#smart grid

Utilities embrace PAC virtualisation to simplify operations, cut costs, and boost resilience, driven by IEC 61850 and evolving communication networks.

Spectrum Power 7 software system will support a safe and efficient power supply for the German railway network.

TE Connectivity and CNIguard partner to enhance smart grid monitoring, enabling real-time fault detection and predictive maintenance for utilities.

Ganz delivers a 60 MVA transformer for the UK’s Corner Copse Solar Farm, boosting renewable energy with advanced monitoring for efficiency and reliability.

Gorilla Technology Group has secured a $1.8 B agreement to lead an energy digitisation and smart grid initiative in Thailand.

APEC Energy Smart Communities Initiative (ESCI) awarded Power-hawk Inspector for their drone-based inspection system using embedded AI to identify power grid defects in real time.

Jordan, Amman: More than 25 % of Jordan’s power comes from renewables through mid-size solar and wind projects.

Wind power plant will be built in Egypt following an agreement between the Egyptian government and a Norwegian energy company.

The Power Transformers Market, valued at $34.6 B in 2022, is about to undergo substantial growth according to a recent market research report.

Philippines, Manila: The Philippines’ Department of Energy has announced the development of a smart grid policy framework and a roadmap for the power industry.

Investments in power T&D systems have prospered on the back of ever-growing need for increasing the performance and stability of grids.

UAE, Dubai: Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa) is to invest upwards of $1.9 B (AED 7 B) on implementing its updated Smart Grid Strategy for 2021-2035.

Thailand: Moxa facilitates substation automation in Pattaya, an important pilot site on Thailand’s Energy 4.0 journey while driving Thailand’s economic success.

Egypt: Schneider Electric and US-headquartered Cisco are collaborating to build the largest smart grid in Egypt.

Italy, Modena: With the new primary substation, electricity distribution in Modena has increased by 18 %, with the aim of covering up to 25 % by 2050.

Canada, Sault Ste. Marie: Ontario project seeks to cut consumer energy costs, lower emissions and bolster electric grid’s resilience, reliability.

India, Telangana, Hyderabad: IDA Jeedimetla smart grid project is on the way.

According to MRFR, the global smart grid sensors market is expected to secure approximately $4 B by 2023 at a CAGR of 18 % over the forecast period 2017-2023.

Croatia, Zagreb: Distribution system operator HEP – Operator distribucijskog sustava (HEP ODS) has launched €24 M Smart Grid Pilot Project.

“The South America Smart Grid: Market Forecast” study says the South American smart grid infrastructure market will be an investment destination in the 2020s.

Smart grid investment in the MENA is on track to reach $17.6B over the next 7 years, according to the Energy and Utilities Market Outlook Report 2020.

Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne researchers have developed a compact and efficient medium-frequency transformer.

Sault Ste. Marie’s smart grid energy project will receive $11.8 million from the federal government.

Ireland, Dublin: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the ‘Smart Grid Market in India 2014-2018’ report to their offering.