also be used
at electric vehicle charging stations. Read more: http://www.pvmagazine.com/news/details/beitrag/graphene-solar-could-be-agame-changer_100018591/#axzz3XYZjcALu
Cyber attacks on SCADA double in 2014
Dell Security recently reported that attacks on SCADA systems
increased by 100% in 2014 as compared to 2013. The majority of
these attacks happened in Finland, UK and USA and the likely
factor could be connectivity to the internet. Buffer overflows
continue to be the most common attack vector, accounting for
25% of the attacks. Lack of information sharing and ageing
industrial infrastructure are the major challenges in today’s
scenario.
Read more: http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/uscorp1/pressreleases/2015-04-13-dell-annual-threat-report
ISGF Welcomes New Members:
1. Melange Systems Pvt. Ltd. as Industry
Member
2. Ericsson as Industry Member
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3. CESC Ltd., Kolkata as Utility Member
4. Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Rural Energy & Development as
Associate Member
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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.
Project awarded to M/s Phoenix IT
Solutions, an ISGF member (in consortium
with Securo, Kepco and Nuri Telecom).Kickoff meeting was held on Mar 31 2015.
Chhattisgarh
Utility: Chhattisgarh State
Power Distribution
Company Limited,
Chhattisgarh
Project Area: Siltaraand
DDU Nagar of Raipur
Consumers: Around 1,987
AMI I, PLM
PGCIL
Price bids were opened on Feb 28 2015. L&T
price bid was Rs.180Mn and AMI Tech price
bid was Rs.230 Mn. Price negotiations were
carried out and price bid of L1 bidder was
reduced by Rs. 9 Mn. Issue put up to MoP for
approval. Decision awaited.
Gujarat
Utility: Uttar Gujarat Vij
Company Limited, Gujarat
Project Area: Naroda of
Sabarmati circle and
Deesa- II of Palanpur circle
Consumers: 39,422
AMI I, AMI R,
and OMS
None
L1 price 69.54% higher than the sanctioned
cost. MoPsSteering Committee approved cost
for UGVCL from Rs.487.8 Mn (MoP share of Rs
243.9 Mn) to Rs.827Mn (MoP share of 413.5
Mn). Approval of board still awaited.
Haryana
Utility: Uttar Haryana
BijliVitran 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: 1,251
AMI I, PLM,
OMS, and
PQM
PGCIL
Project awarded to M/S Alstom T&D India for
a total cost of Rs. 194.5 Mnon Feb 28 2015.
Kick off meeting held on Mar 24 2015 and
project has commenced.
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. Cyan Technologies, UK has been engaged
by Enzen for the AMI part of the projects.
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
State
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Price bid much higher than sanctioned project
cost. Pilot area has been restructured to the RAPDRP towns (8 nos.). Revised DPR that
proposes retendering has been put up to the
Steering Committee on Dec 31 2014. Decision
awaited.
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Pilot Projects in India (Contd...)
Consultant
Project Status
AMI I, AMI R,
and OMS
None
Price quoted after negotiations
by the L1 bidder was more than
approved cost (136%). Funding
arrangement from internal
sources could not be arranged. It
was put up to Board for
cancellation due to high project
cost. Board has approved and
the project has been cancelled.
Utility: Electricity Department of
Government of Puducherry
Project Area: Division 1 of
Puducherry
Consumers: 87,031
AMI I, AMI R
PGCIL
DPR being revised for
consumers limiting to 34,000.
NIT documents are under
finalization.
Punjab
Utility: Punjab State Power
Corporation Limited, Punjab
Project Area: Industrial Division of
City Circle Amritsar
Consumers: 9,818
AMI, PLM
PGCIL
LoIissued on Mar 31 2015 to
M/s Kalkitech. Work to
commence in April 2015.
Rajasthan
(Jaipur)
Utility: Jaipur VidhyutVitaran Nigam
Ltd, Rajasthan
Project Area: VKIA Jaipur
Consumers: 34,752
AMI R, AMI I, PLM
PGCIL
Last date of sale of tender
documents extended to Apr 20
2015. Date of tender opening
extended to May 22 2015.
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
AMI R, AMI I, PLM,
OMS, PQM
Central
Power
Research
Institute
(CPRI)
6 bids received. (1. Analogics
2. Alliance Process 3. ECIL 4.
JnJ Powercom 5. L&T and
6.AMI Tech). Technical
evaluation under progress.
Final award by end of Apr
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
L1 bidder is Wipro. Since bid
price was 3.5 times higher than
sanctioned project cost, proposal
has been submitted requesting
complete funding from Ministry
of Power. Decision still awaited.
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
Two bidders (Kalkitech,
Chemtrol) had submitted price
bids on Mar 18 2015. Price bids
opened on Mar 30 2015. Under
evaluation. Likely to be awarded
by end of Apr 2015.
State
Pilot Sites Details
Maharashtra
Utility: Maharashtra State
Electricity Distribution Company
Limited, Maharashtra
Project Area: Baramati Town
Consumers: 29,997
Puducherry
Abbreviation
Functionalities
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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Smart Grid Events
INDIAN
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://bit.ly/1yig58G
May 14-16 2015: 2nd edition of DistribuTECH India, New Delhi
http://bit.ly/1yig58G
Jun 11 2015: India Cyber Security Summit, New Delhi
http://bit.ly/1yicXtI
Jun 12 2015: 4th Annual Smart City Conference, New Delhi
http://smartcity.eletsonline.com/2015/
Jul 3 – 4 2015: International Conference on Information and
Communication Technology for Sustainable Development,
Ahmedabad, http://www.ict4sd.in/
Jul 14 – 17 2015: 6th International Conference on Future Energy
Systems (ACM e-Energy), Bangalore, http://bit.ly/1IizYgk
Aug 6 – 8 2015: International Conference on Smart Grid
Technologies, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University
(Coimbatore), http://bit.ly/1CK1Dqi
Aug 21-23 2015: 6th World Renewable Energy Technology
Congress, New Delhi, http://wretc.in/
Aug 27 – 29 2015: ITEC 2015, Chennai
http://www.itecindia-conf.com/index.php
Sep 2-4 2015: Cleantech India, New Delhi, http://bit.ly/1GrVCMv
Oct 6 2015: India Smart Cities Investment Summit, New Delhi
http://smart-cities-india.com/
Oct 8 2015: India Smart Cities Investment Summit, Mumbai
http://smart-cities-india.com/
Nov 24 – 27 2015: 8th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and
Expo, New Delhi, http://bit.ly/1FoGctP
INTERNATIONAL
Apr 19-24 2015: RSA Conference, San Francisco, USA
http://bit.ly/1nTpezv
Apr 27 – 30 2015: 8th Energy Storage World Forum, Rome
http://www.energystorageforum.com/
Apr 29 – 30 2015: 3rd International Istanbul Smart Grid Congress
and Fair, Istanbul, http://www.icsgistanbul.com/en/
May 5 – 8 2015: 51st IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power
System Technical Conference (I&CPS 2015), Calgary, Canada
http://sites.ieee.org/icps2015/
May 6 – 7 2015: 3rd AnnualDigital Grids & Smart Cities Workshop,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, http://bit.ly/1MZzy0S
May 11-13 2015: 5th International Conferenceonpower
engineering, energy and electrical drives, Riga, Latvia
http://www.powereng2015.org/
May 11 – 14 2015: IEEE 81st Vehicular Technology Conference:
VTC2015-Spring, Glasgow, Scotland
http://www.ieeevtc.org/vtc2015spring/
May 12 – 13 2015: EE Global 2015, Washington DC, USA
http://eeglobalforum.org/
May 12 – 13 2015: Smart Cities Conference, Charlotte NC, USA
http://www.smartcities.energycentral.com/
Jun 7 2015: The Impact of Smart Grid Technologies on Plant Health, IEEE
Electrical Insulation Conference, Seattle, USA
http://bit.ly/1HXTP3Y
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 15 – 19 2015: Asia Clean Energy Forum 2015, Manila
http://www.asiacleanenergyforum.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/
Jul 26 – 30 2015: 2015 IEEE PES General Meeting, Denver, Colorado
http://www.pes-gm.org/2015/
Aug 17 – 19 2015: IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid
Engineering, Oshawa, Canada, http://www.sege-conference.com/
Sep 2 – 4 2015: World Smart Energy Week 2015, Osaka, Japan
http://www.wsew.jp/en/
Sep 6 – 9 2015: IEEE 82nd Vehicular Technology Conference, Boston,
USA, http://www.ieeevtc.org/vtc2015fall/
Sep 20 – 24 2015: 7th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress &
Exposition (ECCE 2015), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
http://2015.ecceconferences.org/
WEBINARS
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Apr 23 2015: Staying well grounded, http://bit.ly/1Ohvkm6
Apr 23 2015: Application of a Transactive Energy Mechanism to Perform
Ancillary Service, http://bit.ly/1yi0eqT
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New to
Smart Grid?
SMART GRID Gyan on Converting Air Insulated
Substations (AIS) to Gas Insulated Substations (GIS)
Economic growth will propel demand for electricity as well as
cost of land. Cost of the land is the major factor to be considered
now if a utility wants to set up a new substations or upgrade the
existing ones. Apart from the cost of land, right of way
acquisition is a very cumbersome process and consumes a lot of
time and money. Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) provides the
benefit of land savings as it requires as little as 15% to 20% of
the comparable land required by conventional Air Insulated
Substation (AIS). GIS has the biggest advantage of very little
operation and maintenance expenditure with respect to
conventional substations and GIS also provides very high
reliability. GIS with SF6 gas is now a well-established technology
and numerous GIS substations have been in service since the
1960’s. The first GIS substations were installed in Switzerland
and Germany in the year 1967. The one installed in Germany is
still under operation while that in Switzerland has been
dismantled after successful operation for 35 years.
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If AIS are at very high altitudes than it will require additional
costly insulation to prevent breakdown due to low air
density, snow loading and sub-zero temperature
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Extreme climatic conditions and seismic considerations
would require additional measures such as extensive
mechanical support and bracings while physical design of
GIS allows seismic criteria to be more easily achieved at
lower cost
Gas Insulated Substation (GIS)
A Gas Insulated Switchgear substation (GIS substation) uses
sulphur hexafluoride gas (SF6 gas) whose dielectric strength is
higher than air, to provide the phase to ground insulation for the
switchgear. The conductors and contacts are insulated by
pressurised SF6 gas, meaning clearances required are much
smaller than that of AIS substations. GIS are used where there
are constraints for space or land is very expensive. World over all
new substations in urban areas are being constructed as GIS.
Existing AIS in urban areas in India are now in prime locations
where land has huge commercial value. If these are converted to
GIS, 70% of the land can be freed and that value can fund the
cost of the substation modernization. Moreover the
commercialization of the excess land can bring in alternate
revenue streams for the utilities. The overall size of a GIS is about
15% to 20% of the comparable AIS. Adding on to it, there are
various advantages of GIS over AIS, such as:
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Air Insulated Substation (AIS)
An AIS uses atmospheric air as insulation between ground and
the electrical phase which require certain minimum distances to
be kept at different voltage levels. The equipment of an AIS
substation is easily sourced and has a short lead-time; this
means that the required future expansion bays need not be built
immediately, unlike GIS where it must be considered. The main
disadvantage of the AIS substation is its overall size.
Difficulties with maintenance of Air Insulated Substations (AIS)
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In costal sites, saline deposits can cause corrosion to the
contacts of the switchgears and insulators
If AIS is in the vicinity of industrial zone then heavy
industrial particles get deposited on the insulators, metallic
components, flanges and electrical joints which will require
frequent/regular cleaning or hot line maintenance
If AIS is in the remote rural areas then also the burning of
residues from crops after harvest can cause the same
problem as mentioned above
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GIS is more reliable and safer
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It is aesthetically superior to AIS
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GIS is not affected by atmospheric pollution
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GIS required very low maintenance
Advantages of GIS
Maximum
Safety
Partitioning of
functional
compartments
encapsulation
against
access to
hazardous
part
High Voltage
parts totally
independent to
environmental
influences
Minimum
Space
Requried
Minimum
switchgear
dimensions
due to SF6
insulation
Savings in
building
areas up to
70% in
comparison
with
conventional
switchgear
Economy
High degree
of reliability
Maximum
system
service life as
independent
of the
environment
Design
Flexibility
Flexibility
towards
orientation of
the equipment
installation time
is substantially
reduced
Minimum
maintenance
requirement
means
extreme savings
in operating
costs
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SMART GRID Gyan (Contd...)
Feasibility Analysis of converting AIS to GIS
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The decision of converting existing AIS into a GIS depends
mainly on the following factors:
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The location where the AIS is situated i.e. urban or rural
area
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The price of the land where it is situated
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The age of the AIS i.e. condition of the substation and the
extent of renovation and modernization required to keep
the substation in running condition
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Existing load of the substation, spare load handling
capacity of the substation and the future estimation of the
increase in load Or additional BAYS in the substation
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The criticality of the substation i.e. whether the substation
is transmission substation or an industrial substation of a
cement factory/steel plant etc.
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Operation and maintenance cost of the substation
Financial modelling for conversion of AIS to GIS
ISGF has conducted a study and analysed a data for AIS of
different voltage levels. We calculated payback periods and
minimum land rates required to have positive NPV for different
voltage levels.
Following assumptions have been made in the financial model:
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Interest on long term loan is taken as 13% (SBI base rate
+ 300 base points)
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Interest During Construction (IDC) is considered as 13%
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Conversion period of AIS to GIS is considered as 3 years
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It is assumed that commercial value of the land vacated
will be realized in 4th year
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4 cases are considered for land rates depending upon
classification of cities (Metro, Class A1, Class B1 and
other cities)
rd
Depreciation on substation as 5.28%
Feasibility analysis is done for the AIS of voltage levels:
• 400 kV
• 220 kV
• 132 kV
In a 10 bay substation, total capital cost including IDC (interest
during construction), area of land saving, its approximate value
(in Metro cities, class A1 cities, class B1 cities and other cities)
and payback period are summarized below:
Voltage Typical land Area of land
Level
area of a
saving by
10 bay s/s
GIS (Acres)
(Acres)
Cost of
conversion
to GIS
(INR millions)
including IDC
Payback Minimum land
Period rate required
(Years) (INR millions)
per acre for
NPV to be
positive
132kV
12
9.6
323.926
3 to 4
0.45
220kV
12
9.6
539.876
3 to 4
0.75
400kV
20
16
863.802
3 to 4
0.7
Conclusion
NPV for 132 kV, 220 kV and 400 kV workout out to be very
convincing when cost of land saved is above Rs. 45 millions/Acre
for 132kV, Rs. 75 millions/Acre for 220kV and Rs. 70
millions/Acre for 400kV substations. Internationally multistoreyed buildings have GIS in their basements for meeting the
power requirements. India should also start adapting to the
change in technology to make the Indian grid smarter, more
reliable and with less environmental footprint. Several of the EHV
substations built 25 years ago outside the urban areas require
modernization. In most cases, the cities have grown large that
there substations are now in prime commercial areas and there
is a good business case for conversion of these AIS to GIS.
3 International Istanbul
Smart Grid Congress and Fair
First EU-India Smart Grid
Workshop in Nice
ISGF is pleased to invite its members to be part of the Indian Delegation
to the 3rd International Ýstanbul 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: [email protected]
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 11 – 12 June 2015. All top technical companies
from Europe and select group of policy makers from
India will participate in the workshop.
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Also, ISGF is inviting Senior Executives from the
industry to join the delegation. To participate, please
write to: [email protected].
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