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Interview of Shri N. Murugesan
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Central Power Research Institute ..............1
Smart Grid Updates:
Policy, Regulations & Standards......3
Technology & Project ......................4
Pilot Projects in India.......................6
Other Smart Grid Projects
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Smart Grid Events................................9
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SMART GRID Gyan on
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Smart Grid Development Center ........11
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Volume 1, Issue 7, 2014
1 | SMART GRID Bulletin | Volume 1, Issue 7 | July 2014
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Q1. CPRI has signed a grant agreement with USTDA worth US $692,000 in
order to establish an Evaluation bed, which will consist of an integrated
Interoperability Laboratory and Smart Grid Technology demonstration Center at
Bangalore. How, according to you, will this help the smart grid sector?
Q2. CPRI is planning to set up a unit either at Vadodara or Nasik to extend the
benefits of power utilities / industries in the Western part of India and overseas
as well. Will smart grids also be a key component of this unit?
A.
A.
CPRI signed a grant agreement with USTDA for providing technical assistance for
establishing Smart Grid Test Bed. It does not involve supply of equipment by USTDA.
The implementation of this Smart Grid Test Bed / Smart Grid Research Laboratory
will be done with the support of funding from Ministry of Power (MoP) under XII
plan. The proposal for funding is under consideration in MoP. The project scope
involves establishment of Interoperability Laboratory and Smart Grid Technology
Demonstration Center which are essential, since these days many smart grid pilot
projects are under tendering / implementation stages and many smart grid devices
are being developed to be deployed. Interoperability evaluation by Third Party
Independent Laboratory provides confidence to end users (utilities and consumers)
and helps to establish a healthy competitive market. As of now in India, we are
talking only about conceptual models of smart grid and only a few smart grid
functionalities have been implemented in isolation, the proposed Test Bed could
bridge the gap by way of providing capacity building for Utility engineers, System
Integrators, Consultants and other stakeholders with hands on program on live
systems. Thus the Test Bed will help in rolling out smart grid developments from
pilots to country-wide rollout in a phased manner.
CPRI is planning to setup a unit in Nasik, Maharashtra, mainly to cater to the huge
segment of Eelectrical fraternity located near the Mumbai Vadodara belt. We aim to
provide service to the Indian Power Sector at their door step by setting up
laboratories all over the country. Short Circuit Test facility, Energy Meter Test
Laboratory, and Oil Testing facilities are planned to be setup there in the first
phasecosting close to Rs. 1.1515.30 Crores billion. In the later phases High Voltage,
Cables, and Mechanical Test Lab for Switchgear will be established. State
Government of Maharashtra was kind enough to provide us in principle the land
required of around 150 acres.
Interview of
Director General, Central Power Research Institute
Shri N. Murugesan
www.indiasmartgrid.org 2 | SMART GRID Bulletin | Volume 1, Issue 7 | July 2014
Smart Grid Research Laboratory (SRL) / Smart Grid Test Bed project is proposed to be set up at CPRI, Bangalore. This Laboratory will
also utilize the existing state of art facilities available in various laboratories of CPRI Bangalore like Power Systems Laboratory (RTDS
System), Communication Protocol Laboratory, Energy Meter Laboratory, Renewable Energy Laboratory, PMU Laboratory (being
established.), etc.It is expected to accommodate new requirements of Smart Grid like Interoperability, Cyber Security, Communication
Protocols Testing system, Renewable eEnergy Integration, Power Quality Assessment and advanced research in these broad areas.
Keeping the growing demand of evaluation requirement in the years to come, CPRI in the medium term is planning to expand in the
th
areas during 12 Five-Year Plan in following areas:
a. Augmentation of High Power Test facilities by installation of two additional 2500 MVA Short Circuit Generators with associated
equipment at High Power Laboratory, CPRI, Bangalore, to reach a minimum of 7500 MVA Short Circuit Power. Establishment
of 40 kA continuous Current Temperature Rise test facility at HPL, CPRI, Bangalore. This will cater to all the major
requirements for conducting the all-important Short circuit qualification of all ratings of power equipment.
b. Setting up of a Test Facility for LV, MV, & Power Cables at Northern Region (near Delhi)
c. Augmentation of existing Regional Testing Laboratories at Kolkata & Guwahati and Establishment of New Regional Testing
Centres (at Nasik). This will help to cater to the requirements of the Western, Eastern and North-Eastern region of the country.
d. Establishment of Test Facilities in the area of Renewables:
Solar PV based Grid tied Inverter systems (up to 500 kVA)
Solar PV modules (up to 500 kWp).
e. Establishment of Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU) System Testing and Calibration, Smart Grid Research Laboratory
f. Establishment of 350 MVA on-line Short Circuit Test Station at UHV Research Laboratory, Hyderabad
g. Establishment of Short Circuit testing of transformers, Excitation system for existing Generator, up-gradation of High Voltage
/ Ultra High Voltage Test facilities, Real Time Digital Simulator, Energy Meter & Calibration Laboratory, Protocol and Meter
Testing Laboratory
h. Establishment of a Pre-Qualification laboratory for EHV Cables up to 400kV system.
Today, CPRI is one of the largest Research and Testing Houses with a gamut of research facilities under one roof. It's vision is to
emerge a leader globally as the single largest service provider in the next 10 years. In this regard, an action plan has been drawn up to
plug the gaps in facilities, upgrade the technical manpower skills, focus on customer satisfaction and reach out globally through its
nodal offices in emerging power sector economies in the country with the Govt of India vision for providing 'QUALITY AND
AFFORDABLE POWER TO ALL'. This provides a unique opportunity for CPRI to showcase and offer its services covering Research,
Testing, Consultancy and Training areas in Power Sector.
Q3. What are CPRIs vision and long term agenda to support the fast growing power sector in India?
A.
Interview of Shri N. Murugesan (Contd...)
ISGF Announces Workshop on CYBER SECURITY | 07 09 August, 2014 | New Delhi
India Smart Grid Forum in association with NCIIPC, CBIP and VJTI recently announced a Workshop on Cyber Security for Power
Systems from 07 09 August, 2014 at New Delhi, India. This is the second workshop in a series planned for providing training in the
field of cyber security. The inaugural workshop was held in January, 2014. The faculty for this workshop will include experts from the
Government, Industry and leading Research & Development organisations in India. This workshop is for officials from Utilities, Industry,
Research & Development organisations and technology enthusiasts.
Topics covered:
07 August, 2014 (DAY 1)
Smart Grid Pilot Projects and ISGF Updates
Cyber Security for Critical Infrastructure & Role of NCIIPC
Basic Concepts of Cyber Security
Understanding Threats and Attacks on Smart Grids
08 August, 2014 (DAY 2)
Cyber Security Framework for Smart Grids - Part 1 (Design)
Cyber Security Framework for Smart Grids - Part 2 (Implementation)
Smart Grid Communications & Network Security
Smart Grid Systems & Information Security
09 August, 2014 (DAY 3)
Building Cyber Attack Resilience for Smart Grids
Cyber Security Audit & Assessment for Smart Grids
ISGF Cyber Security Assessment Project for Indian
Power Sector
For more information, please write to hemthukral@indiasmartgrid.org or visit http://bit.ly/1kbCLAC
www.indiasmartgrid.org 3 | SMART GRID Bulletin | Volume 1, Issue 7 | July 2014
ISGF recommendations to Ministry of Transport on E-Rickshaws in Delhi
State wide discounted EV charging rates in Minnesota
ISGF organised Smart Grid Workshop for Regulators in New Delhi
Solar power generation mandatory for various categories in Haryana
DDA signs MoU with SECI
Karnataka Government revises existing solar policy
New law to deregulate power in Japan
Massachusetts becomes first state in the US to require utilities to modernise the electric grid
ISGF has recently completed a study on E-Rickshaws that operate in Delhi and given its policy recommendations to the
Transport Department of Delhi Government. Some of its suggestions include, formulate a policy for simplified registration
process for E-Rickshaw; mandatory insurance and driving licenses; create smart battery charging infrastructure at public places
and recommend the appropriate type of chargers; promote use of Lithium ion batteries; finalise standards for fast charging of
batteries that prevent injection of harmonics into the electric grid; and formulate policies for large scale dumping/scrapping of
lead acid batteries. Read More: http://indiasmartgrid.org/en/resource-center/Pages/Report.aspx
From 2015, public utilities in Minnesota will have to provide either off peak tariff or time of use tariff for EV charging. This will not
only help in cutting down the cost of EV charging, but will also make Minnesota the first state in the US to encourage zero
emission driving. Read More: http://bit.ly/1oCHdUA
A half-day Smart Grid Workshop was organized in Delhi for state regulators
of the country, on June 26, 2014. This was done as a prelude to the Forum of
Regulators (FOR) meeting on June 27. Regulators from 20+ states attended
the workshop.
The Government of Haryana has decided to implement an energy
conservation action plan under which solar power generation will be made mandatory for different categories of buildings or
areas with a suitable enforcement mechanism which will lead to generation of 200 MW of power. Solar power generation will
be made mandatory for residential property, hospitals and nursing homes, industrial establishments, commercial
establishments, malls and hotels, among others.
Read More: http://bit.ly/1nKmnF9
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) which recently signed an MoU with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), will
produce 1MW of electricity by the end of the current financial year. Three sports complexes on which Rooftop Solar PV cells will
be set-up, have the capacity to generate over 2MW of electricity. For the project, which will follow the Renewable Energy
Service Company (RESCO) model, DDA will provide the space, while SECI will provide the technical expertise, right from the
assessment stage to the time that it is completed. Read More: http://bit.ly/1nBFAKi
Changing technology and the need for more capacity addition from solar has prompted the Karnataka Government to revise its
existing solar policy, 2011-2016. With inputs from various stakeholders, the Technical Committee appointed by the State
Government gave its recommendations. Consequently, under the new Solar Policy, (2014-2021), the Karnataka Government has
set targets to install 2,000 MW by 2021 (1600 MW grid connected utility scale and 400 MW grid connected roof top). This is in
sync with its endeavour to achieve a minimum of 3 per cent solar energy out of the total projected consumption.
Read More: http://bit.ly/1n5g1m6
In order to end the regional monopoly in the residential power market and open it up for full competition, a law was recently
passed in the Parliament of Japan. Under this new law, small power producers will also be allowed to supply power to homes
and other small consumers from the year 2016. Additionally, a national grid operating firm will be formed to ensure that all
suppliers have equal access to the grid.
As per orders issued by the Department of Public Utilities (DPU), electric distribution companies in Massachusetts are required
to modernise the electric grid, building on energy efficiency and renewable energy. With these orders, Massachusetts is the first
state in the nation which entails that electric distribution companies must take affirmative and far-reaching steps to modernise
the electric grid. As per the orders, each utility would be required to develop and implement a 10-year grid modernisation plan,
which will be updated regularly and provide several benefits.
Read More: http://www.mass.gov/eea/pr-2014/grid-modernisation.html
Smart Grid Updates: Policy, Regulations & Standards
www.indiasmartgrid.org 4 | SMART GRID Bulletin | Volume 1, Issue 7 | July 2014
ISGF signs MoU with SGIP2.0
Key appointments and transfers
The India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) and Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) recently signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) in order to facilitate and strengthen their relationship. The aim is also to coordinate the use and adoption
of standards that enhance interoperability of smart grid devices and systems in accordance with ISGF's responsibility for the
India Smart Grid Policy.
Akshaya kumar is appointed as Chairman, Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) on June 14, 2014.
I.A Khan is appointed as Member, Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC)
Smart Grid Updates: Policy, Regulations & Standards (Contd...)
Smart Grid Updates: Technology & Project
Panasonic to demo a smart home in Singapore
Crompton Greaves wins large order in Spain
Itron collaborates with Milsoft for expanding capabilities
in the power sector
Report on preparations for smart metering
The Housing and Development Board (HDB) and Energy
Market Authority (EMA) of Singapore signed a deal with
Panasonic, to explore the feasibility of a smart home energy
pilot. As part of the deal, Panasonic will conduct a year-long
study for exploring different energy choices and solutions for
HDB homes using Panasonic's technology. Implementing
time-of-use tariffs and integrating features such as home
energy management and energy aggregation will also be an
important part of the study. Read more: http://bit.ly/1qCrdEx
Crompton Greaves (CG) will deploy over 1 million smart
meters in a Spanish multinational utility firm, Iberdrola. In
addition to this, CG was recently awarded a contract to supply
750,000 smart meters to Barcelona-based Gas Natural Fenosa
(GNF). CG will be one of GNF's main smart meter supplier for
the next two years. Both orders require ZIV-branded single-
phase residential smart meters and three-phase commercial
smart meters. Read more: http://bit.ly/1rnfjQi
Itron has partnered with Milsoft, a Minneapolis-based
operations software provider, for integrating its smart grid and
AMI software with Milsoft's Outage Management System
(OMS) to provide a combined, managed service and smart
grid offering. Interoperability was tested successfully and
Milsoft's OMS was capable of requesting data from all
meters. This will help utilities manage electricity in a
resourceful manner. Read more: http://bit.ly/1krwdIF
The National Audit Office (NAO), UK, recently published a
report that reviews the UK government's progress on the
program under which energy suppliers must replace 53
million meters in homes and small businesses with smart
electricity and gas meters by 2020. According to the report,
the program has made good progress in preparing for mass
roll-out and has established a framework for passing
responsibility fro smart metering to the industry. However,
only two of the big six energy suppliers have installed a
significant number of smart meters so far.
Read more: http://bit.ly/1kFapwH
Landis+Gyr to acquire GRIDiant
Cyan Technologys AMI solution to be used by Tata Power
and Essel Utilities
Landis+Gyr wins massive deals in Delhi, West Bengal and
Bangalore
IPv6 network from Silver Spring to be used by Singapore
Power
Landis+Gyr will acquire GRIDiant, a supplier of software
analytics for grid management and operations, for expanding
its software analytics portfolio and further enhancing its end-
to-end solution capability. Landis+Gyr will integrate
GRIDiants analytics suite into its advanced metering
infrastructure, distribution grid management and cloud-based
solutions. Read more: http://bit.ly/1zE8YEY
Cyan technology, an integrated system and software design
company delivering mesh based flexible wireless solutions
for utility metering and lighting control, will supply their AMI
solution, Cylec, to Indian utilities, Tata Power and Essel
Utilities. As part of the initial contract, Cylec will be used for
the deployment of 5,000 consumer meters in each of the
utilities. Cylec operates on the un-licenced 865-867 MHz
band. Read more: http://bit.ly/U6mIaC
Landis+Gyr, a global industry provider of integrated energy
measurement products, recently won contracts in Delhi,
West Bengal and Karnataka. As part of the contract in Delhi, it
will deploy its solution for a large scale Advanced Demand
Response and AMI pilot project by Tata Power Delhi
Distribution Limited (TPDDL). The project is presently on
operational trial, comprises of Landis+Gyrs CT/VT operated
meters, RF Communication Modules, Gridstream HES and
MDMS with consumer portal and data analytics, for select
industrial and commercial consumers of TPDDL.
Read more: http://bit.ly/1nr33cz
Singapore Power (SP) has collaborated with Silver Spring
Networks Inc. to deploy IPv6 network infrastructure and to
deliver deregulated energy services to commercial and
industrial (C&I) customers in Singapore. This platform will
enable customers to choose from a variety of retail energy
providers and purchase electricity at wholesale market prices.
SP believes that this will not only provide scalable
infrastructure for future needs, but also ensure greater
savings for its customers. Any SP C&I customer who meets
consumption thresholds is eligible to opt for the program.
Read more: http://on.mktw.net/1rd4t1K
www.indiasmartgrid.org 5 | SMART GRID Bulletin | Volume 1, Issue 7 | July 2014
California's small-scale distributed energy storage
Stem's solution for utilities
Scientists develop organic battery that lasts 5,000
recharge cycles
Apple to venture into Home Automation
Toshiba demos home-energy monitoring in France
Alstom's DR management system chosen by DoE smart
grid demonstration project
DoE awards $10 million to six projects
Stem, an advanced energy technology company in the US,
is participating actively in the California Independent
System Operator market with distributed energy storage
devices on the California grid. The aim of the project is to
help utilities and grid operators pull together numerous
small-scale distributed energy resources like solar panels,
smart thermostats or behind-the-meter batteries. By
aggregating these resources, participants can help
assimilate megawatts which can be fed into the grid
services like frequency regulation or demand response
programs. Read more: http://indiasmartgrid.org/en/Pages/
ViewNews.aspx? news_id=635
Scientists at the University of Southern California have
developed a water-based organic battery that is long lasting,
cheap and contains eco-friendly components. The new
battery, intended for use in power plants, will make the
energy grid more resilient and efficient by creating a large
scale means to store energy. The life span of such batteries
is estimated at around 15 years and can last about 5,000
recharge cycles. Read more: http://bit.ly/1w59OG5
Apple has confirmed that it is entering the home
automation market by introducing an app called HomeKit
that brings control of various applications and systems
under a single control system. This new app uses a
common network protocol to cover all services such as
remotely interacting with lights, doors and thermostats.
Read more: http://bit.ly/1mQAFVa
As part of a project developed by NEDO, Toshiba has
started a demonstration of home-energy monitoring
system and community management system in Lyon,
France. The key initiatives of the demonstration include
introduction of an energy management system, a home
energy management system and a communi t y
management system, and building positive-energy
buildings. This is NEDO's first demo project in Europe and it
endeavours to achieve EU's 2020 environmental targets in
2015. Read more: http://bit.ly/1woPPlZ
As part of a Department of Energy (DoE) smart grid
demonstration project, Alstom will deliver a Demand
Response Management System (DRMS) to Consolidated
Edison, a utility in New York. The DRMS will efficiently use
the consumer loads to manage energy supply and demand
by integrating residential, commercial and industrial DR
programs and device technologies used in pilot
deployments of all scales. Read more: http://bit.ly/1lbD2Ry
The DoE in theUS has awarded over $10 million to six
projects for improving grid reliability and resiliency, and
facilitating quick and effective response to grid conditions. The
investments will lead to the development of software that is
compatible with synchrophasor technology. Pacific Gas
&Electric, Quanta Technology, Peak Reliability, Burns&
McDonnell Engineering Company, Electric Power Group, and
Hawaiian Electric Company were recipients of the award.
Read more: http://1.usa.gov/1irGP9r
A study conducted by Sierra Club, the largest environmental
organisation in the US, has revealed that the off-grid, clean
energy market is the fastest, cheapest and most effective
means of ending energy poverty. This industry would be worth
$12 billion by 2030. It is estimated that the off-grid energy
market in sub-Saharan Africa would grow at a compound
annual growth rate of 95 per cent. In Bangladesh, 80,000 solar
home systems are being installed per month and it is
envisaged that in India, solar systems in almost all home will
be installed by 2019.
Read mor e: htt p: / / i ndi asmar t gr i d. or g/ en/ Pages/
ViewNews.aspx?news_id=619
Evatran Group Inc. and Mr Electric Franchise Group have
signed a Services Agreement to install wireless Electric
Vehicle (EV) charging systems across US and Canada.
PLUGLESS L2, the world's first wireless charging system,
designed for EVs, will be used for installation. This system is
available to individual Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt owners.
The wireless system charges EVs as fast as wired systems
and is certified by Electronic Testing Laboratories (ETL).
Read more: http://on.mktw.net/UautfU
Texas Instruments (TI), recently expanded its product line of
three-phase, smart meter system-on-chip (SOC) technology by
including high performance analog-to-digital converters for
energy measurement, an integrated 320-segment LCD that
eliminates the need of external drivers, and advanced security
and electrostatic discharge components. Furthermore, the
additional flash memory can incorporate sophisticated
features such as multi-dwelling dynamic pricing, large buffers
for interval data, DLMS/COSEM protocol and communications
stacks for wired and wireless protocols.
Read more: http://bit.ly/1nBJW48
IBM recently announced a partnership with Lodha Group to
build and manage smart city infrastructure for Palava, which
st
will set the benchmark for 21 century urban living in India.
Envisioned as a city of opportunity and spanning over 4,000
acres, Palava will incorporate IBMs smarter cities technology
using advanced, data driven systems to integrate information
from all city operations into a single system to improve
efficiency and deliver an enhanced quality of life for residents.
Read more: http://ibm.co/1jAptwV
Off-Grid, clean energy access market valued at $12 billion
World's first wireless charging system for EVs
Texas Instruments leverages smart meters on chips to a
new level
Palava, Indias next planned city, builds Smarter City
Foundation with IBM
Technology & Project (Contd...)
www.indiasmartgrid.org 6 | SMART GRID Bulletin | Volume 1, Issue 7 | July 2014
Smart Grid Updates: Pilot Projects in India
Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company
Limited, Telangana (formerly Andhra Pradesh Central
Power Distribution Company Limited, Andhra Pradesh)
Jeedimetla Industrial Area
11,904
Advanced Metering Infrastructure
(AMI) Residential, AMI Industrial, Peak Load Management
(PLM), Outage Management System (OMS), Power Quality
Management (PQM)
CPRI
Released on May 23, 2014
Last date for bid submission is July 28,
2014. Target date for award is end of August 2014.
Assam Power Distribution Company Limited, Assam
Guwahati Distribution Region
15,000
AMI Residential, AMI Industrial,
PLM, OMS, PQM,Distributed Generation (DG)
Medhaj Techno Concept Pvt. Ltd.
Released on March 4, 2014
Three bids received and opened on July 16,
2014 from (1) AMI Tech + HPL Meters + IBM; (2) EMC + RF
Array + SPANCO + L&T Meters; and (3) Rebenius + ATOS +
SaaS + Siemens. Target date for award is August 31, 2014.
Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited,
Mysore, Karnataka
Additional City Area Division, Mysore
21,824
AMI Residential, AMI Industrial,
PLM, OMS, PQM, DG/ Microgrid (MG)
PGCIL for Project Management
Released on October 3, 2013. Project awarded
on April 30, 2014
Sole bidders consortium led by Enzen Global
Solutions Pvt Ltd.
The kick-off meeting was conducted on May
22, 2014. The As-Is documents have been provided to the
System Integrator who would be submitting the To-Be
documents by end of August 2014.
Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited,
Chhattisgarh
Siltara Urla area of Raipur District
Around 1,900
AMI Industrial, PLM
PGCIL
NIT issued. Awaiting bids.
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Notice Inviting Tender was issued on March
1, 2014. Bids not received till date. Last date extended upto
July 15, 2014. Target date for award of contract is by October
2014.
Electricity Department of Government of Puducherry
Division 1 of Puducherry
87,031
AMI Industrial, AMI Residential
PGCIL
Not Released
RfP yet to be issued by Puducherry
Government as funding approval of Cabinet is pending.
Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd, Himachal
Pradesh
KalaAmb
650
AMI Industrial, PLM, OMS, PQM
PGCIL
NIT issued on May 23, 2014
Pre-bid meeting was held on June 16, 2014.
Last date for receipt of bids is July 24, 2014 and the bids are
to be opened on July 25, 2014. Target date for award of
contract is September 26, 2014.
Jaipur Vidhyut Vitaran Nigam Ltd, Rajasthan
VKIA Jaipur
34,752
AMI Residential, AMI Industrial, PLM
PGCIL
Not Released
RfP prepared. Board approval awaited.
Kerala State Electricity Board, Kerala
Selected Distribution Section offices spread
over the geographical area of Kerala
25,078
AMI Industrial
None
Released on December 18, 2013
Bids were opened on March 7, 2014. Only two
companies (L&T and EDMI) submitted bids.
In technical evaluation only L&T qualified.
Price bid was opened in July and was found that the bid price
is 219% above project estimate.
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company
Limited, Maharashtra
Baramati Town
25,629
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OMS
None
Released on October 28, 2013
Four Bids received: Wipro + Alstom, L&T, Ami Tech
+ OSI Inc, and Rubenius.
Technical evaluation completed. Only L&T
and AMI Tech qualified. Price bid was opened on July 10,
2014.The lowest bid price is 90% higher than cost estimate.
Punjab State Power Corporation Limited, Punjab
Industrial Division of City Circle Amritsar
9,818
OMS
PGCIL
Released on June 12, 2014
The pre-bid meeting was held on July 2,
2014. Bids opening date has been extended to July 28, 2014.
Target date for award of contract is August 31, 2014.
Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited, Tripura
Electrical Division No.1 of Agartala town
46,071
AMI Industrial, AMI Residential, PLM
PGCIL
NIT floated on May 17, 2014.
Bid submission date extended to July 28,
2014.
Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited, Gujarat
Naroda of Sabarmati circle and Deesa of
Palanpur circle
39,422
AMI Industrial, AMI Residential,
OMS
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Released on September 11, 2013
Five valid bids received: Infosys + CGL; Wipro +
JnJPowercom Systems; L&T + EDMI; Reliance + Accenture;
and Tapesh Energy + Corinex
Revised price bids were submitted on July
15, 2014. PoC to be completed by August 2014. Final award
will be done by September 2014.
Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited, Haryana
Panipat City Sub-division
31,914; revised to 11,000
AMI Industrial, AMI Residential,
OMS, SCADA/DMS
None
No RfP would be released
This project at Panipat is under
implementation through a grant from NEDO, Japan. NEDO
has appointed Power Grid Solution Ltd (a JV of Tokyo Electric
Power Company and Hitachi), NTT Communications, Fuji
Electric Company and Price Waterhouse Coopers for a
feasibility study, which has been completed and presented to
UHBVN on July 9, 2014. The final approval by NEDO Board is
expected in August 2014. Project award likely to be by end of
October 2014.
West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company
Limited, West Bengal
Siliguri Town in Darjeeling District
4,404
AMI Industrial, AMI Residential, PLM
PGCIL
rd
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Target date for award of contract is by
September, 2014. Regulatory approval has been obtained.
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Project Update:
Project Update:
Smart Grid Updates: Pilot Projects in India (Contd...)
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funding from ADB. This project involves implementation of the
latest technology in the power supply system and enables it to
withstand very high-speed cyclones, with wind speed of upto
350-kmph. Under the scheme, the power supply would be made
through underground and over ground cables and gas insulated
sub-stations with full automation and control. Consumers would
be alerted of power cuts through SMS etc. The project is divided
into 2 packages: Package-I deals with 132 kV Sub-Station works
and Package-II deals with 33 kV Sub-Station works, 11kV and LT
Network works. The tender was floated on February 28 and
March 3 respectively. The project is likely to be awarded by end of
June 2014.
A Smart Grid pilot project covering 5800+ consumers is being
taken up with State Government funding at Chhatrapur in
Odisha. The DPR prepared by M/s PRDC Bangalore, is presently
under review by the Odisha Smart Grid Steering Committee.
A Smart Grid Roadmap for the Calcutta Electric Supply
Corporation Limited (CESC) is being prepared by Tetra Tech and
ESTA International, Inc under a USTDA grant. The consultants
working closely with CESC experts have performed a detailed
review of the CESC system and made recommendations for
further reliability and power quality improvements,
SCADA/ DMS/ EMS enhancements, communi cati ons
infrastructure for AMI and Distribution Automation, smart
metering and AMI, Enterprise Application Integration and a
Pilot Project. The aim is to develop requirements and
specifications, to help address a range of electrical grid
improvements and smart grid investments, including the
integration of smart meters and automated meter reading into
CESC's distribution system. The CESC team visited several US
smart grid projects in May 2014.
TPDDL has successfully implemented the country's first large
scale ADR and AMI project, which has connected 165
commercial and industrial customers. 6 ADR events were
carried out in May and June 2014 with 7MVA of Demand
Response curtailment achieved This project has successfully
demonstrated Demand Response in an automated way, with
Smart Meters and AMI including integration with: the Head End
System (HES), Meter Data Management System (MDMS), SAP
etc. The integration has been done using an Enterprise Service
Bus (ESB) and Sub GHz RF and 3G Communications technology
have been deployed.
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd has floated a tender for 3
demonstration projects on grid connected battery energy
storage. The technologies specified are: (i) Lithium Iron Batteries;
(ii) Advanced Lead Acid Batteries; and (iii) Flow Batteries or
Sodium Sulphur Batteries. The capacity envisaged is 500kW &
250 kWH.
Chhatrapur Smart Grid Pilot Project
Roadmap underway for CESC
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL)
Battery Energy Storage demonstration projects
USTDA releases RfP for appointment of Consultant
for Smart Grid Test Bed at CPRI, Bangalore, India
Smart Grid Pilot project for Indiranagar, Bangalore by
BESCOM
Odisha Smart Grid projects to be awarded soon
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has
provided a grant of US$ 692,000 to the Central Power
Research Institute (CPRI) to support the preparation of a
detailed planning and procurement document for the
implementation of a Smart Grid Test Bed at the institute's
main campus. The test bed, which will consist of an
integrated Interoperability Laboratory and Smart Grid
Technology Demonstration Center, will allow CPRI to
research and perform controlled evaluations of integrated
Smart Grid Technologies. Smart Grid Technologies selected
for research and demonstration are sub-station automation,
load management, smart meters (communications and data
standards such as the 'Green Button'), cyber security
network sensing, energy management, renewables
integration and applications for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
(PHEV). When implemented, manufacturers, utilities, service
providers and academics would use the Smart Grid Test Bed
and related facilities for various testing, certification and
training activities. This assistance intends to facilitate the
adoption of Smart Grid pilot projects as well as the full-scale
deployment of Smart Grid technologies in India. Technical
proposals were solicited from interested and qualified firms
in March 2014. 9 bids were received by CPRI that are currently
under evaluation. The contract should be awarded in
June/July 2014.
Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM), is
implementing a Smart Grid Pilot Project for Indiranagar,
Bangalore, with a consumer base of 63,058. It includes 3
components - Advance Metering Infrastructure; Peak Load
Management and Solar Rooftop PV Systems (RTPV). Under
this project, Smart Meters and Communication Systems will
be installed for about 20,000 consumers. IT Infrastructure
consisting of servers, MDAS, MDAM and PLM software etc.
will be installed in the control centre for data collection,
storage and analysis. Around 5,000 Rooftop Systems are
planned to be installed in Indiranagar and will be integrated
with the distribution system using Net Metering. PGCIL has
been appointed as the consultant for implementation of this
project. BESCOM has formed a 4-member Experts
Committee that will be chaired by the MD of BESCOM, Mr
Pankaj Kumar Pandey. Other members of this committee
include Reji Kumar Pillai, ISGF President, Retd. Prof. HP
Khincha, IISc Bangalore and Prof. SA Khaparde from IIT
Bombay.
The Odisha Government has announced a Smart Grid power
network (Disaster Resilient Power Strengthening System),
for the cyclone prone Ganjam district in Orissa, with 60%
Other Smart Grid Projects in India
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Smart Grid Events
INDIAN
th
Jul 31 - Aug 3, 2014: The 15 Regulators and Policymakers
Retreat 2014, Goa
http://www.ippai.org/EventDetails.aspx?vid=54
Aug 7 - 9, 2014: Workshop on Cyber Security for Power
System, New Delhi, www.indiasmartgrid.org
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Aug 21 - 23, 2014: 5 World Renewable Energy Technology
Congress, New Delhi, http://wretc.in/index.html
Aug 22 - 23, 2014: Smart Cities Summit, Mumbai
http://www.asappconferences.com/smartcities/
Sept 3 - 5, 2014: Renewable Energy India Expo, Greater
Noida, India, http://bit.ly/1dGmkDo
Sept 10 - 12, 2014: Cleantech India 2014, New Delhi
http://bit.ly/WeqmRC
Sept 22 - 24, 2014: Envirotech Asia - 2014, Gandhinagar,
Gujarat, http://www.envirotechasia.com/
Oct 8 - 9, 2014: India Sol 2014, New Delhi
http://bit.ly/UlVP2p
Nov 6 - 8, 2014: India Nuclear Energy - 2014, Worli,
Mumbai, http://www.indianuclearenergy.net/
Nov 19 - 21, 2014: 2014 IEEE IAS Workshop on Electrical
Safety in India, Pune, www.wesi.in
Nov 26 - 28, 2014: IntelliSub India 2014, New Delhi
http://bit.ly/SwKBHH
Dec 3 - 5, 2014: International Conference and Exhibition on
Energy Storage and Microgrids, New Delhi
http://esiexpo.in/index
July 27 - 31, 2014: IEEE PES General Meeting - Charting
the Course to a New Energy Future, Washington DC
http://bit.ly/1kXfEpE
July 29 - 31, 2014: Plain Talk About the Electric Power
Industry, Washington DC, http://bit.ly/1ukP669
Aug 5 - 6, 2014: Asian Utility Week, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, http://www.asian-utility-week.com/
Aug 24 - 29, 2014: CIGRE 2014, Paris
http://www.cigre.org/Events/Session/Session-2014
INTERNATIONAL
Sept 3 - 5, 2014: World Smart Energy Week, Osaka, Japan
http://www.wsew.jp/en/
Sept 8 - 11, 2014: Power Grid Resilience, San Francisco, California
http://bit.ly/1jU1vWS
Sept 16 - 17, 2014: 4th Annual Smart Grids and Smart Meters, Abu
Dhabi, UAE, http://energy.fleminggulf.com/SGSM2014
Sept 18, 2014: IV Smart Communications and Technology Forum,
Warsaw, Poland, http://cbepolska.pl/en/iv-smart-communications-
technology-forum.html
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Sept 23 - 26, 2014: The 6 China International Conference &
Exhibition on Electricity Distribution, Shenzhen, China
http://www.ciccst.org.cn/ciced2014/
Oct 1 - 3, 2014: Smartgrid Canada Conference MTL 2014,
Montreal, Quebec, http://bit.ly/1oey5J5
Oct 7 - 8, 2014: Innovation for Cool Earth Forum, Tokyo, Japan
http://www.icef-forum.org/
Oct 12 - 15, 2014: IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart
Grid Technologies Conference Europe, Istanbul, Turkey
http://bit.ly/1pHzbiz
Oct 12 - 16, 2014: Gitex Technology Week, Dubai
http://www.gitex.com/
Oct 14 - 16, 2014: IEC 61850 Conference, Prague, Czech Republic
http://www.iec61850-europe.com/
Oct 26 - 30, 2014: Conference of Electric Power Supply Industry
2014 (CEPSI), JEJU, Korea, http://www.cepsi2014jeju.org/eng/
Oct 27 - 31, 2014: Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW),
Singapore, http://www.siew.sg/
Nov 3 - 6, 2014: IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid
Communications, Venice, Italy
http://sgc2014.ieee-smartgridcomm.org/
Nov 8 - 14, 2014: Korea SmartGrid Week, JEJU, Korea
http://www.ksgw.or.kr/eng/index.htm
Nov 18 - 20, 2014: Australian Utility Week, Melbourne, Australia
http://www.australian-utility-week.com/audience
WEBINARS
August 5, 2014: Webinar on National Consumer Telecom and
Utilities Exchange, http://bit.ly/1oGTkAa
September 24, 2014: Webinar on Sharing Apps among Cities
through Common Platforms and Standards, http://bit.ly/1rpPZsX
October 22, 2014: Webinar on E-government for Cities:
Developing the Back-office of the Technology City
http://bit.ly/1oGTojp
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New to Smart Grid?...
SMART GRID Gyan on Electric Vehicle
What is an Electric Vehicle (EV)?
In an electric vehicle (EV), the electric motor gets its power from
a controller and the controller in turn, gets its power from an
array of rechargeable batteries.
EVs include plug-in electric cars, hybrid electric cars, hydrogen
vehicles, electric trains, electric buses, electric rickshaws,
electric bikes/scooters etc.
Mahindra Reva's new launch e2o
costing Rs. 4.99 lakh, provides a
comf or t abl e al t er nat i ve t o
gasoline based cars. They can be
fully charged with a 15Amp
electrical socket in 5 hours and
can travel upto a distance of 100
KM. Wi t h qui ck t o char ge
technology, these vehicles can be
charged in just an hour.
Electric scooters and mopeds:
Ampere Vehicles Pvt Ltd, Green
Electric Vehicles (P) Ltd. and other
several manufactures are the
electric scooter and moped
companies in India who have
various models running on the
road.
The Danish funded EDISON project: It is aimed at utilizing the
batteries of electric cars as storage units that are connected to
the power grid when the cars are recharging. There will be built
in intelligence in the EV to prevent simultaneous charging of
several vehicles from same DT. This project will manage ?eet of
EVs appropriately to assist the electric grid: electrical load can be
shifted in time, and excessive EV battery energy could be fed
back into the electrical grid which is called Vehicle to Grid (V2G)
technology.
EU funded Green eMotion project: It is an initiative consisting
of total 42 partners involving car manufacturers, energy utilities,
universities, and technology and research institutions across
Europe. This project will develop the design criteria for electric
vehicle charging networks, fleet management of electric vehicles
and to study the connection and construction techniques for
charging points. One of the key objectives of the Green eMotion
project is to develop European processes, standards and IT
solutions that allow electric vehicle motorists easy and seamless
access to charging infrastructure. One of the key learnings from
Green eMotion Project is that charging behavior of EV owners
are similar to house usage of electricity which means people
tend to charge their cars during peak hours!
Better Place project Copenhagen (Denmark): After purchase of
EV customer will sign a contract with Better Place for how many
miles he drives per year, Better Place will provide him with a
battery and a home charging station at the owners home. Better
place customers can swap batteries at additional charging
stations being installed across Denmark. This model will provide
customers with their need for trips anywhere in Denmark.
The National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020 (NEMMP)
released by Ministry of Heavy Industries is the key policy
directive for encouraging EVs in India.
The policy envisages 6-7 million units of EVs by 2020.
Cumulative net benefits are estimated to have a net profit value
of Rs. 4,800 to Rs. 7,100 crores. While initial investments
translate to negative returns in the near term, positive benefits
are expected from 2018 onwards.
What are the major EV trial projects?
What are the major drivers for EV adoption in India?
What are the different types of EVs?
Some popular Indian Examples
There are 3 types of EVs:
1. Directly powered from an external power source such as
electric trains.
2. Powered by stored electricity (Battery EVs) such as e-
bikes, golf carts, Nissan Leaf, Tesla etc.
3. Powered by an on-board electrical generator like an
internal combustion engine (hybrid electric vehicles) or a
hydrogen fuel cell such as the Toyota Prius, Chevrolet
Volt/Amperas, Mitsubishi i-MiEV etc.
E-Rickshaw: They can be spotted
everywhere on Delhis roads!
Costing around Rs. 70,000, these
vehicles can be easily charged at
home with a simple charger.
These vehicles have lead acid
batteries which take 6 to 8 hours
to charge fully, can travel upto 70
KM (on full charge).
A simple DC controller connected to the batteries and the DC
motor. If the driver floors the accelerator pedal, the controller
delivers the full 96 volts from the batteries to the motor. If the
driver take his/her foot off the accelerator, the controller
delivers zero volts to the motor. Source: howstuffworks.com
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Controller
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Batteries
96V
accelerator
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96 Volts 48 Volts
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Vehicle / Technology
segment
Potential for xEVs
(Mn units) in India
Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) 2Wheeler 3.5-5
Hybrid Electric Vehicles (4Wheeler,
Bus, Light Commercial Vehicle)
1.3-1.4
Other BEVs (3Wheeler, 4Wheeler,
Buses, Light Commercial Vehicle)
0.2-0.4
Total 5~7
Some of the other impacts could be over current and over
voltage, increase in line loss, over-heating and ageing, error on
electrical meters, grid instability etc.
1) V0G or Dumb Charging is the conventional one: plug in
the vehicle and get it charged like any other regular load.
2) V1G, also called Smart Charging, can charge the vehicle
when grid allows or needs it to. The smart grid concept
with advanced metering infrastructure ?ts in this
application well. Vehicles can communicate with AMI
devices at home through home automation network
(HAN); the AMI devices then communicate with the
control centre at the grid.
3) V2G (vehicle to grid) is the most complicated scheme. In
addition to the functions of V1G, it also allows the energy
stored in the EV batteries to be delivered back to the grid
for grid supports.
4) V2B (vehicle to building) in V2B, the vehicle does not
communicate with the grid, but the building. The energy
delivered back from the vehicle will be limited to the
building.
What are the different types of EV charging schemes?
Greater adoption of full range of electric vehicles will ensure
future energy security for the country. By achieving the targeted
sale penetration levels for 5-7 million EVs by 2020, electric
mobility initiative is likely to result in significant savings, around
2.2 to 2.5 million tonnes of fuel oil, thereby lowering the
petroleum import bill. There are likely to be significant reductions
in emission and a net decrease in CO emissions on a well to
2
wheel basis. The target is to lower carbon dioxide emissions by
1.3 per cent to 1.5 per cent by 2020.
The support and direction from the governmentis also likely to
facilitate a vibrant manufacturing ecosystem for electric vehicles
and the Indian automotive industry will be able to compete
globally. This will also ensure greater value addition in India, spur
manufacturing and generate significant additional employment.
In 8-10 years from now OEM can consider exports to markets
outside India.
The development of a domestic manufacturing ecosystem for 5-
7 million EVs will also have a large cascading beneficial impact
on large domestic manufacturing. For instance, development of
motors, batteries, controllers etc. will definitely benefit many
other segments and not only contribute to manufacturing
growth in many other areas, but also help contribute towards
improvement in energy efficiency in those sectors.
Wide adoption of EVs will influence distribution system design
and operation. Recognising that all distribution circuits will not
realise the same level of EV adoption and as initial EV adoption
tends to be in a cluster, EV penetration may lead to transformer
overloading. The extent of system impacts depends upon the
EV penetration and charge behaviours of EV adopters. Very high
saturations or coincidental charging behaviours could result in
loads beyond what current circuit design can reliably serve.
What is the impact of EVs on the grid?
Features
Real-time communication
V0G V1G V2G V2B

Communication with grid

Timed charging

Backup source

Controllable load
Bidirectional grid ancillary service

Load shifting for renewables

SMART GRID Gyan on Electric Vehicle (Contd...)
How EV can be used in the future?
Governments have realised that there are huge benefits in
moving away from oil. It is predicted that electric vehicles would
be mainstay EVs would become extremely popular as is seen in
the chart. The Vehicle to Grid (V2G) and Vehicle to Building (V2B)
models would enable users to act as sources of energy
themselves and inject back into the grid during peak hours, while
charging during off-peak hours. Also, these models would help to
create a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) scenario during times of large
scale power outages such as storms and other natural disasters.
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services in the Smart Grid domain such as:
Developing capacity building programs for utilities and industry
Organizing conferences and exhibitions
Research and development programs
Conduct consumer outreach programs
Advisory services to ISGF members, utilities and regulatory commissions
Assist state Governments /utilities in preparation of state/utility specific Smart Grid Roadmaps
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