India Smart Grid Week 2017
Power Watch India|April 2017

The four-day long international conference and exhibition ‘India Smart Grid Week 2017’ that was held in New Delhi’s Manekshaw Centre from March 7-10, 2017 received great response from the delegates, exhibitors and visitors. More than 200 internationally acclaimed experts in the field of energy, policymakers from the government and leaders from 50 countries converged together to discuss on how to leverage the emerging technologies to provide reliable power and help in resolving critical gaps in electricity delivery across the country.

India Smart Grid Week 2017

The main theme of this year’s ISGW was how to meet the continuously rising energy requirement of the country and to supply 24x7 reliable power. The event was attended by 50 exhibitors and over 2000 trade visitors. As part of ISGW 2017, four bilateral workshops on smart grid technology cooperation were organised. These were: Canada – India Smart Grid Workshop, European Union – India Smart Grid Workshop, Sweden - India Smart Grid Workshop and US – India Smart Grid Workshop.

The event was supported by the Ministries of Power, New and Renewable Energy, Science and Technology, Environment, Forest and Climate Change, NITI Aayog, Make in India and several other government institutions and international agencies. Other important topics discussed during the event revolved around ‘advanced solutions for grid modernisation’, ‘FDI in smart infrastructure’, ‘e-mobility and future of transportation’ and ‘renewable energy integration’.

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