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CBIP Day and Awards Ceremony 2017 IN THIS ISSUE

To recognize the outstanding contribution of the individuals and institutions for their
excellent contributions in the development of Water Resources, Power and Renewable CBIP Day and Awards Ceremony 2017 .......1
Energy Sectors, Central Board of Irrigation & Power (CBIP) conducted Awards Ceremony ISGF Board of Governers ............................2
as part of CBIP Day on 29th December 2016, New Delhi.
Smart Grid Updates:
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, Honble Minister of State for Water Resources, River o Policy, Regulations & Standards ............3
Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India; Shri S.D. Dubey, President,
CBIP and Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority; Shri G.S. Jha, Vice President; CBIP o Key Appointments and Transfers ...........4
and Chairman, Central Water Commission, several Chairmen, Directors and Senior o Technology & Projects ..........................4
Officers from PSUs, SEBs and other organizations participated in the event.
o Pilot Projects in India ............................5
CBIP, set up by Government of ISGF Welcomes New Members .................4
India in January 1927, is a pioneer
organization involved in Smart Grid Events .......................................8
d i s s e m i n a t i o n o f t e ch n i c a l Key Contacts ...............................................8
knowledge in Water Resources,
PEER A rating system to ..........................9
Power and Renewable Energy
build reliable & resilient grid systems
Sectors for the past 90 years by
way of bringing out technical Huawei Enterprise ICT Summit.................10
publications, organizing on December 09, 2016 at Mumbai
conferences/workshops/seminars ICSG Istanbul 2017 ....................................10
and imparting training to
ISGW 2017.................................................11
professionals and other
stakeholders.
Some of the Awardees of the CBIP Awards were: Shri S.D. Dubey, Chairperson, CEA,
Shri G.S. Jha, Chairman, CWC; Shri K.M. Singh, CMD, NHPC Ltd.; Shri R.P. Sasmal,
Director, Powergrid; Shri A.K. Jha, Director-Technical, NTPC Ltd.; Shri R.K. Gupta, CMD, Please visit www.indiasmartgrid.org
WAPCOS Ltd; and Shri Praveer Sinha, CEO, TPDDL. The institutions who received the for more information or to download a
awards were: NTPC, POWERGRID, SJVN, PFC, BHEL, WAPCOS, GETCO, HPPCL, pdf version of the bulletin
UGVCL and IREDA.
For receiving copies of SMART GRID
A Symposium on Challenges in Development of Water Resources, Power & Renewable Bulletin, please write to
Energy Sectors was also organized as part of CBIP Day to apprise the professionals sgbulletin@indiasmartgrid.org
working in this sector with the latest developments. Key speakers of this symposium
were Shri A.S. Bakshi, Member, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission; Shri A.S.
Pandya, Former Chairman, CWC; and Shri K.S. Popli, CMD, IREDA.

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ISGF Board of Governers
ISGF conducted elections for the vacant positions on the Board of Governors on 12 Dec 2016.
The newly elected Board Members are:
Board of Governors

Reji Kumar Pillai Rupendra Bhatnagar V. K. Kanjlia S A Khaparde

President General Secretary & Convenor Treasurer Research & Academia Member
India Smart Grid Forum (Lotus Wireless Technologies India Pvt Ltd) (Central Board of Irrigation ( IIT Mumbai)
and Power)

Chandan Chowdhury Rahul Savdekar Alok Chandna Praveer Sinha

Industry Member Industry Member Industry Member Utility Member
(Dassault Systemes) (Microsoft, India) (Fuji Electric) (Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd)

Working Group Chairs

Ramachandran Pillai Pradeep Yemula Ajoy Rajani Girish Ghatikar Pankaj Batra
Chief - Corporate Operations Assistant Professor Electrical Senior Executive EPRI, USA Member Planning
(T&D), Tata Power Company Engineering Department Vice President ISGF Honorary Central Electricity
Mumbai IIT Hyderabad Reliance Infrastructure Member Authority
Limited
Advisor

Samir Chaudhury Sujeet Mishra Ravi Seethapathy Abraham Samson Dr. Rahul Tongia
ISGF Honorary Member Director Chairman, Biosirus Inc. L&T Infotech Fellow, Brookings India
Ministry of Railways ISGF Honorary Member ISGF Advisor and
Honorary Member

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Smart Grid Updates: Policy, Regulations & Standards
MPERC Issued Smart Grid Regulations
Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) issued Smart Grid Regulations on the similar lines of Model Smart Grid
Regulations issued by Forum of Regulators. These regulations will be applicable to all Generating Companies, Transmission Licensees,
Distribution Licensees and consumers in the State and connected to the state grid. The objectives of these Regulations are to enable
integration of various smart grid technologies and measures to bring about economy, efficiency improvement in generation,
transmission and distribution licensee operations, manage the transmission and distribution networks effectively, enhance network
security, integrate renewable and clean energy into the grid and micro grids.
Read More: http://www.mperc.nic.in/14102016-smart-grid-english.pdf
MOP issued Guidelines for Cross Border Trade in Electricity between India and the neighbouring countries
Ministry of Power issued Guidelines for Cross Border Trade in Electricity between India and the neighbouring countries. The objectives
of these regulations are to facilitate cross border trade of electricity; Promote transparency, consistency and predictability in regulatory
approaches across jurisdictions; Minimise regulatory risks; Promote optimum utilization of available resources by participating
countries; Reliable grid operation across the borders; a dynamic and robust electricity infrastructure for cross border transactions.
Read More: http://powermin.nic.in/sites/default/files/webform/notices/Guidelines%20for%20Cross%20Boarder%20Trade.pdf
KSERC Issued Renewable Energy Amendment Regulations
Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission issued (Renewable Energy) Regulations in 2015 and issued Amendment Regulations in
2016. Amendment to these regulations have fixed minimum Solar and Non Solar RPO as % of total consumption (excluding hydro
power) within the area of buyer licensee for distribution licensee; captive consumers; open access consumers.
Read More: http://www.erckerala.org/regulations/Renewable%20energy%20final.pdf
UK Issues Funding for EV Grid Infrastructure Development
UK Ministry of Finance will provide $484 million in funding to ensure the nations grid infrastructure is able to support the growing
number of EVs and autonomous vehicles. The capital will be used to fund clean energy projects to ensure the UK contributes at least
12 to 15GW of electricity to boost grid reliability. The money will fund development of EV charging stations as well as manufacturing of
EVs and autonomous vehicles. In addition, the UK government agreed to draft and implement policies to support an increased
manufacturing of EVs, EV infrastructure development and the adoption of UK manufactured EVs, locally and abroad.
Read More: https://www.metering.com/news/ev-infrastructure-uk-jlr/
NERC, IEEE team up on Standards Development
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and IEEE entered into an agreement to identify and launch joint initiatives on
key issues including coordination on bulk power system analysis, cybersecurity and the interface between NERC reliability standards
and IEEE equipment standards. Read More: http://www.smartgridtoday.com/members/NERC-IEEE-team-up-on-cybersecurity-
development.cfm?utm_source=Real%20Magnet&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=105498206
ISO Approves Standard that Integrates Control Technologies into the Grid
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) approved ANSI/ASHRAE/NEMA Standard 201-2016, Facility Smart Grid Information
Model (FSGIM), which helps electrical energy consumers participate in smart grid networks. The standard, published earlier this year by
ASHRAE and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), provides a common basis for consumers to describe, manage,
and communicate about electrical energy consumptions and forecast. This basis facilitates information exchange between control
systems and end-use devices, thereby supporting two-way flow of electricity.
Read More: https://www.smartgridobserver.com/n12-16-16-SGIP.htm
FERC Proposes Changes to Large Generator Interconnection Process
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has proposed reforms to its large generator interconnection processes with an aim of
improving the efficiency of interconnection requests and removing barriers to resource development. The Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NOPR) has three broad categories: improving predictability in the interconnection process; improving transparency for
interconnection customers, and making use of underutilized existing interconnections. The NOPR applies to large generating facilities,
but also seeks comment on whether any of the proposed reforms should be applied to small generating facilities of 20 MW or less.
Read More: http://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-proposes-changes-to-large-generator-interconnection-process/432580/
NIST released IoT cybersecurity guidelines
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released IoT cybersecurity guidelines. The IoT cybersecurity guidelines address
questions and concerns about protections for devices connected to the internet with an objective to address security issues and to use
established engineering processes to ensure that needs, concerns, and requirements are addressed with appropriate fidelity and rigor,
early and in a sustainable manner.
Read More: https://www.metering.com/news/nist-iot-cybersecurity-guidelines/

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Key Appointments and Transfers
Ashok Jhunjhunwala has been appointed as Advisor to Minister of States (I/C) for MoP and MNRE
Ravindra Kumar Verma has been appointed as Member, Grid Operation and Distribution as well as Acting Chairperson of the Central
Electricity Authority (CEA)
Pankaj Batra has been appointed as Member, Planning of CEA
Krishan Kumar Arya has been appointed as Member, Hydro of CEA
Ravi Singh, IRS, has been appointed as Additional Private Secretary to the Minister of State (I/C) for MoP and MNRE
ISGF Welcomes New Members
Oracle India Private Limited joined as Industry Member
Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) joined as Utility Member
Smart Grid Updates: Technology & Projects
Wi-SUN Alliance completes first interoperability event in
India of IEEE 802.15.4u PHY
The Wi-SUN Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies
seeking to accelerate the implementation of Field Area
Networking (FAN) and the Internet of Things (IoT), recently
announced a successful interoperability test event of the IEEE
802.15.4u physical layer RF specification for India, suitable for
use in the Wi-SUN FAN specification. The Wi-SUN FAN profile is
a leading technology for applications in the Utility Industry,
including Advanced Metering Infrastructure and Distribution
Automation, as well as smart city applications like street
lighting, traffic management and other urban infrastructure
applications. Participants at the event, including member
companies such as Analog Devices, Landis + Gyr, Procubed,
Renesas and Silver Spring Networks, demonstrated multi-
vendor interoperability using currently available products
operating in the Indian frequency band (865-867 MHz). The test
event was hosted by TUV Rheinland at their Wireless Test
Laboratory in Bangalore, India. The next interoperability event
will finalize the certification test specifications and enable the
launch of the certification program. Read more:
https://www.wi-sun.org/index.php/en/about-us/pr/187-pr-2016-
12-19-ieee802-15-4u-interop
New York City to install 100MWh of electricity storage by
2020
The city of New York is planning to install 100MWh of
electricity storage by 2020, 100 MW of solar power on public
buildings and 250 MW on private buildings by 2025. The key
drivers of this initiative are to reduce the greenhouse gas
emissions by 80% by 2050, make solar power usable for
greater parts of the day and enhance the city's resiliency. Read
more: http://bit.ly/2cwmWB3
Global utility-scale energy storage batteries to reach 42.7
GWh by 2025
As per a recent report published by Navigant Research, the
global utility-scale energy storage batteries capacity to reach
42.7 GWh by 2025 (a 30-fold increase in the capacity. The
report contains global market forecasts for energy capacity,
power capacity, and revenue, segmented by region, application,
chemistry, and sub-chemistry, through 2025. Read more:
http://bit.ly/2hVBHBX
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Con Edison selects Smart Grid Solutions for AMI project
Con Edison, one of the largest investor-owned utility in US, has
selected Smart Grid Solutions(SGS), a Texas-based company
providing smart grid products, for building the supporting
communications network for territory-wide coverage using SGS's
industry-leading ProFieldMETER technology. This project is part of a
landmark plan to deploy 3.9 million smart electricity meters and 1.3
million smart water meters. Read more: http://prn.to/2hVxRJd
Trilliant completes deployment of 4.2 million smart meters for
British Gas
Trilliant, a global provider of smart energy communications, recently
announced installation of 4.2 million smart electricity and gas
meters for British Gas. In addition, in-home display units will be
installed using Trilliant's Smart Communications Platform. British
Gas has improved its energy efficiency and optimised its revenue
collection via Trilliant's standardised platform which will allow
integration of multiple smart grid applications in the future. Read
more: http://bit.ly/2hXxtfI
TEPCO to implement Schneider Electric's demand response
system
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) recently announced its
plans to collaborate with Energy Pool Development (a unit of
Schneider Electric) for implementing a demand response
programme for ensuring grid reliability. This initiative is expected to
help customers reduce their energy cost by 2-3% and save up to
500 MW by 2020. Furthermore, TEPCO will reduce its power
g e n e r a t i o n a n d p owe r p u r ch a s e c o s t s . Re a d m o r e :
http://bit.ly/2id6BJ3
Itron selected for 4.6 million smart meter deployment for
second phase of Linky project
Itron, a world-leading technology and services company dedicated
to the resourceful use of energy and water, recently announced
that it has been selected as a key supplier of 4.6 million G3 smart
meters by Enedis (formerly ERDF), an electricity distribution
network operator in France. In the first phase of the project, Itron
supplied 1.5 million smart meters. Read more: http://bit.ly/2hVBezG
Landis+Gyr analytics application helps utilities improve
accuracy of electricity distribution networks
Landis+Gyr, a global leader in smart metering, energy management
solutions, and related services, has developed a Network Model
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Validator which is a distribution system model validation
application for improving grid operations and planning. This
application inspects the distribution network model, identifies
and reports data gaps, and provides recommendations to help
maintain a more accurate GIS and connectivity model. Utilities
would extend asset life, improve reliability and restoration times,
reduce losses, manage voltage and power quality issues, and
integrate DER safely and effectively on the distribution system.
Read more: http://prn.to/2h4h8kF
Jordan secures $250 million soft loan from World Bank to
water and energy efficiency
World Bank has recently awarded a soft loan to the Government
of Jordan for improving the country's water and energy efficiency
regulation and funding projects to enhance management of
water and energy resources. Increasing the adoption of
renewable energy resources will be one of the key initiatives of
Smart Grid Updates: Pilot Projects in India
Awarded Projects
1. APDCL, Assam
Approved Project Cost: Rs.29.94 Crs, GoI Support: Rs.14.97 Crs,
Consultant - Medhaj Techno Concept Pvt Ltd
Project is awarded to M/s Fluentgrid Ltd., an ISGF Member
Project area covers 3 sub divisions namely Paltan Bazaar, Narengi
and Ulubari having 15,083 Customers
Adopted Functionalities: AMI-R, AMI-I, PLM, OMS, PQM, DG
M/s Ericsson, an ISGF Member, has been engaged by M/s
Fluentgrid Ltd. for Smart Metering part of the project
First instalment of Rs. 2.61 Crs released to the Utility from MoP
Single Phase and Three Phase meters of M/s Sinhal Udyog make
was approved by APDCL
Control center building is completed and is being handed over to
M/s Fluentgrid Ltd. for installation of Hardware
1000 Three Phase meters, 500 single phase meters and 150 DCUs
(Data Concentrator Units) have been received on site. Installation of
single phase and 3 phase smart meters in consumers premises
started from 3rd week of December
RF survey completed
Draft regulations have been notified by AERC
2. UHBVN, Haryana
Approved Project cost: Japanese Grant 2196 million Japanese Yen
Project area covers Panipat City Sub Division having 11,000
Customers
Adopted Functionalities: AMI-R, AMI-I, PLM, OMS
Project is being implemented under grant from NEDO (Japan) by
M/s Fuji Electric & Co., Japan, an ISGF Member
Smart meters DCU, FRTU, HES software are designed,
manufactured and deployed by M/s Lotus Wireless Technologies, an
ISGF Member
SCADA and AMI applications configured and deployed at Haryana
Power Training Institute
A start-up ceremony was held on November 3rd 2016 at the
Panchkula Training Centre, in accordance with the launch of the
simulated system equipment
Expected Completion of project by June 2017
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Technology & Projects (Contd...)
this project which will enable the utilities of Jordan to be self-
reliant. The soft loan will be paid back to the World Bank within a
period of 35 years at an interest rate of 1.25%. Read more:
http://bit.ly/2i3h9a7
Singapore choses Wi-SUN specification for leveraging existing
AMI for electricity, water and gas metering
The Government of Singapore is planning to leverage the existing
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) for all utility (i.e.,
electricity, town gas and water) meters enabling remote meter
reading that is secure, reliable and cost efficient. In addition, it is an
endeavour to provide timely and useful feedback to consumers on
their utility consumption via their personal smart mobile devices.
The Wi-SUN FAN 1.0 specification has been chosen as the
communication solution for achieving interoperability. Read more:
http://bit.ly/2gmZPz2
3. HPSEB, Himachal Pradesh
Approved Project Cost: Rs.19.45 Crs, GoI Support: Rs.9.73 Crs,
Consultant - POWERGRID
Project area covers Kala Amb Industrial Area having 1400
customers
Adopted Functionalities: AMI-I, OMS, PLM, PQ
Project awarded to M/s Alstom on 28.02.2015 at a total cost
of Rs.24.99 Crs inclusive of maintenance charges of Rs.6.42
Crs
First instalment of Rs.2.43 Crores released to the utility from
MoP
M/s Genus is the meter supplier. 1056 meters out of total
1400 have been installed and tested. HPSEB finalised
contract with Vodafone for GPRS communication with the
meters. Meter data will be integrated with billing system
soon
Reports of single phase 10-60A, three phase CT-PT/CT/Feeder
meters awaited. Control Centre setup (servers, networking)
completed
Integration of MDM with existing billing system is under
progress
Control Centre system have been installed on the site. The
Peak Load Management (PLM) system and the Outage
Management System (OMS) has been integrated with AMI
4. CESC, Mysore
Approved Project Cost: Rs.32.59 Crs, GoI Support: Rs.16.30 Crs,
Consultant POWERGRID
Project area covers Additional City Area Division, Mysore
having 21,824 customers
Adopted Functionalities: AMI-R, AMI-I, OMS, PLM, MG/DG
LoI issued to M/s Enzen Global Solutions on 04.03.2014 at a
cost of Rs.32.56 Crs excl. FMS
First instalment of Rs.4.07 Crores released to the utility from
MoP
AMI part of the project is being executed by M/s
Cyanconnade Technologies, UK, an ISGF Member. Three
Phase meters being procured from L&T and Single Phase
Meters from El Swedy Electrometers
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Awarded Projects
The control system hardware and software installation and
commissioning has been completed and the testing and
integration of the SCADA for providing real time feeder data is
under progress
18000 single phase meters and 333 DCUs installed; 12800
meters commissioned and data is flowing to the billing
system. First lot of 3-phase meters (whole current) inspected
and dispatched, clearance awaited. Inspection call for second
lot (LT/CT) issued
M/s Ecolibrium Energy, subcontractor of Enzen, has installed
158 Transformer Monitoring units and 130 HT modems
5 RTU/data loggers for SCADA installed in substations
Applications for regulatory approvals filed and the approvals
from KERC are awaited
The project is likely to be completed by March 2017
5. PSPCL, Punjab
Approved Project Cost: Rs.10.11 Crs, GoI Support: Rs.5.06 Crs,
Consultant POWERGRID
Project area covers Tech-II Sub-division, SAS Nagar having
2,734 customers
Adopted Functionalities: AMI-R, AMI-I, PLM
Project awarded to M/s Kalkitech on 31.03.2015 at a cost of
Rs 8.17 Crs inclusive of training and AMC charges of 1.32 Crs
DRS (Data Requirement Sheets) documents for smart
meters, DCUs, Control Center hardware & software and
Factory Acceptance Test documents have been approved by
POWERGRID
Civil work at Control Centre has been completed. Control
Centre material inspection such as UPS and batteries has
been completed and all material has reached on site
Inspection of Smart Meters is currently going on in China and
is expected to be completed by the last week of December
Expected completion of project by March 2017
6. TSSPDCL, Telangana
Approved Project Cost: Rs.41.82 Crs, GoI Support: 20.91 Crs,
Consultant CPRI
Project area covers Jeedimetla Industrial Area having 11,904
customers
Adopted Functionalities: AMI-R, AMI-I, PLM, OMS, PQ
Work was awarded to M/s. ECIL, Hyderabad for Rs.37.65Crs
(including Bandwidth charges of Rs. 2.01 Crores)
Utility requested for approval of revised project cost of
Rs.45.51 Crores
Draft regulations submitted to TSERC on 29.06.2016
Field survey has been completed
PoC on one DTR taken up. 28 smart meters (20 single phase,
6 three phase and 2 CT) installed for PoC study
Load profile, instantaneous values reading, measurement
values reading, communication flow graphs, connect/
disconnect and configuring meter from prepaid to postpaid
features were demonstrated
Expected completion of the project is by September 2017.
7. TSECL, Tripura
Approved Project Cost: Rs.63.43 Crs, GoI Support: Rs.31.72 Crs,
Consultant POWERGRID
Project area covers Electrical Division No.1, of Agartala town
having 42,676 customers
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Adopted Functionalities: AMI-R, AMI-I, PLM
Project was awarded to M/s Wipro on 22.09.2015 at a cost of
Rs.80.08 Crs inclusive of training and maintenance charges of
Rs.16.98 Crs against the MoP approved cost of Rs.63.43 Crs
with utility bearing the additional cost
First instalment of Rs.7.93 Crs released to the Utility from MoP
Smart Metering of the project is being executed by Wipros
consortium partner M/s JnJ Powercom, an ISGF Member
Survey has been completed and the Control Centre building is
ready. Control Centre hardware installed
Energy loss at DT level is being automatically measured and
reported. The control room is fully ready and Meter Data
Acquisition systems and other software have been installed
5000 meters (single phase, three phase and LT/CT meters)
installed and communicating with MDAS. Another lot of 4900
meters inspected and dispatched
Discussions between WIPRO with TCS is in progress for
integration of meter data with SAP-ISU billing system
implemented by TCS
Expected completion of project by June 2017
8. WBSEDCL, West Bengal
Approved Project Cost: Rs.7.03 Crs, GoI Support: Rs.3.52 Crs,
Consultant POWERGRID
Project area covers Siliguri Town in Darjeeling District having
5,275 customers
Adopted Functionalities: AMI-R, AMI-I, PLM
Project awarded to M/s Chemtrols on 06.06.2015 at a cost of
Rs.8.10 Crs inclusive of training and maintenance charges of
Rs.0.34 Crs
First instalment of Rs.87.87 Lakhs released to the Utility from
MoP
Chemtrols has engaged M/s CMS Computers for smart meters
work
Site survey completed. DRS for Smart Meters and DCUs were
approved
Project review meeting to be held on 3rd January 2017 between
CMD WBSEDCL, Chemtrols & CMS
9. PED, Puducherry
Approved Project Cost: Rs.46.11 Crs, GoI Support: Rs.23.06 Crs,
Consultant - POWERGRID
Project area covers Division 1 of Puducherry having 34,000
customers
Adopted Functionalities: AMI-R, AMI-I
Project was awarded to M/s Dongfang Electronics, China, on
06.07.2016 for a total project cost of Rs.43.91 Crores
Investment of 50% of the project cost will be done by Dongfang
China which will be repaid in 60 equal monthly instalments by
the State Government after the successful commissioning of the
project
Field survey completed. DRS and FDS documents submitted for
approval and are under review
Site Survey completed. Draft regulations were put up to JERC.
Engineering of single phase and three phase smart meters has
been completed
Control Centre hardware, software and Application (PLM)
documentation is under progress
Expected completion of project by November 2017
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10. UGVCL, Gujarat
Approved Project Cost: Rs.82.70 Crs, GoI Support: Rs.41.35 Crs,
Consultant POWERGRID
Project covers Naroda area of Sabarmati Circle
* Smart Grid Pilot Projects allotted to Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Rajasthan have been cancelled.
Smart City Pilot at IIT Kanpur
11. IIT Kanpur - Smart City Pilot
Approved Project Cost: Rs 12.5 Crs, GoI Support: Rs 6.25 Crs
Functional Design Specifications (FDS) for SCADA and energy
management system are finalized. The vendor has started
procuring the required equipment, and is about to start
execution of the work
Solar PV component awarded to Elcomponics Ltd. PV panels
have been delivered to IITK campus. Roof-top installation is
about to begin
Functional Design Specifications (FDS) for system integration,
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) solution, including
smart meters and Data Management System, and Home
Smart Grid Knowledge Centre: Manesar, POWERGRID
Approved Project Cost: Rs.9.8 Crs, GoI Support: Rs.9.8 Crs
Adopted Functionalities: AMI, OMS, MG/DG, EV with
Charging Infrastructure, Home Energy Management System,
Cyber Security with Threat Management, Training
Infrastructure
Building under construction
Smart Grid Projects under NSGM
1. CED, Chandigarh
Approved Project Cost: Rs.28.58 Crs, GoI Support: Rs.8.6 Crs
(@30%), Consultant POWERGRID
Project area covers Smart Grid Project at Sub Division 5 of
Chandigarh having 29,433 customers
Adopted Functionalities: AMI, Distribution Transformer
monitoring, Substation Automation, Rooftop Solar PV, IT infra
Project was approved by Empowered Committee of NSGM on
29.03.2016 for a cost of Rs.28.58 Crores against the
estimated DPR cost of Rs.49.52 Crores
Sanction letter to CED was issued on 22.04.2016
RECPDCL appointed as Project Management Agency on
30.08.2016
CED informed that it is proposing to take up the Smart Grid
implementation for the entire city in the review meeting held
on 04.11.2016
State Level Project Management Unit (SLPMU) for NSGM
was established at Chandigarh
2. Amaravati, MSEDCL, Maharashtra
Approved Project Cost: Rs.90.05 Crs, GoI Support: Rs.27.02 Crs
(@30%)
Project area covers Smart Grid Project at Amravati Town of
Maharashtra having 1,48,495 Consumers
Adopted Functionalities: AMI, OMS, DR
Project was approved by Empowered Committee of NSGM on
29.03.2016 for a cost of Rs.90.05 Crores against the
estimated DPR cost of Rs.133.57 Crores
Sanction letter to MSEDCL was issued on 22.04.2016
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Functionalities: AMI-R, AMI-I, OMS, PLM, PQ
Bid opening held on 6th December 2016; Six bids received
Evaluation in progress
Automation solutions is under finalization. The vendor has
completed site survey for installation. The installation is about to
begin
The process to build the control room has started
Rs.4.69 Crores was released to IIT Kanpur as initial funding from
MoP
AMI / Home Automation components awarded to Mindteck
India Ltd. Survey completed. 20 houses for home automation
identified
SCADA/EMS component awarded to Synergy Signals &
Systems. Procurement initiated
Website for the project is functional: www.iitk.ac.in/smartcity/
Contracts awarded for Home Energy Management System,
Workstations/Training Room Hardware and Furniture for
Smart Grid Knowledge Centre
OMS awarded to M/s Cyient. AMI awarded to M/s Genus
Power. RfP for Microgrid released on 19.09.2016
Tender issued in December 2017; Prebid meeting on
10 January 2017
3. Congress Nagar, MSEDCL, Maharashtra
Approved Project Cost: Rs.139.15 Crs, GoI Support: Rs 41.74 Crs
(@30%)
Project area covers Smart Grid Project at Congress Nagar
Division of Nagpur having 1.25 lakh customers
Adopted Functionalities: AMI, SCADA, OMS, DR
Approval of the project for a project cost of Rs.139.15 Crores
against estimated DPR cost of Rs.196.21 Crores was
accorded by Ministry of Power with the provision of post-
facto ratification by Empowered Committee
Empowered Committee in its second meeting on 27.10.2016
approved the project
Tender issued in December 2017; Prebid meeting on
10 January 2017
4. KESCO, Kanpur
Approved Project Cost: Rs.319.57 Crs, GoI Support: Rs 95.87
Crs (@30%)
Smart Grid Project covers Kanpur City having 5.39 Lakh
Consumers
Adopted Functionalities: AMI, PLM, DT Monitoring, DG
Project was approved by Empowered Committee of NSGM on
27.10.2016 for a cost of Rs.319.57 Crores
Sanction letter to KESCO was issued on 17.11.2016 with
recommendations of Empowered Committee
RFP under preparation
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 Smart Grid Events
INDIAN
Jan 06 -09 2017: PETA Diary 2017, Bihar
www.petsbihar.com
Jan 10-12 2017: Windergy India 2017
http://www.gwec.net/windergy-india-2017/
Jan 10-13 2017: 8th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017
http://vibrantgujarat.com/
Jan 12 -13 2017: International Conference & Exhibition on Energy
Storage & Micro-grids in India, Mumbai, http://www.esiexpo.in/
Jan 17-18 2017: India Rooftop Solar Congress, Delhi
http://www.solarquarter.com/indiarooftopsolarcongress/
Feb 15-17 2017: Re- INVEST, Gandhinagar, Guujarat
http://re-invest.in/
Feb 21 2017: 6th International Conference On- Large Power
Transformers Modern Trends in Application, Installation Operation
& Maintenance, http://cbip.org/upcomingeventsitelist.aspx
Feb 20-22 2017: 16th CoaltransIndia, New Delhi
http://www.coaltrans.com/india/details.html
March 07-10 2017: India Smart Grid Week, New Delhi, India
http://www.isgw.in/
INTERNATIONAL
Jan 5-7 2017: The IAFOR International Conference on
Sustainability, Energy & the Environment, Hawaii
http://iafor.org/conferences/iicseehawaii2017/
Jan 11-12 2017: 8th Nuclear Power Asia 2017, Vietnam
http://www.nuclearpowerasia.com/
Jan 12-13 2017: 5th Power Southeast Asia (the Philippines)
Conference and Exhibition 2017, http://www.powersea2017.org/
Jan 16-19 2017: World Future Energy Summit, UAE
http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/
Jan 16-17 2017: Solar Expo, UAE, http://www.solarexpo.ae/
Jan 18 - 20: Microgrids West 2016, CA, http://www.wplgroup.com
/aci/event/5th-national-microgrids-conference/
Jan 24- 25 2017: Smart Cities International Symposium, Chicago, Ill
http://www.smartcities-symposium.com/
Jan 31 Feb 2 2017: Distributech, California, http://bit.ly/2ch5GCw
Feb 2 3 2017: Smart Energy Europe and The Future Utility Summit,
London, http://www.smuksummit.com/
Feb 8 -9 2017: Energy Storage 2017, Paris
http://www.wplgroup.com/aci/event/energy-storage-conference/
Feb 8- 10 2017: Energy Utility and Environment Conference 2017, CA
http://www.euec.com/
Feb 10 2017: Introduction to Energy Efficiency, Singapore
http://www.seas.org.sg/index.php?option=com_events&view=eventd
etails&Itemid=113&id=516
Feb 13 -16 2017: AESP Ntional Congress, Orlando
http://www.aesp.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=666430
Feb 14-16 2017: Middle East Electricity, UAE
http://www.middleeastelectricity.com/
Feb 14-16 2017: Next-Generation Energy Storage, California
http://www.knowledgefoundation.com/next-generation-energy-
storage/
Feb 20-22: Smart Energy Summit 2017, Texas
http://www.parksassociates.com/events/smart-energy-summit
Feb 20-23 2017: Financial Modelling for Energy Industry,Dubai
http://www.infocusinternational.com/financialmodelling/index.html
Feb 22-24: 10th Annual Storage Week 2017, Oakland
http://infocastinc.com/event/storage-week/
Feb 27 - March 1: ERCOT Market Summit 2017, Texas
http://infocastinc.com/event/ercot-market/
March 1- 2 2017: Mexico WindPower 2017, Mexico
http://mexicowindpower.com.mx/
March 1 3 2017: International Smart Grid Expo, Tokya, Japan,
http://www.smartgridexpo.jp/
March 21-22 2017: 7th European Smart Grid Cyber Security 2017,
London, https://www.smi-online.co.uk/utility/uk/european-smart-grid-
cyber-security
Disclaimer: This information is from the public domain. ISGF does not
hold any responsibility for the information provided in this section.

International Conference and Exhibition 07 - 10 March, 2017

on Smart Grids and Smart Cities Manekshaw Center, New Delhi, India
2017

Please visit www.isgw.in and @isgw2017

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Editorial Board Managing Editor Key Contributors
Ajoy Rajani Reena Suri, ISGF Akshay Ahuja - Sr Smart Grid Specialist, ISGF Rahul Vikram - Sr Business Analyst, ISGF
Alok Chandna Amol Sawant - Sr Smart Grid Specialist, ISGF Sneha Tibrewal - Communication Executive, ISGF
Reji Kumar Pillai
Hem Thukral - Sr Smart Grid Specialist, ISGF
Rupendra Bhatnagar

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 PEER A rating system to build reliable
& resilient grid systems
Introduction to PEER:-
PEER (Performance Excellence in Electricity Renewal) is a rating
system that evaluates power generation, transmission, and
distribution systems across desired outcomes of optimal
efficiency, quality, reliability, and resiliency, and with minimized
impact to the environment through 4 key categories: reliability &
resiliency, energy efficiency & environment, grid services &
support and operations, management & safety. PEER provides a
comprehensive approach to improve reliability by building
resiliency in the grid system that includes preparedness, risk and
threat identification, then mitigation and recovery. Within this
category, performance is measured primarily through smart
metering, power quality, undergrounding and a variety of
interruption metrics.
The credits (or) parameters in PEER Reliability & Resiliency
category address the following;
Effective communication infrastructure
Safety precaution & procedures
Preparedness under emergency situation
Smart metering and power interruption metrics that
allow operators to track and trend performance over
time and help inform future improvements. This
includes multiple metrics for sustained and momentary
interruptions.
Capabilities for reliability and resiliency such as damage
and exposure prevention, auto restoration, distribution
redundancy, islanding and power surety (through
backup DG sets) and resiliency for critical and essential
services (by prioritizing loads, also through power
system hardening)
Power quality measurement and improvement (through
monitoring & measuring different event types) to
minimize interruptions.
Protecting critical infrastructures Identification and
mitigation of risks and threats caused due to traffic,
animal intrusion, wear and aging, terrorism or vandalism
and severe weather (Flood, Heavy rainfall, Cyclone,
Earthquake etc.). Achieving it through formal risk
analysis process or through Failure Mode Effect Analysis
(FMEA).
During a wide spread outage, the above measures not only
improve the reliable power supply and restoration of power but
also significantly bring down the associated costs and time
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involved. For instance, during an outage due to super storm
sandy, at the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, the Potomac
Electric Power Company (PEPCO) was able to restore power to
130,000 homes within 48 hours. With smart meters and AMI
connecting roughly 425,000 homes, PEPCO received "no
power" signals that allowed them to quickly pinpoint outage
locations. The signals arrived at PEPCO's central monitoring
center, allowing the company to respond to customers quickly
and effectively. After power was restored, PEPCO continually
"pinged" the meters to verify service restoration, thus avoiding
the need to send repair crews.
Why we need reliable & resilient grid system?
Since 2000, the urbanization in India is at a rapid pace, creating
new landscape for economic & social growth in a conducive
manner. Helping in improving the quality and standard of a
common man. While it has significantly driven the economy of
developing nations, it has also caused serious environmental
challenges. Greenhouse gas emissions are elevating air and
water temperatures around the world. Recent floods, cyclones
are clear examples of climatic change which has created a
heavy burden to the infrastructure. One of the sector which has
faced severe threats and damages due to the natural disaster is
the power sector. During the Vardha cyclone, 10000 electric
poles and 400 transformers have been damaged across three
districts of Tamilnadu. Assocham estimates that the revenue
loss due to destruction is about $ 1 billion. A similar
phenomenon has happened in 2012 at New York City due to
Sandy and this is now become a common problem across the
world. Apart from this, operational & technical failure can also
cause threat to grid infrastructure. Grid blackout in 2012 at
northern region of India and in 2003, North-east region of
United States of America (USA) were few examples of grid
failure leaving millions in dark. All, these events and others like
them highlight the fact that power interruptions is a threat to
business as well as public health and safety, particularly in light
of our growing dependence on the computers, information
technology, automated services and improvements in
productivity that are the result of the digital age. Hence,
building stable & sustainable grid systems can help in avoiding
these interruptions.
At this critical juncture, where India is poised to undertake
major reforms to realize its ambitious targets, through nation's
smart cities mission, national smart grid mission and solar
energy mission, it is fundamental that we improve reliability &
build resiliency in our grid systems. With the goal of creating a
climate-resilient and sustainable energy delivery systems in
mind and to actively support the Govt. of India programmes,
GBCI (Green Business Certification Inc.) has developed a clear
vision.
One of the initiative of GBCI towards this direction is PEER
(Performance Excellence in Electricity Renewal). The
certification system is modeled after LEED (Leadership in
Energy & Environment Design) rating for buildings and
neighborhoods. Through application of PEER, Utilities,
Campuses, Buildings can gain a competitive advantage by
differentiating performance, documenting value produced and
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demonstrating meaningful outcomes. PEER also sets
performance benchmarks that helps DISCOMs (Distribution
Companies) and power suppliers rank themselves on a scorecard
that measures their performance on a scale of reliability &
environmental efficiency.
PEER as a rating system can be applied to any existing or new
construction project which could be a building, Campus
(Datacenters, Educational Institution, Hospitals, Manufacturing
facilities, IT parks), Cities (SEZs, Industrial park, DISCOMs). By
building reliable and resilient grid system projects can improve
their power availability, prevent their equipment damage &
reduce downtime thus increasing the productivity and
profitability of organization. Also through application of PEER
projects can benchmark themselves and create a competitive
advantage compared to their peers by differentiating their
performance and documenting the value produced.
Case Study of Electric Power Board (EPB), Chattanooga
PEER Certified Municipal Utility
EPB is the electricity supplier for Chattanooga, Tennessee and
parts of Georgia, is the first PEER certified municipal utility in the
world. For EPB, Electricity reliability is integral in delivering quality
service to its customers. Supported by an innovative fiber optic
network, EPB has laid the groundwork for an intelligent,
redundant, and self-healing grid that provides affordable power
customers can count on. Approximately 94% of EPB customers
can receive power through two or more distribution pathways.
EPB's distribution circuits also have automated restoration;
intelligent hardware such as smart switches and auto-reclosers
are able to automatically test and re-energize a circuit, isolate a
fault, and reroute power without human intervention. In areas
like Chatt anooga that regularly experience severe
thunderstorms and tornadoes, these capabilities are critical for
reducing the number of customers affected by an interruption
and minimizing cascading effects. In cases where the
interruption is not automatically resolved, smart meters with
outage detection capabilities provide EPB with situational
awareness. These meters allow EPB's operators to prioritize
and remotely respond to interruptions, dispatch working crews
effectively, and reduce restoration times and operational costs.
EPB has achieved 294 out of 400 possible points under PEER
scoring. For EPB, PEER certification represents third-party
validation and recognition of the city's focus on delivering highly
reliable power to its customers.
ISGF partnered with GBCI in development of an Indian version
of the PEER Tool which is now ready for launching.

Huawei Enterprise ICT Summit on December 09, 2016 at Mumbai

ISGF moderated the Power Vertical at the Huawei Enterprise ICT Summit, a national event hosted by Huawei (an ISGF Member) on
December 09, 2016 in Mumbai. Huawei Enterprise ICT Summit 2016 brought together elite minds drawn from across the ICT
industry; from customers, partners, developers, industry organizations, opinion leaders, industrial policy makers, the media, and
the public.
This event included an exhibition on a wide range of innovative ICT products and solutions in the fields of Cloud Computing, Big
Data, Internet of Things, SDN, Data Centers. During the summit, Huawei shared its success stories about digital transformations
implemented in government and public sectors, financial services,
transportation, power and education. Together with its partners, Huawei
exhibited a wide range of innovative ICT products and solutions in the
fields of Cloud Computing, Big Data, Internet of Things, SDN, Data
Centers. During the summit, Huawei also shared success stories about
digital transformations implemented in government and public sectors,
financial services, transportation, power and education.
The Power Vertical covered IoT Solutions to support Smart Grid
Applications, Communication Challenges for Smart Grids and Smart
Cities, Better Connected Smart Grid - Huawei Grid solution, Leading
New ICT Building 100% Connected Power, IoT IT Strategy for the Power
Sector and a Panel Discussion on ICT for Reliable, Robust and Safe
Electricity Grid.

To join the Indian delegation to ICSG 2017 and/or to exhibit in the Indian pavilion, please write to reena.suri@indiasmartgrid.org

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 ORGANISER SUPPORTED BY HOST UTILITY

India Smart Grid Forum Ministry of Power Ministry of External Affairs

Investment & Technology
Promotion Division
Government of India

ISGW 2017: Event Structure

Day-1 Day-2 Day-3 Day-4 Day-5
07 March 2017 08 March 2017 09 March 2017 10 March 2017 11 March 2017
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Technical Tours Conference Conference Conference Cultural Tours:
and and Exhibition and Exhibition and Exhibition Delhi &
Smart Grid Welcome Awards Night Taj Mahal
Musical Evening
Tutorial Reception and and (Optional)
Gala Dinner (Optional)
(Optional) Cultural Programs

ISGW 2017: Conference Themes

Advanced Metering Flexibility in Future

Smart Grids Grid Modernization
Infrastructure Energy Systems

Renewable Energy
Energy Storage Microgrids Cyber Security
Integration

Smart City
Smart City Electric - Mobility Smart Water
Gas Distribution

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 RNI No. DELENG/2015/66565 Published on 5th January 2017
Delhi Postal Reg No. DL-SW-1/4195/16-18 Posted on 5th & 6th of every month

ISGF INNOVATION AWARDS th

Awards Ceremony during Gala Dinner on 9 March 2017
th
(Last date for receiving nomination: 30 January 2017)

Best RAPDRP Best RAPDRP

Part A Most
Best Smart Grid Part A Progressive
Pilot Project implementation
implementation - System Smart City
in India - Utility in India
Integrator

Innovative
Policies Smart Smart Startup Smart Startup
and Regulations
Promoting Startup of by Woman by Young
Renewables and the Year Entrepreneur Entrepreneur
Smart Grids 2016 in 2016 in 2016
in India

ISGF
Best Presidents
Smart Energy Efficiency
Incubator Smart Award for the
Projects Technology of contribution
of the Year of the Year to growth of
2016 the Year 2016
2016 Smart Grids
in India

KEY PARTNERS
Platinum Partners Host Utility ISGF Innovation Awards Partner

Silver Partners Technology Partners

Lanyard Partner Refreshments Partner Media And Marketing Partners

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