EDF International Networks

🌍 Smart Grids: Building Tomorrow’s Distribution Network Today

Back from Montenegro, where we officially launched the FEXTE project alongside AFD – Agence Française de Développement and Crnogorski elektrodistributivni sistem (CEDIS)

🔹 This first mission marks the beginning of a strategic initiative: the development of CEDIS’ Smart Grid roadmap, aimed at identifying the solutions needed to improve network performance and address key challenges such as quality of supply (SAIDI/SAIFI), renewable energy integration, cybersecurity, and customer satisfaction.

😊 During this first week, we conducted an initial assessment of CEDIS’ Smart Grid maturity through site visits, including substations and the dispatching center, as well as workshops and discussions with the various business teams.

Before defining the solutions of tomorrow, it is essential to understand the operational realities of today. This approach enables the development of pragmatic, ambitious, and value-driven roadmaps that support a successful and sustainable grid transformation.

Many thanks to the CEDIS and AFD teams for their trust and collaboration. 👏
Kenny GUILLOUCHE, Maxime Gillaux, Yassine EL BAZ, Admir PRELIC , Victoria Romano, Vladimir Ivanovic, Jagos Pupovic, Nemanja Vukčević

⚡🌍Over the past six months, EDF International Networks has contributed to projects across several countries, supporting rural electrification, network modernization, digital transformation, smart metering, and renewable energy integration.

Here’s a look back at some of the initiatives that have shaped our first semester. 👇

🌏 AMI programs are not just about deploying smart meters. Their success depends on robust system integration, effective data management, and the ability of utilities to adapt their operations to a more digital and data-driven environment.
 
🔹 To support this transformation, EDF International Networks India, in partnership with BGPL, delivered a two-day technical pre-OGL training program in Rajkot for around 80 engineers from PGVCL, with the participation of RECPDCL and EY.
 
The sessions focused on the key components of an AMI ecosystem, including Head-End Systems (HES), Meter Data Management (MDM), Workforce Management (WFM), consumer applications, system interfaces, and end-to-end AMI architecture. Beyond technology, discussions addressed operational workflows, data governance, and the practical challenges utilities face when scaling smart metering programs.
 
At EDF International Networks, we see AMI as a strategic enabler for distribution utilities, helping transform metering data into actionable insights, improve operational performance, and support the digitalization of power networks.
😊 We thank PGVCL and all participants for the quality of the technical exchanges and their commitment to advancing smart metering in India.
Yves Fouquet, Eric Lehouelleur, Sanjit Gupta , Varun Singhal, Manish Pandey, MANISH SAMKARIA, Himanshu Sharma, Abhishek Giri

🌍Join us in Paris for the Conference on Grids in Transition Europe: From Energy Ambition to System Delivery

We are pleased to be part of this event bringing together industry leaders and experts to discuss the future of electricity networks across Europe.
On this occasion, Mathieu Carluer, from EDF International Networks, will share our experience on how to leverage Storage, Smart Grids, and Flexibility for System Reliability, from the Perspective of Evolving Distribution Control Rooms.

🔹 As distribution networks become increasingly complex, integrating flexibility resources, energy storage, and smart grid solutions is essential to ensure reliability and operational excellence. Mathieu Carluer will explore how control rooms must evolve to address these new challenges and opportunities.

📍 We look forward to meeting you in Paris and exchanging ideas on the future of power systems.