Event: Promise of a Smart Grid

As a co-sponsor, Ferranti is pleased to invite you to the conference "Promise of a Smart Grid". The mission of this conference is to provide a platform for the industry and the government to achieve a greater understanding of the promise of a smart grid in the Indian context and evolve a road map for making the Indian grid "smart".

Program Highlights

  • What are the key components of a smart grid in the Indian power context?
  • What investments are required for making the Indian grid more intelligent?
  • Who are the major technology and solution providers?
  • What role can they play in demonstrating the benefits of a smart grid in India?
  • What is the role of the government/regulators in making the Indian grid smarter?
  • What can the utilities and the industry do to create a unified vision of a smart grid in India?
  • Which are some of the leading international smart grid program mes?
  • What lessons can India learn from ongoing international efforts?
  • What new design features need to be incorporated in the Indian grid to ensure increased integration of distributed generation, demand response, etc. in the grid?
  • What technologies are available or under development to ensure remote asset monitoring and measurement?
  • What infrastructure is needed to ensure real-time data transmission including fibre optic networks, wireless networks, broadband over power lines, and others?
  • What can the country do to improve real-time decision-making through increased focus on modeling, simulation and analytics?
  • What systems need to be put into place for ensuring interoperability of devices?
  • What role can the customers play and how can their buy-in be ensured?

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