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1. About ISGF 5

2. ISGF Board 6

2.1 Board of Governors 6

2.2 ISGF Working Groups 7

2.3 ISGF Members 8

3. ISGF Activities 10

3.1 Work with Ministries 10

3.2 Work with other Government Institutions 10

3.3 Knowledge Dissemination 11

3.3.1 ISGF White Papers, Technical Reports and Other Publications 11

3.3.2 Smart Grid Bulletins 14

3.3.3 Smart Grid Films 14

3.3.4 India Smart Grid Knowledge Portal 15

3.3.5 ISGF Social Media Handles 15

4. Advisory Services 16

4.1 Smart Grid Roadmap 16

4.2 Smart Grid Maturity Model (SGMM) Assessment 16

4.3 Smart City Projects Add Mou’s signed with Various utilities and MCs 16

4.4 ImplementationPlanforElectrificationofPublicTransportinKolkata 17

4.5 Social Media for Utilities 18

5. ISGF Events, Training Programs and Workshops 19

5.1 Events 19

5.1.1 India Smart Grid Week 2017 19

5.1.2 Smart, Secure and Sustainable Cities, UK 20

5.2 Training and Capacity Building Program 21

5.3 International Workshops 22

5.4 Workshops in Partnership with ISGF Members 25

5.5 International Delegation Led by ISGF 27

6. Collaborations 30

6.1 International Collaborations 30

6.2 Indian Collaborations 31

7. Competitions (During ISGW 2017) 32

8. ISGF Innovation Awards 2017 35

Contents



1. About ISGF

ISGF’s CORE ACTIVITIES

Mandate of ISGF

1. Support to Government Institutions and Utilities

2. Advisory Services

3. Development of Standards for India

4. Research and Studies

5. Knowledge Dissemination, Exchange and Capacity Building Programs

India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) is a Public Private Partnership initiative of Ministry of Power (MoP), Government of India for accelerated development of smart grid technologies in the Indian power sector. With 180+ members comprising of ministries, utilities, technology providers, academia and research, ISGF has evolved as a Think-Tank of global repute on Smart Grids and Smart Cities. With Government of India focus on Smart Cities, ISGF has expanded its activities to cover Water distribution, City Gas distribution, E-mobility and other domains of smart cities.

KEY OBJECTIVES OF ISGF:

• LendsupporttoGovernment,Regulators and Utilities in formulation of Smart Grid Policies, Standards and Technology Rollout Plans for India

• StudyinternationalSmartGridandSmartCityprojectsandsharelearningswithIndianStakeholders through case studies, reports, white papers, technical seminars, etc.

• WorkwithUtilitiesinIndiatosupportthemintheirSmartGrid,SmartCityGasdistributionandSmart Water distribution rollout plans

• Bringkeystakeholdersandenablingtechnologiestogetherforsuccessfuldeploymentofsmarttechnologies in India

• Provideaplatformforexchangeofideasandinformationtosupportdevelopmentofusecasescenarios for IndiaDistribution and other domains of Smart Cities

• Conductresearch,developmentanddeployment of new technologies

Work with National andInternational Agencies onStandards Development

To help Utilities, Regulatorsand the Industry in Technology

Selection, Business Models,Training and Capacity Building

To assist Government onPolicies and Programs forPromotion of Smart Grids

in India



2. ISGF Board (During the year 2016-2017)

TheOfficeBearersofISGFareelectedfromamongstitsMembers.

2.1 Board of Governors

Reji Kumar Pillai President


S A KhapardeResearch and Academia

MemberIIT Mumbai

Chandan ChowdhuryIndustry Member

Dassault Systemes

Rahul SavdekarIndustry Member Microsoft India

Alok ChandnaIndustry Member

Fuji Electric

Praveer SinhaUtility Member

Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd

Dr. Rahul TongiaISGF Founding Advisor &

Honorary Member Fellow, Brookings India

Rupendra Bhatnagar General Secretary &

Convenor Lotus Wireless Technologies

V. K. Kanjlia Treasurer

Central Board of Irrigation and Power



Ramachandran PillaiChief - Corporate Operations (T&D)

Tata Power Company, Mumbai

WG-1 Advanced Transmission

and Distribution

WG-5Load Control and

Consumption

WG-8Pilots and Business

Models

WG-6Policy and Regulations

WG-9Renewables and

Microgrids

WG-7Digital Architecture

WG-10Cyber Security

WG-2Smart Cities

WG – 3 and WG-4Metering and

Communication

Girish GhatikarEPRI, USA

ISGF Honorary Member

Sujeet MishraDirector

Ministry of Railways

Pankaj BatraMember PlanningCentral Electricity

Authority

Ravi SeethapathyAdjunct Professor / Chairman,

Biosirus Inc., CanadaHonorary Member, ISGF

Samir ChowdharyHonorary Member

ISGF

Abraham SamsonAVP & Head - IIOT

L&T Infotech

Pradeep YemulaAssistant Professor –

Electrical Engineering Department,IIT Hyderabad

Ajoy RajaniSenior Executive Vice

President,Reliance Infrastructure

Limited

2.2 ISGF Working Groups (WGs)



2.3 ISGF MembersISGF members are from the ministries, government institutions, regulatory bodies, utilities, industry, non-profitorganizations,educationalandresearchentitiesandstudentsfromrenownedinstitutions

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES

For more details, please visit ISGF website page: http://indiasmartgrid.org/membership.php

Participation in Policy Initiatives for Government of India, State Governments, Regulators and Utilities

• Contribute towards formulationof nationalpolicies and programs related to smart grids, renewable energy and smart cities domains

• Engagewith policymakers, utilities, smartcity commission-ers/CEOs, regulators, system integrators, OEMs, academia and research; and industry associations in India

• Participate in development of nationalstandards in India through ISGF in committees of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

• Contribute towards research reports andwhite papers prepared by ISGF Working Groups which are often translated to policies and programs

• Participate actively in the technologysessions and workshops conducted by ISGF, also contribute towards technology topics of common interest – both related to business and also to the need of the country

Advisory Support to Members Organizations

• Assistance for testing and certification ofproducts in India

• Assistanceforundertakingproofofconceptand technology demonstration projects in India

• Get advance information on smart gridpolicies and programs

• Seek guidance for technology and bestpractices from the panel of experts from academia, industry and utilities

BENEFITS OF ISGF MEMBERSHIP

GovernmentInstitutional Members

Associate Members Utility Members Industry Members

Honorary Members Individual Members Student MembersInternational

Members

• Have access to smart grid technologyand developments across the globe and participate in international smart grid fora like Global Smart Grid Federation (GSGF), IEC, IEEE, etc.

• Avail substantialdiscounts forparticipationin India Smart Grid Week (www.isgw.in) and other ISGF events, training programs and workshops

• ParticipateinmajornationalandinternationaleventswhereISGFisco-organizer/supportingpartner (complimentary registration/substantial discounts in participation fee and exhibition booths for all major events related to utility sectors across the globe) Assistance from ISGF Team in conducting training and capacity building programs

• Assistance for holding focused workshopswith key utility customers and policy makers Get visibility to a larger audience working in the same domain (mainly applicable to start-up companies) and build an ecosystem enabling business activities

Other Benefits

• RegularpromotionsthroughIndiaSmartGridKnowledge Portal (ISGKP); ISGF Social Media Tools; ISGF Smart Grid Bulletin; and through ISGF Mailing List

• SupportinRecruitmentofProfessionals

• FocusedWorkshops for ISGF Members withutilities and key decision makers



Full list of ISGF Members is given at: http://indiasmartgrid.org/member_list.php

Founding/Government Members

ISGF Members

Utilities Members

Ministry of Power

Department of TelecommunicationsMinistry of Communications &

Information TechnologyGovernment of India

Industry and Associate Members

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3.1 Work with Ministries3.1.1 Ministry of Power* • ISGFworkedwithvariousstakeholdersandMoPinfinalizationofModelSmartGridRegulationsthat

have been approved by the Forum of Regulators

• ISGFlaunchedandmaintainstheIndiaSmartGridKnowledgePortal(www.indiasmartgrid.org)sinceJanuary 2013. This is one of the most popular smart grid portals in the world today.

• ISGF assisted MoP in preparation of the Framework for National Smart Grid Mission (NSGM), which is now operational

• EVDeploymentPlanforIndia–WorkshopandRecommendations

*(ISGF worked with Ministry of Power (MoP) in formulation of Smart Grid Vision and Roadmap for India which was issued by MoP in August 2013)

3.1.2 Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

ISGF is engaged with MNRE on Energy Storage and Renewable Energy Integration

3.1.3 Department of Telecommunications

ISGF worked closely with Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for – rollout of IPv6 for Power Sector, a National Telecom M2M Roadmap, M2M Communications Roadmap for Power Sector, and worked with Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC) on the formulation of Technical Report for additional spectrum requirements for M2Mcommunications in Indiawhichresulted inTRAIrecommendingallocationof7MHzof licencefreespectrum.

3.1.4 Ministry of Railways

ISGF is engaged with Ministry of Railways for the development of Smart Microgrids for Railway Stations in India.

3.2 Work with other Government InstitutionsI. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

ISGFworkedwithvariousstakeholdersinfinalizationofIndianStandardsforSmartMeters(IS16444and IS 15959) which was published by Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS). Presently working with BIS in formulation of standards for electric vehicle charging infrastructure and large scale RE integration.

II. Central Electricity Authority (CEA)

ISGFcontributedactivelyintheformulationoftechnicalspecificationsandfunctionalrequirementsofAdvanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI); Presently working with CEA on several other key initiatives.

III. National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog)

ISGF has worked with NITI Aayog as knowledge partner for development of India Energy Security Scenarios 2047 (IESS 2047) versions 1 and 2

3. ISGF Activities



IV. National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Center (NCIIPC)

ISGF, in association with NCIIPC, has devised a framework for assessing the Cyber Security Readiness of electric utilities to protect against cyber threats. Assessed 7 utilities using this survey tool. The top 10 findingsandrecommendationshavebeensubmittedtoMinistryofPower,whichhasbeencirculatedtoall Power Utilities in India for compliance

ISGF in association with NCIIPC formulated the Cyber Security Manual which is a first of its kindpolicydocumentinIndiathatenumeratesthestandardstobefollowedbyIndianutilitiesinthefieldof Cyber Security in India. This manual provides actionable inputs to various stakeholders such as Generation Companies, Transmission Companies, Distribution Companies, Load Dispatch Centers etc. It was appreciated by the BIS & CEA has been adopted by BIS for further work on formulation of a more detailed version of the same.

V. Electricity Regulatory Commissions

ISGF is part of advisory committees of several State Electricity Regulatory Commissions:

• AssamElectricityRegulatoryCommission

• HaryanaElectricityRegulatoryCommission

• UttarPradeshElectricityRegulatoryCommission

3.3 Knowledge Dissemination3.3.1 ISGF White Papers, Technical Reports and Other Publications

Electric Vehicles: A Sustainable Solution to Air Pollution in Delhi

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to highlight the relevance of electric vehicles (EVs) in reducing airpollutionincitiesandtheirsignificantenvironmentalbenefits.Thepaperrecommendsphased approach for rollout of EVs in Delhi on fast track. The same approach could be adopted in other cities in India and overseas as well. This paper initiated action by GoI for a revamp of the National Mission for Electric Mobility which is being relaunched.

Website Link: https://goo.gl/gFFFKfNext Generation Smart Metering – IP Metering

Abstract

Although the Smart Metering or Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is being rolled out byelectricutilitiesworldwide,thelastmileconnectivitycontinuestohaunttheefficiencyas well as the rollout programs in many countries. The widely adopted communication architectures deployed in AMI projects involve RF/PLC/BPL for last mile connection from a Data Concentrator Unit (DCU) to a group of meters; and the DCUs transmit the data to the utility’sseveronthewideareanetwork–GPRS/fibernetworks.Thisarchitectureevolvedoverthe past ten years particularly because early mover utilities wanted dedicated communication network which they could control. Now that most buildings and campuses (even in smaller towns in developing countries) have broadband internet connections, utilities can leverage the existing communication infrastructure for AMI. The meters may be directly connected to internet on Wi-Fi in homes/buildings/factories/commercial centres/campuses etc. Once meters are connected on the internet, the meter data can be aggregated on a server anywhere – in utility’s control room or on the cloud. This White Paper describes ISGF vision for the next generation of smart metering using internet – the era of IP Metering that would reduce the total cost of ownership and provide excellent reliable last mile connectivity. Several utilities around the world are presently undertaking pilot projects on this concept.

Website Link: https://goo.gl/L6SY1Y



Leveraging Smart Grid Assets for Building Smarter Cities at Marginal Cost

Abstract

Using Smart Grids as anchor infrastructure to build Smart Cities in India makes sense giventheneedformodernizingtheelectricitydistributionsystemtoprovide24x7supplyof quality power to all. Compelling business cases are available for investment in smart gridtechnologiestoimproveoperationalefficiencyandreducesystemlosses.SmartGridisessential to integrate renewable energy resources on to the grid and green energy is a key element for Smart Cities and their sustainable future. This paper describes how Smart Grid assets can be leveraged to build Smarter Cities at marginal cost by extending the automation, IT and communication infrastructure of the Smart Grids to other infrastructure and services domains in a city.

This paper motivated several agencies around the world to discuss about Smart Grids for Smart Cities.

Website Link: https://goo.gl/sY6j2iAMI Rollout Strategy and Cost Benefit Analysis in India

Abstract

This Paper examines, in detail, all aspects related to rollout of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) in India. It covers key issues such as smart meter standards and specifications, testing of smartmeters, communication technology options, procurementstrategy and business models for AMI rollout. Under the UDAY program, Government of India plans to deploy smart meters for all customers with monthly consumption above 200 kWh by December 2019. Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) have the responsibility of choosing the most optimum deployment strategy. While the traditional AMI approach proposes deployment of smart meters for all customers on a feeder, another option is to deploy only for customers having monthly electricity consumption greater than 200 units. Part A of this Paper presents adetailedcost-benefitanalysiswhichstronglyadvocatesdeploymentofsmartmetersforall customers on a feeder primarily because of the potential to reduce AT&C losses and the substantially lower cost for the last mile communication network when the full feeder is covered. Part B of this Paper covers innovative business models for AMI roll out in India.

The key recommendations in this paper were accepted by Ministry of Power and CEA issued recommendations for rollout of AMI on full feeder basis; and advised utilities to explore innovative business models.

Website Link: https://goo.gl/khVF2f4Electric Transportation – Action Plan for India

Abstract

Almost 70-years after independence in 1947, India stands at the deterministic crossroads of economic growth and energy needs for over a billion people, while facing challenges to lower carbon emissions and to improve energy security. India’s transportation sector growth is one of the major contributors of deteriorating air quality in the cities, accounting for 30% of the total fine particulatematter (PM2.5) emissions. India is taking significantpolicy initiatives to leapfrog and transform electric vehicle (EV) adoption to embrace a tryst with electric transportation. India’s National Electricity Mobility Mission (NEMM) Plan 2020 outlines an ambitious target to deploy six to seven million EVs. Through stakeholder feedback and qualitative and quantitative analysis, this paper reviews goals and objectives of India’s policies, their associated challenges experienced by the Indian ministries, and suggests the action plan, which is unique to the Indian context, to accelerate EVs and EV charging infrastructure, and technology development and deployment to meet the NEMM targets.

This first-of-its-kind analysis for India can accelerate EV adoption, open innovationopportunities for both transportation and electric industry, and support energy security and improved urban air-quality objectives.

Website Link: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7936085/



Integration of multivariate distributed energy resources for demand response: Applications in India Scenario

Abstract

India’s national missions to advance demand-side management and Distributed Energy Resources (DER) provide pathways for sustainable development. With these national missions, India plan to add 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022, which comprises of 100 GW Solar, 60 GW Wind, 10 GW Biomass, and 5 GW Small Hydro; and have set a target for 40% of energy from non-fossil sources by 2030. Integration of DERs like rooftop solar, energy storage, electric vehicles, anddemandflexibility becomes important to address the challenges ofsupplyvariabilityandcost-effectiveintegration.Thispaperexaminesfundamentalaspectsfor the integration of multivirate—large-scale and disparate technologies.

The results show that for high penetration of DERs, it is important for a distribution utility to engage customers and use smart grid technologies to automate monitoring and actuation of the resources in real-time.

Other Publications

ISGW 2017 Knowledge Paper; AMI Rollout Strategy for India (published in association with Bloomverg New Energy Finance)

Abstract

ThisPapershowcasestheevolutionofthemeteringIndustryinIndia.Itcoversthebenefitsof Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), key challenges in implementing AMI, popular communication standards and innovative business models for rolling out AMI in India. The AMI market share is also calculated based on three distinct scenarios, namely, Conservative, Moderate and Aggressive.

This Paper provides recommendations for deploying large scale rollout of AMI in India.

Website Link: http://bit.ly/2gXBqi9

Indian Manual for Cyber Security in Power Systems

Abstract

In the current scenario in India, many directives and guidelines exist for cyber security. However,therearenoguidelinesforpowersystems-specificcybersecurity.Acknowledgingthiscriticalknowledgegap,ISGFformulatedtheCyberSecurityManualwhichisafirstofitskind policy document in India that enumerates the standards to be followed by Indian utilities inthefieldofCyberSecurityinIndia.ThismanualispreparedbyIndiaSmartGridForumincoordination with National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Center (NCIIPC).

Smart Grid Handbook for Regulators and Policy Makers

Abstract

ISGF has developed a “Handbook on Smart Grids for Regulators and Policy Makers” which contains 17 modules related to various aspects of smart grids which is an initiative supported by the Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation. These modules have been converted into a Three-Day Training Program with an aim to enhance awareness levels of various stakeholders (State Electricity Regulatory Commissions and utilities) on:

- Latest technologies and its trends in Smart Grids

- Policies and programs for adoption of Smart Grids in India

- More informed and faster decision for smart grid project appraisals

Website Link: https://goo.gl/4OfkrI



3.3.2 Smart Grid Bulletins

ISGF publishes Smart Grid Bulletin, a monthly Newsletter since January 2014. About 2,500 copies are circulated to key decision makers in Indian power sector in print; and more than 55,000 electronic copies are circulated to professionals around the world. ISGF Smart Grid Bulletin covers key achievements and highlights of Smart Grid developments around the world, Key appointments and transfers, Smart Grid technology and project updates, Updates of Smart Grid Pilot Project in India, Smart Grid Events and announcement of all the training programs, workshops, competitions and conferences conducted by ISGF.

To read all the issues of monthly bulletin visit weblink: http://indiasmartgrid.org/newsletter.php

3.3.3 Smart Grid Films

ISGFProducedfollowingeducationalfilmswhicharescreenedoftenatworkshopsandconferences

1. Film on Relevance of Smart Grids in India : 7 Minutes

AshortFilmbyIndiaSmartGridForumonSmartGridimplementationinIndiashowcasingthebenefitsof Smart Grids, vision of Government of India, 24 X 7 power supply to consumers etc.

Link of Movie: https://youtu.be/WoNUf6h6Wh8

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Narendra Modi, Francois Hollande laid ............1foundation stone for InternationalSolar Alliance

GoI approves amendments in .........................2Power Tariff Policy

New ISGF Member .........................................2

Smart Grid Bulletin Completes Two Years........3

Smart Grid Updates:

Policy, Regulations & Standards .............. 4

Key Appointments and Transfers ...............4

Technology & Projects .............................. 5

SMART GRID Gyan .........................................6

GBCI and ISGF signed MoU for Joint..............7Development of PEER

th4 International Istanbul Smart Grid ................7Congress and Fair

NSGM gets Mission Director ..........................7

European Utility Week 2016 ............................7

Smart Grid Events ...........................................8

Key Contacts ...................................................8

ISGW 2016 ......................................................9

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande laid the foundation stone of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) headquarters at National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Gurgaon. The two also inaugurated the temporary headquarters of the alliance, a multilateral platform to propagate the use of solar energy by bringing together companies, research institutions and the governments of around 120 countries. International Solar

Alliance (ISA) is conceived as a coalition of solar resource rich countries to address their special energy needs and will provide a platform to collaborate on addressing the identified gaps through a common, agreed approach. It will not duplicate or replicate the efforts that others (like International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), International Energy

stAgency (IEA), Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21 Century (REN21), United Nations bodies, bilateral organizations etc.) are currently engaged in, but will establish networks and develop synergies with them and supplement their efforts in a sustainable and focused manner. The total Government of India support including putting normative cost of the land will be about Rs 400 crore (US$ 62 million). Government of India support of Rs 175 crore (US$ 27 million) will be utilized for creating building infrastructure and recurring expenditure. It will be provided over a 5 year period from 2016-17 to 2020-21.

International Solar Alliance have 5 key focus area:

• Promote solar technologies and investment in the solar sector to enhance income generation for the poor and global environment

• Formulate projects and programmes to promote solar applications

• Develop innovative Financial Mechanisms to reduce cost of capital

• Build a common Knowledge e-Portal

• Facilitate capacity building for promotion and absorption of solar technologies and R&D among member countries

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energy efficiency improvements in the industry, and commercial and transport sub-sectors.

Welcoming the delegates to the Forum, Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General, TERI highlighted the issue of increasing energy demand in India and outlined the challenges that India is facing in the energy sector. He emphasized on the need to enhance energy productivity (particularly in air conditioning and steel industry), integration of renewable energy in overall energy supply and improving efficiency of transport sub-sector including increased focus on electrification and use of LNG in heavy duty vehicles. During his introductory remarks, Mr. Kazuo Furukawa, Chairman, NEDO mentioned that India-Japan Energy Forum has helped enhancing bi-lateral ties between the two countries and attracted direct investment by the Japanese companies in India. He appreciated the Indian Government target of achieving 175 GW through renewable energy by 2022.

Delivering the ministerial address, Mr. Hiroshige Seko, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Government of Japan, appreciated the growth of India and the importance that the country is drawing at global stage. Noting the growing energy demand in India and its ambitious renewable energy targets he spoke about the need for closer cooperation between India and Japan in the energy sector. He emphasized on the need of combining Japanese technology with skilled man-power of India.

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India-Japan Energy Forum 2017 ..................1

Energy Storage India held on Jan 2017 .......2

ICSG Istanbul 2017......................................2

Smart Grid Updates:

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

Key Appointments and Transfers ...........3

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

Pilot Projects in India ............................5

ISGF Welcomes New Members .................4

Smart Grid Events.......................................8

Key Contacts...............................................8

ISGW 2017

Event Structure......................................9

Conference Themes ..............................9

Parallel Events .......................................9

Key Partners ........................................10

Speakers ..............................................11

ISGF Innovation Awards ......................12

The Seventh India-Japan Energy Forum was organized by NEDO

th in association with TERI on 9January 2017 in New Delhi. O v e r 2 0 0 p a r t i c i p a n t s representing both India and Japan participated in this high prof i le event. The Forum f o c u s e d o n e n h a n c i n g technology cooperation and business opportunities between the two countries in the energy sec to r w i th a focus on renewable energy, grid stability,



Socialmedia–ADigitalplatformfordailyinteractionsandcommunicationbyafirmtothepeopleinterestedin the their work or belong to the same industry. Various Social Media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google+, Flickr help a company to create, share, and/or exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks.

To build the relationship, to connect and to communicate with its people, ISGF is present on several popular social media handles:

The Social Media platforms enables ISGF to spread the daily update on ISGF Activities, ISGF Events, ISGF Projects, Reports and Whitepapers, ISGF Monthly Smart Grid Bulletin, Announcements, Greetings and Daily News about the Industry to the world.

2. Film on Future of Transportation : 6 Minutes

The world of transportation is about to see a big revolution - both personal as well as mass transportation. Autonomous or self-Driving vehicles, Flying Cars, Hyper loops, Passenger Drones, Personal Jet Packs and Hover Bikes are fast nearing realities. Possibilities are numerous, but what would prove to be commercially and logistically viable and commonly adopted by all stakeholders is difficulttopredictnow.

Link of Movie: https://youtu.be/ETpXydVmSfo

3.3.4 India Smart Grid Knowledge Portal

India Smart Grid Knowledge Portal (ISGKP) is an online knowledge portal of ISGF under domain name www.indiasmartgrid.org. ISGKP is one of the most popular portals for all the updates and news about Indian Smart Grid Sector. ISGKP covers latest News from the various sectors, Events, Conferences, Webinars, Updates on Smart Grid Pilot projects, Updates on Smart Technology projects, ISGF Whitepapers, ISGF Smart Grid monthly Bulletins, ISGF Reports, ISGF Presentations, Job opportunity at ISGF and its members, Training Programs and Workshops by ISGF and its members and various other updates about the activities of ISGF. ISGKP is visited by several thousand monthly visitors from across the globe.

3.3.5 ISGF Social Media Handles


@IndiaSmartGridF


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4. Advisory Services

4.1 Smart Grid RoadmapsIndia Smart Grid Forum is preparing Smart Grid Roadmap for Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM).Smart Grid Roadmap would be a strategic plan that would outline activities BESCOMcanundertakeovera specified timeframe toachievestated goals and its expected outcomes. The roadmap is also drafted in alignment with the on-going programs such as R-APDRP, IPDS and DDUGVY and builds on the assets being created under these programs and other existing systems in a manner that would complement each other. The draft roadmap has been discussed at different forums and the diverse stakeholders’viewsarebeingincorporatedinthefinalversion.

4.2 Smart Grid Maturity Model (SGMM) AssessmentSmart Grid Maturity Model (SGMM) tool was initially prepared by set of technology companies and American Productivity and Quality Council with inputs from several leading utilities. The tool in presently maintained by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University. ISGF along with its member organisations have the capability to undertake SGMM survey of utilities.

SGMM is a valuable tool that helps utilities to:

• Identifywheretheyareonthesmartgridlandscape

• Developasharedsmartgridvisionandroadmap

• Communicatewithinternalandexternalstakeholdersusingacommonlanguage

• Prioritizeoptionsandsupportdecisionmaking

• Comparetothemselvesovertimeandtotherestofthecommunity(peers)

• Measuretheirprogress

• Prepareforandfacilitatechange

Project Feasibility Studies: ISGF has done the feasibility studies for the Tumakuru, Tirunelveli and Goa Smart Grid projects.

4.3 Smart City Projects“Smart Grids can be an anchor infrastructure for the Smart City. This is what ISGF has been advocating!”

ISGF published the White Paper “Leveraging Smart Grid Assets for Building Smart Cities at Marginal cost”. The key concept proposed is to consider smart grid as the anchor infrastructure and some of the automation



and IT systems of smart grids can be extended to other infrastructure domains such as water distribution, gasdistribution,trafficandsecurityetc.;andextendingthebilling,collectionandcustomercaresystemstootherdomainsatmarginalcostandoperateefficiently.

All state owned electricity distribution companies (Discoms) in India are implementing a set of basic IT and Automation solutions under the R-APDRP scheme of the Ministry of Power. Some of the digital assets created under this program that covers 1411 towns can be leveraged to build smarter cities at marginal costs. List of digital assets and smart infrastructure created under various schemes of Ministry of Power are as follows:

1. GIS Map of the Towns indexing all buildings and roads

2. Billing and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems

3. SCADA/DMS System

4. Customer Care Centre

5. Outage Management Systems (OMS) and Mobile Workforce Management (MWFM)

4.4 Implementation Plan for Electrification of Public Transportation in Kolkata In India, transportation sector emissions is a significantcontributor to the deteriorating air quality and human health in cities. Transportation accounts for 20% of global energy use and it contributes 25% to 30% of the emissions. With the rapid acceleration of the Indian automobile markets, battery powered electric vehicles (EVs) represent a promising pathway towards improving air-quality, energy security (avoiding oil imports) and economic opportunities. To accelerate adoption of EVs, this study qualitatively and quantitatively assessed the potential for electrificationof public transportation in Kolkata. Leveraging the best practices, empirical analysis, stakeholder reviews, optimal charging infrastructure operation models for grid integration of different types of EVs and thedistributiongridcapacitiesarereviewed.ThestudyproposesprioritizedEV and charging infrastructure deployment plans to for electrificationofpublictransportationundermostefficientand economical terms. Finally, the study prescribes policy changes to scale the deployment of EVs. The study recommends consideration of an integrated transportation, electrification,andcharginginfrastructure,andaprioritizedroadmap for buses, 3-wheelers, and ferries. The analysis framework and results in this study can be adopted, as a model to deploy EVs in other Indian cities, to create new business and manufacturing opportunities, and improve energy security and air-quality.

Report Link: http://www.indiasmartgrid.org/reports/Report_Implementation%20Plan%20for%20Electrification%20of%20Public%20Transportation%20in%20Kolkata.pdf

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Internet has become the gateway to the world.DigitalIndiaisaflagshipprogrammeof the Government of India with a vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. In January 2017 it was found that India has 462.1 million internet users with mobile phones becoming a must-have accessory. 442.7 million are mobile internet users and 191 million users are active social media users. In 2019, it is estimated that there will be around 258.27 million social network users in India, up from close to 142 million in 2015. Young India is very technology savvy, while the rest is fast discovering the power of the internet. Facebook is projected to reach close to 319 million users in in India by 2021.

With the Growing popularity of social media in India, social networks have penetrated by leaps and bounds in India. India ranks second among countries with the most Facebook users, accounting for 11 percent of global Facebook audiences in April 2017. Along with the growth in usage of Internet and Social Media, Digital spending trend if Indian customers have also changed. Digital Ad spending in India grew to around 47.5 per cent in 2016 which was pegged at 15.5 per cent in 2016.

For a power utility, call centre has traditionally been the single touch-point with their customers. For utilities to be able to cope with the changing times and start excelling in their energy delivery, the customer service models are undergoing a paradigm shift. A large number of electric utilities in the US are already using social media platforms to connect with their customers, track customer complaints and queriestopromoteenergyefficiencymeasures,impartingsafetytipsinfluencingconsumerbehaviourandforgingpositiveconsumerrelationshipsparticularlyduringpoweroutagesandstormrecoveryefforts.Asofnow, less than one percent of customers currently follow their local utilities on Twitter, but the numbers are fast increasing.

Utilities can provide better services by integrating social media in their outage management, crisis/disaster handling, billing and collection and other customer related issues. In addition social media can beaplatformforpromotionofcleanenergy,DSM/DRactivities,tariffplans,electricvehicleusageetc.Itcanalsoproveasaneffectivetoolforbrandingandpromotionofgoodwill.Forutilities,understandingthebenefitsofsocialmediaandbuildinganengagingpresencehasbecomeabusinessimperative.

Proposed Amendments to the Electricity Act 2003 envisages separation of Carriage and Content which will heraldaneraofretailcompetitioninelectricitysupplybusinessandeffectiverealtimeinteractionandengagement with customers will be imperative for business continuity and growth – social media can play vital role here.

India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) is pleased to assist Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) for buildingeffectivesocialmediapresenceanditsmaintenance.Theintentofthisprojectwastodeliveracomplete social media solution designed to improve customer satisfaction and engagement.

Sources: 1. www.statista.com; 2. www.exchange4media.com 3. www.livemint.com

4.5 Social Media for Utilities



5. ISGF Events, Training Programs and Workshops5.1 Events5.1.1 India Smart Grid Week 2017

3rd Edition of International Conference and Exhibition

India Smart Grid Week (ISGW 2017) was held from 07 - 10 March 2017 at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi. ThiswasthethirdeditionoftheConferenceandExhibitiononSmartGridsandSmartCitiesorganizedbyIndia Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) with support from Ministries of Power, New and Renewable Energy, Science andTechnology,ExternalAffairs,Environment,Forest&ClimateChange,governmentagenciessuchasNITI Aayog, BIS, Make in India; and several

international agencies such as ADB, ASSOCHAM, BROOKINGS INDIA, CIGRE, CBIP, CEN/CENELEC, CEEW, FICCI, GERMI, GSGF, IEC, IEEE, IESA, ISGAN, JSCA, KSGA, NEDO, SESI, TERI, TiE, UKTI, US Commercial Services and USIBC.

ISGW 2017 brought together India’s leading Electricity Utilities, Policy Makers, Regulators, Investors and world’s top-notch Smart Grid and Smart City Experts and Researchers to discuss trends, share best practices and showcase next generation technologies and products.

The four day long International Conference and Exhibition ‘ISGW 2017’ was a grand success and received great response from the delegates, exhibitors and visitors. The event witnessed participation of over 2000 expertsanddelegates.Morethan200internationallyacclaimedexpertsinthefieldofenergy,policymakersfrom the government and leaders from 50 countries converged together during the event to discuss on how to leverage the emerging technologies to provide reliable power and help in resolving critical gaps in electricity delivery across the country. The 4th Edition of ISGW will be held from 05-09 March 2018, New Delhi.

ISGW 2017 HIGHLIGHTS



5.1.2 Smart, Secure and Sustainable Cities, UK

ISGF and India News along with our Knowledge Partner, Independent Power Producers Association of India (IPPAI),organizedtheGlobalSummitonSmart,SecureandSustainableCities(www.S3Cities.com)during17 - 20 July, 2016 at Harte and Garter, Windsor, England.

The three days long Summit had discussions on building Smart, Secure and Sustainable Cities with a special focus on the Energy, Infrastructure, Water and Waste Management, Internet of Things and Cyber Security, and Financing Options in India. In addition, the Summit also discussed the impact that the increasing pace of development and chronic consumerism have on our natural resources and environment, and how this creates theneedaswellas theopportunity tofind innovative solutions toaddress them.TheSummitexamined global experiences and case studies, Opportunities in the market and the latest technologies along with innovative solutions.

Glimpses of India Smart Grid Week (ISGW) 2017



Several Ministers, Parliamentarians, City Mayors/Commissioners from India and overseas and Senior Policy Makers, Regulators and Utility Heads from India as well as government representatives, internationally acclaimed subject matter experts and senior industry representatives from across the world participated in this summit to share their expertise and knowledge with the participants of the summit. Some of the dignitaries who addressed in the summit are: Mr Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development of India; Cllr John Lenton, Deputy Mayor of The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead; Dr Murli Manohar Joshi, Member of Parliament and Former Minister in India; Dr Ajoy Kumar, IPS (Retd.) - National Spokesperson, Congress; Dr Bindeshwar Pathak, Founder - Sulabh International; Dr Ioannis E Alexiou - Chairman Met Branch, CIWEM, UK; Dr Muktesh Chander, IPS - Director General of Police, Goa; Dr Neena Pahuja, Director General - Educations & Research Network (ERNET), Ministry of Communication & Information Technology; MrKeshavChandra,CEO-DelhiJalBoard,GeneralJJSingh-formerChiefofArmyStaff,India;HEHighCommissioner Navtej Sarna, High Commissioner of India to UK; Lord Rana MBE, Member of Parliament, UK; Mr Aditya Thackeray, Youth Leader, India; Mr IA Khan, Chairman, Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission; Mr Desh Deepak Verma, Chairman, Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC); Pankaj Batra, Member - Planing, CEA; Narendra Taneja, Renowned Energy Expert and Politician - BJP; Arvind Gupta, Head - Digital India Foundation.

5.2 Training and Capacity Building ProgramsISGFhasbeenconductingTrainingandCapacityBuildingProgramsforvariousstakeholdersinthefieldofSmartGrids.SomeofourkeyprogramsareaimedtotrainmiddleandseniorlevelofficersofUtilitiesandElectricity Regulatory Commissions, Students, Academia and Industry.

Following are the Training Programmes conducted by ISGF:

1. Smart Grid Foundation Course (3 days)

2. Cyber Security Workshops for Power System (3 days)

3. CertificateCourseonSmartGrids(10weeks)

4. Smart Grid Boot Camps (1 Day)

5. Smart Grid Workshops for Regulators (1 Day)



ISGF,EuropeanCommission(OfficeofDGENER)andtheEuropeanUnionDelegationinDelhihavejointlyorganizedtheThirdEU-IndiaSmartGridWorkshopfrom31August-02September2016inBornholmIsland,Denmark.ThiswasthethirdworkshopofaseriesonSmartGrids.ThefirstintheserieswasheldinNice,France in June 2015 and second was held in Vienna in Nov 2015. Leading technology companies and utilities from Europe and select group of policy makers, utility leaders and industry experts from India participated in the workshops. The Bornholm Island, is experimenting with integration of wind energy and electric vehiclestobecompletelyindependentfromtheDanishgrid;andwellonitswaytobethefirstislandinthe world that will meet 100% electricity from renewable energy sources. The focus of the workshop was on upscaling and deployment of smart grid demonstrations in India and the lessons learned from large renewable energy and smart grid deployment projects in the EU nations. Several key decision makers from utilities, ministries and regulatory commissions from India and European countries participated in this workshop. The Indian Delegation comprised of Rajendra Ambekar, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission; H. D. Arun Kumar, Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission; Dwijadas Basak, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd; Rajendra Cholan, Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd; Radhika Jha, Power Finance Corporation Ltd.; Sanjoy Mukherjee, CESC Kolkata; Krishna Saini, Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission; Prabhu Singh, National Smart Grid Mission; and Ashok Singhal, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission. Ms. Winni Grosboll, Mayor of Bornholm inaugurated the workshop.

5.3.2 Fourth EU – India Smart Grid Workshop, India

ISGF,EuropeanCommission(OfficeofDGENER)andtheEuropeanUnionDelegationinDelhihavejointlyorganizedtheFourthIndiaEUworkshopinDelhion8th March 2017. The session was chaired by Radhika Jha, Executive Director, Power Finance Corporation and the session moderator was Matthieu Craye, European Commission. Key session topics were Best Practices for Smart Meter Roll out; Business Models for Distribution System Operators (DSO)/Discoms in the smart grid era; Opportunities for India smart grid projectsintheHorizon2020programme;ParticipationofIndianentitiesintheEU’sH2020programme.

A Brainstorming session was conducted post key session topic presentation to develop ideas for Joint EU – IndiasmartgridprojectsintheframeworkoftheEU’sHorizon2020programme.

5.3 International Collaborations5.3.1 Third EU – India Smart Grid Workshop, Denmark



5.3.3 Third US – India Smart Grid Workshop, India

The Third India US Smart Grid Workshop was held on 09 March 2017 in New Delhi. The aim of the workshop wastofurtherhighlightUSSmartGridtechnologiesandbestpractices includingthekeyfindingsfromcurrent USTDA Smart Grid grant programs in India. The workshop was jointly chaired by Jyoti Arora, Joint Secretary,MoP andPatrickO. Santillo,Minister Counselor forCommercialAffairs,U.S. Embassy.The key topics discussed during the workshop were State of Smart Grid Technology – U.S. and Indian; and Commercial Smart Grid Deployment Case Studies.

The speakers from USA were Dan Ton, USDOE; Murali Baggu, NREL; Alain R Steven, Secretary General, GO15.org (formerly VLPGO); Chris Hickman, Founder and CEO, Innovari; Henry Steingass, Regional Director for South and Southeast Asia, USTDA; Victoria Gunderson, International Trade Specialist, USDOC etc. The speakers from India were Varsha Joshi, Secretary-Power, Government of Delhi; P.C. Maithani, Director, MNRE; K. S. Popli, Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency; Praveer Sinha, MD&CEO, Tata Power Delhi Distribution; Surendra Edupghanti, Secretary, Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission; RR Mehta, Reliance Energy, Mumbai

First US-India Smart Grid Workshop was sponsored by US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) in association with ISGF. It was held on 9th December 2014 in San Francisco. The workshop and site visits wereorganizedwithanaimtoassistIndianutilitiestoaddresstheirgrowingpowerneedsthroughabetterunderstandingofUSgridmodernization,demand sidemanagement,and renewableenergy integrationtechnologies, as well as the policies, best practices and financing mechanisms to support projectdeployment. The workshop was attended by several US companies interested in the Smart Grid business opportunities in India.

Second US India was held in Bangalore,India on 2nd March, 2015. The workshop was part of an overall two-part series and previous site visit to the United States that assisted Indian utilities in addressing their growing power needs through a better understanding of U.S. grid modernization, demand sidemanagement, and renewable energy integration technologies, as well as the policies, best practices and financingmechanismstosupportprojectdeployment.

5.3.4 Second Canada – India Smart Grid Workshop, India

The second Canada-India Smart Grid Workshop was ISGF and Smart Grid Canada with support from the Government of British Columbia on 08 March 2017 as part of the India Smart Grid Week 2017.The purpose of the workshop is to facilitate information exchange; lessons learned and trade relationships between Canada and India in the electricity sector, particularly smart grids. The workshop was held on



5.3.5 Second Sweden – India Smart Grid Workshop

Second Sweden-India Smart Grid Workshop was organised on 9 March 2017 in New Delhi, India. The workshop was attended by a line-up of industry leaders from government departments, solution providers and research institutes to discuss how partnerships within sustainable smart grids and future energy systems can take our economies and societies to the next level. Sweden and India has a long history of cooperation in smart grid development, which has been clearly manifested in the development of HVDC technology in India.ThecollaborationbetweenIndiaandSwedeninthefieldofenergyisguidedbytheMoUbetweenMinistry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Swedish Energy Agency and Government of Sweden. Since 2009 the main focus has been to create solutions for SmartCitiesandSmartGrids,whereoneofthejointprojectsongoingistodefineandestablishmicrogridpilots in Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

AsapartofIndiaSmartGridWeek2016thefirstSweden-IndiaSmartGridRoundTablewasorganizedon17March 2016. The Sweden-India Smart Grid Round Table was addressed by a line-up of senior leaders from government departments, solution providers and research institutes to discuss how partnerships within sustainable Smart Grids can take our economies and societies to the next level.

8th March 2017 in Delhi, India. The workshop was chaired by Dinesh Arora, Executive Director, Rural ElectrificationCorporationLtd.ThekeysessionsdiscussedduringworkshopwereLessonsLearnedfromthe Canadian Smart Grid Experience; Analytics opportunities for the Indian Utilities; DER Management and the Evolution of the Grid. The speakers of the sessions were Mischa Steiner, Awesense Inc (ON VIDEO); Shalabh Srivastava, Principal Director, Accenture India; Iuliana Calin, SmartGrid Canada; Ganesh Das, Tata Power Delhi Distribution; Dr. Bala Venkatesh, Centre for Urban Energy, Ryerson University; Joseph Ayoub, Government of Canada (Ministry of Natural Resources); Deepak Lad, Member, MERC; Alex Bettencourt, SmartGrid Canada; Nagendra Tiwari, Chief Engineer & Project Director, MPPKVVCL ; K.Siddaraju, Director-Technical, BESCOM.

The 1st India Canada Smart Grid Workshop was held on 18 March 2016 as part of India Smart Grid Week 2016 at New Delhi, India. The workshop was organised to discuss and learn about the grid system in Canada. The market, opportunities and collaborations for projects that can take place with the system and technologies being practised in Canada. Delegation of key Canadian electricity and smart grid experts and policy makers had also participated in an outbound Smart Grid Trade Mission to India as a result of a MoU between Smart Grid Canada and the India Smart Grid Forum. The two associations agreed to collaborate duringtheOntarioPremiersMissiontoIndiainFebruary2016tofurtherrelationsinthefieldofsmartgridsbetween the two countries.



5.3.6 First Norway – India Smart Grid Workshop

A half day Indo-Norwegian Workshop on ‘Smart Grid Technologies’ was organised on 10th February, 2017 in New Delhi. This workshop provided an overview of Norwegian Center of Expertise (NCE) Smart Energy Technologies and applications relevant for India. Norwegian Centre of Expertise (NCE) is a government supportedclusterprogram.14dynamicclustershavebeensetuptooperateasNCEsinvariousfieldstoestablish systematic collaboration and growth in national and international markets. This program was organized by Innovation Norway and supported by the Industrial Development Corporation of Norwayand the Research Council of Norway. NCEs operate in close collaboration with government institutions, researchorganizationsandtheprivatesector.NCEforSmartEnergyMarkets(SEMs)islocatedinHaldenand delivers expertise, technology and equipment globally to commercial energy trading in order to be the most expensive and internationally oriented industrial cluster in Norway within energy and ICT domain. NCE SEM brings on table strong expertise on energy issues primarily related to smart grids, energy and grid management,renewableenergyintegration,flexibilitymanagement,localenergymarketsdevelopmentand exploitation of enabling technologies, like IoT, Big Data Analytics and Cloud Computing, to the power sector. NCE smart energy markets and Indian Power Distribution Utilities can cooperate and develop synergies taking into account in depth experience of the both parties.

5.4 Workshops in Partnership with ISGF Members5.4.1 Workshop on Building Robust Power Grid with ICT Technology (with Huawei)

ISGF along with our Member Huawei had organised a Workshop on Building Robust Power Grid with ICT Technology on 09 Dec, 2016 in Mumbai. This workshop covered the Communication Challenges for Smart Grids and Smart Cities; Leveraging IoT technologies and a Panel Discussion on ICT for Reliable, Robust and Safe Electricity Grids.



TUV Rheinland, India, a member of Wi-SUN Alliance had conducted an Open House on 15th December 2016 in New Delhi. The Seminar was Inaugurated by Mr. D. P. De, Director General of Telecom Engineering Centre this had given an overview of Wi-SUN technology and applications being adopted in India as well as an opportunity to meet Wi-SUN alliance representatives and hear the latest news and updates. Senior GovernmentandIndustryofficialshadsharedtheirthoughtsandaddresstheaudience.

5.4.3 Smart Grid Technologies for Delivering 24x7 Power for All (with Schneider Electric)

GoI has launched several targeted programs to achieve the noble objective of providing 24x7 Power for All set by Hon’ble Prime Minister which include: (1) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana with an investment of US$ 7 billion, (2) Integrated Power Development Scheme that covers 5000 towns with an investment of US$ 6 billion, (3) North Eastern Regional Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP) with an investment of US$ 1 billion, (4) New RE Program with a target of 175 GW by 2022 and investment commitment of US$ 260 billion, (5) 100 Smart Cities and Rejuvenation of 500 towns where smart grids will

5.4.2 Seminar on Wireless Smart Ubiquitous Network (with Wi-Sun Alliance)



provide clean and sustainable energy, (6) National Mission on Electric Mobility with a target of 6-7 electric vehicles by 2022; and (7) National Smart Grid Mission (NSGM) that will take up development of smart grids on fast track in coordination with the above programs. Government of India is planning to roll out of 250 million Smart Meters in next 5-7 years. For successful implementation of several of these programs, smart grid technologies are going to be the key enabler.

Several building blocks of smart grids have been implemented under R-APDRP and few other smart systemsarebeingplannedunderIPDS.IfDiscomsleveragetheassetscreatedunderR-APDRPforeffectiveimplementation of new projects under IPDS and NSGM, the transformation to Smart Grids can be achieved moreefficientlyatmarginalcost.Inordertodiscussthisconcept,ISGFhadconductedaseriesofworkshopswith Discoms and State Electricity Regulatory Commissions. The objective of these workshops was to identify the Smart Grid components that can be included in new projects to derive greater business value.

The First Workshop was of this series was held in New Delhi on 28 June2016 ; The Second Workshop of this series was held in Visakhapatnam on 19 September 2016; The third workshop of this series was held in Kolkata on 20 September 2016.

5.5 International Delegation Led by ISGF5.5.1 ICSG 2016, Istanbul

ICSGİstanbul2016washeldfrom20-21April2016atHalicCongressCenter,inIstanbulwiththesupportof Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology & Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and UGETAM brought together the domestic and foreign stakeholders of smart grid in Istanbul. Indian Delegation to ICSG 2016 was led by Reji Kumar Pillai, President, ISGF.

5.5.2 CIGRE 2016, Paris



46th Session of CIGRE, the bi-annual technical conclave was held in Paris from 21- 26 August 2016. CIGRE (International Council on Large Electric Systems) is a permanent, non-governmental and non-profitinternational association founded in 1921. It was dedicated to the leading worldwide organisation on electric power systems, covering the technical, economic, environmental, operational, organisational and regulatory aspects.

Dr. Klaus Frohlich, President of CIGRE opened the 46 Session by welcoming the participants and presenting an update on CIGRE activities since the 45 Session in August 2014. The event had keynote sessions, poster sessions, discussion forums and 543 number of technical papers, 500+ exhibitors and 8500 senior power sector professionals from around world.

ISGF presented a technical paper on “Leveraging Smart Grid assets for building Smart Cities at Marginal Cost” which was also selected for the poster presentation sessions. This paper describes how Smart Grid assets can be leveraged to build Smarter Cities at marginal cost by extending the automation, IT and communication infrastructure of the Smart Grids (such as GIS Maps, Billing and Customer Care Systems, SCADA/DMS, Outage Management Systems, Mobile Crew Management Systems, Command and Control Centre etc.) to other infrastructure domains (water and gas distribution, transport and security, housing and municipal tax collections, repair and restoration services) in a city.

ISGF and CIGRE India Dinner at CIGRE Session in Paris

More than 100 dignitaries attended the dinner organizedby ISGF and CIGRE India on 23rd August 2016 in Paris which was co-hosted by Cargill India Ltd. Mr. Klaus Frohlich, the outgoing President of CIGRE and Mr. Robert Stephen, the newly elected President of CIGRE and their spouses attended the dinner. Other dignitaries present included Mr. I S Jha, Chairman and Managing Director, Power Grid Corporation of India, Mr. Atul Sobti, Chairman and Managing Director, BHEL, Mr.Krishna Saini, Chairperson of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission, Mr. Subhash Kumar, Chairperson of Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission, Mr. Deepak Lad, Member - Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission, Kunwar Pal Singh, Member - Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission, Mr. S.K.B.S. Negi, Chairperson of H.P. Electricity Regulatory Commission, etc.

Dignitaries during ISGF and CIGRE India Dinner

European Utility Week (EUW) is the largest event in Europe for the entire smart utility sector, accumulating over10,000internationalsmartenergystakeholdersand500exhibitors.This3-dayeventoffersanotablemulti-track strategic conference programme, a free 3-day utility case study programme on the exhibition floorandahighlyreveredinnovationhub.

5.5.3 European Utility Week (EUW) 2016, Barcelona



ISGFtookanofficialdelegationfromIndiatotheEUW2016.Duringthe2016editionfrom15-17November2016, Barcelona, Spain saw the launch of new initiatives including the Energy Revolution, Intelligent Buildings and a revamped Innovation Programme, all less than one roof!

5.5.4 Smart Cities Expo 2016, Barcelona

The Smart City Expo World Congress was held in Barcelona from 15-17 November 2016, Barcelona, Spain (http://www.smartcityexpo.com/en/). It was scheduled in conjunction with EUW 2016. ISGF took an officialdelegationfromIndiatotheevent.

The 6th edition of Smart City Expo World Congress was its most successful to date with over 16,688 visitors, 591 exhibitors and 420 speakers with presence from 600 cities coming together to debate, share visions and showcase solutions for the development of our cities.

ISGF in partnership with US Department of Commerce (USDOC) of the American Embassy, New Delhi took anofficialdelegationfromIndiatotheDTECH2017whichwasheldfromJanuary31–February2,2017atthe San Diego Convention Centre in California, USA.

DistribuTECH (DTECH) is the premier North American trade show for equipment vendors and service providers from across the transmission, distribution, and smart grid technology industries, attracting around 12,000 attendees and around 500 exhibitors from around 70 countries. The event also attracted attendees from electric utilities, water utilities, gas utilities, federal power agencies, energy service companies, energy service providers, energy end users (retailers, hospitals, data centres, etc.) and a wide-range of manufacturers and vendors.

The Indian delegation also visited selected technology companies in California (ENPHASE, NEST, Smart Energy Water, Trojan Batteries), Electric Power Research Institute in Palo Alto, Smart Energy Research Centre at UCLA and the microgrid at university of California San Diego.



6. Collaborations6.1 International Collaborations6.1.1 Global Smart Grid Federation (GSGF)GSGFisanumbrellaorganizationcomprisingofSmartGridAssociationsfrom17 countries and the European Union. From November 2016, ISGF President Reji Kumar Pillai has been unanimously elected as the Chairman of GSGF.

ISGF was instrumental in formation of a Working Group on Cyber Security under the Global Smart Grid Federation (GSGF) which is chaired by one of our experts (Dr. Shailendra Fuloria). The objective of this working group is to publish a report containing best practices, current scenario and the level of maturity of the implementing cyber security for utilities.

The Annual Face-to-face meeting of GSGF was hosted by ISGF during India Smart Grid Week 2017 in India.

6.1.2 Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI)

ISGF a GBCI signed a MoU which sets forth the principles, intent, and scope of the cooperation between both the organisations to collaborate on sustainable power market transformation in India and Southeast Asia. The objectives of ISGF and GBCI under this cooperation are to promote sound and rigorous sustainable power system standards in India and Southeast Asia.

GBCI is a fully owned subsidiary of GBCI, a U.S. non-profit organization that owns thePerformance Excellence in Electricity Renewal (PEER) Rating System and promotes the certification of PEER for sustainable power systems performance globally. Performance Excellence inElectricity Renewal (PEER) is a dynamic, adaptive rating process designed to measure and improves sustainable power system performance. The PEER program provides a set of criteria for guiding design, and assessing the performance of sustainable project grids. The program is designed to arm electricity professionals with key performance outcomes, capabilities, design considerations, metrics and examples of best practices that will enable customer satisfaction.

6.1.3 IEEE & IEC

ISGF conducted IEC-IEEEWorld Smart Energy Standardization CoordinationWorkshop inMarch 2017 inDelhi, India. The workshop focused was on Smart Energy. The Participating Countries were Canada, India, Japan, Korea and Mexico.

6.1.4 OpenADR Alliance

ISGF has signed a MoU with OpenADR Alliance that fosters the development, adoption and compliance of the Automated Demand Response System standards through collaboration, education, training, testing and certification.



6.1.5 Smart Grid Canada

India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Advanced Energy Centre (AEC) and Smart Grid Canada. As part of thisagreement,SmartGridCanadaandtheAECwillconductregularKnowledgeExchanges.Specifically,AEC will work with ISGF to inform its partner community of Ontario’s best practices and lessons learned with engaging customers in the transforming electricity sector. This agreement establishes a working relationship committed to bringing innovative energy solutions to market and to stimulate energy sector investment, business growth and economic development in Ontario and India.

6.1.6 Wi-SUN Alliance

The Wi-SUN Alliance has collaborated with India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) to accelerate deployment of standards-based, scalable and interoperable wireless communications

6.2 Indian Collaborations6.2.1 Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)

6.2.3 Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation (SSEF)

6.2.4 Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI)

6.2.2 India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA)

for smart grids and smart cities in India. Wi-SUN and ISGF will work together on compliance and interoperabilityprogramsaswellaspromotethebenefitsofcertified,interoperableproductstotheutilityindustry, government and regulators. Both parties may also collaborate on key industry events, activities and publications that will promote the growth of the smart grid.

India Smart Grid Forum with support from Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation (SSEF) have embarked on a study to prepare an implementation plan for Electrification of Public Transportation in Kolkata . ISGF is alsopreparing Smart Grid Handbook for Regulators and Other Stakeholders

ISGF and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have signed a MoU for the facilitation of campus Microgrid in AMU Campus, Aligarh. Both AMU and ISGF have also agreed that they shall encourage interactions between the Engineers, Scientists, Research fellows, facultymembersandstudentsofboththeorganizations.

IESA(anISGFMemberorganization)andISGFhavebeenworkingtowardspromotingElectric Energy Storage (EES) and microgrid technologies and their applications in India. Also, IESA and ISGF have been providing insights to technology developers and system integrators on the policy landscape and business opportunities in India through frequent interaction with key stakeholders.

ISGF in collaboration with VJTI established the SCADA Cyber Physical System Laboratory. The main purpose of the test bench is to perform study on risk evaluation and mitigation framework for critical infrastructure and industrial control systems.

andalsoplantoconduct3workshops(fourdayeach)smartgridcoursepostfinalizationofSmartGridHandbookwhich is designed for regulatory commissionmembers and staffwhichwould equally be ofinteresttoengineers,powercompanystaffandotherenergyprofessionalsfromallelectricity industrysectors including distribution, generation and transmission, government policy professionals, ICT industry professionals who are interested in smart-grid opportunities, and consumer advocacy specialists. The course will help them ensure they are well positioned with the right knowledge and advanced skills.



The second edition of India Smart Grid Week (ISGW) Competitions 2017 was hosted at the Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology (NSIT) and received an overwhelming response from educational bodies and corporate groups across the nation. India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF), alongside Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) and VJTI Mumbai facilitated the competition which included an Appathon, Innothon and Hackathon in New Delhi. These competitions are aimed to engage Students, Professionals, Researchers, Utilities, Industry and Technology Enthusiasts to develop innovative solutions for smart city, smart grid challenges.Inthesecondeditionofcompetitionsmorethan200innovativemindsfromover40organizationsacross India and from education institutions like PEC University of Technology, VJTI, NSIT, Xavier Institute ofManagement,BITSPilani,UPES,IIITDelhi,DTU,UCMS(Nepal)andmanymore.Theorganizationswhichparticipated include Punjab State Power Corporation Limited, Southco Utility, Team Sodevan, ABB GISPL, Microsoft, Bechtel India and many more. This time surprisingly the participation also came from a few school students demonstrating the enthusiasm of young aspirants to contribute towards the development ofournation.Prizemoneyofmorethan11.5lakhswasdistributedtothewinningteams.

A platform for creative minds at their second edition of India Smart Grid Week (ISGW) Competitions 2017 - Hackathon, Appathon and Innothon competition which witnessed participation of more than 200 innovative minds from over 40 organizations across India

7. Competitions (During ISGW 2017)



ThefirsteditionofISGWCompetitionswasheldinMarch2016,andhad156participantsfrom34collegesandorganizations.47smartideasandsolutionsweregeneratedthrough7118hoursofeffortsspentover2days.INR6.25Lakhscashprizesweredistributedto9winningteamsalongwith12consolationprizesserving as encouragement for their innovative contributions.

During 2nd edition, The inaugural session was followed by carrying out competitions. The assessment of every candidate subjected to Smart Grid and Smart Cities permitting creative personalities to ideate, create and execute their models during the non-stop 48 hours competition. The competitions were then evaluated by a set of expert jury members and the winner teams were decided .Following are the parameters basis on which participants were expected to compete:

7.1 HackathonTo ‘Capture the Flag (CTF)’ which involves participants to hack into a SCADA system, toggle a switch and exitthesystem.TheWinnersofHackathonCompetition,studentsfromIITDelhi,wereawarded2ndPrizesincetheywereabletoreachupto2ndlevelofhackingtheSCADAsystemandwonprizemoneyofINR1lakh.

7.2 AppathonTo create a smart phone App that will be useful for electric, water and gas utilities and their customers, smart city administration, transport, security, health, sanitation, education etc. The Appathon was won by the enthusiastic team of students from Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), Mumbai. The team wonaprizeofINR1Lakheachfortheirproject.

7.3 InnothonTo showcase an innovative and ground-breaking concept via a concept note, an electronic-hardware/embedded-hardwareprototypewithsuitablesoftwaretool.ThefirstpositionintheInnothonwasbaggedbyateamofstudentsfromfourdifferent institutes-ChennainamelyRNKEngineeringCollege,SastraUniversity, SRM University and Sri Sairam Institute of Technology. They designed models on Industrial InternetofThingsandVirtualRealitytoscaninnersectionalviewoftheproducts,improvefieldservicesand maintenance digitally; and monitor Power Grids for cyber threats in real-time. These teams won a prizeofINR1Lakheachfortheirrespectivemodels/projects



Innothon 1stPrizewinners Innothon 2ndPrizewinnersWinner - School Category

Winners of competitions during ISGW 2017

Innothon 3rdPrizewinners Appathon 1stPrizeWinners Appathon 2ndPrizeWinners

Appathon 3rdPrizeWinners Hackathon 2ndPrizeWinners Hackathon 3rdPrizeWinners



8. ISGF Innovation Awards 2017IndiaSmartGridForum(ISGF)launchedthefirsteditionoftheISGFInnovationAwards2017aspartofthisyear’sIndiaSmartGridWeek.“ISGFInnovationAwardsisintendedtorecognizeindividualsandorganizationsfrom public and private utilities, service providers, urban local bodies, technology companies, researchers and academia that have set new benchmarks in Smart Grid and Smart City domains. The prestigious Awards showcased the globally growing smart ecosystem and foster global partnerships.

Award Winners and categories

POSOCO

MSEDCL

PGVCL

PGVCL

AMANORA PARK TOWN

Winners Appreciation Award Winners

Appreciation Award Winners

BEST SMART GRID PILOT PROJECT IN INDIA

BEST RAPDRP PART A IMPLEMENTATION IN INDIA UTILITY

Winners



TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES GUJARAT PROJECT

AHMEDABAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

SURAT MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

L&T LTD.

PUNE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

ANDHRA PRADESH DEPT. OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY




Best RAPDRP Part A implementation in India System Integrator

Winners

Winners

Winners

SURAT MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONNEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH LTD.

Appreciation Award WinnersWinners

Most Progressive To-Become Smart City in India

Innovative Policies and Regulations Promoting Renewables and Smart Grids in India



PTC RETAIL TREC-STEP, TRICHY

Smart Incubator of the Year 2016Smart Startup Of The Year 2016

Winners Winners

ROBERT BOSCH ENGINEERING AP STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION MISSION BESCOM

Winners Appreciation Award Winners

Best Energy Efficiency Programs/Projects of the Year 2016

SURAT MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ANDHRA PRADESH DEPT. OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

ISGF President’s Award for the best contribution towards growth of Smart Grids in India

DR. KIRIT PARIKH, FORMER MEMBER PLANNING COMISSION

AMARJEET KUMAR, WI-SUN ALLIANCE INDIA CO-ORDINATOR

P.UMASHANKAR, FORMER SECRETORY MINISTRY OF POWER

Winners

Please note: Nominations were not invited in this category. Winners in this category are selected by ISGF only – not by the juries of ISGF Innovation Award.



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Manekshaw Center, New Delhi, INDIA

March 05 - 09, 2018

International Conference & Exhibitionon Smart Grids & Smart Cities

2018

09 March2018

Friday

Technical Tours

08 March2018

Thursday

Conference &Exhibition

07 March2018

Wednesday


06 March2018

Tuesday


05 March2018

Monday

Master Classes

08 March 2018 | Awards & Gala Dinner

ISGW 2018: Event Structure

Organiser Supporting Ministries Host Utility


ISGW 2018: Conference Themes

RENEWABLES &

MICROGRIDS

SMARTCITIES

GRIDMODERNIZATION

E-MOBILITYSMART

METERING

I RUD S PTIVEATINNOV IONS &

ET CHNOLOGY

TRENDS

CROSS CUTTING THEMES

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