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th46 CIGRE SESSION, 2016 .........................1in Paris, France

Second Canada – India Smart Grid..............2Workshop in September 2016 inMontreal and Toronto

European Utility Week 2016 ........................2

Smart Grid Updates:

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

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

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

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

AMI Rollout Strategy and............................8Cost-Benefit Analysis for India

Global Competition....................................10for Design of Memento/Trophy/Plaque for ISGF Awards

Key Contacts .............................................10

India Smart Grid Week 2017:

ISGF Innovation Awards.......................11

Competitions ......................................12th17 Regulators & Policymakers .................12

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th st46 Session of CIGRE, the bi-annual technical conclave was held in Paris from 21 thAugust to 26 August 2016. CIGRE (International Council on Large Electric Systems) is a

permanent, non-governmental and non-profit international association founded in 1921. Which is dedicated to the development of solutions to electricity sector. CIGRE has members in more than 80 countries, it is the leading worldwide organisation on electric power systems, covering the technical, economic, environmental, operational, organisational and regulatory aspects.

thDr. Klaus Frohlich, President of CIGRE opened the 46 Session by welcoming the thparticipants and presenting an update on CIGRE activities since the 45 Session in

August 2014. The inaugural keynote was given by Mr. Claudio Facchin, President, Power Grids Division, ABB on shaping power systems of the future. Mr. Facchin mentioned disruptive technology aspects which will trigger technology providers to reshape the

power business. He touched upon various challenges in power sector, changing power generat ion ba lance, disruptive developments driving key changes in future grids, elements of smart power grids and the sh i ft i n power business.

The event had keynote s e s s i o n s , p o s t e r sessions, discussion forums and 543 number of technical papers, 500+ exhibitors and 8500 senior power sector p r o fe s s i o n a l s f r o m around world.

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This year CIGRE felicitated 10 honorary members, 5 CIGRE fellows and 1 CIGRE Gold Medal award during the inaugural ceremony on st21 August, 2016. The CIGRE Gold Medal was awarded to Dr. Narain Hingorani for his exemplary contributions for the cause of HVDC.

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

th46 CIGRE SESSION, 2016 held in Paris, France (Contd...)

ISGF and CIGRE India Dinner at CIGRE Session in Paris

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

Second Canada-India Smart Grid Workshop will be held in conjunction with Smart Grid Canada event on 26-28 September 2016 in Montreal (http://www.smartgridcanadaconf.ca/program/) followed by B2B meetings and site visits on 29-30 September in Toronto. Government of Canada has agreed to fund 50% of the travel cost for 7 persons in the Indian delegation attending this workshop. The preference will be given for utilities, policy makers, regulators and academia. For detailed program agenda and to join the India delegation, please write to: [email protected] (ONLY 1 SEAT LEFT!)

Second Canada – India Smart Grid Workshop in September 2016 in Montreal and Toronto

European Utility Week (EUW) is the largest event in Europe for the entire smart utility sector, accumulating over 10,000 international smart energy stakeholders and 500 exhibitors.This 3-day event offers a notable multi-track strategic conference programme, a free 3-day utility case study programme on the exhibition floor and a highly revered innovation hub. During the 2016 edition, 15-17 November 2016, Barcelona, Spain we will see the launch of new initiatives including the Energy Revolution, Intelligent Buildings and a revamped Innovation Programme, all under one roof! This year EUW 2016 is scheduled in conjunction with the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona (http://www.smartcityexpo.com/en/).

To join the Indian Delegation to EUW 2016, please contact Reena Suri: [email protected]

Find out more here: www.european-utility-week.com/Visit

European Utility Week 2016


Smart Grid Updates: Policy, Regulations & Standards

JERC Issued Draft Metering for Grid Connected Renewable Energy Regulations, 2016

OERC Issued amendment to Net Metering Regulations

JERC issued (Forecasting, Scheduling, Deviation Settlement and Related Matters of Solar and Wind Generation Sources) Regulations

Greece Approves New Renewable Energy Law

New York to match California's 50% renewable energy standard

Massachusetts Issued New Energy Law that Includes Storage

Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for Manipur and Mizoram issued draft metering (net or gross) regulations for grid connected renewable energy regulations. As per the regulations, the Distribution Licensee shall provide net or gross metering arrangement to eligible consumers. The distribution licensee shall provide net or gross metering arrangement to any eligible consumers or third party owners as long as the total capacity (in MW) does not exceed the target capacity for meeting the annual Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) requirement determined by the Commission from time to time. Initially a total maximum cumulative capacity of 10 MW in respect of grid connected solar energy system shall be allowed under net and gross metering, on yearly basis until reviewed by the Commission, in the area of supply of the distribution licensee. Provided further that the cumulative capacity of solar energy system to be allowed to a particular distribution transformer shall not exceed 40% of the rated capacity of the distribution transformer. The installed capacity at the consumer premise shall not be less than 1 kW and shall not exceed 1 MW.

Read More: https://jerc.mizoram.gov.in/page/draft-regulations100214100214.html

Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) issued amendment to Net Metering Regulations. OERC has raised the cumulative solar energy capacity at distribution transformer level from the earlier 30% of transformer capacity to 75% of transformer capacity. According to new amendment, there is no cap on the capacity of solar installation at a particular consumer level as long as it is within the limit of the connected load/75% of transformer capacity and previous restriction of 1 MW solar capacity at a single location is removed. Read More: http://www.orierc.org/Order_on_OERC_Net_Metering__August_2016_.PDF

Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for Manipur and Mizoram issued (Forecasting, Scheduling, Deviation Settlement and Related Matters of Solar and Wind Generation Sources) Regulations, 2016. The regulation's objective is to facilitate the integration of wind and solar power projects with the grid, while maintaining grid security and stability. As per the approved framework, scheduling and forecasting of generation is required on a day-ahead and weak-ahead basis, at intervals of 15 minutes for wind and solar power projects. This code provides methodology for day-ahead scheduling of wind and solar energy generators which are connected. Deviation charges will be payable to State DSM pool for absolute error for shortfall or excess energy in the 15 minute time block and different rates have been defined in the regulation (Error of less than or equal to 15% has no charge). Appropriate meters shall be provided for energy accounting. Telemetry/Communication System & Data Acquisition System shall also be provided for transfer of information to the concerned SLDC.

Read More: https://jerc.mizoram.gov.in/page/various-regulations-under-jerc-for-manipur-mizoram.html

Greece’s parliament has approved a new law governing the renewable energies sector. The new law, which allows for feed-in premiums, competitive tenders and virtual net metering, comprises a significant rearrangement of the country’s energy sector. According to the new policy, all types of new renewable energy plants connected to the grid after Jan. 1, 2016, need to participate in the energy market. Their compensation will consist of what they make in the power market plus a variable feed-in premium. The latter is the difference between a price depending on market variables (e.g., the system’s marginal price) and a set price decided via a competitive tender.

Read More: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/08/greece-approves-new-renewable-energy-law.html

New York State Public Service Commission approved New York’s Clean Energy Standard, to fight climate change, reduce harmful air pollution, and ensure a diverse and reliable energy supply. The Clean Energy Standard will require 50 percent of New York's electricity to come from renewable energy sources like wind and solar by 2030, with an aggressive phase in schedule over the next several years. In its initial phase, utilities and other energy suppliers will be required to procure and phase in new renewable power resources starting with 26.31 percent of the state's total electricity load in 2017 and grow to 30.54 percent of the state wide total in 2021.

Read More: http://www.elp.com/articles/2016/07/new-york-to-match-california-s-renewable-energy-standard.html?cmpid=Enl_ELP_Aug-02-2016&cmpid=enl_PowerGridInternational_WeeklyUpdate_2016-08-02&eid=288957421&bid=1485266

Massachusetts passed an Act Relative to Energy Diversity – the result of a bi-partisan commitment to reducing energy costs while strengthening the state's clean energy economy and progressing towards Massachusetts' GHG reduction requirements. The law sets wind and hydro power targets but also includes energy storage provisions where the Dept of Energy Resources will create procurement targets and incentives for utilities, homes and businesses.

Read More: http://www.smartgridtoday.com/members/New-Massachusetts-energy-law-includes-storage.cfm


Smart Grid Updates: Technology & Projects

US DoE issues $34 million grant for cyber security

China to invest $77.6 billion in smart grids

Swedish utility selects Kamstrup for AMI rollout

Japanese companies partner on virtual power plant project

The US Department of Energy (DoE) recently announced a grant of $34 million for funding 12 projects based on cyber security of the electricity grid. These projects will focus on strengthening the resilience and reliability of US grids through cost effective, scalable and innovative research on grid security technologies. Moreover, the research will look into how the integration of renewable energy sources with the grid can be securely increased at the generation, transmission and distribution levels. Read more: http://bit.ly/2bmFwhU

As per a new report by Northeast Group, a global market intelligence organisation, China will invest $77.6 billion in smart grid infrastructure over the next decade. Utilities in China will invest primarily in AMI to ensure two-way communication with their consumers for real time grid management. With this initiative, utilities will be able to implement demand response programmes and integrate more renewable energy sources with the grid while ensuring reliability and security. The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) installed over 90 million smart meters in 2014 and 2015. Furthermore, in 2016 alone, SGCC and the China Southern Power Grid have issued tenders for procuring 69.12 million smart meters.

Read more: http://bit.ly/2bMZQIU

Swedish utility, Västerbergslagens Elnät AB, has selected Kamstrup as the AMI solution provider for rolling out smart metering. As per the project, 27000 smart meters will be deployed over the next three years. Kamstrup will provide smart meters, communication infrastructure and software and it believes that its end-to-end smart metering solutions will be highly beneficial for the utility as it prepares for future challenges. Read more: http://bit.ly/2bUQgDy

Fourteen Japanese companies have created a consortium to launch the Virtual Power Plant Experimental Project, a subsidised Government initiative by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, an arm of Japan's Ministry of Trade and Industry. This initiative stems from the Government of Japan's initiative to 're-balance' the energy mix. The virtual power plant is expected to control power stations, energy storage facilities and electrical equipment at consumers' factories and offices. The fourteen participating companies aim to set up a comprehensive system for controlling end-use devices and for

developing new energy management systems through bundled technology and the installation of renewable energy sources.Read more: http://bit.ly/2bMwwUt

Telematics Wireless, a leader in smart city control applications, recently won a contract for deploying a monitoring and control solution for 132000 street lights in Montreal, Canada. As part of the C$ 28 million contract, Telematics will include its 7-pin external Lighting Control Units (LCU) and internal LCUs for controlling the operation of the lighting fixtures. Read more: http://bit.ly/2bmGLhc

Georgia Power, an electricity utility in the US, recently announced that it has achieved massive improvements in customer service due to investments in smart grid technologies. Georgia Power has deployed automatic Fault Location, Isolation and Service Restoration (FLISR), Automatic Switching Devices and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) which have avoided outages of more than 280000 customer hours (or 17 million minutes) this year. The enhanced distribution technologies have helped Georgia Power to pinpoint the location of an fault/outage, more efficiently dispatch crews and reduce overall outage durations for its customers.Read more: http://prn.to/2bDWSHI

CleanSpark, an energy and control technology company, in coordination with Webcor, a San Francisco-based builder, and Sungevity, a leading solar service provider, has completed the first phase of a microgrid, which is an 832kW solar system with distributed controls. The microgrid is expected to save $300000 per year with an eight year return on investment from the project. Future phases of this project may include system size expansion, advanced energy storage and potentially other renewable and sustainable base load power generation sources.

Read more: http://prn.to/2bDWSHI

Landis+Gyr receives Wi-SUN certification for smart grid RF networks

Landis+Gyr, a global leader in energy management solutions, has successfully completed Wi-SUN US Profile Physical layer certification of the RF network used in Gridstream solutions deployed globally in over 700 million smart grid IoT devices. The Wi-SUN Alliance is an industry alliance that seeks to advance seamless connectivity by promoting IEEE 802.15.4g standard-based

Telematics Wireless selected for smart city deployment in Canada

Georgia Power reports massive improvement in customer service from smart grid technologies

CleanSpark microgrid to save $300000 every year

• Mr. Ramesh Kumar Choudhary has been appointed as Member, Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC)

• Mr. L. Manohar Reddy retired as Member, Telangana Electricity Regulatory Commission (TERC)

• Mr. S.K. Chaturvedi retired as Chairperson, Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for Goa & UT

• Mr. Debashish Majumdar has been appointed as Member of Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission

Key Appointments and Transfers

interoperability for global and regional markets. This standards-based certification will help utilities to realize a future smart grid vision that securely connects devices for efficiently and reliably serving the needs of energy consumers.

Read more: http://bit.ly/2bGjFUF

San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) has signed two energy storage contracts with AES Energy Storage for storing 37.5 MW. The storage solution will include Samsung SDI batteries and power conversion technologies developed by Parker Hannifin. The storage systems will increase the renewable energy generation and will maintain a reliable flow of energy to customers. Read more: http://bit.ly/2bmHfUh

San Diego Gas and Electric to stabilise grid with energy storage

Itron and WaterSmart Software collaborate to offer consumer engagement platform

Itron, a world-leading technology and services company dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and water, and WaterSmart Software, the technology pioneer of behavioural customer engagement solutions that save water and money, recently announced a partnership that will expand Itron's water Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) portfolio in North America to include WaterSmart's innovative consumer engagement technology which helps utilities become more water efficient by engaging consumers with their water usage and delivering actionable data to utilities. The WaterSmart platform leverages utility meter, climate and property data to better communicate with residential customers and help them save water, energy and money.

Read more: http://bit.ly/2bMya8x

Smart Grid Updates: Technology & Projects (Contd...)

Smart Grid Updates: Pilot Projects in India

1. APDCL, Assam

Approved Project Cost: Rs.29.94 Crs, GoI Support: Rs.14.97 Crs, Consultant - Medhaj Techno Concept Pvt Ltd

• Project area covers 3 sub divisions namely Paltan Bazaar, Narengi and Ulubari having 15,083 Consumers

• Adopted Functionalities: AMI-R, AMI-I, PLM, OMS, PQM, DG, DSM/DR

• Project awarded to M/s Fluentgrid Ltd an ISGF Member, on 02.03.2015 at a cost of Rs.29.86 Crs inclusive of FMS and Training charges of 1.47 Crs

• KPI data submitted by the Utility and the first installment of Rs 2.61 Crs released to the utility from MoP

• Functional Design Documents and Detailed Design Documents of the functionalities were approved by APDCL. M/s Ericsson, an ISGF Member, has been engaged by M/s Fluentgrid Ltd for Smart Metering part of the project

• Single Phase and Three Phase meters of M/s Sinhal Udyog make was approved by APDCL. Supply of Single Phase and three phase is expected shortly

• RF survey has been completed for the three pilot area Sub-divisions for preparing the communication backbone architecture. At present, Consumer survey is going on and the same is completed for Narengi Sub-division

2. UHBVN, Haryana

Approved Project Cost: Rs.20.7 Crs, GoI Support: Rs.10.35 Crs

• Project area covers Panipat City Sub Division having 11,000 Consumers

• Adopted Functionalities: AMI-R, AMI-I, PLM, OMS

• Project is being implemented under grant from NEDO (Japan) by M/s Fuji Electric, Japan.

• Site survey for 14 feeders completed

• Engineering for control centre hardware and software completed

• Field testing of Smart Meters is likely to be carried out by August 2016

• SCADA and AMI applications configured and deployed at Haryana Power Training Institute

• Expected Completion of project by March 2017

Approved Project Cost: Rs.19.45 Crs, GoI Support: Rs.9.73 Crs, Consultant - POWERGRID

• Project area covers Kala Amb Industrial Area having 1,251 Consumers, Adopted Functionalities: AMI-I, OMS, PLM, PQ

• Project awarded to M/S Alstom T&D on 28.02.2015 at a total cost of Rs.24.99 Crs inclusive of maintenance charges of Rs.6.42 Crs

• First instalment of Rs.2.43 Crores released to the utility from MoP

• 875 Single Phase and 161 Three Phase Smart Meters installed and data from meters being monitored

• Reports of Single Phase (10-60A), Three Phase (10-60A), Three Phase CT-PT/CT/Feeder meters awaited

• FAT of control centre hardware and software completed

• Expected completion of project by October 2016

Approved Project Cost: Rs.32.59 Crs, GoI Support: Rs.16.30 Crs, Consultant – POWERGRID

• Project area covers Additional City Area Division, Mysore having 21,824 Consumers - Functionalities: AMI-R, AMI-I, OMS, PLM, MG/DG

• LoI issued to M/s Enzen Global Solutions on 04.03.2014 at a cost of Rs.32.56 Crs excl. FMS

• First instalment of Rs.4.07 Crores released to the utility from MoP

• AMI part of the project is being executed by M/s Cyan Technologies, UK, an ISGF Member. Three Phase meters being procured from L&T and Single Phase Meters from El Swedy Electrometers

3. HPSEB, Himachal Pradesh

4. CESC, Mysore

Awarded Projects



• The control system hardware and software installation and commissioning has been completed and the testing and integration of the first cut version is under progress

• 15566 Single Phase Smart Meters, 190 Data Concentrator Units, 62 Transformer Monitoring Units and 123 HT modems installed

• 3 Phase smart meters have been tested in CESC lab. Around 8000 Three phase meters are supplied.

• All regulations have been drafted and filed and the approvals from KERC are awaited


• Project area covers Tech-II Sub-division, SAS Nagar having 2,734 Consumers, Adopted Functionalities: AMI-R, AMI-I, PLM

• Project awarded to M/s Kalkitech on 31.03.2015 at a cost of Rs 8.17 Crs inclusive of training and AMC charges of 1.32 Crs

• MoP issued sanction order for release of Rs.89.5 Lakhs against MoP share

• DRS (Data Requirement Sheets) documents for smart meters, DCUs, CC hardware and software approved and FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) documents have been approved by POWERGRID.

• Civil work at Control Centre likely to be completed by end of September 2016

• Testing of meters likely to be held in September 2016

• Expected completion of project by December 2016

Approved Project Cost: Rs.41.82 Crs, GoI Support: 20.91 Crs, Consultant –CPRI

• Project area covers Jeedimetla Industrial Area having 11,904 Consumers - Functionalities: AMI-R, AMI-I, PLM, OMS, PQ

• LoI was issued to M/s ECIL, Hyderabad on 28.10.2015 for a contract price of Rs.35.86 Crs

• Field Survey work completed. PoC on one DTR taken up for testing.

• Utility requested for approval of revised project cost of Rs.45.51 Crores

• PFMS forms and KPI data are submitted on 05-02-2016

• Work was awarded to M/S. ECIL, Hyderabad for Rs.37.65Crs (including Bandwidth charges of Rs. 2.01Crores)

• Notice to proceed with work was issued to M/s.ECIL on 17-03-2016. POC on one DTR is taken up by ECIL for fixing of 1-phase and 3-phase Smart meters and work is under progress.

• Claims for release of first instalment of MoP share are under evaluation at NPMU

• Expected completion of the project is by September 2017.


• Project area covers Electrical Division No.1, of Agartala town having 42,676 Consumers - Functionalities: AMI-R, AMI-I, PLM

• Project was awarded to M/s Wipro on 22.09.2015 at a cost of Rs.80.08 Crs inclusive of training and maintenance charges of

5. PSPCL, Punjab

6. TSSPDCL, Telangana

7. TSECL, Tripura

16.98 Crs against the MoP approved cost of Rs.63.43 Crs with utility bearing the additional cost.

• First instalment of Rs. 7.93 Crs released to the Utility from MoP

• Survey completed, Control centre building made ready, Engineering documents approved

• Smart Metering of the project is being executed by Wipro’s consortium partner M/s JnJ Powercom. 500 meters inspected and dispatched. Installation to start in July 2016.

• 55 Single Phase Smart Meters and 14 Three Phase Smart Meters and 2 Data Conditioning Units installed.

• Civil works for control room completed and Installation of computer hardware will start in September 2016.

• Expected completion of project by March 2017


• Project area covers Siliguri Town in Darjeeling District having 5,275 Consumers – Adopted Functionalities: AMI-R, AMI-I, PLM

• Project awarded to M/s Chemtrols on 06.06.2015 at a cost of Rs.8.10 Crs inclusive of training and FMS charges of Rs.0.34 Crs

• MoP issued sanction order for release of Rs.87.87 Lakhs against MoP share

• Data Requirements Sheets of smart meters and DCUs approved

• Engineering of Single Phase and Three Phase Meters, DCUs, FRP Boards complete

• Site survey work has been completed including survey for all 5306 consumers

• BIS certifications and subsequently the FAT documents for smart meters are awaited.

• MDM (Meter Data Management) & MDA (Meter Data Acquisition) are also yet to be finalized and the software part is also lagging behind.

• The project is not expected to be completed by March 2017.

Approved Project Cost: Rs.46.11 Crs, GoI Support: Rs.23.06 Crs, Consultant - POWERGRID

• Project area covers Division 1 of Puducherry having 34,000 Consumers - Functionalities: AMI-R, AMI-I

• The pilot project is implemented for 34,000 consumers, which includes 1643 high end LT CT operated consumers and 110 Nos. of Distribution Transformer meters

• Project was awarded to M/s Dongfang Electronics, China on 23.05.2016 and agreement signed on 06.07.2016 for a total project cost of Rs.43.91 Crores.

• Survey of 500 consumers completed. Draft regulations were put up to JERC

• Engineering of Single Phase, Three Phase smart meters, DCUs and the control centre hardware has been completed.

• Site survey work is being started. Initial consumer survey and awareness has been completed.

• Investment of 50% of the SG Pilot cost will be done by Dongfang China which will be repaid in 60 equal monthly instalments by the State Government after the successful commissioning of the project

• Expected completion of project by November 2017

8. WBSEDCL, West Bengal

9. PED, Puducherry

Awarded Projects

Pilot Projects in India (Contd...)


Pilot Projects in India (Contd...)

IIT Kanpur - Smart City Pilot

Approved Project Cost: Rs 12.5 Crs, GoI Support: Rs 6.25 Crs

• Rs.4.69 Crores was released to IIT Kanpur as initial funding from MoP

• Purchase order for SCADA and energy management system is already placed. Functional design specifications (FDS) are finalized. The vendor is about to start execution of the work.

• Purchase order for solar PV panels and inverters has been placed. Site survey by the vendor has been completed. FDS is finalized. Execution is about to start.

Smart City Pilot Project at IIT Kanpur

• Tendering process is completed for system integration, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution, including smart meters and data management system, and home automation solutions. Purchase order is under preparation.

• The location of the control room has been earmarked, and process has been started to design and develop the control room.

• In addition to the planned scope of works, significant progress has been made on the design and implementation of a small DC nano-grid, as part of the project.

Website for the project is launched: www.iitk.ac.in/smartcity/

1. CED, Chandigarh

2. Amaravati, MSEDCL, Maharashtra

Approved Project Cost: Rs.28.58 Crs, GoI Support: Rs.8.6 Crs (@30%)

• Project area covers Smart Grid Project at Sub Division 5 of Chandigarh having 29,433 Consumers

• Adopted Functionalities: AMI, Distribution Transformer monitoring, Substation Automation, Rooftop Solar PV, IT infra

• Project was approved by Empowered Committee of NSGM on 29.03.2016 for a cost of Rs.28.58 Crores against the estimated DPR cost of Rs.49.52 Crores

• Sanction letter to CED was issued on 22.04.2016

• State level project management unit for NSGM was established at Chandigarh

• Tender for appointment of project management agency floated on 01.06.2016.

Approved Project Cost: Rs.90.05 Crs, GoI Support: Rs.27.02 Crs (@30%)

• Project area covers Smart Grid Project at Amravati Town of Maharashtra having 1,48,495 Consumers

Smart Grid Projects under NSGM

• Adopted Functionalities: AMI, OMS, DR

• Project was approved by Empowered Committee of NSGM on 29.03.2016 for a cost of Rs.90.05 Crores against the estimated DPR cost of Rs.133.57 Crores

• Sanction letter to MSEDCL was issued on 22.04.2016

Approved Project Cost: Rs.139.15 Crs, GoI Support: Rs 41.74 Crs (@30%)

• Project area covers Smart Grid Project at Congress Nagar Division of Nagpur having 1,25,403 Consumers

• Adopted Functionalities: AMI, SCADA, OMS, DR

• Approval of the project for a project cost of Rs.139.15 Crores against the estimated DPR cost of Rs.196.21 Crores was accorded by Ministry of Power with the provision of post-facto ratification by Empowered Committee.

• Sanction letter to MSEDCL was issued on 29.07.2016.

3. Congress Nagar, MSEDCL, Maharashtra

10. UGVCL, Gujarat


• Project area covers Naroda area of Sabarmati Circle - Functionalities: AMI-R, AMI-I, OMS, PLM, PQ

Project Under Award

• The revised tender for Naroda area of Sabarmati Circle having 22000 customers has been issued;

• The Pre-bid meeting was scheduled on 27th May 2016

• Tender opening extended upto 05.09.2016.

Approved Project Cost: Rs.9.8 Crs, GoI Support: Rs.9.8 Crs

• Adopted Functionalities: AMI, OMS, MG/DG, EV with Charging Infrastructure, Home Energy Management System, Cyber security with threat management, Training Infrastructure

• Building under construction

Smart Grid Knowledge Centre: Manesar, POWERGRID

• Contracts awarded for Home Energy Management System, Workstations/Training Room Hardware and Furniture for Smart Grid Knowledge Centre

• Tender issued for AMI and OMS on 22.12.2015

• Tendering is under progress for Renewable Generation for Microgrid

*Smart Grid Pilot Projects allotted to Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Rajasthan have been cancelled.


AMI Rollout Strategy and Cost-Benefit Analysis for India

The Government of India (GoI) announced the UDAY program for financial restructuring and performance enhancement of electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs). Under UDAY, GoI mandated DISCOMs to deploy smart meters (conforming to latest Indian Standards IS 16444 and IS 15959 Part-2) for all customers with monthly electricity consumption above 200 kWh. In the Electricity Tariff Policy announced in February 2016, GoI reiterated the goal of smart meters envisaged in the UDAY program. It is estimated that there are about 35 million customers who consume above 200 kWh/month. The onus is now on the DISCOMs to choose the most optimum deployment strategy. While the traditional AMI approach is to deploy smart meters for all customers on a feeder, another option is to deploy only for customers having monthly electricity consumption greater than 200 kWh. A detailed cost-benefit analysis is presented in this Paper which strongly advocates deployment of smart meters for all customers on a feeder primarily because of the potential to reduce network losses and substantially lower the cost for last mile communication network when the complete feeder is covered. The full benefits of AMI can be

realized only when all customers on a feeder are covered. Since the customers who consume above 200 kWh are randomly spread on a feeder, the communications network needs to be established for almost the full feeder in any case. The cost of software systems (Head End, Meter Data Management System, Database, and Operating Systems etc.), computer hardware, system integration and operation and maintenance of the AMI system will be marginally higher for covering all customers on a feeder. Hence deploying AMI on full feeder basis will have only marginal cost difference (cost of meter, communication module and installation, testing and commissioning charges) compared to full feeder deployment.

This Paper is the summary of the ISGF White Paper "AMI Rollout Strategy and Cost-Benefit Analysis for India" released in July 2016, which examines key issues such as smart meter standards and specifications, testing of smart meters, retrofitting of existing meters, communication technology choices, procurement strategy and business models for AMI rollout full Paper can be downloaded from following link: http://bit.ly/2ch5GCw.

Typical Benefits of AMIScenario-A: Full Feeder

implementation

Reduction in meter reading cost Yes Significantly less

Reduction in data entry cost Yes Significantly less

Reduction in cost of connection/disconnection Yes Yes

Faster detection of dead meters Yes Yes

Real time energy auditing Yes No

Reduction in Aggregate Technical &Commercial (AT&C) losses Yes Very little

Identification of phase imbalance Yes No

Reduction in time taken for meter reading and bill generation* Yes Significantly less

Reduction in human errors in meter reading and billing* Yes Significantly less

Faster outage detection and restoration (via last gasp and Yes Significantly lessfirst breathe notifications)*

Power quality measurement* Yes Significantly less

Reduction in peak power purchase cost Yes Significantly less*(through better estimation of loads)

Better visibility of loading on the power system which helps Yes Nofaster/delayed capacity enhancement and prevention offailure/under-utilization of equipment*

Reduced load on call centers, customer care center and Yes Significantly lessbilling centers*

Reduction in distribution transformer (DT) failure rate – owing to Yes Noincreased visibility of actual loads on the DTs on real time basis

Scenario-B:Scattered implementation for

Customers with monthlyconsumption > 200kWh

For DISCOMs


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Typical Benefits of AMIScenario-A: Full Feeder

implementation

Scenario-B:Scattered implementation for

Customers with monthlyconsumption > 200kWh

B) For Customers

C) Common to Society

Faster restoration in case of outages Yes No

Error-free bills and no need for visiting billing centers Yes Yes

Time of Use tariff and savings on electricity bills Yes Yes

Ability to monitor and manage electricity consumption Yes Yesand options to save money

Ability to remotely manage and control appliances athome/office (with additional home/building automation tools) Yes Yes

Reduction in carbon footprint (reduced patrolling for outage Yes Significantly lessdetection, meter reading, connection/reconnection etc.)*

Part A: Cost Benefit Analysis of AMI

The rollout of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) encompasses a number of factors, comprising choice of communications technology, the digital architecture, cost per customer per node etc. The cost-benefit analysis (CBA) here compares two distinct scenarios, as below:

Scenario-A: Deploying smart meters for all customers on a feeder (using suitable communication technology)

Scenario-B: Deploying smart meters for customers having monthly consumption of 200 kWh or more (using suitable communication technology)

For the purpose of comparing these two scenarios, we have considered a geographic area with 1000 feeders and each feeder having average 1000 customers in which:

• 25% of the customers have monthly consumption greater than 500 units

• 40% of the customers have monthly consumption between 200 and 500 units

• 35% of the customers have monthly consumption less than 200 units

Comparison of Scenario A and Scenario B

Table 1 compares the two Scenarios:

Table 1: Comparison between deployment of AMI in Scenarios A and B

Item Scenario A Scenario B*

Cost of equipment at customer premises for 1 million customers in INR 4,000 million 2,600 million

Cost of Neighbourhood Area Network (NAN) for 1 million customers in INR 550 million 440 million

System Cost for 1 million customers 140 million 130 million

Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Cost for 1 million customers in INR per annum 223.25 million 169.875 million

Annual saving due to reduction in meter reading for 1 million customers in INR 180 million 117 million

Annual saving due to reduction in data entry cost for 1 million customers in INR 90 million 58.5 million

Annual saving on connect/disconnect of meter for 1 million customers in INR 60 million 42 million

Annual savings due to faster detection of dead meters for 1 million customers in INR 8 million 8 million

Annual savings due to reduction in AT&C losses for 1 million customers in INR 800.04 million 160 million

Annual savings from reduction in DT failure rate for 1 million customers in INR 20 million NIL

Annual savings due to reduction in peak power purchase cost 106.67 million NIL(through better estimation of loads) for 1 million customers in INR

Total annual benefit to DISCOM for 1 million customers in INR 1264.71 million 385.5 million

Payback Period 4.23 years 9.54 years

*(Scenario B covers 650000 customers with monthly consumption above 200 KWH)


Part B: Recommendations on AMI Rollout Strategy for India

This section of the Paper clarifies certain common issues raised by various stakeholders on AMI deployment with respect to applicability of standards, testing facilities, industry capability to meet the targets set by GoI, communication technology choices, procurement framework, rollout strategies and business models.

Conclusion

From the detailed analysis it is recommended that:

a. DISCOMs may deploy AMI for ALL customers on a feeder which will help substantial reduction in AT&C losses through online energy auditing (which is not possible if all customers do not have smart meters) and faster detection and restoration of outages besides several other advantages

b. DISCOMS may explore innovative business models in which they can reduce the capex as well as technology risk through engagement of AMI Services Providers on a monthly rate per customer for ten years at mutually agreed service level agreements

c. The unit prices of meters and other communication equipment considered in this Paper are applicable when procurement is done in millions. Hence it is recommended to appoint a Nodal agency (either at central or state level) such as PFC, REC to issue RFP for procurement of meters and other communication equipment in millions so that best price discovery is achieved. From such an RFP process and best price discovery, successful OEMs/vendors may be empanelled and the prices and annual capacities may be declared for a given time frame. The DISCOMs can directly engage such OEMs/vendors at the empanelled prices or lower. It is pertinent to mention if each DISCOM undertakes tendering of thousands of smart meters, the prices of smart meters are not expected to come down. When there is a clear indication from the Government for deployment of AMI for millions of customers, OEMs/vendors will enhance their capacity which will lead to lower prices faster

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