Delegate benefits (Virtual Conference)

• Direct interaction with senior speakers (Q&A facility)
• Easy connectivity to geographically dispersed delegates (click of a mouse)
• Concise report offered as a backgrounder
• Cost effective (lower ticket price as compared to a physical conference)
• Offers flexibility and convenience
• Access to conference recording
• Recap of conference sessions
• Contributes to sustainability and lower carbon footprint

Special low fee for power utilities (wholly state-owned GENCOs, DISCOMs and TRANSCOs)

•  INR 1,500 plus 18% GST per login
• INR 10,000 plus 18% GST for Bulk logins (10-20)

For registration process/payment  to attend any one conference, please contact:
For sponsorship and delegate registrations, contact:
Priyanka Rawat
Email: priyanka.rawat@indiainfrastructure.com
Tel: +91-6366804343 , +91-8587065590

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• There is a 25 per cent discount for those registering before July 22, 2021.
•  GST @18 per cent is applicable on the registration fee.
•  Registration will be confirmed on receipt of the payment.

Lead sponsorship

• Prominent branding and logo promotion (event microsite, banners, e-brochures, social media)
• Standalone presentation including Q&A (20-minutes)
• Opportunity to join a relevant panel discussion (10-minutes)
• Company logo will be displayed on the event website and the registration page
• Company logo will be displayed in the opening and closing slide
• Sponsor company mentioned in each promotional mailer
• Mention in social media posts including a post on the speaker from your company
• 10-20 complimentary logins
• Acknowledgement of sponsor in the virtual event opening and closing remarks
• Email/EDM featuring sponsor information to attendees and database of key contacts
• Sharing leads generated and participant list
• Logo to be branded on the post-event recording of the virtual event
• Sponsor session to be uploaded for one month for views
• Opportunity to interact virtually with the top officials in the industry

Co-sponsorship 

• Branding and logo promotion (event microsite, banners, e-brochures, social media)
• Standalone presentation including Q&A (20-minutes) OR opportunity to join a relevant panel discussion
• 8-10 complimentary logins
• Email/EDM featuring sponsor logo to attendees and database of key contacts
• Sharing leads generated and participant list
• Logo to be branded on the post-event recording of the virtual event
• Sponsor session to be uploaded for one month for views

For sponsorship , contact:
Priyanka Rawat
Email: priyanka.rawat@indiainfrastructure.com
Tel: +91-6366804343 , +91-8587065590

Organisers:  

For sponsorship and delegate registrations, contact:
Priyanka Rawat
Email: priyanka.rawat@indiainfrastructure.com
Tel: +91-6366804343 , +91-8587065590

• Power utilities are adopting digital technologies in a big way to reduce cost, improve operational efficiency and enhance customer experience. The shift in energy demand loads and supply chain disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has further triggered the uptake of advance IT and OT solutions across utilities.
• Power discoms are embracing new technologies, driven by the need to lower aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses, enable data-driven decision-making and deliver better services to end-consumers. A host of government schemes such as the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), National Smart Grid Mission (NSGM) and Smart Meter National Programme (SMNP) are promoting digitalisation of the power distribution segment. Under IPDS, utilities are adopting automation and digital solutions such as AMI and prepaid smart metering, GIS-based asset mapping and real-time data acquisition systems. Smart metering is one of the key focus areas of the utilities and so far, around 2.3 million smart meters have been installed. The smart meters made it possible for discoms to achieve around 95 per cent billing efficiency during the lockdown, besides increasing monthly revenue per consumer by 15-20 per cent.
• In the power transmission segment, there is an increasing uptake of advanced forecasting and real-time monitoring tools to manage the influx of renewable energy sources into the grid. Wide area measurement (WAM) technologies and Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) are being used for better grid diagnostics while other technologies such as energy management systems, and modernised Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems are also being deployed. Powergrid has commissioned over 1,370 PMUs across substations and 31 Phasor Data Concentrators, which facilitate synchronous measurement of real-time grid parameters. Another technology trend has been the adoption of digital substations, which are equipped with smart transformers and are capable of independently regulating voltage and allowing remote operations.
• The digitalisation of operations is also an integral part of the power generation segment. Using digital solutions, coal-based power plants can reduce emissions through better combustion performance, as well as undertake the flexibilsation of operations. Digital asset management, remote control centres, advanced stockyard monitoring software and digital twins are some of the key areas in which digital transformation projects are being taken up.
• Overall, power utilities are also exploring a broad array of new and disruptive technologies including artificial intelligence, IoT, machine learning, blockchain, sensors and analysers, and robotics in their transition to the digital paradigm.
• That said, the increasing penetration of digital technologies and the growing interconnectedness of utilities requires greater focus on cybersecurity and data privacy. Identifying the best-suited technology and ensuring seamless integration of new technology with the legacy system are of paramount importance. Management and analytics of large volumes of data being generated is essential to generate actionable insights.
• The mission of the two-day virtual conference is to highlight key trends and developments in IT and OT space for the power generation, distribution and transmission segments; deliberate upon new and emerging requirements of power utilities; and discuss the utility experience and challenges in their digitalisation journey. The conference will also showcase best practices, and the most promising technologies and solutions.

KEY TRENDS AND OUTLOOK

• What have been the key IT and OT-related trends in the power sector?
• What are the new and emerging utility requirements?
• What are the issues and challenges?
• What are the key focus areas? What is the outlook?

UTILITY PERSPECTIVE

• What has been the utility experience in the adoption of IT and OT solutions?
• What are the new and emerging requirements, pre and post Covid?
• What are the key focus areas? What are the future plans?
• What are the IT-OT related issues and concerns?

UPDATE ON GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMES

• What has been the progress under various government programmes (IPDS, NSGM, R-APDRP, SMNP, etc.)?
• What has been the experience and key learnings? What are the issues and challenges?
• What are the key priority areas?

FOCUS ON SMART GRID PROJECTS AND NSGM

• What has been the progress on smart grid projects under NSGM? What are the upcoming projects?
• What has been the implementation experience and key learnings?
• What are the issues and challenges?

ASSET MANAGEMENT AND REMOTE MONITORING SOLUTIONS

• What are the changing utility requirements with regards to asset management, pre and post Covid?
• What are the digital tools and solutions for asset management and remote monitoring?
• What has been the experience so far? What are the key issues and challenges?

FOCUS ON COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

• What are the communication technologies most relevant for Indian utilities?
• What are the key considerations in the selection of a communication technology?
• What are the issues and challenges being faced?

IoT AND DIGITALLY CONNECTED UTILITIES

• What is the potential/scope for digitally connected utilities in the Indian power sector?
• What are the key IoT solutions suitable for Indian utilities?
• What is the future outlook for IoT-enabled platforms? What are the key issues and challenges?

FOCUS ON AI, ML AND ROBOTICS

• How can AI, ML and robotics support the new requirements for utilities?
• What are the areas where these technologies can be leveraged by utilities?
• What are the required strategies and roadmap for technology adoption?

BIG DATA, ANALYTICS AND CLOUD

• What are the opportunities that utilities can tap into by moving to big data and cloud-based platforms?
• What has been the trend in the uptake of such solutions by utilities so far?
• What are the issues and concerns?

FOCUS ON ELECTRIC MOBILITY AND CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE

• What are the most suited EV charging technologies for the Indian power sector?
• What has been the international experience?
• What is the outlook? What are the key issues and concerns?

SPOTLIGHT ON ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTIONS

• What is the scope for the adoption of energy storage solutions in the Indian scenario?
• What are some of the promising energy storage technologies?
• What is the outlook? What are the key issues and concerns?

BLOCKCHAIN FOR UTILITIES

• What are the potential areas for blockchain applications by Indian utilities?
• What has been the international use cases?
• What are the key issues and concerns? What is the utility readiness?

CYBER SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY

• What are the issues and concerns associated with data security and protection?
• What are the new and emerging solutions for managing cybersecurity risks?
• What has been the utility experience so far and lessons learnt?

WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT

• What has been the utility experience in workforce management, in light of the Covid pandemic?
• What are the promising digital tools and solutions for effective WFH management? What are the strategies being adopted?
• What are the issues and challenges?

TRACK I: TRANSMISSION

• What has been the experience of transcos in the adoption of IT-OT technologies and solutions?
• What are some of the most relevant and promising technologies?
• What are the new and emerging requirements, especially in light of the Covid pandemic?
• What are the key issues and challenges? What are the key priority areas going forward?

TRACK II: DISTRIBUTION

• What has been the experience of discoms in the adoption of IT-OT technologies and solutions?
• What are some of the most relevant and promising technologies?
• What are the new and emerging requirements, especially in light of the Covid pandemic?
• What are the key issues and challenges? What are the key priority areas going forward?

TRACK III: GENERATION

• What has been the experience of gencos in the adoption of IT-OT technologies and solutions?
• What are some of the most relevant and promising technologies?
• What are the new and emerging requirements, especially in light of the Covid pandemic?
• What are the key issues and challenges? What are the key priority areas going forward?

The conference is targeted at:

• IT officials/managers in generation, transmission and distribution
• Top- and middle-level operations managers involved in OT
• Managers of power plants (public/private/captive)
• Consultancy organisations engaged by utilities
• Providers of basic power technology, equipment, products and services
• Marketers of IT-based products and services such as SCADA, GIS and metering
• Marketers of enterprise software solutions such as ERP, CRM and billing systems
• Communication/Connectivity solution providers
• Renewable energy developers (solar rooftop and wind)
• Data centre solution providers
• IT hardware manufacturers
• Outsourcing firms
• Sector regulators and policymakers
• HR and training consultants
• Energy managers and auditors
• Energy traders
• Other power sector professionals