Join your India’s Journey to Smart Grid! The 2nd World Smart Grid Conference India Week

 “Smart Grid” has become a buzz word in the past few years at a time of human being facing serious climate challenges. Have you embarked on your trip to smart grid? Apparently, the pursuit of lower carbon emission is not the only driver for the world’s leading utilities’ “Going Green”. A self-healing, more reliable, less constrained, safer and more efficient grid is in the interest of all stakeholders. That is why in US, Euro and Australia utilities are constantly implementing smart technologies into their grids.

Indianow has the fifth largest Electricity grid in the world and the world’s third largest Transmission & Distribution network. However, the demand from increased economic activities and the rising living standard of population has led to a situation where the supply of energy falls short of the demand. India power industry are facing major challenges like huge supply shortfalls, power theft, poorly planned distribution networks and low metering efficiency and bill collection. For India, the smart grid may offer a unique opportunity to leapfrog into a vastly improved electricity environment. The immediate beneficiaries would be the people of India. The design of a sustainable smart grid model would also provide a blueprint for developing nations.

Follow the success of World Smart Grid Conference India Week 2011 organized in Mumbai, SZ&W Group is pleased to announce the 2^ndannual event will be held in New Delhiin Sep 12 to 14, 2012.

Key facts about World Smart Grid Conference IndiaWeek 2011

• Over 220 participants and 50 senior India and international speakers and panelists across the industry value chain had attended this important event.
• Over 97% of attendees responded that overall success of the event met or exceeded their expectations and those intensive discussions and debates were needed for India.
• 2011 Sponsors & Exhibitors included: Microsoft, HP, Taurus-Grid 2020, Intergraph Corporation, UL, Intertek, IBM, SAS Institute, CISCO, Huawei, Ericsson, SAP, Wipro Infotech, Ferranti, Capgemini, Digi International, National Instruments, A2Z Powertech, Schneider Electric, Honeywell, Ember, ZTE and Ashida.
• Over 20 major India utilities & regulatory bodies presented or participated at the event.

Prospects for World Smart Grid Conference IndiaWeek 2012

• A bigger participation from India Ministry of Power and central regulation authorities
• More smart grid business cases presented by international utilities
• Bigger exhibition area and more showcase opportunities during the main conference

Part of Featured Speakers & Panelists Confirmed and Invited

• P Uma Shankar, Secretary,Ministry of Power（Inviting）
• Sam Pitroda, Head India Smart Grid Task Force（Inviting）
• Ashok Khurana, Director General, Association of Power Producers, Former Additional Secretary of Power to India Government
• Kaushal K.Agrawal,Member (Grid Operation and Distribution) & Ex Officio Additional Secretary Government of India, Central Electricity Authority
• Pankaj Batra, Chief (Engg.), Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
• Jayant Deo, CEO and Managing Director, IndiaEnergy Exchange
• Narendra Singh Sodha,Executive Director. Load Dispatch and Communication, POWERGRID
• S K Sharma, Dy. Director General, Association of Power Producers

The 2^ndWorld Smart Grid Conference India Week gathers senior executives and officials from CERC, DERC, MERC, JERC and other State Electricity Regulatory Commission to express and exchange India regulator ideas on smart grid regulations with over 400 event participants.

Join your India’s Journey to Smart Grid, we are looking forward to seeing you in New Delhi in September!

Date: Sep. 12^th-14^th

Location: New Delhi, India

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