IEEMA to organise Metering India 2011

IEEMA Meter Division is pleased to announce the 4th Seminar in the series of METERING INDIA, to be held on 20th & 21st January 2011 at New Delhi. The Seminar would provide a forum for interaction on various issues related to energy metering in the country. This is an initiative by IEEMA to discuss ways and means for achieving the objective of providing “ELECTRICITY FOR ALL by 2012” of the Ministry of Power, Government of India and how “Metering” plays a crucial role in this initiative. Metering India 2011, with ‘Metering and beyond…’ as its theme would cover a wide range of topics which are critical in the areas like Implementation - ground realities and challenges, Emerging trends, Resource planning and management, System Integration, Innovations & Metering for Special Applications, Expectations and Regulatory Issues …

IEEMA invites Papers from experts from Utilities, Networking and IT Solutions providing companies, Energy Service Companies, Electricity Tariff Regulators, Testing Institutes, Utility Service Providers, Consultants, Technical and Research Institutes, Building & Industrial Sector, Solar Plant manufacturers and manufacturers of Energy meters.

The main topics identified for paper presentation are:

• Implementation - Ground realities and challenges:
• Ground Realities in metering Infra structure
• Challenges in new technology implementation
• R-APDRP – implementation, implications & beyond
• Needs of standardisation and uniform utility practices - Consumer Meters, Protocols, Installations, Accessories etc.
• Emerging trends:
• Metering Requirements for Smart Grid
• Latest trends in AMR/AMI
• Trends in Project Execution
• Demand Side Management – 2011
• Metering and Power Quality

Resource Planning and Management:

• Resource planning – a key to Implementation
• Workforce & Process Management for AMR/AMI.
• AMR/AMI Project Management success
• Managing Critical Success Factors RGGVY/ Franchisee/ outsourcing model.
• Utility Enterprise Resource planning and Meter Data Management.

4) System Integration:

• Energy Accounting and Auditing
• Meter Data Acquisition- Role of MDAS
• Distribution Network Analysis – System Integrators’ Perspective 
• System Integrators – Success Stories
• Communication Technologies for Automatic Meter Reading

Innovations and Metering for Special Applications:

• Metering Solutions for Solar Systems
• Metering for Telecom Applications
• Innovative Metering Solutions

Expectations:

• Expectations from Utilities
• Expectations – Standards/Standardization/testing institutions
• Expectations from Implementation Agencies
• Expectations from the Industry

How these expectations address Consumers?
7) Regulatory Issues. We request all State regulatory commission to express their views and experience of States.

To motivate presentation of quality papers, two best papers will be recognized through cash awards. A panel of experts would judge the papers on various parameters such as Novelty of subject (disclosure of new methods, process, design philosophy etc), Activity undertaken (Amount of original work, experimentation, practical case studies, R&D work etc), any future activities suggested, Clarity, method of written text and presentation skills and Relevance to theme

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