Siemens powers cities in Punjab, Uttarakhand & Haryana with Smart Grid solutions

Siemens has announced that it is modernizing the power distribution grids of the cities of Amritsar, Jallandhar, Ludhiana,Dehradun, and Faridabad in northern India. The objective of these projects is to improve the quality and availability of the power supply to residents as well as to reduce the downtimes in the event of blackouts in the entire grid. As part of the modernization, Siemens will implement its Spectrum Power network control system and equip the grid with SCADA/DMS functions (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition/Distribution Management   System)  for  monitoring   and  control.   The customers   are three  utility companies,   Punjab  State  Power  Corporation,   Uttarakhand   Power  Corporation,   and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam. The volume of the orders amounts to a total of approximately Rs. 75 crore. In these projects, Siemens network control technology will be used as part of an energy development program sponsored by the Indian government.

“Our SCADA/DMS systems are being successfully used by numerous energy suppliers and grid operators in India, where – among others – our systems reduce the downtimes in the event of blackouts in the grid. With the new orders from northern India, as the leading supplier of grid automation we are consolidating and expanding our position worldwide,” said Jan Mrosik, CEO of the Siemens Energy Management Division, Siemens AG.

Sunil Mathur, Managing  Director and Chief Executive  Officer, Siemens India, said, “For Cities to be able to deliver true value, they need to be able to provide their inhabitants with the highest standard of living while ensuring sustained protection of the environment.One such area is the Smart Grid Solutions which can effectively transform the operational  capabilities of Power utilities, leading to improved service to its consumers. Siemens has the portfolio, the know-how, and the expertise to help Cities become more liveable, more competitive and more sustainable.”

SCADA systems are used to operate and observe, control and monitor energy grids while the associated Distribution Management System (DMS) optimizes the management of the distribution grid.  The Spectrum Power SCADA/DMS  system  allows  grid  operators  to monitor the network management and the flow of energy. Thanks to its web-based architecture, the system can also  be  monitored  remotely.  The modernization of  the distribution grids of the three Indian cities will enable real-time monitoring and control of the grids, minimization of power losses, load management, load shedding, and efficient handling of disruptions in the grid and its restoration.

For the   Maharashtra   State   Electricity   Distribution   Company,   Mumbai,   Siemens   is equipping the power distribution grids of eight cities with turnkey monitoring and control systems   (SCADA/DMS).   This   contract   was   also   awarded   as   part   of   the   Indian government’s energy development program. In Maharashtra, the SCADA/DMS systems implemented by Siemens improve the availability of the grids and increase the reliability of power supply