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April 2020

• 05April2020,Sunday,9pm,9-minutes .........1 Blackout:ImpactOnTheGridWhenIndia TurnedofftheLights

• ISGFAnnouncesOnline ................................2 TrainingPrograms

• SmartGridUpdates:

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

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

• IndiaEUJointCallonIntegrated .................10 LocalEnergySystemsRelaunch

• AGNIi(AcceleratingGrowthof ....................10 NewIndia’sInnovations)

• AppointmentsandTransfers .......................10

• RenewableEnergyManagement ................11 Centre(REMC)

• AnnouncingIndiaSmartUtilityWeek ..........12 (ISUW)2021)Conferenceand ExhibitionProgram

• KeyContacts ................................................12

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05 April 2020, Sunday, 9pm, 9-minutes Blackout: Impact On The Grid When India Turned off the Lights Heeding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call, India switched off lights for 9minutesat9pmon05April2020.Theloadsharplydroppedandkeptonfallingaspeopleswitchedoffmore than their lights.Expertsconsider themanagementofthis9pm–9minuteblackoutahistoricevent inelectricitygridmanagement.Tocompoundmatters,theestimatedelectricityloadreductionwentofftheestimationof13GWto32GW.“Thedemandwentdownfrom117GWat20:49hrsto85GWtill21:09hrs; that isareductionof32GW.Then itstarted increasing.Frequencywasmaintainedwithinabandof49.7Hzto50.26Hz,whichmeansthevoltagewaskeptstable,”saidpowerministerRajKumarSingh.Gridfrequencyisacriticalaspectofpowersystemoperations,withglobalstandardsrequiringthatgridfrequencybekeptcloseto50Hz.India’sgridcodecallsforgridfrequencytobeintherangeof49.5-50.2Hz.

Power Minister Shri Raj Kumar Singh along with Power Secretary Sanjiv Nandan Sahai and his team were keeping a close eye on grid operations from National Power Monitoring Centre at

the Ministry of Power in New Delhi, India

Managingthiswasahumongoustaskwhichinvolvedclosecoordinationbetweenthe grid operators and power generation plants across coal, gas, hydro, nuclearand green energy sources run by the central and states government agenciesand theprivatesector.Powersectorexpertsacross theglobepraised their Indiancounterparts for this brilliant grid management, one of the first such exerciseanywhereintheworld.


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“Ourengineersmanageditbrilliantly.Fullcreditgoestooursystemoperators-NLDC,RLDCs,SLDCsandgenerators,”saidRejiKumarPillai,President, IndiaSmartGridForumandChairman,GlobalSmartGridFederation.This isanexperience tobe remembered in thehistoryof Indianpowersectorandthatbringsconfidence inall that Indiangridshouldbeabletomanagethepowersystemwiththerapidlyincreasingshareofrenewableenergyresources.

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Smart Grid Updates: Policy, Regulations & StandardsINDIA

DelhiAnnouncesRebatesforElectricityConsumers

Considering the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and therepercussions it has had on several services, including powersupply, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) hasannouncedrebatesandincentivesonpowerbillsraisedbetween24th March, 2020 and 30th June, 2020.According to DERC,consumers making payments in the first seven days will get arebateof1%onthebillamount(excludingarrears),notexceedingINR 200. If the payment ismade between day 8 and 14 of thebillingdate,thentheconsumergetsarebateof0.5%onthebillamount,notmorethanINR150.However,theconsumerwillnotget a rebate in case of partial payments.ReadMore: https://bit.ly/3exv31x

IREDA Replaces SECI as the ImplementingAgency forVGFbasedSolarProjects

TheMinistryofNewandRenewableEnergy (MNRE)has issuedamendmentsregardingthesettingupof12GWofsolarprojectswithViabilityGapfundingSupport (VGF)byCentralPublicSectorUndertakings (CPSU) forself-useorusebygovernmententities.Aspertheamendment,IREDAwillhandletheprogramonbehalfof theMNRE, includingconducting thebidding through theVGFroute.IREDAwillbegivenafeeof1%oftheVGFdisbursedforconductingbidding, handling funds, andmonitoring theprojects.Earlier,SECIusedtohandletheprogramonbehalfoftheMNRE.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/34GNWL6

CERCProposesNewForbearancePriceandRemovalofFloorPricesforRECs

TheCentralElectricityRegulatoryCommission (CERC) has issueda proposal for establishingforbearance and floor prices forrenewable energy certificates(RECs)The proposed forbearanceprice is INR1,000/MWh each forsolar and non-solar renewableenergy certificates for 2020,

The proposed forbearance price

has come down by 58%, and 67% in the case of solar

and non-solar RECs, respectively.

The commission has approved banking charge in kind for renewables in the

form of energy adjustment of 7.5% for HT and 12% for

LT of the excess generated energy fed

back into the grid.

The transmission lines extend from

Toshka 2 processing stations in Egypt to

Arqin transformers in Sudan.

The task force will address key

bottlenecks to the growth of Japan’s

offshore wind industry such as providing input to streamline the regulatory

process for project development and building a local supply chain.

againstthe2017’spricesofINR2,400/MWhandINR3,000/MWhrespectively.TheCommissionhasmarkedthefloorpriceaszerofor2020againstthepricesof2017,whichwereINR1,000/MWheachforbothsolarandnon-solar.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/3aaCqZy

DISCOMstoPayReducedLatePaymentSurcharge

GiventheongoinglockdowninthecountrycausedbyCoronavirus(COVID-19), the Central Electricity of Regulatory Commission(CERC) has reduced the rate for late payment surcharge (LPS)payablebydistributioncompanies(DISCOMs)topowergenerators.TheLPSisnowreducedto12%perannumfromtheearlier18%iftheduedatefallsbetweenMarch24,2020,andJune30,2020.AccordingtotheCERC,ifthere’sanydelayinthepaymenttothegenerating companies (GENCOs) and inter-state transmissionlicenseesbeyond45daysfromthedateofpresentationofthebills,

then theDISCOMscanmake thepayment of LPS at a reducedrate of 1% per month instead of 1.5%. ReadMore: https://bit.ly/2RNmypr

Maharashtranot to LevyGridSupportChargesonR0ooftopSolar

The Maharashtra ElectricityRegulatory Commission (MERC)hasdecided not to levy any gridsupport charges to rooftop solarinstallations until the cumulativerooftopphotovoltaic (PV) capacityof the state reaches 2 GW. Itadded that ithasdecided to takethissteptoreduceadditionaltariffburden on non-solar consumers,despitetheregulatorymandateto

imposegridsupportcharges.Additionalfixedchargesonbehindthemeter rooftopsolar isexemptedwith a focuson registeringsuchinstallationprimarilyforgridsecurity.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2RL3RCQ

INTERNATIONAL

EgyptSudanInterconnectionProjectCommencedOperation

Grid interconnection betweenEgypt and Sudan has officiallycommenced its first phase ofoperation. With the 170-kmlong interconnection, Egypt willprovide Sudanwith power up to70MWinthisphase.Asperthetermsofthebilateralagreement,Egypt and Sudan have jointly funded the construction of thetransmissionlinesontheirrespectivesidesoftheborderandpaid25millionUSDand20millionUSDrespectively.Thetransmissionlinewillhave300MWtransmissioncapacityandwillbechargedat220kV.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2KeNVo4

GlobalWind Energy Council and Japan’sWind Power BodyLaunchJointTaskForce

The Global Wind Energy Council(GWEC) and the Japan WindPower Association (JWPA)launched a joint Japan OffshoreWind Task Force with local andglobal industry players gearedtowards accelerating Japan’soffshorewindmarket. It includesboth local and global industryplayers and will engage regularlywith the Ministry of Economy,TradeandIndustry(METI)andtheMinistry of Land, Infrastructure,Transport and Tourism (MLIT).The first deliverable of the task


The adoption of new regulation will result in avoiding greenhouse gas

emission of more than 1.4 million tonnes of CO2

equivalent per year by the end of the

decade.

Angola and Namibia will have equal share

of 300 MW in the 600 MW capacity

hydroelectric dam.

forcewillbeacostreductionstudytoexplorethelong-termcostreductionpotentialoftheindustryinJapan.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/3bi6BiQ

NewRules forExternalPowersupplies toEnableHouseholdEnergySavings

AnewEURegulation on externalpower supplies aimed at makinga range of household appliancesmore energy efficient, fromlaptops to electric toothbrushes,enters into force from April 2020and has been included withinthe context of EU ecodesignmeasures. The new rules willmaketheexternalpowersuppliesmore efficient, aligning them tothe highest standards worldwide.ItisexpectedthatelectricitysavingsacrosstheEUofover4TWh/yearwill be generated by 2030, enough to power thewhole ofLatvia for a month.The ecodesign regulation for external powersuppliesispartofacomprehensivepackagewhichconsistsof10ecodesign and 6 energy labelling regulations and is expected todeliveratotalof167TWhoffinalenergysavingsperyearby2030.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/3ckrMki

RoleforDERsinEconomicRecoveryfromCOVID-19

Distributed energy resource (DER) groups in Hawaii hassuggested the state’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to

expedite bottlenecks in interconnection processes of DERs aspartofabroaderstrategytobolstereconomicrecoveryfromtheturmoilcausedbyCOVID-19.Someofthekeyaspectsthatneedto be addressed includesrolling out of six moth plan to expandinterconnection process and allowing DER systems below 25kW to begin operation upon installation once inverter safetyfeatures are activated, instead of going through a six to eight-week permission process and conducting meter swaps withintwo weeks of a request being made. Read More: https://bit.ly/2VC9HaH

AngolaandNamibiaAgreetoCross-borderHydroelectricDam

Smart Grid Updates (Contd...)

The governments of Angola andNamibia have signed bilateralagreements for the constructionof the cross-border Bayneshydroelectric dam. Located onthe Cunene River on the border

between Angola and Namibia, the 600-MW dam is plannedfor construction in 2021, with an estimated cost of 1.2 billionUSDscheduledtobecompletedby2025.TheconstructionoftheBayneshydroelectricdamfallswithinAngola’sEnergy2025Vision,which centers on creating increased capacity and distributioncapabilities, supported by new renewables and private sectorinvestmentinnewpowergenerationprojects.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/3bj9UWP

Smart Grid Updates: Technology & ProjectsGridModernization

Landis+Gyr’sGridstream Connect IoT Network Deployed byEmpresaEléctricaDeGuatemalaS.A(EEGSA)inGuatemalatoSupportVariableElectricityRates

Landis+Gyrcontinues to expandsmart grid capabilities in CentralAmerica with the recentcompletion of an advancedmetering project forEEGSA tosupport the utility’s time-of-use(TOU) rates for reducing peakelectricitydemand.Thefive-monthproject involved deployment ofLandis+Gyr’sGridstreamconnectIoT network across the utility’sservice territory and installationof advanced residential andcommercial meters on nearly

Landis + Gyr’sGridstream

connect IoT network across the utility’s

service territory and installation of

advanced residential and commercial meters on nearly

11,000 high-consumption.

11,000 high-consumption accounts.The advanced IoT networkalso supports sensing and automated switching devices toenable distribution automation, loadmanagement and improvedsystemmaintenance.Thisprojectdemonstrates thebenefitsgridmodernization isbringing toCentralAmericaandweareexcited

toworkwith a partner likeEEGSA to install scalable technologytheywillbeabletobuilduponforfuturesmartgridinitiatives.ReadMore:https://prn.to/2yRFpce

DEWAResumesAED1.5bnGridModernisationProjectDespiteCOVID-19Crisis

The AED850 million ($231 million) project

is part of AED1.5 billion ($408,000)

project to ensure the efficiency, reliability

and availability of the grid across Dubai.

Dubai Electricity and WaterAuthority (DEWA) hascommissioned 8 new smart gridsubstations since the beginningof the year, as part of effortsto modernize its grid networkdespite the downturns dueto COVID-19. The 132/11KVsubstations have a conversioncapacity of 150 megavolt-amperes (MVA) and have been installed with 16kms of high-voltage 132kV energy transmission cable. The AED850 million($231million) project is part ofAED1.5billion ($408,000) projecttoensuretheefficiency,reliabilityandavailabilityofthegridacrossDubai. The project increases 132/11KV substations installed byDEWA to 293 with 12 of them being tested before going intooperationalinthesecondquarterof2020.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/34EcuEv


Key Highlights: State-owned

Energy Efficiency Services Limited has announced

the completion of installation of 10 lakh smart meters across

India under the centre’s Smart Meter National Programme

(SMNP).

The total cost of the project is QR30m,

and it will take nine months in its implementation.

Elenia aims to increase the underground cabling

rate of the electricity distribution network to 75% by 2028. The loan follows a €150 million ($163 million) facility

signed in 2018.

Finland’s Second-Largest Utility Gets EIB Backing on GridModernisation

Finnish utility Elenia will beleveraging a €100 million($108 million) loan from theEuropean Investment Bank(EIB) to modernize its gridnetwork. Elenia will use theloan to improve the securityof supply by replacingoverhead cables withunderground lines.Theutilitywill replace substations and transformerswith smartmodels aswellasweatherproof itsenergydistributionnetwork.Theprojectwillhelptheenergyprovidertoreducethenumberanddurationofoutages.Morethan50%ofthenetworkisnowundergroundandtomeet the targetsof theElectricityMarketAct,Eleniaaims toincreasetheundergroundcablingrateoftheelectricitydistributionnetwork to75%by2028.The loan followsa€150million ($163million) facility signed in 2018. The utility has operations inmore than 100 municipalities with approximately 67,600 km ofdistributionnetwork.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2xvfGGm

SmartMetering

Estonia’sEleringLaunchesCross-BorderMetering InnovationContest

Eleringhasannouncedaninternationalcompetitiontoselectpilotsof innovative energy products and services, which need accesstometeringdata.Thechosenpilotswilldevelopandtestaccessto cross-border energymetering data and develop smart energyservices and solutions for enterprises and end-users alike. Theapplication period for submitting proposals for a novel energyservice,productorbusinessmodel(workingsolutionoridea)thatutilisescrossbordermeteringdatafromatleasttwocountries,isbetweenApril6thand19th.Successfulapplicantswillbegrantedaccess to theSandbox environment of Estfeed’s data exchangeplatformwhere,incooperationwithotherEuropeangridoperators,mock metering data from different countries is provided. ReadMore:https://bit.ly/3cc2PHD

KahramaatoInstall60,000SmartMetersbyYear-end2020

Qatar General Electricity andWater Corporation (Kahramaa)has announced to install about60,000smartelectricityandwatermeters, enabling customers tomonitor their consumption andmakeprepayment throughsmart

India needs to establish amanufacturing base of smartelectricity meters to ensureadequate supply and shouldensure that there are multipleplayers in the segment.There is a need to augmentthe manufacturing base ofthe smart meters to ensuresupply of adequate number ofmeters to be installed all overthe country. Finance MinisterNirmalaSitharamaninherbudgetspeechyear 2020 allocated Rs22,000 crore for the power and

meters, by end of 2020. It has started the implementation ofadvancedmetering infrastructure projectwith German companySiemens.Thetotalcostoftheproject isQR30m,anditwill takeninemonthsinitsimplementation.Kahramaasimultaneouslyplanstocompletethefirstphaseofinstallingsmartmeters,duringwhichabout50,000 to60,000smartmeterswill be installed invariousareasacrossthecountrybytheendof2020.ThissystemsupportsKahramaa’s efforts to reduce waste, and monitor consumptiondetailsaccurately,momentarilyatanytime.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/34BxiMQ

Coronavirus Delays Smart Meter Rollout as InstallationsSuspendedinUK

EnergyUKhasannouncedtheCoronaviruspandemichasprompteditsmemberstohaltallnon-essentialfield-basedactivities,includingthe installationof smartmeters.The industry representativesayssupplierswillcontinuetoworktoresolveemergencysituationsbutnotestheimplementationofsocialdistancingmeasureswillmakeinstallationsinhomesandbusinessesverydifficultorimpossible.Glasgow-basedinstallerSmartMeteringSystems(SMS)hasalsoannounceditispausinginstallationsandhascloseditsofficesandwarehousesasaresultofthevirusitwillstillsupplyemergencysupport and keep its computer systems running.EnergyUK andits members are working closely with the relevant governmentdepartmentsand theenergy regulator,Ofgem,andwill continuetodosothroughoutthisperiod.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2XvCXCI

IndiaNeedstoSetUpManufacturingBaseforSmartElectricityMeters

renewable energy sector and urged the state governments toimplement smart meters in three years. The move is aimed atgivingtheconsumerstherighttochoosesuppliersandtherates.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2JYO1jw

ElectricVehicles

GeneralMotors(GM)andHondatoDevelopNext-GenElectricVehicles

GMandHonda have agreed to jointly develop two newelectricvehicles(EVs)forHonda,basedonGM’shighlyflexibleglobalEVplatform powered by proprietary Ultium batteries. The exteriorsand interiors of the new EVs will be exclusively designed byHonda and the platform will be engineered to support Honda’sdrivingcharacter.Productionoftheseelectricvehicleswillcombinethe development expertise of both companies and they will bemanufacturedatGMplantsinNorthAmerica.Salesareexpectedto begin in the 2024 model year in Honda’s US and Canadianmarkets. This expanded partnership will unlock economies ofscale to accelerate our electrification roadmap and advanceourindustry-leading efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2z2271A

Technology & Projects (Contd...)


In the state budget 2020-21, Karnataka

Government announced `100 million (~$13.56

million) would be allocated to establish

an electric vehicle and energy storage

manufacturing cluster.

State Grid Corp of Chinawould invest

2.7 billion yuan ($383 million) to set up

78,000 charging piles across the country, among them 53,000

charging piles will be located in residential

areas while 18,000 will be for public use.

Karnataka, IndiaFocusesonElectricMobility inNewBudget2020-21

Inthestatebudgetannouncement,Karnataka Chief Minister BSYediyurappa announced that`100 million (~$13.56 million)would be allocated to establishan electric vehicle and energystorage manufacturing cluster inthe state. With this, Karnatakahasbecomethefirststatetohavean electric vehicle and energystorage policy in the country.The proposed plan will be setup under the fifth stage of the

Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) industrialarea in Harohalli of Ramanagara Taluk. The Bangalore ElectricitySupply Company (BESCOM) had unveiled a plan to set up 678electricvehiclechargingstationsacrossKarnataka.ToimprovethelastmileconnectivityinpublictransportinBengaluru,thebudgetalso proposed to implement the “Electric Bike Taxi” project.The Karnataka Power Corporation Limited has also proposed toestablishanewwastetoenergypowergenerationcenterof11.5MWcapacityinBidadiofRamanagaradistrictatanestimatedcostof`2.1billion(~$28.49million).ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2Va0NCk

State Grid to Spend $383m for Setting up 78,000 ChargingPiles


StateGridCorpofChina, aState-ownedelectricutility,thatitwouldinvest 2.7 billion yuan ($383million) to set up 78,000 chargingpilesacross thecountry,asChinaseeks to further promote thedevelopment of electric vehiclesandrelatedsectors.Thenewbatchofchargingpileswillbedistributedto24provincesandmunicipalities,including Beijing, Tianjin, Jiangsuprovince as well as northwesternChina’s Qinghai province. Amongthem, 53,000 charging piles will

belocatedinresidentialareaswhile18,000willbeforpublicuse.Themove is expected to boost the revenue from sales of newenergyvehiclesbyover20billionyuanandfostertheproductionof power products and components, as well as upstream anddownstream industries of NEVs.By the end of year 2020, thenationwillinvestover10billionyuanonthechargingpileindustryand plans to establish 200,000 new charging stations including20,000 public ones, according to theNational Development andReformCommission.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/3aaC995

Blink Charging Unveils First to Market Portable EmergencyElectricVehicleCharger

BlinkChargingCo.aleadingownerandoperatorofelectricvehicle(EV)chargingequipmentandservices,announcedthelaunchandimmediate availability of its innovative new mobile EV chargingstation. The reliable, cost-effective, portable, and mobile EV

Blink Charging Co unveils first mobile EV charging station

and this will supports 240-volt AC charging and provides up to 9.6kW of charge.

charger is designed to provideroadside assistance to Blinkmembers and EV drivers.Thefree-standingmobileEVchargingstation supports 240-volt ACcharging and provides up to9.6kWofcharge.Atthischargingrate, the simple plug-in chargingunit can deliver up to 1 mile ofcharge perminute, allowing drivers to quickly reach the nearestchargingstationortheirhomes.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2V8sWJR

EnergyStorage

AustralianStatesSolar-Plus-StoragePlansSetaPrecedenttoAllCountries

This project will cost around AU$30 million (US$18.34 million), the state

government expects it to pay for itself in approximately five

years.

Australian state governmentsof Western Australia and theNorthern Territory have budgetedfor measures to supportrenewables in thepast fewdays,primarily through supportingbatteriesat large-scale,residentialandcommunitylevel.TheNorthernTerritory announced that it hasapprovedprocurementforalarge-

scale battery system to help balance the local Darwin-Katherineelectricity grid. Although it will cost around AU$30 million(US$18.34million),thestategovernmentexpectsittopayforitselfin approximately five years.Reducing carbon emissions meansreducingrelianceongasgenerators-this in itselfcouldsavetheNTaroundAU$6.4millionperyear.Thelarge-scalebatterysystemcan also help any large-scale solar plants in the region as theyintegratetheiroutputintothegridinthefuture.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/3ea3Txs

PowinReleases Large-Scale LithiumEnergyStorageSystemwith20-YearGuarantee

Powin Energy has unveiled three new products, Stack225,

Stack230 and Stack230P.

Powin Energy has unveiled threenewproducts,Stack225,Stack230and Stack230P, its first productsutilizing CATL battery cells. Allthree products were designedby Powin around CATL’s largeform factor cells, utilizing Powin’s patented StackOS batterymanagementandcontrolssoftware.Powin’sStack225productisused for 2–hour duration systems and offers a 10-year, one-full-cycle-per-dayperformanceguarantee.TheStack230Pisaproductdesigned for shorter duration applications such as frequencyregulation and other ancillary services. The Stack230 is Powin’sfirstproduct releasedto themarketprovidinga20-year,one-full-cycle-per-day performance guarantee. Stack230 was specificallydesigned for solar+storageapplications,which typically requireover three-hour system durations and can greatly benefit froma 20-yearwarranted life span, aligningwith the typical life cycleofPVmodules.TheStack230performanceguaranteeallowsthecustomer to use the batteries installed day 1 to be used for 20yearswithoutanyreplacement.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/3baTUGv


The solar plant will require 13,500 solar

panels, which will be built across 40,000 square metres of

water.

The grid-connected solar photovoltaic project is set for

18 months till September 2021.

McKinley CSD provides water,

wastewater, parks and recreational

services for about 17,000 residents along the Pacific coast in northern

California.

The new plan replaces a program to install permanent

microgrids in the year 2020 at 20

substations.

The components involved in the

project include a 6 MW ground mounted

solar projects, 271 rooftop solar systems

(1 kW), 100 kW of rooftop solar systems

on government buildings, 15 MW and 6 MW battery energy

storage systems (BESS).

Modhera SunTemple, Mehsana District, Gujarat, India Gets`650MillionGrant for 6MWSolar, 15MWhBattery EnergyStorageSystem

The Ministry of New andRenewable Energy (MNRE)has announced a grant of `650million (~$8.63 million) towardsa program for the solarizationof the Sun Temple in Modhera,Gujarat, inwhatwouldbeapilotdemonstrationprojectforatownrunning entirely on solar energy.The project is expected to fulfilall the domestic and agriculturalelectricity of all the householdsin the district using only solarenergy.Theprogramwill receivean investment of `650 million(~$8.63 million), of which 50%

will come in the form of central financial assistance (CFA) fromtheGovernment of India through theMNRE and 50% from theGovernment of Gujarat.The project will be implemented by theGovernment of Gujarat, according to the notice issued by theMNRE.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2UVrhay

RenewableEnergyandMicrogrids

SeychellestoBuildWorld’sLargestFloatingSolarPlant

In Seychelles, French developerQair,hasbeenselectedtodevelopthe largest floating solar powerplant to be installed on saltwaterin the world. The 5MW plantwill be the first project led by anIndependent Power Producer(IPP) in Seychelles. The project,which is anticipated to commence in July 2020,will be built onalagoononMahé,themainislandofthearchipelagicnation.Thecompany claims itwill be theworld’s largest floatingPVprojectto be installed in a saltwater environmentwhen it is completedbytheendofyear2020.Theproject isthefirstsolararraytobespearheadedbyanIPPinSeychelles,claimedQair.Thesolarplantwillrequire13,500solarpanels,whichwillbebuiltacross40,000squaremetresofwater.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/39UsRhb

Tata Power Solar Receives LoA for NTPC ProjectWorth Rs1,730Crore

Tata Power Solar has beenawarded the Letter of Award(LoA) to develop the NTPC 300MW CPSU-II at an all-inclusiveprice of Rs 1,730.16 crore. TataPower Energy is an integratedsolar company and a whollyowned Tata Power subsidiary.The Commercial Operation Date(COD) for this grid-connected solar photovoltaic project is setforSeptember2021 (18months).TheorderbookofTataPowerSolar stood at approximately Rs 8,541 crore including externaland internal orders.Post-reverse auction in September 2019,

TataPowerSolarreceivedaLetterofAwardtobuilda105MWpFloating Solar Project worth around Rs 343 crores includingOperation and Maintenance (O&M) for 3 years. This projectconstitutes one of the country’s most popular floating solarventures.ThisundertakingiscarriedoutattheNTPCKayamkulamDistrictreservoir inAlappuzha,Keralaandistobecommissionednolaterthan21months.Readmore:https://bit.ly/3e4ukoA

PacificGas&Electric(PG&E)NegotiatingtoBuildaMicrogridatanExistingPowerPlantinWildfireStrategy

PG&E has rolled out a new planto keep power flowing duringthe 2020 wildfire season, whichincludes formingamicrogrid froman existing natural gas-fired plant.The California utility outlined itsstrategy in a 01 April 2020 filingbeforetheCaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommission.Thenewplanreplacesaprogramtoinstallpermanentmicrogrids in the year 2020 at 20 substations. The purpose ofthemicrogridsand thenewplan is tokeep thepowerflowing tocustomersiftheutilityisagainforcedtoenactpublicsafetypowershutoffs,thede-energizingoflinestopreventthemfromsparkingwildfires.Theutilityisnownegotiatingwiththeownerofthe44-MWRedBluffpowerplanttomaketheplantcapableofactingasamicrogridgoingintoislandmode.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2x3dtlq

Ameresco Building Renewable-Battery Storage Microgrid atCalifornia,USWastewaterPlantMcKinleyville CommunityServices district selectedAmeresco to plan, design,procure, install and commissiona microgrid at its wastewatertreatment plant. McKinley CSDprovides water, wastewater,parks and recreational servicesfor about 17,000 residents alongthe Pacific coast in northernCalifornia.The microgrid willinclude battery storage capacity


and renewables.The microgrid management system thatMassachusetts-based Ameresco will install under its energyservices contract with MCSD will utilize existing dispatchablegeneration at the wastewater treatment plant to providesupplementalpowerandfurthergridresilience.ConstructionoftheMcKinleyvillemicrogridisscheduledtobeginin2020.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2UVTYnC

STANDARDSANDCYBERSECURITY

CISAGuidanceExpandsScopeof‘Essential’EnergyWorkers,USAamidCOVID-19

After first issuing guidance identifying the workers consideredessential for critical industries in the United States during thecoronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the US Department ofHomeland Security’s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure SecurityAgency (CISA), revised that guidance to capture a broader arrayofworkers, particularly in theenergysector. This list is advisoryinnature.Itisnot,norshoulditbeconsidered,afederaldirective


or standard. Additionally, this advisory list is not intended to bethe exclusive list of critical infrastructure sectors, workers, andfunctions that should continue during the COVID-19 responseacross all jurisdictions. Individual jurisdictions should add orsubtract essential workforce categories based on their ownrequirementsanddiscretion.Readmore:https://bit.ly/34IXoxt

SiemensAdvisestheEnergyIndustryonCyberattacks

In an era of increasing reliance on the digital world, companiesin the energy sectormust bemore vigilant than ever regardingcybersecurity. To address this issue, German multinationalindustrialmanufacturingcompanySiemenshasproducedanonlineguidetoassistcorporations’comprehensionofwhatacyberattackconsistsofandhowtopreventone.

Citing research from Poneman Institute, Siemens considersthe risks posed towards utility companies in particular farmoredamaging than other companies: whilst the latter may onlycompromisefinancialinformation,theformercouldjeopardisetheoperationofvitalservices.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2RGHpe9

EnergySector,CanadaAppliesEO100TMStandardsandPutsESGPrinciplesintoAction

On February 10, 2020, Seven and Énergir signed a natural gassupplyagreement, thefirstof itskind forÉnergir, to incorporatethe EO100TM. 2 Equitable Origin, the non-profit organizationbehind the EO100TM Standard sought to develop the world’sfirst stakeholder-based standards system for the responsibledevelopment of energy and natural resources. Throughout thistransaction,ÉnergirwasadvisedbythePembinaInstitute,whichconductedareviewofvariouscertificationframeworks,consultedwith Énergir’s stakeholders, and ultimately recommendedthat Énergir use the EO100TM Standard in its initiative for theresponsible procurement of natural gas. Read more: https://bit.ly/2XIPfb3

NERC,AmericaMovestoDeferReliabilityStandards,ProvideCOVID-19Flexibility

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) hasasked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) todelaytheimplementationofsevenreliabilitystandardsthatrelateto cybersecurity, training, disturbance monitoring and reporting,generatorrelayloadability,andcoordinationofprotectionsystemsforperformanceduringfaults. InanApril6filingtoFERC,NERCnotedtheruleswerescheduledtobecomeeffectivelaterthisyear,but,asNERCnoted,their implementationcouldbehamperedby“significantuncertainties”regardingthedurationoftheCOVID-19outbreakandrecovery.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2XCE832

DISRUPTIVETECHNOLOGIES

USDepartmentofEnergyAnnounced$30MillionforMachineLearningandArtificialIntelligenceResearch

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a plan to provideupto$30millionforadvancedresearchinmachinelearning(ML)and artificial intelligence (AI) for both scientific investigation andthemanagementofcomplexsystems.ApplicationswillbeopentoDOEnationallaboratories,universities,nonprofits,andindustry.

Dewa is world’s first digital utility to use

autonomous systems for renewable energy,

storage, expansion in AI adoption, and

providing digital services.

Theinitiativeencompassestwoseparatetopicareas.OnetopicisfocusedonthedevelopmentofMLandAIforpredictivemodelingandsimulationfocusedonresearchacrossthephysicalsciences.ML and AI are thought to offer promising new alternatives totraditional programming methods for computer modeling andsimulation.AsecondtopicisfocusedonbasicMLandAIresearchfor “decision support” in managing complex systems. Potentialeventual applications could include cybersecurity, power gridresilience, and other complex processes whereML and AI canmakeoraid inmakingdecisionsinrealtime.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2V9LyJx

DewaShapestheFutureofUtilitiesUsingArtificialIntelligence

The Dubai Electricity and WaterAuthority (Dewa) has announcedthe continued success of itsArtificialIntelligence(AI)solutionsthatarehelpingitkeeppacewiththerapiddevelopmentsallaroundthe world.Dewa started its AIjourneysince2017anddevelopeda road map for AI techniques.It has initiated services andinitiativesthatuseAItoenhance


and add value to the customer, employee, and stakeholderexperiences.SaeedMohammedAlTayer,MDandCEOofDewa,informed that usingAI atDewa toprovide smart and innovativeservicesalignswithitsstrategytoachievetheDubai10Xinitiative.

Dewa collaboratedwith Smart Dubai to apply the AI Ethics andPrinciplesinallitsprojectsandinitiatives,andSmartDubaiAILab.Dewa launchedDigitalDewa as its digital arm,with four pillars,making Dewa theworld’s first digital utility to use autonomoussystemsforrenewableenergy,storage,expansioninAIadoption,andprovidingdigitalservices.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2VbuYZZ

UK Logistics Company UPS Plans to Invests in ArtificialIntelligence

Thelogistics&deliverycorporationofUK,UPSplanstospearheada project to explore the way Artificial Intelligence systems canoptimise charging electric vehicle fleets and integrate onsiterenewablestoreduceemissionsandenergycosts.

The EV Fleet-Centred Local Energy Systems (EFLES) project isscheduled to start in May at UPS’s Camden depot. UK PowerNetworks Services will provide oversight, while Moixa is tocontribute their GridShare AI platform to manage solar, storageandchargingassets.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2wD2tL4

Metal-airScavengerRobot“Eats”AluminumtoPowerItself

Batteries have served us well over decades, but as electronicdevices shrink they’re becoming too heavy and inefficient forsome uses. Researchers at theUniversity of Pennsylvania havedeveloped a new type of robot that powers itself by “eating”metalfromitsenvironment.

By storing energy, batteries can get relatively heavy, and onlyhavealimitedsupplybeforetheyneedrecharging.Somedevicesovercomethisbyharvestingenergyfromtheirsurroundings–think


The estimated cost of the project is Rs 5.1437 crore and all

bidders must submit an Earnest Money Deposit of Rs 10.29

lakh along with their bids.

The ESD Program will provide up to

$1 million to the IIA and an additional

$1 million for Israeli companies involved in projects related to

New York.

things like solar panels. But they only really function in specificconditionsandhavelowpowerdensity,sotheycan’ttakeenergyoutoftheenvironmentveryfast.

Thisdevicewouldrunoffthefast-actingchemistryofabattery,butdosobyharvestingingredientsfromitsenvironment–specifically,metalandair.Theteamcallsitametal-airscavenger(MAS).Readmore:https://bit.ly/2K7KU9m

Power Ledger Inks Deal to Allow French Consumers toCustomizeGreenEnergyMix

Power Ledger is moving into the French power market with apartnership that enables the tracking and certification of greenenergysuppliesontheblockchain.OnApril1,theAustralia-basedblockchain startup announced a deal with French green energyretailer ekWateur that will enable French households to havegreater control of, and customize, their energymix for the firsttime.

Utilizing anewblockchain-poweredproject knownasVision andleveragingPowerLedger’s ownEthereum-basedERC-20POWRtokens, userswill be able to track and certifywhere theenergythatpowers theirhomes iscoming from.Readmore:https://bit.ly/2Vb70hu

SmartCities

JhansiSmartCity,UtterPradesh,IndiaTendersforHybridTypeRooftopSolarPlants

The Jhansi Smart City Limitedhasissuedatender,invitingbidsfrom eligible firms for settingup hybrid type rooftop solar PVpower plants with zero exportdevice on government buildings/offices at Jhansi Smart CityProject under CAPEX Model inUttarPradesh,India.Thescopeofworkfortheselectedbidderswillincludethedesign,engineering,procurement,supply,installation,testing and commissioning of the rooftop solar systems. Thedevelopers will also be required to provide comprehensiveoperation andmaintenanceservice for theplants for aperiodof5 years from the date of the successful commissioning of theprojects.TheestimatedcostoftheprojectisRs5.1437croreandall biddersmust submit an EarnestMoneyDeposit of Rs 10.29lakh along with their bids. The selected developers will have aperiod of 6months from the issuance of the letter of award tocompletetheworkontheproject.ThelastdateforbidsubmissionisMay2,2020.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2XAsaHf

IsraelInnovationAuthoritytoDevelopSmartCitieswithNewYork

New York State’s Empire State Development (ESD), hasannounced to launch the Smart Cities Innovation PartnershipprogramincollaborationwiththeIsraelInnovationAuthority(IIA).Theprogramwill focusondesignatinguptofivesmartcitiesthatwillbeusedtoconnectwithtechnologycompaniesandacademicexperts inorder to improvegovernmentservicesand thequality

of life for residents. As part theprogram, the ESD will provideup to $1 million to the IIA andan additional $1 million forIsraeli companies involved inprojects related to New York.The municipalities chosen toparticipate intheprogramwillberequired to designate physical orvirtual sites to be used in new

pilottechnologiesaimedatsolvinglocallyrecognizedproblems.Attheendof2020,projectswill thenbechosen tobe fundedandimplementedinthemunicipalitiesby2021.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/3enfPfx

FourNew Zealand Projects Shortlisted in International DataCorporation(IDC’s)AsiaPacificSmartCitiesAwards

IDCAsiaPacificannouncedthat fourNewZealandprojectshavebeen shortlisted as finalists in the 2020 IDC Asia Pacific SmartCities Awards. The annual awards highlight and acknowledgeoutstandingsmartcityinitiativesintheAsiaPacificregionandyear2020reachednewheightsreceivingover215smartcityinitiativeentriesfromthepublicsectorandtechnologysuppliersfromacrosstheregion.For2020,oneproject fromRuralConnectivityGroup,one fromFrenzyApplicationand twoprojects fromChristchurchCity Council have been shortlisted as finalists in four of the 14awardcategories.TheRuralConnectivitygrouphasrolledouttheirsecondphaseoftheruralbroadbandconnectivityinitiative,inthedigitalequityandaccessibilitycategory,Frenzyareafinalistinthetransportation-connectedandautonomousvehicles,publictransit,ride-hailing/ride-sharingcategoryfortheFrenzyApp,ChristchurchCityCouncil’sSmartwatersensorsundersmartwater,andtheirEQRNet- Earthquake Response Management under the publicsafety - Disaster Response / EmergencyManagement categoryarebothfinalists.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2XyrEJX

SmartWater

Washington StateMunicipality Puts a Cork in Non-RevenueWaterwithSensusbyAddressing30PercentWaterLoss

TheWallaWalla,Washington began to see a 30 percent annualwaterloss.TohelptotrackbetterandmaintainwaterresourcesaSmartUtilitynetworkwasdeployedfromSensus,aXylembrand,toimproveaccuracyandleakdetectionwhileunlockingcapabilitiesto advance its distribution system. Walla Walla deployedSensusiPERL®residentialwatermetersandOMNI™commercialmeters to service the city’s 11,000water accounts. Pairedwiththetwo-wayFlexNet®communicationnetworkfornearreal-timeremotemonitoring,thecitygainedbettercontroloveritssystem.2,000 leaks were detected in the first year of deployment andpromptlyalertedeachcustomerofanyissues.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2K4aZFZ

WaterQualityCouldChangeinBuildingsClosedDownDuringPandemicSaysPurdueEngineers

It’spossible thatwater leftsitting for longperiodsof timecouldcontain excessive amounts of heavy metals and pathogensconcentrated in pipes nationwide, say researchers who have



begun a field study on the impact of a pandemic shutdown onbuildings.Stagnantwaterwouldnotbeaproblemjustforbuildingsrecently closed down. Water could have been bad for monthsor years in old hospital buildings that cities are reopening toaccommodate a potential influx ofCOVID-19 patients.We don’tdesignbuildingstobeshutdownformonths.Thisstudyfocusesontheconsequencesandcouldhelpbuildingownersmakesurethat their buildings are safe and operational when occupantsreturn,”saidAndrewWhelton.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2wH9Ktx

SmartGas

Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) to Make its OwnMeters to CutRelianceonImports

IGL, India plans to set up a factory tomanufacture gasmetersusedtobillhouseholdsandindustriesfortheconsumptionoftheenvironment-friendlyfuel,asitlookstocutrelianceonimportsfromChinaforthesame.IGLwillinvestaboutRs100croreforsettingup a unit in the national capital region tomanufacture 1millionmetersannually.TheplanispartoftheModigovernment’spushtowards raising the share of environment-friendly fuel in India’s

energybasketto15%by2030fromthecurrent6.2%.Aspartofthis, thecitygasdistribution (CGD)network for retailingCNG toautomobiles andpipednatural gas (PNG) forhouseholdkitchensand industries is targeted to expand tomore than 400 districtsspreadover27statesandUnionTerritoriescoveringapproximately70%ofIndia’spopulationand53%ofitsgeographicalarea.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2VtYg4R

MeghaGasOpensOutletinAndhraPradesh,India

MeghaGas,apartofMeghaEngineeringandInfrastructuresLtd(MEIL),hascommenceditsCNGoutletatYSRColonyonKotturu-TadepalliroadnearVijayawada,AndhraPradesh,India.MeghaGashas already started selling CNG at competitive prices, Agiripalli,Nunna and Kanooru towns in Andhra Pradesh. Megha Gas hasentered into an agreement with Bharat Petroleum Corporation(BPCL), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) and Indian OilCorporation (IOC) fordistributingCNGat thepetrolbunksof theoilmarketingcompanies (OMCs).MeghagaswouldsupplyCNGthrough Indian Oil Corporation at Gunadala, through HindustanPetroleumatMylavaramfillingstationinnearfuture.ReadMore:https://bit.ly/2XE3aiC

India EU Joint Call on Integrated Local Energy Systems Relaunch


AGNIi (Accelerating Growth of New India’s Innovations)

Appointments and Transfers

TheEU-IndiaCleanEnergyandClimatePartnershipforeseesstrengthenedcooperationinenergyresearchandinnovation,inparticularrelatedtorenewableenergyanditsintegrationintheenergysystem.AspartoftheimplementationofthisPartnership,ajointcallforproposalislaunchedaimingatsmartlyintegratinglargeamountsofrenewableenergyinlocalenergysystemsandinthiswaymakeenergy supply cleaner,more efficient and affordable. This joint call is also fully in linewith both theEuropeanUnion’s and India’sinvolvementinMissionInnovationMI,aglobalinitiativeof24countriesandtheEuropeanCommissiononbehalfoftheEuropeanUnion,committed to reinvigorateandaccelerateglobalcleanenergy innovationwith theobjective tomakecleanenergywidelyaffordable.DSTproposalformatandsubmission-Indian‘ProjectCoordinator’shouldsubmitcompleteproposal,PartAPartBadministrativeandfinancial formsameassubmittedontheHorizon2020FundingTendersPortalasonesingleconsolidatedPDFfileate-PMSwww.onlinedst.gov.inalongwithotherrequisitedocuments.Onlinee-PMSsubmissionofproposalcanbemadeuntil3rdSeptember2020atthelatest.Inaddition,two2hardcopiesofuploadedresearchproposalshouldalsobesenttoDSTbySpeedPostandreachbefore15thSeptember,2020.Theenvelopeshouldbesuperscriptedwiththetitle“India–EUJointCallonIntegratedLocalEnergySystemsquot.ImportantDSTshouldreceivethesamecopyasthecopyofprojectsubmittedtotheHorizon2020Portalbytheclosingdeadlineofthiscallwhichis1September20201700BrusselsTime.

https://onlinedst.gov.in/Projectproposalformat.aspx?Id=India%20EU%20Joint%20Call%20on%20Integrated%20Local%20Energy%20Systems#

AGNIi(AcceleratingGrowthofNewIndia’sInnovations)isoneoftheninemissionsofthePrimeMinister’sScienceTechnologyandInnovationAdvisoryCouncilandischairedbythePrincipalScientificAdvisertotheGovernmentofIndia.AstheNationalTechnologyCommercializationProgramhousedunderInvestIndia,AGNIiaimstosupporttheongoingeffortstoboosttheinnovationecosysteminthecountrybyintroducinginnovationsfromacrossstartups,academicinstitutionsandR&Dlabsforwideradoptionbytheindustry,developmentagencies,governmentdepartments,smallandmediumenterprises,venturefunds,acceleratorsandbeyond.Pleasevisitthewebsiteformoredetails:www.agnii.gov.in.

PRajaGopalReddyhasbeenappointedasMember(Finance),AndhraPradeshElectricityRegulatoryCommission

AKGuptahasbeenappointedasManagingDirector,JaipurVidyutVitranNigamLtd.

ThakurRamaSinghhasbeenappointedasMember,AndhraPradeshElectricityRegulatoryCommission

KBalajihasbeenappointedasManagingDirector,PurvanchalVidyutVitranNigamLtd


Aspartof the6th IndiaSmartUtilityWeek (ISUW2020),held from03to07March2020 inDelhi,TechnicalTourswereorganizedon07March2020totheSmartGridLaband10MWhBatteryEnergyStorageSystematTataPowerDelhiDistribution;andtoNorthernRegionalLoadDispatchCentre(NRLDC)andRenewableEnergyManagementCentre(REMC).Theobjectiveofthistourwastoprovideanopportunitytothedelegatestohaveafirst-handexperienceoftheNRLDCandREMC.Belowaresomeglimpseofvisit.

Asof February2020, India’s renewablepower installedportfoliostandsat86.32GWoutofthetotal369GWinstalledcapacityinthecountry. Indiaaimstoadd175GWofrenewablepowercapacityby2022,with100GWofsolarand60GWofwind.Renewablegenerationfromwindandsolarhasincreasedsubstantiallyduringthepastfewyearsandformsasignificantproportionofthetotalrenewablegenerationportfolio in the Indiangrid. It is imperativetoworkoutawayforwardforfacilitatinglargescaleintegrationofvariablerenewableenergysources(VRES) inthegrid,keeping inviewthesecurityofthegrid.Thisrequiresanenablingframeworkofpolicies,processes,tools,trainingandskillbuildingamongstthecurrentgridoperatorsandmanagers.

With the above background, Government of IndiaestablishedREMCs to facilitate large scale integration of renewables intothe gridwhich is a global best practice. REMCs, equippedwithadvanced forecasting tools, smart dispatching solutions and realtimemonitoringofREgeneration,cancloselycoordinatewiththegridoperationsteamforsafe,secureandoptimaloperationsoftheoverallgrid.

REMCsinIndia

REMCsarefundedbytheGovtofIndia.Atpresent11Nos.REMCin India (Northern Region: Rajasthan, NRLDC, NLDC; WesternRegion: Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and WRLDC;SouthernRegion:AndhraPradesh,Karnataka,TamilNadu,SRLDC).ApprovedREMCwithavailablefundareAndaman&NicobarandTelangana.

REMCSystemArchitecture

FSP #1

FSP #2

FSP #n

Weather Forecast Data

Forecasting Tool

ManuallyOverrideSchedule

RE Scheduling Tool

Current Scheduling Application

Control Reserve Monitoring Tool

Real-time RE Generation Data

Conceptual Architecture

ICCP

DIU

Control CentreReal-time Data from fieldPMU RE Generation Data

DIUDIU

REMC SCADA (x) LDC SCADA + EMC

WAMS for RE Substations

Renewable Energy Management Centre (REMC)

MainComponentsofREMC

1.ForecastingTool–SolarandWind

MainFunctions:

• Predictionofwindandsolar:DayaheadandIntraday

• Forecastingaccuracyanalysis

• PublishingREforecastinpublicdomain

• Realtimevis-à-visforecastedvisualization

2. RE Scheduling Tool (Integration of RE scheduling applicationwithrespectiveLDC’sschedulingapplication)

3. REMC SCADA System (Integration of REMC SCADA withrespective LDCs SCADA/EMS system over dedicatedcommunicationsystem)

4. ControlReserveMonitoringTool

5. Datastorage

State of the art tools for weather forecasting, generationforecasting, scheduling and trend analysis aredeployed in theseREMCswhich are amongst themost advanced systems in theworldtoday.

FSP 1

FSP 2

FSP 3

Internal Forecastmodule

WSPSCADA generation

dataPublic view

Visualisation Analytics & Reporting

RE Scheduling

tool

Repisitory

Forecasting Tool

Forecast combination

& Aggregation

module


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