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Government of Indialaunches big RE Program................................1

New ISGF Members ......................................2

Smart Grid Updates:

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

Key appointments and transfers...............3

Technology & Projects ............................. 4

India Smart Grid Week 2015...........................5

Agenda for ISGW 2015, 02-06 March,BIEC-Bengaluru .............................................6

Parallel Events at ISGW 2015 .........................8

Some of the Important Speakersat ISGW 2015 .................................................9

Smart Grid Pilots: CESC Mysoregets Cyan's smart metering technology.......10

Exhibitors at ISGW 2015...............................11

Key Contacts.................................................11

Partners of ISGW 2015 .................................12

IN THIS ISSUE

Volume 2, Issue 2, 2015

1 | SMART GRID Bulletin | Volume 2, Issue 2 | February 2015

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RE-INVEST 2015, India's first Renewable Energy Global Investors' Meet and

Expo, organised by the MNRE in New Delhi recently, concluded on a high note,

with promise from those in the sector, not only in India, but globally as well.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi who inaugurated the event, described India's

thrust towards RE production as an effort to ensure universal energy access for

India's poor. India, he added, is also working towards evolving a consortium of

about 50 countries that have abundant solar. “This will aim to pool research and

technological advancements in the field of solar energy, to improve its

accessibility to the poorest of the poor, and in the remotest of locations.”

While Uwe Beckmeyer, Deputy Minister, Federal Ministry of Economics &

Energy, Federal Republic of Germany said that his country wants stronger

partnership with India in the RE sector, Baroness Sandip Verma, Minister of

Energy & Climate Change, UK, stated that her country will support India in

framework, financing and firms.

Hope reigns for RE in India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the inaugural of RE-INVEST 2015 in New Delhi recently.

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On the occasion, gave away awards to 12 states for their contribution in the field of RE. Moreover, 27 companies including NTPC & SBI, handed over their Green Energy Commitment Certificates to the PM.

On what led to conducting the event, Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Coal, Power and New & Renewable energy, said it aimed at showcasing the RE potential of India to the world, attracting investments and establishing India as the manufacturing hub for renewable, for research and innovation.

Outlining plans for the future, he revealed that a long term roadmap will be drawn to achieve the targets of RE and there will be a monthly working session with various states so that the developers and states can work in partnership. Also, “there will be a six monthly personal review to ensure that the policies are actually implemented on the ground. The MNRE will work actively in identifying the infrastructure requirements and de-bottling them, so that the manufacturers in India can successfully take their plans forward.”

Furthermore, there were huge takeaways for the industry. Apart from 14 banks and financial institutions, 8 PSUs and private manufacturers, 15 private sector companies gave their Green Energy Commitments to ministers, proposals worth 2, 66, 000 MW were also received during the conference, which was attended by 2,800 delegates from 42 countries.

Prime Minister

Hope reigns for RE in India (Contd...)

rd3 International IstanbulSmart Grid Congress and Fair

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.

F o r j o i n i n g t h e d e l e g a t i o n , p l e a s e w r i t e t o :

[email protected]

First EU-India Smart GridWorkshop 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 11 – 12 June 2015. All top technical

companies from Europe and select group of policy

makers from India will participate in the workshop.

ISGF Welcomes New Members:1. Assam Power Distribution Company Limited as a

Utility Member

2. OPOWER as Industry Member

3. SENSUS as Industry Member

4. HUAWEI Telecommunications (India) Co.

Pvt. Ltd. as Industry Member

Management Development Programme on Smart Electric Grid for 24x7 PowerThe 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 19-21 March 2015 at TERI RETREAT, Gual Pahari, Gurgaon. ISGF Members are entitled to a 10% discount on the program fee.

Fro more information contact - [email protected]


Smart Grid Updates: Policy, Regulations & Standards

India Releases Draft Standard for Smart Meters

Punjab Issued Draft Net Metering Policy

City of Chandigarh likely to get Time of Day Tariff

Minnesota utilities offer low price EV charging for off-peak hours

Pacific Gas and Electric Gives "Green Option" to its Customers

First Energy Storage Standards Being Developed

Legislation Issued By Greece Government To Facilitate Net Metering

Key appointments and transfers

The Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) recently released a draft standard on smart meters. This will be in wide circulation till Match 13, 2015 to gather comments from various stakeholders across the globe. This Standard, the first of its kind, includes smart meter architectures, metrology requirements, load switch requirements, data exchange protocol requirements, communication requirements, tests and test conditions, and functional requirements of smart meters. Read More: http://www.bis.org.in/sf/etd/ET-13(6823)_11022015.pdf

Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PNERC) issued draft "Grid Interactive Rooftop Solar Photo Voltaic Systems based on Net Metering Regulations, 2015". Targets envisaged in this draft are: The maximum capacity of rooftop solar system shall not exceed 80% of the sanctioned load (kW) or contract demand of the consumer (in kVA). Provided that the maximum installed capacity shall not be less than 1 kWp and shall not exceed 1MWp (AC side) for a single eligible consumer. The cumulative capacity of rooftop solar system to be allowed to a particular distribution transformer shall not exceed 30% of the rated capacity of the distribution transformer. Draft policy is open for public comments by 19th February 2015. Read More: http://www.pserc.nic.in/pages/Draft-Rooftop-SPV-Regulations.pdf

Draft regulated by Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for Goa and Union Territories, peak tariff will be 20%-30% higher than normal and off-peak 15%-20% lower than normal if the system is implemented. The UT engineering wing has appointed a consultant for designing the framework. The control period will be from April 1, 2015, till March 31, 2018. Under the new system, slabs will be time-based and have different tariffs, unlike the current method where slabs are based on units used by the consumer. "There will most probably be three slabs, normal, peak and off-peak. Normal hour slab will be time of day when normal units are used, peak hour will be time when maximum load will be there and off-peak the time when load is minimal. Read More: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Peak-hours-to-raise-your-power-bill/articleshow/46036516.cms

Three investor-owned utilities in Minnesota have begun to file off-peak electric rates for plug-in vehicle charging, as required by a state law passed last year. Xcel Energy's proposed off-peak rate would allow customers to charge vehicles for 3.3 cents/KWh from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. during the week and all weekend, more than a 40% discount to residential service. Minnesota's state law also directed the utilities to offer an option of purchasing all renewable power to refuel electric vehicles. Read More: http://www.utilitydive.com/news/minnesota-utilities-offer-low-price-ev-charging-for-off-peak-hours/359711/

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has announced a new program in which customers can pay an estimated $0.02 to $0.03 per kwh extra to guarantee their electricity is sourced from solar energy. The Program, which it describes as a “green option” or “community solar, will offer options of 50% solar or 100% solar, with the premium proportionally applied to the bills of the customers who opt to participate. PG&E's current power mix provides approximately 25% of customers' electricity sourced from renewables and it must be 33% by 2020 as required by California's renewables mandate. Read More: http://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-pge-program-offers-customers-100-solar-option/359647/

A working group worked under U.S Department of Energy and two of its labs, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories, to develop the protocol. This protocol was initially released in October 2012 and was revised in June 2014. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and National Electrical Manufacturers Association are now using the protocol as a starting point to draft the first international and US Standards for measuring and reporting energy storage system performance. Read More: http://energystorage.org/news/esa-news/first-standard-energy-storage-systems-being-developed

http://cleantechnica.com/2015/01/19/greek-government-introduces-net-metering-solar-pv-systems/

Net-metering scheme in Greece is applicable only to solar PV systems and refers to all photovoltaic installations that aim for self-consumption, thus expands to both rooftop and ground-mounted systems. The upper limit for net-metering PV installations in Greece's mainland grid is set at 20 kW. However, in cases where the required load exceeds 20 kW, the new law allows for net-metering for installations that exceed the 20 kW limit and reach up to half the power consumption of the consumer. In this case, net-metering systems can reach up to 500 kW Read More: http://www.pv-magazine.com/news/details/beitrag/greece-applies-generous-net-metering-_100017732/#axzz3SHMOlTTD

• Mr. Madhusudhan Prasad has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development

• Mr. Gyanesh Bharti, 1998 batch AGMUT cadre IAS, has been appointed as Director, Ministry of Power

• Mr. A.P Mishra has been appointed as Managing Director, Purvanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PVVNL)

• Mr. Devraj Birdi has been appointed as the Chairman, Madhya Preadesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC)


Smart Grid Updates: Technology & Projects

ISGF member Phoenix enters Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Meter Data Management products

Telecom Commission approves INR 370 million per MHz as the base price for 3G auction

Eaton to deploy Africa's largest microgrid

Infosys to invest $250 million in India to support Indian start-ups

Cyan Technology wins order for Smart Grid pilot in India

UN advises India to enhance solar portfolio

mPower MDMS™ of Phoenix IT Solutions Ltd has been positioned in the Gartner's Magic Quadrant 2014 for Energy & Utilities systems as a niche player based on an evaluation of all the major software products in this category globally. mPower CIS™ another critical piece in utilities software systems was also positioned in Gartner Magic Quadrant for utilities Customer Information Systems (CIS) in 2013 and 2014 consecutively. Phoenix is the only Asian Head quartered product company to be listed on these magic quadrants. Other companies in the Magic Quadrant for Meter Data Management products include Elect Solve, Elster Energy ICT, eMeter, Energyworx, Enoro, Ferranti Computer Systems, Gruppo Engineering, Itron, Landis+Gyr, Oracle Utilities, Robotron, and SAP. Read more: http://bit.ly/1vG9tzK

The Telecom Commission (TC) recently approved a base price of INR 370 billion per MHz for auctioning spectrum in the 2100 MHz range to be used for 3G services. If vacated by defence services, additional 15 MHz will be auctioned. The Ministry of Defence may be given a similar amount in the 1900 MHz band. The government plans to generate Rs 80,000 crores to Rs 100,000 crores by auctioning spectrum in the 2100MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz and 1800 MHz frequency bands. Read more: http://bit.ly/17kjJmv

Eaton, a power management company, recently announced that it will be providing electrical engineering services and power distribution equipment for the construction of a 5 MW solar microgrid in Africa. The microgrid, which will be the largest self-sufficient solar microgrid in Africa, has battery storage and is expected to supply reliable and predictable power to meet the off-grid community's energy demand. Read more: http://bit.ly/1tSI0nY

Infosys, a global leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next-generation services, recently announced the creation of the 'Innovate in India' fund. As part of the fund, Infosys will invest $250 million for promoting new Indian companies which would develop next generation solutions and technologies such as artificial intelligence, automation, pervasive connectedness. Read more: http://infy.com/1BEz8sG

Cyan Technology, an integrated system and software design company delivering wireless mesh solutions, recently won an order by Enzen Global Solutions Pvt Ltd worth $1.5 million for supplying its 865 MHz RF mesh communications network (including communication modules, data concentrator units and head end software), a meter data acquisition system and 21824 smart meters. Cyan will manage the entire supply chain using local meter manufacturers and will provide facility management services for a period of 2 years post-deployment. Read more: http://bit.ly/1Edqu38

The United Nations has advised India to promote generation of electricity via renewable energy sources for mitigating climate change and its consequences. Solar generation will be the key in this initiative. Recently the Government of India announced

that a capacity addition of 180 GW will be undertaken. This includes 100 GW of solar, 60 GW of wind and 20 GW of other sources. In addition, a program to replace halogen lamps with LED bulbs has already been launched in India. Read more: http://bit.ly/1Ae8rwu

HARMAN International Industries recently acquired Symphony Teleca and Red Blend Software for $780 million and $170 million respectively to strengthen its IoT business. Symphony Teleca, a California-based companywould provide software engineering and integration services for helping businesses design and develop products and technologies. Israel-based Red Bend Software would provide software management technology for connected devices, and over the air software and firmware upgrades. Read more: http://bit.ly/1DjPsQf

Landis+Gyr, a leader in energy management solutions, recently announced the addition of advanced grid analytics to its Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions that would enable utilities to access a variety of useful analytical tools. This would offer visualisation, planning and grid management capabilities using near real-time metering and grid sensor data. Read more: http://bit.ly/1F0yAzY

Itron recently released its 4G LTE solution for smart metering that provides broad coverage, low latency and network longevity. This is a part of Itron's OpenWay smart grid solution that provides utilities an option to select any combination of cellular and RF mesh technology, all under the same network management system. Itron believes that the low latency of the 4GLTE network would also be useful for SCADA/distribution automation applications or for using smart meters as grid sensors to monitor distribution system conditions. Read more: http://bit.ly/1zNSNG5

BMW and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) will together demonstrate the ability of EV to supply power to the grid by demonstrating an 18-month pilot. As part of the pilot, BMW will create a large energy storage unit in California using Lithium-ion batteries along with enlisting upto 100 customers of its BMW 13 EV to take part in the pilot. For curbing the electricity demand, PG&E would send an alert to BMW indicating how much load to cut and for how long. BMW would then communicate with its EVs directing to halt the charging for the duration for the DR event. Read more: http://bit.ly/1DIhKnT

Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L)will install and operate over 1000 EV charging stations in Missouri. The charging equipment will be manufactured by ChargePoint and PCP&L will offer free charging for the first two years. Nissan will partner with PG&E to supply EVs and help install 15 charging stations in the initial phase of the project. Read more: http://bit.ly/1ApUytM

The Department of Energy, USA, recently published a report that highlighted major interoperability issues involving residential smart meters and the ZigBee communication modules installed at EV charging stations. A reliability of about 50% was reported and this was attributed to poor ZigBee radio signal quality, problems with power supply circuits in the EV service equipment communications module and environmental interference. Access full report: http://1.usa.gov/1Ci7bWK

HARMON acquires Symphony Teleca and Red Bend Software for boosting IoT business

Landis+Gyr to offer advanced grid analytics as a SaaS

Itron launches LTE smart metering solution

BMW and PG&E to do a DR pilot using V2G

KCP&L to install 1000 EV stations in Missouri

DoE study on EV reveals major communication errors


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 ndMonday, 2 March, 2015

Smart Grid Tutorial andMaster Classes;

US-India Smart GridWorkshop by USTDA

Day 2rdTuesday 3 March, 2015

Full Day Conference and Inauguration of Exhibition;

ISGAN Annexe #6 Workshop

Day 3th

Wednesday 4 March, 2015Full Day Conference and

Exhibition;Luncheon Round Table for

Regulators & Policy Makers

Day 4thThursday 5 March, 2015

Full Day Conference andExhibition;

Luncheon Round Table of Smart Utilities Group

Day 5thFriday 6 March, 2015

Site Visits & Celebration of HOLI (Festival of Colors)

Supporting Ministries

Supporting Institutions

Media Partners

02 - 06 March, 2015 www.isgw.inBengaluru International Exhibition CentreBengaluru, India

International Conference and Exhibition on Smart Grids and Smart Cities

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

*U.S. Commercial Service supports the goals of this event, but does not endorse the specific products, or views of the participating organization.

Media &Marketing Partner

Knowledge Partner PartnerOrganiserUtility Partners

Ms. Reena [email protected]

Ms. Ronkini [email protected]

ndRegistration desk open at event venue on 2 March 2015, 10am to 5pm

Government of IndiaMinistry of New and Renewable Energy

Government of IndiaMinistry of Urban Development

Government of IndiaDepartment of Telecommunications

Ministry of Communications &Information Technology

Government of IndiaMinistry of Power

Government of IndiaDepartment of Science & Technology

Ministry of Science & Technology


AGENDA FOR ISGW 2015, 02-06 MARCH, BIEC-BENGALURU

EVENT DAY 1: 02 March 2015


Inaugural Session (90 Min)

Inauguration of Exhibition by Chief Guest

Plenary Session – 1: Smart Grid Projects Update, Lessons Learnt, Business Models and Key Emerging Trends

Plenary Session – 2: Brainstorming on Spectrum requirement for m2m Communications in India

European Union - India Smart Grids Networking Evening


Plenary Session – 3: Smart Grid to Smart Cities and Smart Communities

Plenary Session – 4: International Collaboration, Joint Research, Development and Deployment Projects to bring down costs

Dinner Reception

Event DAY 4: 05 March 2015

Plenary Session – 5: Emerging Technologies that New India should embrace for the Big Leap!

1. SMART GRID TUTORIAL & MASTER CLASSES from 9.30 am to 5.30pm

2. U.S.-India Smart Grid Workshop sponsored by USTDA from 10am to 5.30 pm followed by cocktails (Please register at: www.regonline.com/indiasmartgridbangalore

Session Time Session Details

09:30 - 11:00

11:00 - 11:15

11:30 - 13:00

Chair: Shri Devendra Chaudhry, Special Secretary, Ministry of Power

14:00 - 15:30 Track A: Future Electricity Grid Supporting Low Track B: Smart Energy – Vision for the Smart Grid Evolving Carbon Energy Supply and Energy Security Towards Smart Customers and Smart Cities /Communities

Session A1:Smart Generation and Integration Session B1: Smart Energy Market Design &Chair: Tarun Kapoor, Joint Secretary, MNRE Regulatory Support

Chair: U.K.Panjiar, Chairman, Bihar Electricity RegulatoryCommission

16:00 - 16:30 Presentation on IESS2047 by Mr. Anil Jain, Advisor Energy, Niti Ayog, GoI

16:30 - 18:30

Chair: AK Mittal, Head of Telecommunication Engineering Centre

18:30 to 2030

09:30 - 11:00

Chair: Talleen Kumar, CEO & MD, DMICDC*

11:30 - 13:00 Session A2: Evolving Integrated Grid with Session B2: Smart Cities & Smart Homes and otherDistributed Generation emerging technology trendsChair: Varsha Joshi, Joint Secretary, MNRE Chair: Tom Rowlandsree, Bloomberg New Energy Finance

14:00 - 15:30 Session A3: Smart Distribution - Evolution of Session B3: Smart Customerthe Distribution Grid Chair: B.N. Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power, India

Chair: Jean Francois Faugeras, VP-EDF

16:00 - 18:00

Chair: Agnese Cecchini, Editorial Director, Groupo Italienergia, Italy

18:30 - 22:00

09.30 - 11.00

Chair: Rahul Tongia, Advisor to ISGF and Non-Resident Fellow, Brookings India

11:30 - 13:00 Technical Session-C: Cross Cutting Themes Track B: Smart Energy – Vision for the Smart Grid EvolvingTowards Smart Customers and Smart Cities /Communities

Session C1: Standards and Inter-operability Session B4: Smart Grid Communications and Cyber Security

Chair: Richard Schomberg, IEC Smart Energy Chair: Paul de Martini, Managing Director, New Port Chairman & Vice President, EDF Consulting Group, USA

14:00 - 16:00 Session A4: Smart Metering Session C2: Training and Capacity Building

Chair: Colin McKerracher, Chair: Sunil Arora, Secretary, Skill Development Ministry, Bloomberg New Energy Finance Govt of India*

16:30 - 17:30 Closing Ceremony of Conference and Exhibition


PARALLEL EVENTS


Session Time Session Details

US-India Smart Grid Workshop sponsored by USTDA

Smart Grid Tutorial and Master Classes:

9.30 17:30 http://isgw.in/ustda-us-india-workshop/

9:30 - 11:00 Introduction to Smart Grids: &

11:30 - 13:00 Communication Technologies for Smart Grids and Smart Cities – Ajoy Rajani & Kishore Narang

14:00 - 18:00 MASTER CLASSES (Parallel Tracks):

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Rahul Tongia Pradeep Kumar Yemula

IEC 61850 by Christoph Brunner, Chair of IEC Working Group on 61850 in TC-57

Cyber Security by M. Zaki, NCIIPC, N. P. Singh, NCIIPC, Faruk Kazi, VJTI, Hem Thukral, ISGF

Energy Storage Technologies by Rahul Walawalkar & Ravi Seethapathy, Smart Grids Canada

Smart Microgrids by Terry Mohn, General Microgrids Inc & Erfan Ibrahim, The Bit Bazar LLC



“Smart Regulations for Smart Grids”


Smart Utilities Group (SUG)

ISGF – TiE - IAN Smart Innovation Hub: 03-04-05 March 2015

13:00 16:30 ISGAN Annexe-6 Workshop: Microgrids – A system approach for deployment of renewable energy

Chair: Bo Normark, ISGAN - Chair Annex 6

Speakers:

1. Terry Mohn, General Microgrids Inc & Microgrid Alliance UN

2. Nick Singh and Ken Hayles, Eskom, South Africa

3. Anders Lindskog, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden

4. Rahul Walawalkar, India Energy Storage Alliance

14:00 - 15:30 Track D: Technical Paper Presentation, Session D1

11:30 - 15:30 Luncheon Session - for Regulators and Policy Makers



11:30 - 15:30 Special Luncheon Session and launch of ISGF's



For details write to: [email protected]

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AGENDA FOR ISGW 2015, 02-06 MARCH, BIEC-BENGALURU (Contd...)

ISGF will be releasing following documents at ISGW 2015:• Smart Grid Knowledge Paper

Who Is Who in Smart Grids and Smart Cities domains in India

Indian Power Sector Directory

Technical Papers at ISGW 2015

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PARALLEL EVENTS AT ISGW 2015

Inauguration by Hon'ble Minister of Energy, Karnataka Shri DK Shivakumar

Model Smart Grid Frameworks to support positive regulatory change to newtechnologies

Suedeen G. Kelly, Former Commissioner, FERC

Regulatory Examples from around the world to enable the Demand side. A discussion of many different countries and regulations and to see what has worked and what has not worked

Chris Hickman, CEO, Innovari Inc

Market Structures – How are the different markets working? From fully unbundled to vertically integrated, where have electricity grids been able to provide higher levels of reliability while maintaining affordable cost?

Paul J Feldman, Director (and Past Chairman), MISO

Regulatory implications of amendments proposed in the Electricity Act 2003 Vijay Sonavane, Advisor, MERC

Regulations for Separation of Carriage and Content - Experiences and Recommendations

Balawant Joshi, Managing Director,Edam Infra

How the market views utility investment in Smart Grids Lee Burrows, Managing Director,

Vantage Point

Agenda

Smart Technology Innovation HUB at India Smart Grid Week 2015: 03-05 Marsh 2015

ISGF in association with TiE and Indian Angel Network (IAN) is hosting 'Smart Technology Innovation HUB' at ISGW 2015. A lot of new technology inventions and innovations are taking place in the Smart Grid and Smart Cities domains around the world. The Innovation HUB at ISGW 2015 aims to provide a platform for start-ups and entrepreneurs to exhibit their technologies/solutions to potential, clients, technology partners, investors and business associates at the HUB. For more information or to participate in the Innovation HUB, please write to: [email protected]

To attend this session please write to: [email protected]

Launch of ISGF's Smart Utilities Group at a Special Luncheon Session on 05 March 2015

ISGF is pleased to announce the Smart Utilities Group (SUG) is a voluntary forum for utilities to share their experiences and learn from each other on smarter initiatives and implementation of new technologies. The senior management officials of utilities dealing with technology implementation, network operation and customer care will participate in the SUG. SUG will be officially

thlaunched at a Special Luncheon Roundtable at the ISGW 2015 on 5 March 2015 from 11.30am to 3.30pm.

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2. Election of a Chair for SUG

3. Finalization of framework for SUG functioning

4. Presentation: Electricity Act 2003 Amendment (proposed) – Challenges to Regulators and Utilities

5. Presentation: Changes in Business Processes and IT Systems of Discoms with separation of Carriage and Content as envisaged in the Electricity Act 2003 Amendments: Presentation by SAP

Introduction and launch of SUG

Agenda

For details write to: [email protected]

Special Luncheon Session on Smart Regulations for Smart Grids on 04 March 2015

To give first-hand account of regulations for Smart Grids, ISGF is bringing together leading regulatory experts at Special thLuncheon Session at India Smart Grid Week 2015 on 4 March 2015 from 11.30am to 3.30pm.


Mr. Adam Welsh

Ms. Agnese Cecchini

Mr. Ajay Mathur

Mr. Ajoy Rajani

Mr. Alok Chandna

Dr. Amory B Lovins

Mr. Anders Lindskog

Mr. Balawant Joshi

Mr. B.N.Sharma

Mr. Bo Normark

Dr Chandan Chaudhary

Mr Chris Hickman

Mr. Christoph Brunner

Mr. Christophe Arnoult

Mr. Christopher Villareal

Mr. Colin McKerracher

Mr. Devendra Chaudhary

Dr Erfan Ibrahim

Mr. Eric Dresselhuys

Mr Francesco Marini

Mr. Frans Vreeswijk

Mr. Girish Ghatikar

Mr. Henry Steingass

Dr. Hiroshi Kuniyoshi

Prof Ja Yoon Koo

Mr. James Connaughton

Mr. Jean Francois Faugeras

Senior Director, OPower

Editorial Director, GroupoItalienergia

Director General, BEE

Senior Vice President, Reliance Infrastructure Ltd & BoG Member ISGF

Fuji Electric, India

Rocky Mountain Institute

Electrical Measurement Technology departmentSP, Technical Research Institute of Sweden

Managing Director, Idam Infrastructure Advisory Pvt. Ltd.

Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power ,GOI

Chairmen, International Smart Grid Action Networks (ISGAN) Ann 6

MD, Dassault Systems

CEO, InnovariInc

President, it4power LLC and chair IEC WG-61850

Head of the “Large Projects and International” departmentElectricitéRéseau Distribution France

Senior Regulatory Policy Analyst, California Public Utilities Commission

Senior Analyst-on Smart Technologies, Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Special Secretary, MoP

Founder & CEO, The Bit Bazar LLC

Executive Vice President, Silver Spring Networks

Head of Asia and Oceania Sales Unit, Network Technology and Engineering Sales

General Secretary & CEO, IEC

Deputy Lead-Grid Integration Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratary

Regional Director for South & South East Asia, USTDA

Executive Director, NEDO, Japan

Chairman, Korean Electricity Regulatory Commission

Executive Vice President, C3 Energy

Research Director, EDF

Some of the Important Speakers at ISGW 2015

Mr Jeffery D Sachs

Mr. Laurent Schmitt

Mr. Lee Burrows

Mr. M.J. Joseph

Mr. N Murugesan

Mr. Nick Singh

Mr. Owen Zinaman

Mr. Paddy Turnbull

Mr. Paul De Martini

Mr. Paul J. Feldman

Mr. Phil Beecher

Mr. Praveer Sinha

Dr. Rahul Tongia

Dr Rahul Walawalkar

Mr. Raj Vaswani

Dr. Rajit Gadh

Mr. Ravi Kumar

Mr. Ravi Seethapathy

Mr. Richard Schomberg

Mr. Remy Garaude Verdier

Mr. Russel L Conklin

Mr. Sachin Burman

Ms Suedeen G Kelly

Mr Tarun Kapoor

Mr. Terry Mohn

Mr. Tom Rowlandsree

Ms. Varsha Joshi

Mr Vijay L. Sonavane

Director, Earth Institute, Columbia University

Vice President, Smart Grid, Alstom

Managing Director, Vantage Print

Director General, BIS

Director General, CPRI

Eskom RT&D

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Chairman, GSGF

Managing Director, Newport Consulting Group

Director and past Chairman, Midcontinent ISO

Chairman, Wi-SUN Alliance

CEO & ED, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.

Advisor, ISGF

Board of Director, Electricity Storage Association

CTO, Silver Spring Networks

Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, (UCLA)Founding Director of UCLA’s Smart Grid Research

Addl Chief Secretary – Energy, Govt of Karnataka

Corporate Director, Smart Grid Canada, Chairman, Biosirus Inc.

VP-Smart Energy Standards, EDF

Smart Grids Project Manager, Electricité Réseau Distribution France

International Smart Grid Action Network

Director, National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC)

Former FERC Commissioner

Joint Secretary, MNRE

CEO, General Microgrids Inc

Head of Energy Efficiency-Bloomberg, New Energy Finance

Joint Secretary, MNRE

Advisor, MERC


Smart Grid Pilots: CESC Mysore gets Cyan's smart metering technology

In 2013, India's Ministry of Power announced that 14 smart grid pilot projects had been shortlisted for funding. The pilot projects, to be deployed in thdifferent distribution companies, were allocated funding in the XII Five Year Plan which runs through to 2017.A key element of these smart grid

projects is the deployment and evaluation of smart metering technology, which enables the measurement and control of energy consumption.

One of the smart grid pilot projects being implemented is at Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC), Mysore, Karnataka. CESC is a public utility responsible for distribution of power to 1.5 million plusdomestic customers across 5 districts of Karnataka: Chamarajanagar, Mandya, Hassan, Kodagu and Mysore. Part of the requirement at CESC was to implement an AMI solution designed to reduce the costs of meter reading and aggregate technical and commercial losses, as well as to improve peak load and power outage management.

AMI supports the reduction of losses by enabling the utility to accurately read every meter, bill customers regularly, and ensure payment collection. This provides the utility with enhanced revenue assurance and allows them to support ongoing infrastructure improvements as well as electrification programs. In addition, it enables the distribution company to implement demand response to avoid load shedding, which is disruptive to business and consumers. Another challenge for utilities is tampering, which can also be addressed by deploying smart meters fitted with a relay. If the meter detects a tamper, a message is immediately sent to the utility allowing them to take action - for example disconnecting the supply until the issue is investigated.

Smart meters also allow consumers to manage their energy consumption more effectively. Utilities can incentivise customers to use appliances that require a peak load during off-peak hours with Time of Use tariffs. This can support energy efficiency, which both saves consumers money and helps to ensure uninterrupted power for all.

A consortium led by Enzen Global Solutions Pvt Ltd (Enzen) won the bid to implement the smart grid pilot at CESC. Enzen is a global energy and environment company providing high-end solutions to the energy and utilities industries. Cyan bring in the smart metering elements and act as Enzen's end-to-end solution provider.

The CyLec Advanced Metering Infrastructure Solution proposed for AMI at CESC will use 865 MHz RF mesh communication network (including RF modules, data concentrator units and head end software), a Meter Data Acquisition System and 21,824 smart meters.

Cyan is an integrated system design company based in Cambridge, UK. It has been working in India for more than 6 years. During this time it has built a local sales and technical team as well as local manufacturing facilities through Tier 1 contract equipment manufacturers. In addition, it has established a smart metering partner eco-system with meter manufacturers, system integrators and utilities to provide market-leading smart metering technology developed for the Indian market. Cyan's experience in the Indian market, including successful deployment of nine pilot projects, has given them a comprehensive understanding of this emerging market and the challenges of the energy sector.

The communication platform enables the measurement and control of energy consumption for the metering and lighting markets, helping to reduce energy losses. It is based on a sub-Ghz wireless mesh network (865MHz in India) that is claimed to be most effective in dense urban areas.


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