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Presentation to

SASGI

EU FUNDED SMART GRID PROGRAMME

ADVANCE ASSET MANAGEMENT

SILBY MATHEW, Pr Eng, CEM

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

10 December 2014

OVERVEW

INTRODUCTION

SMART GRID VISION AND OBJECTIVES

SMART GRID OUTCOMES

HIGH LEVEL PROJECT SCOPE

PROGRESS

QUESTIONS

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1. INTRODUCTIONThe EU funding, through National Treasury and the DoE.

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is participating on the journey towards a

smarter Grid.

NMBM’s project focus is on advanced asset Management which is based

on 3 functions

• Asset Owner

• Asset manager

• Asset service provider

Asset management is supported by 3 pillars of competencies

• Management

• Engineering

• Information

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Smart Grid Programme:

• Piloting various SG components and inform national policy and

regulations.

• Set a vision for implementing smarter distribution networks.

• Evaluate, plan, design and introduce innovative technology for grid.

• Progressive implementation for sustainability.

Asset Management:

• Current utility asset methodology.

• Develop asset methodology in line with smart thinking

• Design and implement advanced asset management solution for the

power utility.

• Develop a How to Guide.

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SMART GRID VISSION AND OBJECTIVE

SMART GRID OUTCOME

• Smart Grid is an electrical network that can intelligently integrate the

actions of all users connected to it – generators, consumers and

prosumers- in order to efficiently deliver sustainable,

economic and secure electric supply.

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HIGH LEVEL PROJECT FOCUS • Asset Management

Adopting existing asset management systems for smart grids

Developing capital infrastructure plan

Developing maintenance plans based on condition monitoring and

reliability base maintenance.

• Monitoring of remote asset

Intelligent kiosks/substations

Online of monitoring of HV transformers

Online monitoring of HV/MV substations

• Smart technologies

Pilot project for smart meters

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LIST OF POSSIBLE PROJECTS

• Asset management system

• Substation automation

• Intelligent kiosks

• High Mast Lighting management system

• Streetlight management system

• Online Condition monitoring of critical assets

• Quality of supply meter

• Energy balancing in an identified focus area

• Performance monitoring systems (SAIDI, SAIFI etc)

• EV charging

• Green Power monitoring

CURRENT STATUS OF ASSET MANAGEMENT

IN NMBM• Asset management strategy and policy in place

• Asset management system partly functioning

• Need to adapt to Smart Grid Vision

SMART GRID MATURITY ASSESSMENT

• SGMM develops a utility vision and strategy for the

utility.

• Smart city vision of NMBM

• SGMM puts a baseline and helps to integrate the SG

initiatives to Smart City programmes of the city.

• Business plan to charts a way forward to ensure

commitment of funds in budget.

• Motivation for PPP or DBSA funding etc.

PROGRESS

• First PFT meeting held on the 15 October 2014.

• First draft of Annexure A document submitted on the 23 October

2014

• Final Annexure A document submitted on the 05 November 2014

• Incorporating comments from SANEDI from 06 - 17 November 2014

• SGMM Survey held on the 21 November 2014 and 28 November

2014.

• PFT meeting on the 10th December 2014

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QUESTIONS

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THANK YOU

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