Alstom T&D has been selected by state-run Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) to supply latest generation of grid security technologies for a critical energy management programme, entitled ‘the unified real-time dynamic state’ project, in what is termed as world’s largest grid wide area monitoring system.
This game-changing development will enable nation-wide monitoring of power flows across the grid, responding to fluctuations within a fraction of a second. Real-time data ensures that PGCIL can intervene immediately to adjust and match electricity supply to demand. The contract is valued at Rs. 381 crore and covers the supply of a cutting-edge hardware and software solution, an official statement said here.
Under the project, Alstom will equip 34 control centres at existing National, Regional and State Load Dispatch sites with e-terraphasorpoint, a software solution which analyses weak spots in the system in real-time. It will detect evolving disturbances, tap into latent electricity capacity across electrical transmission corridors and provide actionable information to system operators to take timely decisions such as to prevent blackouts.
Patrick Plas, senior vice president (Power Electronics and Automation) Alstom Grid said the timeliness and quality of the data will provide control room operators with the smartest tool yet to optimise the existing grid assets. This will ensure reliability, and ultimately provide the highest availability of electricity to citizens across the country.
Alstom’s solutions now manage 70 per cent of the power flow for India. It has also commissioned the National Load Despatch Centres for Bangladesh and Bhutan, reaffirming its undisputed leadership position in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation geographies.
