Coming Event Details

  • The Future of Electricity Grids; Challenges and Opportunities

    Wednesday , 06 March 2019

  • Location

    Cairo -Egypt

    From Date

    Wednesday , 06 March 2019    

    To Date

    Thursday , 07 March 2019

    Description

    A reliable, economically competitive and environmentally sustainable electricity system is the corner stone of a modern society. The electricity landscape is a prime example of the Fourth Industrial Revolution as it undergoes transformation, becoming more complex than ever before, with rapidly evolving technologies, emerging innovative business models and shifting regulatory landscapes.

    Modernizing the grid will create opportunities for an expanded role for utilities and for new market entrants. Utilities will continue to implement technologies to modernize the grid and may expand their traditional role as suppliers of electricity to include a broader set of services made possible by new technology. Private sector technology firms will also have new markets and opportunities for their products. Manufacturers, software developers, and service providers will interface with utilities to produce and deploy advanced digital meters, network-connected devices, in-home en=ergy monitors, and other devices to collect and transmit more data about the performance of the grid. Other third-party companies with and without a tie to the electricity sector may have software and services that aggregate or interpret customer energy data to allow for the more efficient use of electricity. On the other hand, Challenges are also facing the Electricity Utilities. The new instability, arising through the evolution of the existing grid, requires faster communications for effective grid control. The need arises to have reliable telecommunication backbone and at the same time identifying the information security and privacy issues as top priorities. EV and its impact on the aged grid is also an issue. Electricity Markets restructuring and the needed regulatory framework and capacity building are cornerstones.

    Egypt Strategy is to be the HUB for Electricity Interconnection and consequently connecting Electricity Markets between Africa, Asia and EU.

    the Egyptian National Committee of CIGRE has the honor to invite utility experts, decision makers, researchers, investors and suppliers of solutions from various industries to this important conference which will include the following topics:

    • The Digital Utility: Opportunities and Challenges
    • Challenges for Grid Modeling and Analysis
    • Grid Codes and Smart Grid
    • Wide Area Monitoring, Protection and Control applications for Smart Transmission Grid
    • System Blackouts
    • Fault Prediction and Grid Healing
    • Predictive Maintenance instead of Time Based Maintenance
    • Integration of Renewable Energy into the Grid
    • Solar and Wind Power Generation: Challenges and Opportunities
    • Renewable Energy Integration into Transmission and Distribution Systems

     

    • Global and Regional Electricity Interconnectivity Interconnection
    • Telecommunication Backbone and InformaGon Security

    - Securing Electricity Utility from Cyber attacks

    • Electricity Market and Regulatory Issues
    • Electricity Markets Restructuring
    • Economic and Financial Restructuring
    • Tariff restructuring and revenue considerations
    • Manpower building revaluation Questions to be answered
    • Questions to be answered :
    • What are the needed resources now 
    • Future view
    • Tasks needed? cover or not by our actual manpower
    • How can utility cover the future needs
    • H R - Reallocate
    • Training
    • Education policy for the utility   

            

    KEY DATES

    Receipt of abstracts deadline 

    October 10, 2018

    Abstract acceptance 

    November 1, 2018 

    Receipt of full papers 

    January 1, 2019 

    Paper acceptance 

    February 1, 2019

    Receipt of the powerpoint 

    presentation deadline 

    February 15, 2019

    CONFERENCE LANGUAGE

    The papers should be submitted in English Language

    REGISTRATION FEES

    For Egyptian : 1500 L.E For Foreigners : 400 USD

    Payment For Egyptian : kindely Contact us

    Payment From Abroad : Account No.9/450/81619/1 Egyptian Central Bank

     

    CORRESPONDENCE

    Dr. Ahdab Elmorshedy President

    Egyptian Cigre National Committee

    For More Information

    +2-023860301

    +201223422553

    cigre.egypt@eehc.gov.eg

    www.eehc.gov.eg/cigre

     

    Agenda

    coming soon