Government
of India recently
announced the completion of 100 percent village electrification. This massive
accomplishment of bringing electricity to 5,97,464 villages along with
introduction of Saubhagya Scheme to provide free electricity connections to
about 40 million homes and smart grid projects in urban areas, government of India is
making all efforts to provide 24 X 7 reliable power supply for all citizens.
However, to achieve this target, adequate measures need to be taken in terms of
AT&C loss reduction, smart metering, efficient transmission planning,
business transformation of utilities to adopt technology transition etc.
India Smart Grid
Forum (ISGF) has been conducting India Smart Grid Week (ISGW) since
2015, which is today considered to be one of the top five events on Smart
Grids and Smart Cities in the world. With launching of 100 Smart City
projects by the Government of India,
water and city gas distribution utilities will also need to equip themselves
with latest technologies for improved operational efficiency and successful
integration into the smart city systems. However, lack of effective policy and
regulations both at the central and state level along with inadequate safety
guidelines, standards, business models act as barriers for its growth. In order
to address all the challenges and to discuss future technologies and
opportunities, ISGF will be organising India Smart Utility Week (ISUW) 2019. It
will be an International Conference and Exhibition focused on smart energy, gas
and water for smarter cities and will take place in Delhi from 12-16
March 2019 and will include plenaries, interactive
workshops, keynotes, and technical sessions.
ISUW 2019 will bring together India's leading
electricity, gas and water utilities, policy makers, regulators, investors and
world's top-notch smart energy experts and researchers to discuss trends, share
best practices and showcase next generation technologies and products in smart
energy and smart cities domains.
Experts
from more than 75 countries and 200 utilities are expected to converge at the
event to discuss on the latest developments, trends and technologies related to
Grid Modernization, Clean Transportation, Smart and Sustainable Cities, Energy
Storage, Smart Water, Smart Microgrids and Renewable Energy, Smart City Gas
Distribution, Artificial Intelligence, Advance Analytics and Blockchain and
will share their experiences and best practices followed globally in these
emerging areas.
The conference will also witness bilateral
workshops with representatives from European Union, Sweden, USA and France.
The event will also have utility specific roundtable discussions by eminent
experts on Blockchain for Utilities, AI and Robotics for Utilities, Augmented
Reality for Utilities etc.