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KEY TRENDS AND OUTLOOK
Questions/Topics:
• What are the key elements of a smart grid?
• What are the focus areas of a smart grid in the Indian
context?
• What is the way to formulate a road map for smart
grid infrastructure? What are the opportunities and challenges?
• Presentation by Bridgit Hartland-Johnson, Director,
Energie Dynamique India
• plus Q&A
POLICY AND REGULATION
Questions/Topics:
• What are the key policy considerations and parameters?
• When can the industry expect uniform technical standards
for smart grids?
• What steps are being considered to promote research,
innovation & experimentation?
• How can regulatory authorities ensure the right incentives
for investments in smart grid?
• How can the policy framework enable selection of
the right technology by utilities?
Presentations by (in alphabetic order):
• Pankaj Batra, Chief, Engineering, Central Electricity
Regulatory Commission
• Rahul Tongia, Principal Research Scientist, C-STEP
and Technical Adviser, India Smart Grid Task Force
• plus Q&A
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Questions/Topics:
• Which are the most notable smart grid projects under
development worldwide? What can we learn from the experience
so far?
• Which have been the most relevant and most successful
technologies?
Presentations by (in alphabetic order):
• Vikram Manchanda, Head, International Organisation
Strategy, Microsoft India
• Bharat Vats, Head, Business Development, Energy and
Utilities, IBM India/South-East Asia
• plus Q&A
SMART GRID IN UTILITIES: CURRENT INITIATIVES AND FUTURE
PLANS I
Questions/Topics:
• What have been some of the smart grid-related initiatives
undertaken by some utilities?
• What are their future plans in this area?
• Presentation by B.T. Prakash Kumar, Deputy General
Manager, IT, Bescom
• plus Q&A
SMART GRID FORUM PERSPECTIVE
Questions/Topics:
• What is the Forum's definition of a smart grid in
the India context?
• What are the Forum's focus areas? What has been its
progress so far?
• What are the opportunities for the industry to participate
in these areas?
• Presentation by Atul Bali, Senior Manager, Power
Finance Corporation
• plus Q&A
TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
Questions/Topics:
• What are the current technology interventions in
transmission systems?
• What is the latest update on the pilot smart grid
projects being implemented by the central transmission utility?
• What technology/systems are being considered for
deployment in the next few years?
Presentations by:
• R.K. Tyagi, Deputy General Manager, LD&C, Power
Grid Corporation of India
• S.R. Vijayan, Product Manager SCADA/EMS/DMS,ABB India
• plus Q&A
ADVANCED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
Questions/Topics:
• Which are the key smart grid technologies for distribution
utilities?
• How is the R-APDRP contributing towards implementing
smart grid technologies?
• How can utilities ensure that existing technologies
are scalable and vendor neutral?
• What are the cost implications for utilities in implementing
smart grid applications?
Presentations by (in alphabetic order):
• Sivakumaran Govindarajan, Director, Smart Grid Strategy,
Schneider Electric
• Dhananjay Ketkar, Managing Director, India Region,
Network Management, PL, Areva T&D
• Harsh Sharma, Additional Vice-President, BSES Yamuna
Power Limited
• Parveen Verma, Project Manager, Outage Management
System, NDPL
• plus Q&A
ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
Questions/Topics:
• What is the envisaged route for standardisation of
multiple "intelligent" systems under smart grid?
• How are the authorities dealing with the issues of
interoperability in systems and software?
• What is the policy stance on technical standards
for interoperability and standardisation?
• Presentation by Pradish M., Engineering Officer,
Central Power Research Institute
• plus Q&A
COMMUNICATIONS
Questions/Topics:
• What is the communications infrastructure envisaged
for smart grid systems?
• How are suppliers planning to cater to the market,
in terms of modularity, interoperability, etc?
• To what extent are suppliers capable of supplying
customised solutions for the Indian market?
• How are the proposed technologies addressing the
security implications of smart grid projects?
• Presentation by Sai Pratyush, Head, Managed Services
and Applications, Tata Teleservices Limited
• plus Q&A
SCADA/DMS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF GIS
Questions/Topics:
• What are the various SCADA and DMS technologies being
deployed at utilities?
• What is the importance of GIS in successful implementation
of the same?
• Presentation by Venkat Sarma, Assistant General
Manager, Larsen and Toubro
• plus Q&A
SMART GRID IN UTILITIES: CURRENT INITIATIVES AND FUTURE
PLANS II
Questions/Topics:
• What have been some of the smart grid-related initiatives
undertaken by some utilities?
• What are their future plans in this area?
• Presentation by Jayasoorya M., Superintending Engineer,
Electrical Mescom
• plus Q&A
CONSUMPTION AND LOAD CONTROL
Questions/Topics:
• What is the status of demand-side management and
demand response?
• How can regulatory steps (such as time-of-day tariffs)
influence the development of demand response systems by
utilities?
• What are some of the technology offerings for achieving
peak load reduction and peak load shifting?
Presentations by:
• Harsh Sharma, Additional Vice-President, BSES Yamuna
Power Limited
• Ranjeet Vaishnav, Solution Architect, Power and Energy,
Tata Consultancy Services
• plus Q&A
Questions/Topics:
• What are the latest products and solutions in "smart
metering"?
• How are utilities responding to the idea of investing
in advanced metering systems?
• What is level of preparedness of domestic suppliers
in meeting the required technological standards?
Presentations by:
• R.K. Singh, Head of Group, Special Consumer Group,
NDPL
• Rajesh Nimare, Deputy General Manager, Secure Australia
• plus Q&A
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