Building cities of smartness

“Black & Veatch has world-class capabilities in both large-scale and distributed solar generation, as well as the integration of solar power into the distribution network,” explains G Sathiamoorthy, Country Manager and Managing Director, Black & Veatch India
 Solar power, especially distributed rooftop generation, will have a significant role in providing India’s smart cities with an environmentally sustainable power supply. Then there is smart integrated infrastructure where Black & Veatch keeps the balance among utility plant, transmission networks and metering. In a conversation with EPR, G Sathiamoorthy talks about Black & Veatch’s capabilities to successfully connect assets across and within several utilities.
Smart electricity in smart cityThe heart of any smart city is smart integrated infrastructure: the integrated development and operation of electricity, water and telecommunications services. Smart integrated infrastructure makes these services more reliable. Faults can be resolved with greater speed. Billing is more accurate. Water and energy consumption can be reduced by the use of smart integrated infrastructure. So a smart electricity supply is one that is integrated with services in adjacent fields — water and telecoms — to yield better performance for utilities, communities and the environment than that possible through separate infrastructure systems.
Meeting emerging needs of smart citiesTransmission losses pose a major challenge to attaining the 24/7 electricity supply the government wants for the smart cities. Electricity transmission losses in India are upwards of 25 per cent of the power we generate. Deployment of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) to gain detailed, accurate consumption data is a valuable step in tackling these losses. Black & Veatch has developed significant experience in helping utilities plan and execute AMI programmes.Solar power in the form of distributed rooftop generation will have a significant role in providing India’s smart cities with an environmentally sustainable power supply. Distributed generation, such as rooftop solar, can have a profound impact on daily demand curves. Smart integrated infrastructure incorporating with distribution automation can provide an excellent way to integrate power from renewable and traditional sources, by scheduling each energy source to optimise value.
Black & Veatch has world-class capabilities in both large-scale and distributed solar generation, as well as the integration of solar power into the distribution network.

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