Alstom seeks ?smart grid? opportunities with PLN

Alstom, a global energy infrastructure giant, has launched digital substation technology, a 'smart grid' technology to enhance energy transmission and distribution networks through digital control and monitoring.

Executive Vice President Gregoire Poux-Guillaume, said his firm would use the technology to help state owned utility firm PT PLN improve its service.

?We met with PLN recently and discussed a pilot installation of the digital substation,? said Poux-Guillaume on the sidelines of the 2012 CIGRE event in Paris recently where the firm launched the product as reported by The Jakarta Post.

?If you look at countries that have widely adopted the deployment of digital substations, a great example is China. Indonesia is not a fast mover in this area, but [this technology] is going be a big part of the solution going forward for Indonesia. We discussed it with PLN in July and I have high hopes that we?ll have something going pretty soon,? he said.

The company claims its Agile substation technology will help reduce carbon emissions, increase efficiency and reduce overall consumption.(*)