Smart Grid for India

Indian government investing Rs.5 billion for smart grid pilots

noreply@blogger.com (SmartGridIndia) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:19:03 PST

The eight smart grid pilots, which were announced in July 2011 by Sam Pitroda, who is the chairman of Smart Grid India Task Force and adviser to the Prime Minister, are set to be rolled out in the coming months. According to the Economic Times, the Power ministry is going to finalize these 8 projects of worth 500 crore (US $ 9.69 million) in the next 2 months. Smart Grid, which uses combination

The smart grid predictions for 2012

noreply@blogger.com (SmartGridIndia) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:18:02 PST

Every year IDC Energy Insights predicts the trend for the upcoming year. IDC Energy Insights is one of the top global research firm providing predictive analytical information to the energy industry. At this year webinar the focus was on North American utility and energy industry, where, according to HorizonWatching, the following top 10 trends were identified. "The industry is entering in

India to be third largest smart grid market after China and the US

noreply@blogger.com (SmartGridIndia) — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 19:07:34 PST

IEEE- Standards Association (IEEE -SA), the standards development body of IEEE predicts that India is set to become the third largest smart grid market in the world. IEEE-SA is looking forward to collaborate with Indian academics, standards bodies, experts, industry leaders, and government to develop India-specific standards to meets it unique and specific needs. “Without proper standards, the

International Smart Grid Leaders to Gather at GridWeek Asia

noreply@blogger.com (SmartGridIndia) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:51:47 PST

Government and Smart Grid industry leaders from both India and the U.S. will gather at GridWeek Asia Jan. 16-18, 2012 in Mumbai, India to cover topics ranging from standards and interoperability to smart meters and consumer engagement in a content-rich agenda featuring keynote addresses, roundtable discussions, and breakout sessions. No other event in the region will deliver such an

The Smart Meters market to be worth $49 billion in emerging economies

noreply@blogger.com (SmartGridIndia) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:47:13 PST

The growth of smart meters is gaining momentum across the world. The developed economies, the USA, Germany, Japan, Canada, the UK, France, and Italy are leading the smart meters growth worldwide, however, the next stage growth is going to come from emerging economies like countries from Eastern Europe, North Africa, Middle East, South Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. The recent report

This 5 types of energy consumers are impacting smart grid growth

noreply@blogger.com (SmartGridIndia) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:41:18 PST

1) This 5 types of energy consumers are impacting smart grid growth Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC) recently conducted telephone survey of 1200 US resident to understand the customer segmentation. With the increase of Smart Meters and Smart Grid installation, it has become essential for utilities to understand their behavior so they can target the customer for their active

What's up at Smart Energy International India, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (SmartGridIndia) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:07:38 PDT

Smart Energy India- the premier energy conference in India, which echos the development of Smart Grid is all set to debut on November 14th, 2011 with a theme "Today's inter-operable solution for tomorrow's integrated grid." According to organizers, "Smart Energy International - India forms part of a global series of events that provides one of the most effective experiential forums available to

Smart Grid in Asia Pacific: Potential,Opportunities, and Growth

noreply@blogger.com (SmartGridIndia) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:49:25 PST

Asia-Pacific is consider one of the most dynamic and the fastest growing region in the world. With over quarter of the world population located in this part, and most of the countries still in development stages, there is huge growth potential in almost all segments. The hyper- growth is fueling the demand for more energy, which in turn is creating significant market opportunities for

What is In Store for Grids?

noreply@blogger.com (SmartGridIndia) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:52:16 PST

23 billion dollars! This will be the estimated cost of electricity distribution losses in India by 2014. The improvements that our electricity distribution grids need to put in — administrative and technological— cannot be underestimated. Elsewhere on our grids, problems like congestion persist. As the appetite of the country to consume more electricity increases and the trend for interstate

ADB provides $759 million loans for Smart Grid development in India

noreply@blogger.com (SMART MIND) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:03:11 PDT

The Asian Development Bank will invest $750 million in India for Smart Grid development. The project will enable bulk transfer of 3,000 MW of electricity from independent power producers of Chhatisgarh state to the areas of north India, including national capitol region Delhi, where the demand is high. For this, 1300 km inter-regional transmission line will be established using 800 KV High

ZTE Corp plans to enter in Indian Smart Grid Market

noreply@blogger.com (SMART MIND) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:05:07 PDT

Chinese telecom major ZTE corp recently announced they will be providing range of Smart Grid solutions to address the needs of power sector in India. It is well know fact that India has acute shortage of power, there are more than 100,000 + villages yet to be electrified, furthermore, brown-out & black-outs are common and T & D losses are high. To address this issues, Government has taken

Mahindra Satyam announces development of Smart Grid Research & Innovation Center at University of Waterloo

noreply@blogger.com (SMART MIND) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 21:53:18 PDT

Mahindra Satyam, a leading global consulting and IT services provider, today announced the development of Ontario's first Smart Grid Research and Innovation Center (RIC) on the University of Waterloo Campus in Ontario, Canada. The RIC will provide students, teachers and IT professionals the tools to foster and evaluate innovative developments of next generation smart grid technology. The Center

ZPRYME : Indian Smart Grid market to reach $1.9 billion by 2015

noreply@blogger.com (SMART MIND) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:44:02 PDT

Recently, P. Uma Shankar the Secretary of Power Ministry India said at GridWeek 2011, "Smart Grid is not a luxury, but a necessity for India." Which is indeed true for developing countries like India, where more than 400 million people do not have access to electricity, and so, even miniscule efficiency can make a difference in having electricity or not. ZPRYME, the leading research and

Grid2020 & Taurus Infoworld Collaborates for Broadband over Power Line (BPL) in India

noreply@blogger.com (SMART MIND) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:03:22 PDT

Taurus Infoworld Pvt. Ltd. and GRID2020, Inc. today announced they have entered into a multi-year strategic alliance to deliver valuable Smart Grid solutions within the fast growing Indian innovation-driven marketplace via the Broadband over Power Line (BPL) route. These market leaders from India and the United States combine practical experience, innovative technologies, and the ability to

Smart Grid development in Asian countries Japan and Korea

noreply@blogger.com (SMART MIND) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:01:47 PDT

In our continuous serious of profiling the Smart Grid development in the world, we are covering Asian powerhouse Japan and Korea in this segment Japan: The largest Asian and the third largest economy in the world is gearing up itself to transform into low-carbon economy by adopting Smart Grid technologies. Japan has set aggressive target to cut Greenhouse Gas (GHG) . The Prime Minister of

Movers & Shakers of Smart Grid to attend GridWeek 2011

noreply@blogger.com (SMART MIND) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:59:05 PDT

GridWeek, the biggest gathering of Smart Grid industry in the world is again set to attract the worlds Who's Who of the industry. The event, which is going to be organized at Washington DC on 12-15th September is covering broadest range of topics, issues, companies, people, and governments. Under the theme "The Way Forward - strategies for energy business, policy, and solutions", GridWeek is

One Billion Smart Meter by 2020

noreply@blogger.com (SMART MIND) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:32:57 PDT

1) Smart Meter installation to reach 1 billion by 2020 As reported by Greenbiz, smart meters installation will rise to 963 million by 2020 thanks to China, which is aggressively pursuing Smart Meter/Smart Grid technology implementation in the country. Smart meters, which provides two-way communication between utilities and customer and helps track energy usage is going to play a significant

NDPL receives $0.6 million grant from USTDA for smart grid project

noreply@blogger.com (SMART MIND) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:44:26 PDT

US Trade and Development Agency today announced that NDPL is choosen for $686,447 grant for implentation of Smart Grid technology project in its distribution network of North & West Delhi. The agreement was signed between USTDA and NDPL at US - India Business Council(USIBC) organized roundtable in New Delhi. Sunil Wadha, MD of NDPL welcomed the USTDA association in this regard. NDPL is

Tackling Smart Grid Challenges under India Context

noreply@blogger.com (SMART MIND) — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:01:59 PDT

The world’s leading technology giants in smart grid, Microsoft, HP, Wipro, SAS, UL, Intergraph, Cisco, Ericsson, Huawei, IBM, Digi International, Capgemini and SAP announce to support this year’s largest and most important India smart grid event World Smart Grid Conference Series-India Week 2011. IBM, one of the world’s leading IT companies and smart grid solutions leaders is planning to

Hot Summer, Power Stress, and Demand Response

noreply@blogger.com (SMART MIND) — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:34:26 PDT

1. Hot Summer, Power Stress, and Demand Response The continuous sweltering heat across New England is increasing the demand for energy, which in-turn, is posing challenge for utility companies to generate more power increasing the cost and global warming. At the same time, power line operators also have to manage the peak load on the already aging infrastructure, increasing the possibility of

Eight Smart Grid Pilots to be implemented all over India

noreply@blogger.com (SMART MIND) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:10:22 PDT

Sam Pitroda, Advisor to Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovation and Chairman of India Smart Grid Task Force, recently announced at the press conference that Eight Smart Grid Pilots will be taken up in next 18 months all over India. India Smart Grid Task Force (ISGTF), Which is the government advisory task force, has suggested that Burea of Indian Standards (BIS)

Peak load management one of the key driver for Smart Grid in India

noreply@blogger.com (SMART MIND) — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 05:02:38 PDT

According to Central Electricity Authority, India will face 10.3% shortage and 12.3 % peak shortage of power in 2011-12. Looking at China, which added 100,000 MW of power this year, 10 times more than India, still had a shortage of power, the country not only need more power but needs smart power. Dr. Tongia, principal scientist at Center for Study of Science, Technology, and Policy, a

India launches its first Smart Mini-Grid System

noreply@blogger.com (SMART MIND) — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 08:02:18 PDT

Renewable Energy Based Smart Mini-Grid System Commissioned Minister of New & Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Minister of Power, Shri Sushilkumar Shinde jointly commissioned the India’s first of its kind Renewable Energy Based Smart Mini-Grid System at TERI Retreat in Gurgaon today. The system has been developed with the support from the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.

Why Google Power Meter failed and other stories

noreply@blogger.com (SMART MIND) — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:26:27 PDT

1) Unified Security approach needed for Smart Grid - Study The new report published by the Energy Network Association (ENA) and conducted by KEMA, urged Department of Energy and Climate Change of British Government to utilize more coherent approach for Smart Grid standards in order to effectively protect the Smart Grid assets. 2) Five reasons why Google Power Meter didn't take off? Google Power

Smart Grid marketspace heating up with recent acquisitions

noreply@blogger.com (SMART MIND) — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 20:45:40 PDT

Recent acquisition of Landys+Gyr by Toshiba, and of Telvent by Schneider Electric signals that Smart Grid market is gaining momentum. Though it all started in 2007, last year and this year can be considered the peak years in terms of acquisitions, so far.Toshiba, which was not a mainstream smart grid company, after the acquisition of Swiss giant Landys +Gyr, has become one of top Smart Grid