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Planning study committee feedback May, 2012 Chair person : Clinton Carter-Brown

Planning study committee feedback May, 2012 Chair person : Clinton Carter-Brown. Compiled by: Planning SC and Planning COE. Outline. Background & future technologies landscape Planning SC membership Overview of planning study committee Recent achievements New proposed WGs/CGs

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Planning study committee feedback May, 2012 Chair person : Clinton Carter-Brown

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  1. Planning study committee feedbackMay, 2012Chair person : Clinton Carter-Brown Compiled by: Planning SC and Planning COE

  2. Outline • Background & future technologies landscape • Planning SC membership • Overview of planning study committee • Recent achievements • New proposed WGs/CGs • Work plan & focus areas • Assurance and audit activities • Resourcing • External relationships • Skills development • Tools and systems • Conclusion

  3. Background • The Eskom Strategic Grid Planning environment is situated centrally at Eskom’s head office (Megawatt Park - MWP) where Transmission Grid Planners are responsible for the development, compilation and maintenance of the Transmission Development Plan (TDP) and Transmission Strategic Plan (TSP). • The Eskom Distribution network planning environment is dispersed over 9 provincial OUs. Each provincial planning section is responsible for the development, compilation and maintenance of the Dx Network Development Plans (NDP) and Dx Network Master Plans (NMP). • Both planning environments requires the development of standards, processes, guidelines and training, supported by software technologies to drive standardization, align with best practice and support the Planning PCM

  4. Future technologies landscape • High levels of embedded generation connected at all voltage levels • Highly variable generation – uncertainty on output and location • Requirement for improved reliability and power quality • Demand Side Integration – impact on forecasts and opportunities • New loads - Plug in Electric Vehicles • Smart Grid solutions: • Increased levels of visibility, control and automation • Integration of primary plant, control plant and telecoms planning • Intelligent sensors, dynamic ratings, real-time optimisation • Massive data volumes and mining

  5. Planning SC Membership

  6. Overview of planning study committee • Scope: Wires Planning standards, processes, guidelines, techniques, data, systems & tools and training. • Meeting dates: • 6th Sept 2011 • 22 June 2011 • 2nd Feb 2012 • 5th June 2012 See SC report for details on existing CG and WGs

  7. Recent achievements • Close-out on 2 WGs: COS & Reactive Power • Draft Project Evaluation Model (PEM) and Dx Investment Standard – in process of formal approval • TIPS phase 2 rollout – sign off is WIP • GLF rollout completed • Software tools WG integration into B2B engineering tools • Revised guidelines and stds as per slide 12 • Major progress and outputs pending: • Reliability criteria • Embedded generation grid integration

  8. New proposed Tx focused working/care groups • Sub-synchronous resonance • Fault level • Transmission system planning guide review

  9. Sub-synchronous resonance (CG)

  10. Fault level (WG)

  11. Transmission system planning guide review

  12. Current work planNetwork Planning (Revise guidelines)

  13. Focus areas

  14. Focus areas

  15. Self assessment

  16. Assurance and audit activities (technical) • Integration exists with the Network planning Stream under Operational Excellence. • Assessments of Dx Network Planning Network Code compliance have been performed to track Network Development Plan (NDP) production and Code Compliance. The assessments are being extended to also include tools and systems conformance and utilisation. • Integration is performed with the Planning Study Committee WGs and CGs as they are generally the custodians of the standards to be complied with, and hence determine the scope of the assessments. • Assurance needs to be extended to include Tx Grid Planning

  17. Resourcing of SC • The SC is fully resourced • Membership of SC & associated WGs & CGs has been rationalised • Focus has been given to Tx Grid Planning inclusion and integration as the SC has historically under TESCOD only focused on Dx Network Planning.

  18. External relationships • RSA representative on Cigre C6 – Clinton Carter-Brown • RSA representative on Cigre C1 – Ronald Marais • SAIEE – Sanjian Malapermal (Training) • Observer in the following: IEC TC 8, Cigre C6.22, IEEE DG integration to Tx and Dx networks – Mobolaji Bello • IEC TC88 Wind Turbine standards – Riaan Smit

  19. Skills development • The Planning Study Committee prides itself on the development of the first comprehensive training programme for Distribution Network Development Planners to improve and enhance their skills development through a blended learning approach • Standards and guidelines show practical application via standard systems and tools and are basis for E-Learning material (changed to web-based training) • Annual National Network Planners Meeting (Sept hosted on a rotational basis)

  20. List of tools and systems related to SC

  21. Conclusion • Planning SC is effective and scope is extending to include Tx Grid Planning • Tx included in relevant existing CGs/WGs • Three new Tx focused CGs/WGs • Requires critical mass in a Planning COE to drive and support

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