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NEA selects Siemens for
Load Dispatch Center upgrade
Nepal Electricity Authority
(NEA) has selected Siemens for
upgrading its Supervisory
Control and Data Acquisition /
Energy Management System
(SCADA/EMS) at its Load
Dispatch Center (LDC) located
in Kathmandu. The prestigious
fast-track project has been
funded by German governmentowned
development bank KfW.
NEA, parent generator and
distributor of electric power
under the supervision of the
government of Nepal, has
been planning to replace its
15-year-old SCADA/EMS with
a state-of- the art system to
enhance the capacity of the LDC.
The upgradation will help meet the
requirements of expansion of the
network and the smooth operation of
Integrated Nepalese Power System.
Siemens will implement the new
SCADA/EMS system, built around
Spectrum Power 7, its innovative Energy
Management System platform for
controlling and monitoring the INPS.
This system provides advanced tools for
monitoring and operational improvement
of a large and complex electrical
transmission network. The ‘multi-site’
feature of the Spectrum Power 7 helps
in establishing an emergency / backup
control center in a seamless manner.
For more information,
write to insight.in@siemens.com
Energy Management Division launches
new generation of photovoltaic inverters
in India
Siemens India launched
Sinacon PV, a new generation
of photovoltaic (PV) central
inverters with an output up to
5,000 kVA. The inverter is part
of Siemens’ new electrical
Balance of Plant (eBoP) solution
for PV power plant installations.
The state-of-the-art Sinacon PV
inverter will be locally produced
and manufactured at Siemens’
Kalwa plant near Mumbai for
the domestic market as well as
for export into the region.
About India’s role in the global
market, Ralf Christian opined,
“India is a nicely growing
market in many aspects and
now turning green. It is a
market where we have a lot of
hope on stable development in
the next years. “Harald Griem,
Executive Vice-President and
Head of Energy Management,
Siemens Limited, said “Siemens
is committed to partner the
Government in its endeavor to
increased use of clean energy
sources. The National Solar
Mission of the Government
aims to establish India as a
global leader in solar energy.
Siemens aspires to contribute
to this with local value-addition in line
with Make in India.”
As a leading supplier of transmission,
distribution and smart grid solutions,
Siemens intends in addition to the inverter
manufacturing also a local assembly of
medium voltage inverter stations.
The new Siemens inverters and medium
voltage inverter stations target large scale;
ground mounted solar PV power plants,
comprising of comprehensive eBoP
solutions. The eBoP solution enables solar
power to be intelligently integrated into
the grid. The portfolio includes all
electrotechnical equipment needed.
Siemens offers complete end-to-end
planning, engineering, and financing,
all the way to commissioning and service,
including optimum interconnection of
energy storage systems and even
complete microgrids.
• Ritvik Balgi
For more information,
write to insight.in@siemens.com
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