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India Smart Grid Week (ISGW) 2016 .........1

Exhibition at ISGW 2016 ...........................2

Special Address by....................................3

Hon’ble Minister

Shri. Piyush Goyal at ISGW 2016

Round-Table with Dr. Amory Lovins ..........4

Conference at ISGW 2016.........................5

ISGW 2016 Partners..................................8

Team ISGW 2016.......................................9

th4 International Istanbul Smart Grid..........9

Congress and Fair 2016

European Utility Week 2016 ......................9

Key Contacts .............................................9

SMART GRID Gyan......................................10

ISGW 2016 Highlights .............................12

Announcing ISGW 2017 ..........................12

IN THIS ISSUE

Volume 3, Issue 3, 2016

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India Smart Grid Week (ISGW 2016) was held from 16 - 18 March 2016 at Manekshaw Centre, DhaulaKuan, New Delhi, India. This was the second edition of the Conference and Exhibition on Smart Grids and Smart Cities organized by India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF).

The inaugural session of ISGW 2016 began with a short video on the importance and relevance of smart grids for India. The video highlighted the country's huge potential for the development and deployment of smart grid technologies. This was followed by a welcome address by Mr Reji Kumar Pillai, President, India Smart Grid Forum. A brief on the event was provided by the Chairman of the Technical Committee of ISGW 2016, Mr Richard Schomberg, Vice-President Smart Energy Standards, Électricité de France (EDF) and Smart Grid Chair, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

The session featured special addresses by Mr Chris Hickman, CEO and President, Innovari, Inc.; Mr Henry Steingass, Regional Director for South and Southeast Asia, US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA); H.E. Aapo Polho, Ambassador of Finland to India and Bangladesh; H.E. Harald Sandberg, Ambassador of Sweden to India; Sir David King, Special Adviser to the UK Government on Climate Change; Dr Amory Lovins, Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute; Mr Alok Joshi, Chairman, National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO); and Ms Varsha Joshi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

The inaugural address was delivered by Chief Guest of ISGW 2016, Mr P.K. Pujari, Secretary, Ministry of Power. The session concluded with a vote of thanks by Mr Praveer Sinha, CEO and Managing Director, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL).

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Exhibition at ISGW 2016

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Special Address by

Hon’ble Minister Shri. Piyush Goyal at ISGW 2016

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Martin Ford participated in the Special Plenary Session at ISGW 2016 on Climate Change & Impact on Utilities and Future of Utilities and the Utility of the Future. He is the founder of a Silicon Valley-based software development firm and Author of Best Seller “Rise of Robots

Round-Table with Dr. Amory Lovins

ISGF and Brookings India hosted a Round Table with Dr Amory Lovins on March 15. Dr Amory Lovins is Co-founder and Chief Scientist of Rocky Mountain Institute (www.rmi.org). On March 17, Dr Lovins was awarded the German Order of Merit prize for his intellectual leadership in conceptualizing the transition to renewable energy, decades before the current explosion of solar and wind power. The ceremony took place during the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue conference.

Congratulations Dr Lovins from ISGF and Brookings India Team!!!

Sir David King, Special Advisor to UK Government on Climate Change, graced ISGW 2016 with his Special Address on Climate Change & Impact on Utilities

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Conference at ISGW 2016

Special Plenary Session-1: Recap of REINVEST and Emerging Era of 100% Renewables and ChallengesSpeakers: A K Jain, Pankaj Pandey, Christian Nabe, Ajay Mathur, Harry Dhaul, Ravi Seethapathy, S.K. Sonee, Olof Heyman, B V Rao

Special Plenary Session-2: (1) Climate Change & Impact on Utilities(2) Future of Utilities and the Utility of the FutureSpeakers: Sir David King, Girish Ghatikar, Martin Ford, Jayant Sathaye

stSpecial Plenary Session - 3: 21 Century Electric Grids: Disruptive Innovations and its Applications for UtilitiesSpeakers: Martin Ford, Richard Schomberg, Abhishek Roy, Narendra Ahuja, Ramnish Sharma, Thierry Godart, Sangeet Dutta

Special Plenary Session - 4: IEC Systems Committee on Smart Energy Speakers: Girish Ghatikar, Pradeep Yemula, Jack Sheldon, Kishor Narang, Richard Schomberg

Knowledge Paper on “Recommendations for Updating India Smart Grid Roadmap: 2016” released at ISGW 2016

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Theme: Smart Grid Project Outcomes: Experiences and Lessons Learned – UTILITY PRESPECTIVES: Global and Indian Case StudiesSpeakers: Arun K Verma, Prabhu N Singh, Ravi Seethapathy, Russel Conklin, Bo Nomark, Takashi Ohara, Kelly Butler, Mark Patterson, Raghavendra Mehta, Praveer Sinha, Debashis Gupta

Theme: (1) Cyber Security (2) Advanced Analytics(3) Security for IoT DevicesSpeakers: Aseem Jakhar, Inan Ali, Sachin Burman, Balu Ramasamy, S L Soni, Arvind Gupta

Special Workshop: Communications, Standards and Interoperability - Sponsored by Wi-SUNSpeakers: Raj Vaswani, Mauro Colombo, Phil Beecher, Emmanuel Robert Riou, Ajoy Rajani, D.P. De, Sushil Kumar, Bhupender Virk, Amarjeet Kumar, Terumi Sata, Sanjeev Rana

Special Workshop: Smart Meter to Smart Hubs – AMI Rollout Strategies for IndiaSpeakers: Christer Osterlind, Ganesh Das, Paul Topfer, Arvind Gupta, Amarjeet Kumar, Surendra Acharya, Bhupender Virk

Theme: Role of Smart Grids in the New Programs of Government of IndiaSpeakers: Shalabh Srivastava, P K Pujari, Amory Lovins, Kirit S Parikh

stTheme: 21 Century Electric Grids – (i) Evolving TrendsSpeakers: Jonas Tjader, Richard Schomberg, Yogendra Patwardhan, Chris Hickman, Stefan Engelhardt, Girish Ghatikar, Terry Mohn, David Moore, Rahul Walwalkar

Conference at ISGW 2016 (Contd...)

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Special Workshop: India – Sweden Smart Grid Workshop Special Workshop: Electric Mobility – Way Forward for IndiaSpeakers: Sajid Mubashir, Saurabh Rohilla, Sohinder Gill, Sundararajan, Girish Ghatikar, M Saad Alam

ISGW 2016 Valedictory SessionSpeakers: Praveer Sinha, Reji Kumar Pillai, Richard Schomberg, Girish Ghatikar, Ravi Seethapathy, Phil Beecher

Special Workshop: Smart Grids as Anchor Infrastructure for Smart Cities – Workshop with City Commissioners from Smart CitiesSpeakers: Karuna Gopal, Vishal Sharma, Ralph D'souza, Jagan Shah, Narendra Singh, Chandan Chowdhury, Pablo Betancur, Sohail Khan, Ken Roberts

Special Workshop: Regulations for Smart Grids (Sponsored by Asian Development Bank and Shakti Foundation)Theme-D: Regulatory Support for Smart Grid Rollouts & Amendments to Electricity Act – Separation of Carriage and ContentSpeakers: R N Sen, David Moore, Vijay Sonavane, Larisa Dobraiansky, Suedeen Kelly, Rahul Tongia, Gopal Saxena, Deepak Gupta

Conference at ISGW 2016 (Contd...)

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Supporting Ministries

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Information TechnologyGovernment of India

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European Utility Week 2016

European Utility Week 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!

To join the Indian Delegation to EUW 2016, please contact Reena Suri: reena.suri@indiasmartgrid.org

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

th4 International Istanbul Smart Grid Congress and Fair 2016

thISGF is pleased to invite its members and other organizations to be part of the Indian Delegation to the “4 Istanbul International th stSmart Grids and Cities Congress and Fair” that will be held at Istanbul Halic Congress Center between 20 – 21 April 2016 under

patronage of Republic of Turkey Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources with supports from Republic of Turkey Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning, Republic of Turkey Energy Market Regulatory Authority, UGETAM and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Foundation University and organized by HHB Expo Fair Company.

thBeing one of the largest and most significant Smart Energy events in the World, 4 Istanbul International Smart Grids and Cities Congress and Fair expects over 5000 participants from over 50 countries, over 250 companies will be participating in the exhibition and several international keynote speakers will be participating in the congress. Indian Delegation is offered free registration for the conference, and free accommodation next to the conference venue.

For joining the delegation, please write to: reena.suri@indiasmartgrid.org

KEY CONTACTS

India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF), registered under Indian Societies Registration Act (Act XXI of 1860) is a Public Private Partnership initiativeof Ministry of Power, Government of India for accelerated development of Smart Grid technologies in the Indian power sector.

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Editorial BoardRahul Tongia

VL Sonavane

Reji Kumar Pillai

Pradeep Yemula

EditorReena Suri, ISGF Akshay Ahuja: Sr Smart Grid Specialist, ISGF

Amol Sawant: Sr Smart Grid Specialist, ISGF

Key Contributors

Hem Thukral: Sr Smart Grid Specialist, ISGF

Ronkini Shome: Asst Mgr - Communications, ISGF

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Team ISGW 2016

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The Ministry of Power (MoP) mandated Central Electricity Authority (CEA) to prepare functional requirements and technical specifications for indigenous smart meters. CEA released the first edition of the Smart Meter Specifications in June 2013. However, the distribution companies implementing smart grid pilot projects issued different specifications in different states. This issue was brought to the attention of MoP by India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF). MoP requested the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for formulating a national standard for smart meters. Subsequently, BIS assigned this task to the Technical Committee under Electro Technical Division (ETD- 13) of BIS to prepare the standards for smart meters.

In August 2015, BIS published the new Smart Meter Standard, IS 16444: AC Static Direct Connected Watthour Smart Meter – Class 1 and 2 Specification covering single phase energy meters; three phase energy meters; single phase energy meters with Net Metering facility and; three phase energy meters with Net Metering facility.

Another standard IS 15959: Data Exchange for Electricity Meter Reading, Tariff and Load Control — Companion Specification has been revised and published as IS 15959: Part 2-Smart Meter in March 2016.

Ministry of Power has recently announced the Government's vision to rollout smart metering on fast track for customers with a monthly consumption of 500kWh and above in Phase-1 by December 2017 and for customers with monthly consumption of 200kWh and above in Phase-2 by December 2019. This goal is reiterated in the UDAY program and in the Tariff Policy announced by MoP. In view of the massive investment required for smart metering or Advance Metering Infrastructure (AMI) to cover about 50 million customers in next 4 years, ISGF presents an innovative financing and implementation model in this paper.

Considering huge capital required for AMI rollout and the financial health of Discom's, it is proposed to undertake the AMI rollout on a framework based on Leasing and 'Service Model'as described below:

1. Meter Procurement on Leasing Model

It is proposed to engage a central agency who will issue tender for procurement of smart meters as per BIS Standards (IS 16444 and IS 15959 – Part 1 and 2). The rates will be finalised on annual basis. Manufacturers with BIS-certified smart meters may be empanelled with rates of meter and different communication devices which the Discoms can choose based on their unique requirements. The cost of the smart meters and cost of the communication devices/Network Interface Cards (NIC) to be specified separately.

Once manufacturers are empanelled, capacities declared and rates finalized (valid for a specified duration), each Discom can buy from these empanelled organisations

AMI ROLLOUT FRAMEWORK ON LEASING AND SERVICES MODEL

provided they have the capacity to supply according to the rollout schedule of the Discom.

Since the quantity of the meters to be installed is in tens of millions and the capital expense will be large, neither the meter manufacturer nor the Discom will be able to fund the program. Hence in the interest of faster roll out, it is proposed to have a financial intermediary who will buy meters and communication devices from the manufacturers and lease it to the Discoms against a monthly rent for a period of ten years.

2. AMI Implementation and Maintenance on Services Model

AMI involves expertise in three distinct domains, namely, metering, telecommunication and information technology (including both software and hardware). Experience from around the world shows that no one agency could master these distinct components of AMI. Early-mover Utilities tried to invest and own the systems and have seen mixed results. All successful projects have a system integrator playing the major role either as a prime contractor or as a Utility's consultant (or Master Systems Integrator) who test and approve each sub-components of the AMI system and ensure its interoperability and integration with other utility applications.

AMI Rollout framework is described below:

Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)Rollout Strategy for India

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Figure 1: Proposed AMI Rollout Framework for India

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We propose to appoint a Metering Services Agency who will be responsible (along with their sub-contractors and associates) for a variety of functions related to implementation of AMI and its maintenance. Typical scope of services of a metering service company would include:

I. Testing and certification of the meter and communication devices to be procured by the Discom for the defined scope of AMI in a given area/town with chosen communication technology/technologies

II. Taking delivery of meters and communication devices from the Discom and installing them at customer premise; and return of old meter to the Discom.

III. Establishing and maintaining the last mile communication connectivity for smart meters for a period of at least 10 years

IV. Selecting the appropriate communication technology for providing a Wide Area Network (WAN)/backhaul network

V. Leasing of bandwidth (wherever required) and maintaining for 10 years

VI. Sizing of software and hardware of HES, MDMS and associated IT systems, and providing O&M services for at least 10 years. The MDMS, HES and associated IT systems to be housed at Discom premises (or could opt for Sovereign Public Cloud as a service which will provide scalability on demand and reduce overall costs of owning and managing captive IT infrastructure)

VII. Integrating, testing and commissioning of the entire AMI system

VIII. Creation of middleware (if required) and integration of MDMS with middleware

IX. Integration of MDMS with other systems such as billing, collection, connection/disconnection, OMS etc

X. Ensuring availability of complete AMI system at mutually agreed Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

The new Meter Standards (IS 16444: AC Static Direct Connected Watthour Smart Meter – Class 1 and 2 Specification and IS 15959 - Data Exchange for Electricity Meter Reading, Tariff and Load Control — Companion Specifications pertaining to smart metering) have been issued by BIS. All new meters should conform to these standards.

In order to facilitate large scale deployment of smart meters,

• All feasible communication technologies may be allowed to operate in order to encourage innovation in view of the fact that the communication technologies advances much faster compared to other electrical technologies

• IPv6 shall be made mandatory in line with the IPv6 roadmap of the Ministry of Communications & IT

• MoP may advise all utilities to strictly abide by the new BIS meter standards. Hence, all meters procured by Discoms may be IS 16444 and IS 15959 compliant

• A neutral agency may be appointed to assess the efficacy of the various communication technologies deployed in various successful AMI projects around the world and in pilot projects in India and prepare a technology selection guide and roadmap for smart meter deployments in the country

• Neutral agencies may be engaged for customer awareness and engagement; and capacity building programs related to smart metering and smart grids

• Discoms to deploy smart meter on such feeders that have a large number of customers with a monthly consumption greater than 500 kWh. Subsequently, customers with

ROLL-OUT PHILOSOPHY

monthly consumption lesser than 500 kWh may be deployed. Deployment to be done feeder-wise and NOT customer-wise so that the last mile communication network can be established and maintained at reasonable cost

Following cost has been considered for the modelling exercise (for a customer base of 1 million):

COST ESTIMATE

Discom's and Metering services provider could opt for sovereign public cloud based services which could further reduce the above estimated cost of software and hardware.

Depending on the SLA, geographical conditions and other requirements of the Discom, it is feasible to undertake AMI implementation on LEASING and SERVICES MODEL at approximate cost of

Total – Rs 69/meter/month (16% RoI on capital cost for ten years)

From our studies and analysis, we have reason to believe that it is possible to undertake AMI rollout on the suggested framework at cost of INR 69/Month per customer. We suggest splitting this amount between Discom and the customers. Discoms obviously stand to gain from accurate meter data, avoided meter reading expenses, human errors and fraud, faster detection of outages and restoration etc. Hence, Discoms should bear 50% of the cost – say INR 35/customer/month. For customers there are several benefits in terms of availability of energy consumption data that can help save energy, options to save money by shifting certain consumption to non-peak hours at lower tariff slabs (possible with ToU tariff), reduced billing errors, faster restoration of outages, remote monitoring and control of smart appliances etc. A customer with monthly consumption of 500 kWh pays average INR 2000 or more per month today and an increase of INR 34/month should not upset their monthly budgets. Once large scale deployments starts, the prices of equipment and systems are expected to come down so that by the time we approach customers with monthly consumption below 200 kWh, the cost indicated here may be nearly half. There could be innovative business models where in third party players might step in to offer a variety of services which could absorb the entire AMI cost – the smart meter could evolve as a smart hub that could offer several other services to the customers. We believe that market forces and innovation will evolve in this direction at a fast pace once we unleash this revolution – 300 million smart meters in India in next 5-7 years!

CONCLUSION

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A ITEMS Unit Cost

(INR)

1 Capital cost per meter 1250 1 Million

2 Communication Module 1000 1 Million

5 DCU 50000 5000

1 Meter Box & Installation Charges 1000 1 Million

3 DCU & COMMS Installation, 5000 5000

Testing and Commissioning Charges

5 Computer hardware and software 50000000 Lump sum

and networking equipment

6 Head End and Operating 20000000 Lump sum

System Software

7 MDMS 20000000 Lump sum

8 System Integration 50000000 Lump sum

9 Misc 10000000 Lump sum

Quantity

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ISGW 2016 HIGHLIGHTS

1500+Participants

50+Utilities

203Speakers

33Countries

200+International

Delegates

54Exhibitors

400+Organizational

Participants

30Supporting

Partners

50+Media

Participants

48Technical

Papers

Announcing ISGW 2017

201708 – 10 March 2017

Manekshaw Center, New Delhi, India

*To participate in ISGW 2017, please contact us at isgw@isgw.in