Control & Automation (C&A), the Navi Mumbai business unit of L&T Electrical & Automation,
ranked second in the 'Best Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms
Program (R-APDRP) Part A implementation in India - System Integrator' category of
India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF), Innovation Awards 2017 organised by ISGF, a public
private partnership initiative of the Ministry of Power (MoP), Government of India.
The Innovation Awards 2017 were introduced for the first time by ISGF to foster
and recognise breakthrough innovations. Spanning ten nomination categories, the
awards appreciate personalities, projects & products from utilities and technology
companies that have set a new benchmark in Smart Grid and Smart City Segments.
C&A's successfully implementing Information & Communication Technology (ICT) work
in 95 towns of Maharashtra as a part of R-APDRP qualified it for the award from
amongst 12 contestants from various system integrator companies in India.
Mr. Richard Schomberg, EDF, consulting firm presented the award to Mr. Jayanta Chattopadhyay,
Head - Control & Automation Business, at the Awards distribution ceremony held at
New Delhi on March 9, 2017, to coincide with the 3rd edition of India Smart Grid
Week (ISGW 2017), an International Conference and Exhibition on Smart Grids and
Smart Cities held at New Delhi during March 7 - 10.
C&A showcases leading-edge solutions at Intelect 2017
Control & Automation (C&A) Business Unit of L&T Electrical & Automation (E&A) showcased
its solutions at INTELECT 2017, the three-day Exhibition cum Conference organised
by the Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers' Association (IEEMA) during
January 23-25, at the India Expo Center, NCR Delhi, with the theme 'Redefining Electricity
for Smarter Living - Are you future-ready?'
The event being the first of its kind, integrated platform featuring smart electricity
The event being the first of its kind, integrated platform featuring smart electricity
applications, technologies and systems for efficient use of electricity, 'all under
one roof' attracted more than 100 exhibitors from across the world to discuss global
best practices and seek solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in the
field of intelligent electricity.
The exhibition was inaugurated by Mr. Piyush Goyal - Hon'ble Minister of State with
Independent Charge for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy and Mines in the presence
of Mr. Girish Shankar Secretary, DHI, Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprise,
Mr. Desh Deepak Verma, Chairman Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission
and other key dignitaries from IEEMA.
Mr. Sunil Agarwal, VP Power Grid Corporation and Director, National Smart Grid Mission,
Mr. Atul Bali, DGM, National Smart Grid Mission and Mr. S.C. Bhargava, Sr Vice President
& Head of E&A inaugurated the E&A stall on January 23, 2017.
Intelligent electricity is a key constituent of smart resource management solutions
that power utilities are looking for. C&A in collaboration with E&A's Metering &
Protection Systems (MPS) Business Unit, put up an excellent display of their Smart
Grid solutions that fulfil this need with robust performance and high reliability.
The interactive display comprised of Smart Meters, Head-End System (HES), Meter
Data Management (MDM) and Peak Load Management (PLM) required for building Advanced
Metering Infrastructure (AMI) stack.
Also on display, was the Smart Panel, a solution for automatically switching between
alternate energy sources like Solar and Grid electricity that facilitate maximum
utilisation of renewable energy and which can be used in agriculture, water, domestic
and industrial applications.