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DELENG18998 DELENG/20(For Free Circulation15/66565) September, 2016 Third EU-India Smart Grid Workshop at IN THIS ISSUE Bornholm Island, Denmark • Third EU-India Smart Grid............................1 Workshop at Bornholm Denmark in September 2016 • Smart Grid Updates: o Policy, Regulations & Standards .......... 3 o Technology & Projects ..........................3 o Pilot Projects in India ............................5 • Smart Grid Events.......................................8 • Key Contacts...............................................8 • CESC, Kolkata Utilizes the...........................9 Customer Owned Distributed ISGF, European Commission (office of DG ENER) and the European Union Delegation in Generation System Synchronously Delhi have jointly organized the Third EU-India Smart Grid Workshop from 31 August - 02 Integrated with the Utility September 2016 in Bornholm Island, Denmark. This was the third workshop of a series Grid – a first in India on Smart Grid. The first of the series was held in Nice, France in June 2015 and second • USTDA Announces New ...........................10 was held in Vienna in Nov 2015. Leading technology companies and utilities from Europe Partnerships During US-India and select group of policy makers, utility leaders and industry experts from India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue participated in the workshops. • ISGW 2017 The Bornholm Island, is experimenting with integration of wind energy and electric o ISGF Innovation Awards.......................11 vehicles to be completely independent from the Danish grid; and well on its way to be o Competitions ......................................11 the first island in the world that will meet 100% electricity from renewable energy sources. The focus of the workshop was on upscaling and deployment of smart grid • Inter Solar..................................................12 demonstrations in India and the lessons learned from large renewable energy and smart Connecting Solar Business grid deployment projects in the EU nations. Several key decision makers from utilities, ministries and regulatory commissions from India and European countries participated in Please visit www.indiasmartgrid.org this workshop. The Indian Delegation comprised of Rajendra Ambekar, Maharashtra for more information or to download a Electricity Regulatory Commission; H. D. Arun Kumar, Karnataka Electricity Regulatory pdf version of the bulletin Commission; Dwijadas Basak, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd; Rajendra Cholan, For receiving copies of SMART GRID Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd; Radhika Jha, Power Finance Corporation Ltd.; Bulletin, please write to Sanjoy Mukherjee, CESC Kolkata; Krishna Saini, Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission; [email protected] Prabhu Singh, National Smart Grid Mission; and Ashok Singhal, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission. Ms. Winni Grosboll, Mayor of Bornholm inaugurated the workshop. 1 | SMART GRID Bulletin | Volume 1, Issue 12 | September 2016 Price: `50 www.indiasmartgrid.org Third EU-India Smart Grid Workshop at Bornholm Denmark in September 2016 (Contd...) Testimonial from Participants: 'I am happy to inform that the Smart Grid Workshop which was arranged in Denmark was very well organised. It was very useful for the organisation to understand the technologies & issues related to Smart Grid, Storage etc. I wish ISGF to organize more such workshops for the utilities to get more exposure on the newest technologies.', Rajendra Cholan, IAS, Managing Director, BESCOM. 'I would also like to convey my heartfelt thanks to you and your entire team for getting a unique experience. This exposure has definitely added to the practical and technical issues also with problems encountered in implementing the schemes. I would also like to express my gratitude towards EU and particularly Mr. Matthieu Craye for his valuable support.', Ashok K Singhal, Member, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC). 'I, on behalf of Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (TPDDL), would like to extend my heartiest compliments to ISGF and European Commission for organising such an enriching and memorable workshop. I would also like to convey my gratitude to the entire team of organizers for the hospitality extended to us during our stay in Denmark.', Dwijadas Basak, Head-RCM, TPDDL. 'I would like to start by thanking you. We all who participated in the workshop felt proud by seeing the immense respect that you get from foreign counterparts because of your knowledge and above all your approach to find a practical solution to every difficulty. I got to learn lot of nuances about practical approach and opening mind to acceptance of new technology for betterment of our country. This appreciation mail cannot be completed without thanking Reena Suri Madam. I must put on record that because of her dedicated and sincere efforts, this workshop was a success.', Dr. Rajendra Ambekar, Director(Tariff), Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC). 2 | SMART GRID Bulletin | September 2016 www.indiasmartgrid.org Smart Grid Updates: Policy, Regulations & Standards Central Electricity Authority Issued Guidelines for Rollout of AMI in India Revised tariff policy issued by Government of India on January 28th, 2016 lays down timelines in respect to installation of Smart Meters for all electricity consumers with monthly consumption above 200 kWh by December 2019. To facilitate the utilities to roll out the implementation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) in the country, Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has formulated the “Functional Requirements of AMI” after consultation with various stakeholders and the same has been placed on the website of CEA (www.cea.nic.in). These functional requirement also include the technical specifications of single phase and three phase whole current Smart Meters which are formed on the basis of BIS Standards i.e., IS 16444 and IS 15959 for Smart Meters and their communication protocols, respectively. CEA has recommended the AMI rollout strategy keeping in view the new technology & limited experience of the utilities the concept of AMI implementation agency (AIA) has been introduced in the functional requirements for providing end to end AMI solution as the success of Smart Metering is contingent upon proper integration of the smart meters, communication media and the head end system (HES) including data analytics etc. However, depending upon the level of expertise with the distribution utilities, other business model may also be considered/evaluated for implementation of AMI in the States. CEA guidelines also advised utilities to plan the AMI rollout area-wise or feeder-wise preferably in higher loss pocket areas initially, in place of identified category of consumers to take the full advantage of the smart metering solution. India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) white paper “AMI Rollout Strategy and Cost-Benefit Analysis for India” (http://indiasmartgrid.org/reports/ AMI%20Roll-Out%20Strategy%20and%20Cost-Benefit%20Analysis%20for%20India%20FINAL(1).pdf) published in July 2016 introduced the concept of metering services agency and also recommended full feeder wise rollout of AMI. Draft regulation from KERC for implementation of solar rooftop photovoltaic power plants Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) issued draft regulation for implementation of Solar Rooftop PV (SRTPV). As per the regulation, distribution licensee shall provide gross or net metering arrangement to the eligible consumers in its area of supply. Minimum capacity allowed under these regulation is 1 kW but should not exceed 1 MW. Read more: http://www.karnataka.gov.in/kerc/Regulations/Draft%20Regulations/Implementation_of_SRPTV.pdf Microgrid Renewable Energy Generation and Supply (MPERC) Regulations, 2016 Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) issued Microgrid Renewable Energy Generation and Supply Regulation 2016. Under this policy, Micro Grid Operator (MGO) will implement Micro-Grid projects for supply of electricity in Micro-Grid areas where grid is not in existence. Operators will construct, commission, operate and maintain Micro-Grid projects for generation and supply of electricity through Primary Distribution Network in areas where Distribution Licensee's System doesn't exist. Operators are entitled to supply entire quantum of electricity generated from the Micro-Grid projects to the consumers at mutually agreed tariff. Read more: http://www.mperc.nic.in/120916-MICRO-GRIDReg-Eng.pdf JERC Issued Final Net Metering Policy for Manipur and Mizoram Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for Manipur and Mizoram issued final metering (net or gross) regulations for grid connected renewable energy. As per the regulations, 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