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350+ Utility Officials Converge at Distribution Utility Meet (DUM 2019) in New Delhi

• 350+UtilityOfficialsConvergeat..................1 DistributionUtilityMeet(DUM2019) inNewDelhi• ExecutiveDirectorofISGF............................3 AppointedasAmbassadorof EnergyWebFoundation(EWF)• JointheIndianDelegationto.........................3 DistribuTECH2020from January28-30,2020• ISGFandEuropeanCommission...................4 organized8thEU-IndiaSmart GridWorkshop• SmartGridUpdates: o Policy,Regulations&Standards...............5 o Technology&Projects..............................6• AppointmentofLucianoMartini.................10 astheNewChairofISGAN• WBTCreceivestheprestigious..................10 C40award• SmartGridEvents........................................11• AppointmentsandTransfers.......................11• KeyContacts................................................11• AnnouncingIndiaSmart..............................12 UtilityWeek2020

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India’s leading Electricity Utilities join hands to discuss collaborative growth and best practices at DUM 2019

DUM 2019- Innauguration

(L-R: PR Kumar, Ganesh Srinivasan, Amal Sinha, Shatrujeet Singh Kapur, Jean-Michael Glachant, Reena Suri, Reji Kumar Pillai)

IndiaSmartGridForum(ISGF)organisedthethirdeditionofDistributionUtilityMeet(DUM)2019from07to08November2019inNewDelhi,hostedbyBSESRajdhaniPower Company Limited, BSES Yamuna Power Company Limited, Tata PowerDelhiDistributionLimitedandTheTataPowerCompanyLtd.DUM isaplatformthatprovidesaunifiedvoice to influenceandenable theDISCOMcommunity toleverageeachother’s experiences for successful nationwide smart grid roll outsandtobridgethegapbetweenstrategyandexecution.MajorityofElectricUtilitiesinIndiagatheredatDUM2019andsharedtheirexperiencesandchallengesinGridModernization.

DUM2019wasinauguratedbyShatrujeetSinghKapur,CMD,UHBVNandDHBVN.Other dignitaries who addressed the audience included PR Kumar, CEO, BSESYamuna Power Company Limited; Ganesh Shrinivasan, Chief CorpOperations –T&D,TataPowerLtd.;AmalSinha,CEO,BSESRajdhaniPowerLimitedandJean


DUM 2019 (Contd...)

DUM 2019 - INAUGURATION

L-R: PR Kumar, Ganesh Srinivasan, Amal Sinha, Reji Kumar Pillai, Shatrujeet Singh Kapur, Jean-Michael

Glachant, Reena Suri

SESSION - SPECIAL SESSION WITH CITY GAS DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES

L-R: Raman Shrivastav, Vipin Chittoda, Sugata Mukherjee, Sushil Kumar, Satpal Garg, Reji Pillai, AK

Jana, UK Tyagi, Reena Suri

SESSION - UTILITY ENABLEMENT IN THE DIGITAL ERA

L-R: Ganesh Das, Sushil Srivastava, Apurva Chaturvedi, Reena Suri, Arun Kumar Mishra, Chandan Chowdhury, Anant Venkateswaran, Vinod Behari,, Swetha Bhagwat

SESSION - VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER IN THE DIGITAL ERA

L-R: Mohit Bhatia, Abhishek Ranjan, Vijay Prakash Singh, Prafulla Pathak, Reji Pillai, BP Singh, Rahul Tongia, Kiran Gupta, Rohit Shukla, Sudhanshu Gupta

SESSION - NEW PROGRAMS & PROJECTS

L-R: Gaurav Sharma, Weibo ZHOU, Anant Venkateswaran, Sanjay Banga, Palka Sahni, Ravi

Seethapathy, Nihar Raj, Vivek Goel, Devendra Kumar Singh, Jouhanneau Sylvain

SESSION - GRID INTEGRATION OF DER & EVs

L-R: Adarsh Nagarajan, Markus Wypier, Rahul Walawalkar , Sugata Mukherjee, Abhishek Ranjan,

Minaxi Garg, Ravi Seethapathi, Reji Pillai, CK Sreenath, Jagabanta Ningthoujam, Pradyumana Bhagwat, Deepak

Mistry, Mukesh Dadhich

SESSION - SUSTAINABILITY OF DISCOMS

L-R: Pramod Mishra, AK Verma, Rahul Tongia, Shalabh Srivastava, Shenbagam Manthiram, Sanjay Vajpayee

SESSION - NEW TECHNOLOGIES & NEW CHALLENGES

L-R: Shuvam Sarkar Roy, Soumen Ghosh, S Samanta, Bojan Stanivuković, Anant Venkateswaran,, Reji Pillai,

Vishal Kapoor, Reena SuriAbhishek Ranjan, Anish Kalucha

Glimpses of DUM 2019 Conference

Michael,Director,FlorenceSchoolofRegulations.DUM2019wasattendedbymorethan350UtilityOfficialsfrom45+IndianUtilities.InternationalUtilitiessuchasKEPCO,ENEL,EDFStateGridofChinaandNepalElectricityAuthoritywerepresentintheconference.DUM2019addressedthemessuchasNewProgramsandProjectsfor24x7QualityPower,SustainabilityofDISCOMs,GridIntegrationofDERandEVs,NewTechnologiesandChallenges,UtilityEnablementandVoiceoftheCustomerintheDigitalEra.Thisyear,aSpecialSessionwithCityGasDistributionUtilitieswasalsoorganisedduringDUM.

ISGF has been organizing DUM since 2017.The first edition of DUM in 2017was hosted by Bangalore Electricity Supply Company(BESCOM) inNovember2017 inBangaloreand thesecondeditionwashostedbyTheTataPowerCompany Ltd.,MumbaiandTataPowerDelhiDistributionLimitedinNovember2018inMumbai.

RejiPilliai,President,ISGFsaidthatTheStoryofHaryanaDiscom’sturnaroundinlast3yearsisveryinspiringforotherstategovernmentownedDiscomsinIndia.FromalossofoverRs.2200Crorein2015,theHaryanaDiscom’shavemadeaprofitofRs.400Crorein2018.Thiswasmadepossibleby themanagement teamwith focusanddedicationwhowereallowedtoexecute theplanwithoutpoliticalinterference.TheCMDoftheHaryanaDiscom’sisthesameforlast4years.ThisisanexcellentexamplethatthereshouldbeastableleadershipinDiscoms.DistributionUtilityMeethasemergedasaunifiedplatformoftheDiscomsinthecountrytovoicetheirconcernsaboutcommonissuesaswellaslearnfromeachotherintheirgridmodernizationjourney.

DUM2020willbeheldon27and28NovemberinNewDelhi.


Executive Director of ISGF Appointed as Ambassador of Energy Web Foundation (EWF)

ISGFwithsupportfromUSDepartmentofCommerce(USDOC)oftheAmericanEmbassy,NewDelhiistakinganofficialdelegationfrom India to theDTECH2020whichwillbeheld fromJanuary28 - 30, 2020, SanAntonio, TX,USA.DistribuTECH (DTECH) isthepremierNorthAmerican trade show for equipment vendorsandserviceproviders fromacrossthetransmission,distribution,and smart grid technology industries, attracting around 12,000attendees and around 500 exhibitors from around 70 countries.The event also attracts attendees from electric utilities, waterutilities, gas utilities, federal power agencies, energy servicecompanies,energyserviceproviders,energyendusers(retailers,hospitals,datacenters,etc.)andawide-rangeofmanufacturersandvendors.Visittheevent’swebsiteforadditionalinformation:http://www.distributech.com.

ReenaSuri, ExecutiveDirector of ISGF has been appointed asAmbassador of EnergyWeb Foundation (EWF).EWFlaunchedinearly2017,co-foundedbygloballyrespectedenergythink-and-dotankRockyMountainInstitute(RMI)andnotedblockchaindeveloperGridSingularity (GSy),alongwithacohortof10 foundingAffiliates.EWFis a global nonprofit organisationworking towards unleashing blockchain’s potential in the energy sector.Withoffices inSwitzerland,Germany,andtheUnitedStates,EWFhasa teamofexperiencedenergyandblockchainprofessionalstoachievetheirvisionofbuildingopenstandardsbasedblockchainsolutionsfortheenergysectortoreducetransactioncosts,enhancedatasecurityandtransparencyandacceleratethetransitiontowardsdigitalized,decarbonized,decentralized,democratizedandresilientenergysystems.Over the last threeyearsEWFhasput

AspartoftheIndianDelegation,thedelegateswillbeentitledtothefollowingbenefits:• Complimentary Pre-Registration for the show (value of the

exhibithallaccessis$125)• DiscountedRegistrationforfullconference• Pre-arrangedandfacilitatedbriefings,meetings(includingMeet

and Greet meetings) with U.S. Exhibitors and U.S. industryassociations,customizedaccordingtothedelegatesinterests

• Listofexhibitorswhoexportorindicateaninterestinexportingtothegroup’scountryand/orregionoftheworld

• Optional site visits tosmartgridproject sitesand technologycompanies. Please note that the site visit will be organizedsubjecttoresponsereceivedfromthedelegation.

Tojointhedelegationorformoreinformation,pleasecontact:Ms.ReenaSuri([email protected])

Join the Indian Delegation to DistribuTECH 2020 from January 28 - 30, 2020, San Antonio, TX, USA

Glimpses of DUM 2019 Conference (Contd...)

Glimpses of DUM 2019 Exhibition

togetherthelargestconsortiumofenergycompaniesinthespaceandaimstohave100+participantsby2020.

ISGFhasbeenapioneerinpromotingBlockchainapplicationsinenergysectorandhasexecutedMoUswithEWF(www.energyweb.org);EnergyBlockchainConsortium(www.energyblockchain.org);andPowerLedger(www.powerledger.io).ISGFhasbeenchosenbytheGovernmentofUttarPradesh(UP)toimplementaBlockchainPilotProjectinUPforPeer-to-Peer(P2P)tradingofRooftopSolarEnergy.


ISGF and European Commission organized 8th EU-India Smart Grid Workshop in Paris12 – 14 in November 2019, Paris, France

ISGF in collaboration with the European Commission (EC),organizedthe8thEU–IndiaSmartGridWorkshopand3rdEU–India Electricity Market Regulation Workshop in Paris, France.Theseworkshopswereheld inconjunctionwithEuropeanUtilityWeek(EUW2019)scheduledfrom12-14November2019inParis.Theworkshopwasattendedbyhigh-levelofficialsfromMinistryofPower, Govt of India; ElectricityDistribution Companies; CentralandStateRegulatoryCommissionsandTechnologyCompaniesinIndiaandEurope.

The importanceofEU-IndiacooperationonSmartGridhasbeenunderlinedintheJointDeclarationonaCleanEnergyandClimatePartnership adopted by EU and India on the occasion of thevisit by India’s PrimeMinisterModi to the European Leaders inBrussels on 30March 2016. As a continuation of this dialogue,furtherprojectsandresearchexchangesbetweenEUandIndiaareenvisagedinthenearfuture.

In the past, several EU-India Smart GridWorkshops have beenorganizedinEuropeandIndiabyISGFandECfrom2015onwards:Nice (June 2015), Bornholm, Denmark (September 2016) andNewDelhi(March2016,March2017,March2018,March2019),Florence,Italy(November2019).

The first day of the workshop of this series focused on theintegrationofstorageandEV inSmartGrids.Thetrends, issues,policy and regulatory frameworks that dictate the future of ESS

andEVwerediscussed.Onsecondday,aworkshoponElectricityMarketDesignandRegulationfocusedonthenuancesofpowersector regulation fromboth theEUand the Indianperspectives.Over the two days, the topics covered at the workshop areDecentralized Generation, Prosumerism, Rapid Influx ofRenewables, Proliferation of Intelligent Devices, Launch of EVsetc.,arecriticaltothesuccessoftransformationofPowerSectorinto a Secure, Sustainable andDigitally enabled Ecosystem thatprovidesreliableandqualitypowerforall.

Asitevisit toENEDISSmartGridDemonstrationCentre inPariswasalsoorganizedaspartoftheworkshopon15November2019.

Raj Pratap Singh, Chairman, UP Electricity Regulatory Commission

Anant Kumar, Chairman, Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission

Kandarp Patel, CEO, AEML

PK Pujari, Chairman, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission

Palka Sahani, Executive Director, Power Finanace Corporation

Matthieu Craye, DG - Energy, European Commission; Reji Kumar Pillai, President, ISGF

Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power, Govt of India


Smart Grid Updates: Policy, Regulations & Standards

Under Component-C of KUSUM program,

one million grid-connected

agricultural pumps of individual capacity

up to 7.5 HP are targeted to go solar

by 2022

The National Committee on

Transmission will be headed by the chairperson of the Central Electricity

Authority

INDIA

Kerala Extends Validity of Consumer Incentives for Off-grid Solar Systems

TheKeralaStateElectricityRegulatoryCommission (KSERC)hasextendedthevalidityofitsincentivesforoff-gridsolarprojectsbyextendingtheprogrambyanothertwoyears.Thecommissionhaddirectedthelicenseestoprovidegeneration-basedincentiveattherateofINR1.00/kWhforaperiodoffiveyearsfromSeptember30,2014,oruntilKeralaStateElectricityBoardLtd.(KSEB)meetsitssolarrenewablepowerpurchaseobligation(RPO)foranyyear.Thecommission has also stated that the solar power for which theincentivehasbeenpaidby the licensee to theconsumershouldbeaccountedtowardsthesolarRPOofeachlicensee.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2NUrNSU

MNRE Issues Framework for Installing Solar Pumps under KUSUM ProgramThe Ministry of New andRenewable Energy (MNRE) hasissued guidelines to implementComponent-C of Pradhan MantriUrja Suraksha evam UtthaanMahabhiyaan (PM KUSUM)program that aims at promotingsolar in agriculture with thehelp of grid-connected pumps.Component-C of PM KUSUMprogram isanew initiativeaimedatensuringreliabledaytimepower

supply for irrigation, reducing the subsidy burden on distributioncompanies(DISCOMs),andprovidingadditionalsourcesofincometothefarmers.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/37du2Is

Tamil Nadu allows Parallel Operation for HT Consumers with Solar Systems up to 1 MW

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC)haspassedanordergrantinganexemption tohigh tension (HT)consumers installing rooftop solar projects for parallel operationand captive use without the export of power to the grid. Thecommission further observed that the licensee could use itsdiscretiontoapproveparalleloperationwithorwithoutadedicatedfeeder incaseofprojectswhichdonotexportpowertothegriddepending on technical feasibility and observing safety norms.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2KunjQG

CERC details Mechanism for sharing Inter-state Transmission System (ISTS) Charges and Losses from Renewable Projects

TheCentralElectricityRegulatoryCommission(CERC)hasissuedadraftregulationforsharingInter-stateTransmissionSystem(ISTS)chargesandlosses.ThecomputationoftheshareoftransmissionchargesforeachdesignatedISTScustomerswillbebasedonthetechnicalandcommercialinformationprovidedbythedesignatedISTScustomers,inter-statetransmissionlicensees,NLDC,RLDCs,andSLDCstotheimplementingagency.Thecustomerswillsharethechargesforthetransmissionsystemafterithasachievedthedate of commercial operation with regular service. Read More:https://bit.ly/2NWnh6m

Bihar Announces Mega Renewable Power Policy

TheBihargovernmenthascomeupwithanewrenewablepowerpolicyforthestatewhereitlookstosetupover3,400Megawattprojects based on non-fossil fuel-based resources in the nextfiveyears.Thepolicy is likelytospur investmentstothetuneofRs 20,000 crore in energy projects. Under the policy, the stategovernment is mulling setting up 2,984MW capacity based onsolarenergy,282MWonbiogasand200MWsmallhydropowerplants.Ofthetotalsolarcapacity,thestateplanstosetup1,000MW rooftop solar projects and 1,00 MW as mini grid projects.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2Xkz3KI

Maharashtra’s Draft Policy Sets Solar RPO Target for the Next Five Years

TheMaharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) hasissuedadraftpolicyannouncingitsrenewablepurchaseobligation(RPO)from2020to2025.ThesolarRPOtargetsmentionedinthepolicy draftwill start at 4.5%, going up to 13.5%over the nextfive years. According to the draft policy, an obligated entity canuse surplus solar energy up to 15%of the total RPO targets tomeettheshortfallinitsnon-solartargetandviceversa.ObligatedentitiescanalsoaimatachievingthetotalRPOtargetsnotifiedbythecentralgovernment, and fordoing that, there is an incentiveof `0.25/kWh for meeting the targets. Read More: https://bit.ly/2OiXgx0

Uttar Pradesh allows Domestic Consumers to Pay Power Dues in Instalments

UndertheschemelaunchedbyUttarPradeshPowerCorporationLimited (UPPCL),domesticpowerconsumers inurbanareaswillbeabletopaytheirpendingelectricitybillsineasyinstalmentsin12monthswhile those in rural areas can clear their dues in 24months. It ismandatory to pay the particularmonth’s bill alongwithminimum Rs 1,500 out of the total pending electricity bill.However, if a person misses paying that particular month’selectricity bill, he/shewill have to pay twomonths’ bill and twoinstalmentsinthenextmonthsorelsehewillnotbecountedasbeneficiaryofthescheme.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2NSCIw4

Reconstitution of National Committee on Transmission

ThepowerministryrecentlysaidthatitwillreconstitutetheNationalCommitteeonTransmission(NCT)withamendedcompositionand

terms of reference (TOR). Under therevised TOR, the NCT will evaluatethe functioning of the national gridon a quarterly basis and considerthe review of the Regional PowerCommitteeforTransmissionPlanning(RPCTP) for system expansion andstrengthening of the transmissionsystem. The central transmissionutility (CTU) is required to carry out

periodic assessment of transmission requirements under inter-statetransmissionsystem(ISTS).ReadMore:https://bit.ly/37hd38i


Smart Grid Updates: Technology & ProjectsGrid Modernization and Smart Metering

Department of Energy Announces $80 Million For New Grid Modernization Lab Call Projects

TheU.S.Department ofEnergy (DOE) announced the results ofthe2019GridModernizationLabcallwithfundingofapproximately$80 million over three years. This funding aims to strengthen,transform and improve the resilience of energy infrastructureto ensure the nation’s access to reliable and secure sources ofenergynowand in the future.The2019GridModernizationLabCall is the latestsolicitation releasedover thepast fouryearsbytheGridModernization Initiative (GMI), a crosscuttingeffort thatfocuses public and private partnerships to develop a portfolio ofnewtoolsandtechnologiesthatmeasure,analyze,predict,protect,and control thegridof the future. This solicitation is focusedondeveloping projects in resilience modeling, energy storage andsystemflexibility,advancedsensorsanddataanalytics,institutionalsupportandanalysis,cyber-physicalsecurity,andgeneration.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2Kls4Mb

Rocky Mountain Power to use IoT to Modernize its Electricity Grid in USA

Itron has announced that RockyMountain Powerwill deploy itsOpenWayRivaIoTsolutionand250,000OpenWayRivaelectricitymeterstomodernizeRockyMountainPower’sexistingelectricitysystem. The aim of the new project is to harness Internet ofThingstechnologyinordertoimproveservicereliabilityandalsotoreducecosts.RockyMountainPower,whichispartofPacifiCorp,operatesthroughouttheU.S.statesofUtah,WyomingandIdaho.Withthenewpartnership,ItronwilldeployitsOpenWayRivaIoT

Smart Grid Updates (Contd...)

INTERNATIONAL

Japan Strengthens Local Offshore Renewables Market with Coastal Waters Law

Japan ispromotingtheuseofmarineareasforthedevelopmentof offshore renewable projects in a law that was implementedinApril2019.Thelawwasformedasaresolvetobothsystemicand technological issues that have hindered efforts to developJapan’soffshorerenewablemarketdespite itspotentialcapacity.Itaddressessomeofthekeyissuesaffectingoffshorerenewableprojects, such as occupying general sea areas, or “generalwaters”;obtainingaconsensusamongprojectstakeholders;andselectingprojectoperatorsundertheJapanesefeed-intariff (FIT)system.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/35eDPMn

Power Africa and Africa50 announce Partnership to Implement Energy & Transmission Projects

PowerAfricaandAfrica50signedamemorandumofunderstandingforanewpartnershipfocusedonattractingpowersectorfinancingand developing innovative public private partnership models insub-SaharanAfrica.Africa50will be thenineteenthdevelopmentpartner to join the Power Africa initiative. This new partnershipbetween Power Africa and Africa50 provides a foundation forcollaborationintheenergysectoratthecountryandregionallevelthroughoutsub-SaharanAfrica.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2XoISal

CPUC Acts to Ensure Electric Grid Reliability

TheCaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommission(CPUC)tookactionstosupportelectricservicereliabilityfor2021-2023,whilekeepingtheelectricity sector on a path tomeeting the state’s clean energygoals.TheCPUCdecisionordersprocurementbyCalifornia’sload-serving entities to ensure electric system reliability beginning in2021,includingrequiringall load-servingentitiestoprocure3,300MW of new, non-emitting electricity resources. Load-servingentitiesmustmake10-year,long-terminvestmentsinnewin-stategeneration that maintains reliability and keeps California on itspresent trajectory towardmeeting itsgreenhousegasemissionsreductiontargets.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2QrS1xr

European Commission Publishes 4th list of Projects of Common Interest

TheEuropeanCommission adopted the fourth list ofProjectsofCommon Interest (PCI) for implementing cross-border energyinfrastructure in the EU. This list reflects the importance ofinfrastructure for the energy union and represents a carefulbalanceamongitsthreekeyobjectives:sustainability,affordabilityand security of supply. Electricity and smart grids account formore than 70% of the projects, mirroring the increasing roleof renewable electricity in the energy system and the need fornetwork reinforcements enabling the integration of renewablesandmorecross-bordertrade.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2CTmDzX

advancedmetering infrastructuresolution in Idaho.Thecompanywill also help to integrate the utility’s existing Itron automatedmeter reading solution inUtah into theOpenWayRiva network.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2Qi9h8z

Feedback Energy Distribution Company Ltd (FEDCO) Signs Pact with Australia-based Village Energy to Install Smart Meters

Energy distribution company FEDCO on 13 November 2019, ithas signed an initial pact with Australia-based Village Energy toinstall smart meters in its areas of operation. Under the MoU,Village Energy will implement next-gen technology along withsmartmetersforbetterconsumerserviceinFEDCO’sruralareasofoperation.FeedbackEnergyDistributionCompany (FEDCO),a100per cent subsidiary of Feedback Infra, provideselectricity insome pockets of Odisha andMeghalaya. FEDCOwill roll out apilotphasethatwill involve implementationoftheVillageEnergyplatformatdistributiontransformerswithinasinglefeedersystem.AVillageEnergysmartmeterandcontroldevicewillbe installedandmaintainedateachsupplypoint.Thiswill bea revolutionarysteptowardsbetterconsumerdelightandasteptowardsmakingreal-time technology viable for rural consumers. Read more:https://bit.ly/2XiSELh

Fluentgrid in Partnership with L&T Provides Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Solutions for Smart Metering at NDMC and KESCO

Smart metering and AMI implementation is essentially aimedat regulating power consumption pattern, bringing-down AT&Closses,promotingonlineandmobilebasedbillingexperience forend consumers. As part of the EESL rollout of Smart meters,FluentgridasapartnerofL&T,rolledoutitsflagshipAMIproducts


Technology & Projects (Contd...)

atNDMCthatincludedUHES(UnifiedHeadEndSystem),MDMS(Meter DataManagement System), Analytics, Consumer energyportal, Mobile application & Help desk. This implementationmanagescloseto56,000smartmetersofNDMC.KESCO(KanpurElectricity and Supply Company) is another major milestone inthe Smart metering/ AMI space, where close to 67,000 Smartmetersaremanagedthroughafull-stackofFluentgrids’CIS&AMIproducts that include Billing solutions, UHES,MDMS, Analytics,ConsumerEnergyportal,MobileapplicationandHelpdesk.KESCOimplementation will eventually cover about 160,000 consumersthroughSmartmeters.Theresultshavebeenquiteencouraging,withasignificantreductioninTransmissionandDistributionlosses,improvedrevenuecollectionsandmanagement,andanenhancedcustomer experience. Read more: https://www.fluentgrid.com/ndmc-becomes-the-first-indian-municipality-to-go-for-100-smart-metering/

Energy Storage and Electric Vehicles

KSEB Plans EV Charging Units at Auto Stands, Malls

Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) said the demand for extraenergy to be created by EVs during the initial phase could behandledeasily.Thegovernmentisplanningtointroduceasmanyas2,59,100EVsontheroadduringthepilotphase.Demandcouldwell be below 1.43 million units per day, smaller than KSEB’scurrent daily energy demand fluctuation. The state’s averagepower demand is 70 MU. However, if people start dumpingfossil-fuelledvehiclesandoptforEVs,thesituationmightchangedramatically. If all vehiclesplyingonKerala’s roadswere to turnelectric vehicles, the state’s power demand would double.Currently, the state transport utility registers 97 lakhs vehicles.Theenergydemand forEVsalonewouldbe71.44MU inKeralaif they all switch to EVs. The board hopes to manage demandthroughavarietyofmeans,includingincreasedrenewableenergygeneration.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2OKTZGT

Kerala Government Partners with Toshiba for Manufacturing Li-ion Batteries

The Kerala Government has announced in the last week ofNovember2019that ithassignedanExpressionofInterestwithToshibaforthetechnologytransferandmanufacturingof lithium-ion(Li-ion)batteriesforelectricvehicles.Theagreementisaresultof the Japan visit byChiefMinister Pinarayi Vijayan at the headof a high-level state delegation andwas signed in Tokyo at theinvestment seminar organized in the Japanese capital as part ofthevisit.VijayanaddressedtheKeralaStateInvestmentPromotionSeminar organizedwith the participation of 150major Japaneseinvestors at the Indian Embassy, Tokyo. The Vijayan delegation,which includes two stateMinisters and senior bureaucrats, willtravel next to South Korea and is expected to return here onDecember4,2019.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2rbYAtW

Renewable Energy and Microgrids

Egypt Prepares for a Renewable Energy Revolution

Mohamed Shaker, the Minister of Electricity and RenewableEnergy, Egypt, announced inmid-October that the country is toinauguratethe1.4-GWBenbanSolarParkbyNovember.Locatedin the Aswan Governorate in Upper Egypt, the solar park has

attracted some $2bn in investment, with around 30 companiesalreadyestablishingenergyprojectsandcommercialoperationsatthesite.An importantaspectofBenban’ssuccesshasbeenthegovernment’scommitmenttopurchaseelectricityproducedatthesiteforthenext25years,whichhashelpedtoincentivizeforeigncompanies. On top of attracting international investment, theprojecthasinvolvedmorethan100Egyptiancompanies,creating640 permanent jobs and 18,000 temporary ones. Read more:https://bit.ly/2JN88Se

PSEG Considering Partnering with Ørsted on Offshore Wind Venture

NewJersey (USA) -basedutility holding companyPublic ServiceEnterprise Group (PSEG), is negotiating with Danish energyinfrastructure firm Ørsted about investing in an offshore windproject.PSEGisexclusivelytalkingwithØrstedabouttakinga25percentstakeinOceanWind.Itisaplanned1,100-MWfarmwhichwouldbe15milesoffthecoastofAtlanticCity,USA.Ifdevelopedand commissioned by 2024, as planned, Ocean Wind wouldsupplyenoughpowerformorethan500,000NewJerseyhomes.Ørsted is awaiting permitting approvals and a final investmentdecision. PSEGwill complete its due diligence andwait for therequired regulatory approvals before finalizing the joint ventureagreement. Earlier this year, the New Jersey Board of PublicUtilities selectedOceanWind for its offshore energy project. Atthe time,PSEGwasalreadyworkingwithØrsted tosupport theprojectonenergymanagementservicesandpotentialleaseoflandforthedevelopmentandexecutionphases.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2JN8xEe

PM Narendra Modi Announced that India is increasing its Renewable Energy target to 450 gigawatts as a part of a stronger climate action plan, up from its present target of 175 GW by 2022 during the United Nations Climate Action Summit

The USD cost of solar PV in India has

come down by 79 per cent per kilowatt hour and 24 per cent for onshore wind in

2018 from 2010

India is showing political willto develop renewable energydespite challenges such as landregulations. Prime MinisterNarendra Modi had announcedat the September United NationsClimate Action Summit that Indiaisincreasingitsrenewableenergytargetto450gigawattsasapartof

a stronger climateactionplan,up from itspresent targetof175GWby2022.

TheUSDcostofsolarPVinIndiahascomedownby79percentperkilowatthourand24percentforonshorewindin2018from2010,accordingtotheIRENAreport.Likewise,theonshorewindandsolarPVcostinChinawasalsodownby32percentand77percentin2018from2010anddownby9percentand71percentforonshorewindandsolarPVinotherpartsofAsia.Overall,therenewableenergywillneedUSD110trillionby2050orequivalentto around2per centof theglobalGDP/yearover theperiod,upfromthecurrentplansofUSD95trillion.TheUSD110trillionwillcovershift in investments toward renewables,energyefficiency,electrificationofheatandtransportapplicationsandenablinggridinfrastructure.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2N2To3J


Technology & Projects (Contd...)Hydrogen Microgrid Demonstrated at Thailand Botanical Park and Research Center

A botanical garden in Thailand is trying to give a boost to thehydrogenmicrogridconcept,anapproachthatisstillnascent.The600-acreNongoochTropicalBotanicalGardensinPattayasetupademonstrationmicrogrid inearlyOctober toshow thathydrogencan act as an energy storage solution for local grids, one thatdoesn’t require fossil fuels. Nongooch partnered on the projectwithEnapter,amanufacturerofmodularhydrogensystemsusingAEM electrolysis. Nongooch’s hydrogen microgrid isn’t the firstEnapter has installed. In collaboration with Electricite de Franceand hydrogen power systems specialists Powidiant, Enapterdeployed an off-grid microgrid that has been operating since2017attheCirquedeMafatecalderaonReunionIsland,aFrenchoverseas territory in the southern IndianOcean.DubbedSAGES(SmartAutonomousGreenEnergySystem),itprovides10-daysofenergystoragecapacity,doesnotuseanyfossilfuelsandprovideselectricity to several houses, a school, a workshop andmedicaldispensary, said Enapter co-founder Vaitea Cowan. Read more:https://bit.ly/2q8SF8c

Tata Power Launces a new arm to set up 10,000 Microgrids in India

Tata Power launched an arm, TP Renewable Microgrid, to setup 10,000 microgrids to provide power to five millions homesacrossthecountry.TheTPRenewableMicrogridhasbeensetupin collaboration with Rockefeller Foundation, which will providetechnical support to the offshoot for achieving its objective.However, Rockefeller Foundationwill not have any stake in theventure. The TP Renewable Microgrid represents importantscalingupofefforts toprovideaccess toaffordable, reliableandcleanelectricity in India,andwillserveasamodelforexpandingaccess tomore than800million peoplewho arewithout powerworldwide. The TP RenewableMicrogrid is expected to reducecarbonemissionsbyonemilliontonneperyearaswellasdieselconsumption by 57 million litres yearly. The TP RenewableMicrogridwillbeoperatedandmanagedbyTataPowerwithabout11,000MWof installed power generation capacity and over 2.6million customers under management across Delhi, Ajmer andMumbai.Readmore:https://bit.ly/32a8usl

Cyber Security

New IEC report offers Cyber Security Guidelines for the Energy Sector

The IEC Systems Committee, Switzerland on Smart Energyhas published a new Technology Report on best practices forprotecting the electric grid against cyber-attacks. Cyber securityand resilience guidelines for the smart energy operationalenvironment.ThenewIECTechnologyReportoutlinesfivecriticalconcepts for addressing cyber security. They are: resilience;securitybydesign;thefundamental importanceofunderstandingthedifferencebetweeninformationtechnology(IT)andoperationaltechnology(OT);riskassessment,riskmitigation,andcontinuousupdateofprocesses;andtheroleofinternationalstandards.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2Xoz0xC

FBI, Federal Agencies Brief Energy Sector on Data Breaches, Cyberattacks

FBI and federal agencies held a discussion for leaders of Texaspipelineandoilandgasenterprisesonphysicalandcyberthreats

totheU.S.energyinfrastructure.AccordingtotheFBI,Houston’sSpecial Agent in Charge (SAC) Perrye K. Turner welcomedrepresentativesfromtheNationalCounterintelligenceandSecurityCenter(NCSC),theU.S.DepartmentofEnergy(DOE),theFederalEnergy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the TransportationSecurityAdministration (TSA), theU.S.DepartmentofHomelandSecurity (DHS). The briefing took place on November 6, 2019withintheFBIHoustonFieldOffice.AsperFBI,theywillcontinuetobepartnerswithboththepublicandprivatesectorstoprovidecounterintelligence tools and awareness training that helpsAmerican energy companies increase their understanding of thethreats posed, especially by foreign adversaries. These briefingsand trainings enableAmerican companies to better protect theirinformation, technology and facilities. Read more: https://bit.ly/33L6ybs

North Korean Hackers targeted Tamil Nadu Nuclear Plant, top Nuclear Scientists: South Korean Intel Group

A non-profit intelligence organisation in South Korea hasshared evidence online claiming that themalware attack on theadministrative network of Tamil Nadu’s Kudankulam NuclearPower Plant (KNPP) was done from North Korea. The NorthKoreanstargetedtheirsystemthroughmalwarelacedemails.TheSouthKoreanintelligencegroupalsosaidthatoneofthehackersisusingaNorthKoreanself-brandedcomputer,producedandusedonlyinNorthKoreaandoneoftheIPwasalsofromNorthKoreaReadmore:shorturl.at/afEJ6

Smart Cities

Kanpur Smart City, Uttar Pradesh, India, launched Smart City App to address Civic Grievances

An app named ‘Kanpur Smart City’, launched in October 2019,will enable the residents to register their complaints related tosanitation, dilapidated roads, strewn garbage, leakage in thewater pipeline, encroachment, choked drains, stray animals andotherstogetthemresolved.Theapp,developedbyKanpurSmartCity Limited,was launched bymayor Pramila Pandey at KanpurMunicipal Corporation office. A complainant can register his/hercomplaintwhileuploadingaphotographofthedilapidatedroadorstrewngarbage.Thiswillmakethecomplaintmoreeffectiveandtheappuserwouldsoongettheproblemresolved.Thisisforthefirsttimethatsuchanapplicationhasbeenlaunchedintheinterestofthelocals.TheappwillalsoregisterthecomplaintslaunchedinKanpursmartcity.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2X35n4x

Government releases INR 1860 Million for Smart City Project in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

TheSmartCityprojectworksgotabigpushwiththegovernmentreleasing1860MillionforVisakhapatnamSmartCityCorporation.ItincludestheCentralshareof1000MillionandtheStatemarginmoney. 10,000Million worth works have been proposed undertheproject.Theprojectincludessmartstreets,24x7watersupply,semi-automaticmulti-levelparkingandsolarpowerunit.TheindoorsportsarenaprojectundertakenatMVPColonyatacostof250Million is one of them. Construction of additional classrooms atDanduBazaarGVMCSchoolwillbeexpedited.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2QdP8Ah


China launches Blockchain-based Smart City ID System for Interoperability

China has launched a blockchain based smart city identificationsystemtosupportinteroperabilitybetweeninfrastructure,dataandcities.TheCityIDcodeidentificationsystemwaslaunchedbytheChineseUrbanDevelopment Research Association, the ChineseAcademyofSocialSciences,ZhongguancunIndustry&InformationResearch Institute of Two-dimensional Code Technology (ZIIOT)and the Global Urban Smart Engineering Technology Research(Beijing)Centre.Thesystemdeveloped,distributedandmanagedinChina, isbasedonblockchain technology andunderpinnedbyunified issuing rules, distributed storage analysis and ‘tamper-proof’security.Eachcity,departmentandpieceof infrastructurewill be assigned a unique global digital identification code. Forexample, the city code of Shijiazhuang is MA.156.1301. ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2NFT0Zb

Smart City IoT Project Launches for New York City, US

Transition Networks, a provider of IoT and edge connectivitysolutions, recently announced the start of an intelligenttransportationprojectwithNewYorkCity’stransportationagencytoconnect,powerandmanagetrafficdatavia itshardenedTAA-compliant,Power-over-Ethernet (PoE+)switches.Thisapplicationis designed to deploy intelligent transportation infrastructurecitywideand reinforce the relevanceand timelinessofTransitionNetworks’ strategy of developing Smart City Internet of Things(IoT)solutions.TransitionNetworks’PoEsolutionwillconnectandpower cameras and sensors at over 10,000 traffic intersectionsthatcollect thisvital information. Inaddition,keyfeaturesontheTransitionNetworks’switchesreportedlywillsavetheagencytimeandcostsassociatedwithmaintenance.TransitionNetworks’AutoPowerReset(APR)featureprovidestheabilitytoremotelyrebootormanageTransitionNetworks’equipmentfixingtheissuewithinminutesandeliminatingallofthelaneclosurerequirements.TheincludedDeviceManagementSystem(DMS)softwareisdesignedtocreateaninteractivemaptoseeallconnecteddevices,enablingtheagencytopinpointissuesandquicklytakeaction.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2rKiHPV

DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

UP Govt introduces Blockchain to allow Trading of Surplus Solar Power with assistance of India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF)

The Uttar Pradesh government has introduced the blockchaintechnology to the rooftop solar power segment, allowingconsumers to trade their surplus solar energy. Twostate powerutilities—UPPowerCorporation Limited (UPPCL) andUPNewandRenewableEnergyDevelopmentAgency (UPNEDA)—havelaunched the ambitious project as a pilot in select governmentbuildings in Lucknow with installed rooftop solar power plants.UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC), Phase-I of thepilotprojectisexpectedtobecompletedinsixmonths.Thepilotproject drafted by UPPCL and UPNEDA will demonstrate thetechnicalfeasibilityofpeer-to-peerenergytradebetweenrooftopsolar photovoltaic (PV) ‘prosumers’ using themodern blockchaintechnology. Power consumers who also produce electricitythrough rooftop solar PV systemare referred to as ‘prosumers’.The projectwill be implementedwith assistance by India SmartGrid Forum, a public private partnership (PPP) initiative of the

Technology & Projects (Contd...)Union power ministry, and Power Ledger, a global leader andprovider of blockchain-enabled energy trading platform. ReadMore:https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/up-govt-introduces-blockchain-to-allow-trading-of-surplus-solar-power-119112601118_1.html

BSES launches Blockchain Tech Platform for Power Trading

DelhiDISCOM,BSESon13November2019announcedthatBSESRajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) has partnered with Australia basedcompanyPowerLedger,agloballeaderinblockchaintechnology,tolaunchconsumer-to-consumer(peer-to-peerorP2P)solarpowertradingonatrialbasis.Accordingtothecompany,BRPLhas,thus,become India’s first Discom to use a blockchain-based platformforP2Psolar trading. Thepilot projectwill initially be carried-outamidsttheexistingandselectgroupofgatedcommunity(CGHS)solarconsumersinDwarkawhogeneratearound5-6MWofsolar-power. These consumerswill be able to trade solar power theirneighboring apartments and buildings using this platform ratherthanlettingitspill-backtothegrid.Thistechnologyisatransactivelayer that utilizes close to real-time data from smart meters tofacilitate the P2P trading environment. Read More: https://bit.ly/2Xeyu59

Navigant Research Report states Energy Blockchain Applications to Experience a 67% CAGR

ArecentreportfromNavigantResearchoffersanoverviewofthedeveloping market for energy blockchain applications, providingglobal forecasts for energy blockchain revenue through 2028.Accordingtothereport,EnergyBlockchainApplicationsOverview,energy blockchain applications are expected to generate US$19billion in cumulative revenue over the next decade, reachingan annualmarket size ofUS$7.7 billion in 2028, at a compoundannualgrowthrate(CAGR)of66.9%.Thereportfurtherexplorestheblockchainmarketby regionandsegment,withexamplesofkey use cases in each market. It describes the components ofblockchainarchitecture,andlooks intothecompetitive landscapeandkeychallengesthatmustbeaddressedbeforeblockchaincanbewidelyadoptedintheenergysector.Readmore:http://www.indiasmartgrid.org/viewnews.php?id=6114

SMART GAS

Megha Gas to expand its Footprint in Hyderabad, India

Hyderabad-basedInfrastructureCompanyMeghaEngineeringandInfrastructures Limited’s (MEIL) hydrocarbon division is going toexpandits‘MeghaGas’distributionnetworkacross16districtsinAndhra Pradesh (AP), Telangana and Karnataka following projectapprovals from thePetroleumandNaturalGasRegulatoryBoard(PNGRB).

MEIL Vice-President in a press release announced that MeghaGashasestablishedanetworkfordistributionofpipednaturalgas(PNG)andcompressednaturalgas(CNG)todomestic,commercial,industrial and automobile sectors. The company launched itsoperationsinKrishnadistrictandTumkurandBelgaumdistrictsinKarnataka,Indiaandisplanningtoenter13districts inTelanganaincluding the suburbs of Hyderabad. In addition to an existing1,200kmpipeline,MEILisgoingtolaya5,000kmpipelineinA.P.,TelanganaandKarnataka,India.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2QttPuF


WestBengalTransportCorporation (WBTC)rolledout80electricbuses(40nos.electricbusesof9meter lengthand40nos.electricbusesof12meterlength)and80chargingstationsacrossthecityofKolkataandadjacenttownssinceFebruary2019.TheelectricbusesarerunningsuccessfullysincethenwhichisthelargestfleetofelectricbusesinIndia.ForthisexceptionalachievementandWBTC’sdedication towardsgreenmobility, theyhavebeenawarded theprestigious C40award forGreenMobility - LowCarbonCommuteTransition inOctober2019.TheawardwasreceivedonbehalfofWBTCbytheHonorableMayorofKolkata,ShriFirhadHakimattheceremonyinCopenhagen.

IndiaSmartGridForum(ISGF)hassupportedWBTCfromthebeginninginthisjourneytowardsGreenMobilityandachievingthismilestone.ISGFhadcarriedoutastudyanddevelopedanimplementationplanforelectrificationofpublictransportationinKolkatain2017.shorturl.at/fpqxOandtherecommendationsofthestudywasacceptedbyWBTC.ThisstudywasfundedbyShaktiSustainableEnergyFoundation(SSEF).PertherecommendationsoftheISGFstudy,WBTCagreedtointroduceelectricbusesinthetenmostcongestedroutesinthecity.TheyappliedforgrantunderFAMEschemeofGovernmentof Indiaunderwhichtheywereawarded80electricbuses–highestgiventoanycityinIndiaunderthatschemebecauseoftheirpreparednesstorolloutthebuses.ISGFalsoassistedWBTCinplanningthedeploymentoftheseelectricbusesandinstalling80chargingstationsin10busdepotsand7busterminuses.ThistechnicalassistancetoWBTCwasfundedbyWorldBank.WethankSSEF,WorldBankandcongratulateWBTCinbaggingthisprestigiousC40Award.

WBTC receives the Prestigious C40 Award for “Green Mobility - Low Carbon Commute Transition

Luciano Martini, Director Transmission and Distribution Technologies, RSE has been appointed as theChairmanoftheInternationalSmartGridActionNetwork(ISGAN),atechnologycollaborationprogramoftheInternationalEnergyAgency(IEA)andastrategicplatformtosupporthigh-levelgovernmentattentionandactionfortheaccelerateddevelopmentanddeploymentofsmarter,cleanerelectricitygridsaroundtheworld.Itisanintergovernmentalbodythatbringstogetherthe26countriesresponsiblefor90%ofglobalinvestmentsingreentechnologies.Createdin2011fromajointideaoftheUnitedStates,KoreaandItaly.

Theappointmentofnewchair,LucianoMartinitookplaceduringtheExecutiveCommitteemeetingheldinOctober2019.MartiniwastheformerViceChairman,succeededbyKarinWidegren.Martinihas25+

yearlongworkingexperienceandheisactivelyengagedinmanyinterestingandchallengingnationalandinternationalinitiativesandResearch&Developmentprojectsinthefieldofsmartgrids,appliedsuperconductivityandrenewableenergies.OvertheyearshedevelopedbothtechnicalandmanagerialskillscollaboratingininternationalenvironmentsastheInternationalEnergyAgency(IEA),CIGRE,CIREDandIECworkinggroups,andhehasbeenrepeatedlyrecruitedbyorganizationsastheEuropeanCommissionandtheUSDOEasindependentexperttoreviewresearchproposalsandpubliclyfundedR&Dprojects.

Electric and CNG bus service to be launched in Uttarakhand, Dehradun, India

In a bid to reduce air pollution and improve public transportfacilities in the state, Uttarakhand Transport Corporation (UTC)has announced to include Electric and CNG buses in its fleet.The state plans to get 50 electric and 10 CNG buses by 2020.The decision comes afterUTCofficials received overwhelminglypositiveresponsefollowingthetrialrunofelectricbusesbetweenDehradun and Mussoorie last year and between Nainital andHaldwaniearlierthisyear.

ShriDeepak Jain,GeneralManager,UTC informedTimes that ifeverythinggoesasplanned,thecorporationwillreceivetheelectricandCNGbuses very soon. “All thenewbuseswill beoperatedunderPublicPrivatePartnership(PPP)model.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2XqnS3c

Smart Water

Senet and MeterSYS Partner to Deliver Smart City Solutions and Advanced Water Metering Infrastructure (AMI)

Senet,Inc.announceditspartnershipwithMeterSYS®,atrustedinnovator of advanced smart city and metering technologysolutions for public utilities. Collaboration between the twocompanieswillfocusondeployingLoRaWAN®enablednetworksforAdvancedMeteringInfrastructure(AMI)andIoTdevicesacrossthe United States through the MeterSYS IoT service programSenthiSYS™. The partnership between Senet and MeterSYSwillprovideutilitiesand localgovernmentswith IoTsolutions fora broad range ofmunicipal services includingwater distribution,sewercollection,stormandfloodwatermanagement,solidwastemanagement, parking controls, fleetmanagement, public safety,energyconservation,andclimatemonitoring.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2QDBpTP

Appointment of Luciano Martini as the New Chair of International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN)


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Appointments and Transfers

Justice CV Nagarjuna Reddy has been appointed asChairperson, Andhra Pradesh Electricity RegulatoryCommission

TSrirangaRaohasbeenappointedasChairperson,TelanganaStateElectricityRegulatoryCommission

ArvindKumarhasbeenappointedas theChairmanofUttarPradeshPowerCorporationLimited

Arvind Mallappa Bangari has been appointed as ManagingDirector,PaschimanchalVidyutVitranNigamLtd.

Shashi Bhushan Pathak has been appointed as Member(Law),MadhyaPradeshElectricityRegulatoryCommission

MDManoharRajuhasbeenappointedasMember(Technical),TelanganaStateElectricityRegulatoryCommission

PulakKumarTewarihasbeenappointedasMember,WestBengalElectricityRegulatoryCommission

PW Ingty, IAS. has been appointed as Chairperson,MeghalayaStateElectricityRegulatoryCommission

KBalajihasbeenappointedasManagingDirector,PurvanchalVidyutVitranNigamLtd.

MDevarajhasbeenappointedas theManagingDirectorofUttarPradeshPowerCorporationLimited

SaumyaAgarwalhasbeenappointedasManagingDirector,DakshinanchalVidyutVitranNigamLtd.

Roland Keishing has been appointed as Member (Legal),MeghalayaStateElectricityRegulatoryCommission

BandaruKrishnaiahhasbeenappointedasMember(Finance),TelanganaStateElectricityRegulatoryCommission

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