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GE Power Releases Whitepaper on Digitization of Energy Transmission & Distribution in Africa
Smart grids will play a key role in the region’s transition to a sustainable energy system through facilitating smooth integration of new energy sources
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 18, 2018/ — GE Power Releases Whitepaper on Digitization of Energy Transmission & Distribution in Africa:
•White paper highlights future of smart energy in Sub-Saharan countries, its challenges and opportunities
•Discusses role of smart technology to transform grids and the way energy is generated, distributed, traded, managed and stored
•Underscores necessary steps to grid modernization
•Recommends holistic solutions to leapfrog ahead Africa’s energy sector and showcases regional examples
As Africa faces emerging opportunities to help deliver efficient, affordable and reliable electricity to consumers, GE Power’s Grid Solutions business (www.GEGridSolutions.com) (NYSE: GE) (www.GE.com) today unveiled a whitepaper on the “Digitization of Energy Transmission & Distribution in Africa.” The paper explores the opportunities and challenges faced in Sub-Saharan Africa as the new future of energy and electrification emerges. The paper also looks at the role of smart technology to transform grids as they continue to reflect the changes in the way energy is generated, distributed, traded, managed and stored.
Co-authored by the Strategic Marketing unit of GE Power in Sub-Saharan Africa and Energy & Environment Research Analysts of Frost & Sullivan, the white paper presents several challenges that affect energy access and power supply stability in Africa. They include inadequate power generation but more significantly, low levels of electrification caused primarily by faulty, aged or wrong setup of transmission and distribution infrastructure.
With the digital transformation of the energy sector rapidly gaining traction on a global scale, new opportunities are emerging to help deliver efficient, affordable and reliable electricity to consumers. According to the whitepaper, smart grids can create the potential to combat SSA’s power sector challenges, and provide the opportunity for the region to develop its energy capabilities and, therefore its energy security as well as security of supply. The digital transformation of grids allows users to take a holistic approach to achieve efficiency, flexibility, transparency and long-term sustainability.
Information Communication Technology Integration will support real-time or deferred bi-directional data transmission that will enable stakeholders to efficiently manage the grid through increased speed and volume of data output, providing utilities the opportunity to maximize cost reductions, increase power reliability and increase customer satisfaction
Wide Area Monitoring and Control ensures visibility into the power systems to observe the performance of grid components allowing for major cost-saving benefits associated with predictive maintenance and self-diagnosis.
Smart technology like Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs), Advanced metering infrastructure and grid automation ensure seamless transition and integration of renewable generation or micro-grids where necessary; predictive maintenance in distributed grids to reduce outages; and effective revenue management.
“Transmission and distribution networks are seen to be the weakest links in Africa’s power systems and hence represent a huge opportunity area for improvement,” said Lazarus Angbazo, CEO, GE’s Grid Solutions business, Sub Saharan Africa. “Going forward, there is a need to move beyond simply maintaining and repairing aged infrastructure. To truly advance the power sector, a holistic approach needs to be adopted; one that ensures sustainability, reliability and longevity of power supply. By utilizing internet of things (IoT) technology, the smarter grids of tomorrow will deliver all-encompassing solutions based on the convergence of operating technology (OT) with information technology (IT) and incorporating emerging concepts such as distributed generation and energy storage,” he further added.
Smart grids will play a key role in the region’s transition to a sustainable energy system through facilitating smooth integration of new energy sources; promoting interoperability between all types of equipment; enabling the growth of distributed generation and its potential incorporation into the main grid; supporting demand-side management; and providing flexibility and visibility of the entire grid. GE’s grid solutions six-step process highlighted in the whitepaper will help utilities along the digitization journey of their energy infrastructure.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of GE.
WAR SAXAAFADEED Hadafka ugu badan ee lagu tirtiro Gudbinta tamarta iyo qaybinta Afrika
Wareegyada fudud ayaa kaalin muhiim ah ka ciyaari doona wareegga gobolka ee nidaamka tamarta waara iyada oo loo fududeynayo isdhexgalinta isku-siman ee ilaha tamarta cusub
JOHANNESBURG, Koonfur Afrika, Juulay 18, 2018 / – GE Power Releases Hadafka Casriga ah ee Tirinta Gudbinta Tamarta iyo Qeybinta Afrika:
• Waraaq cad ayaa muujinaya mustaqbalka tamarta caanka ah ee dalalka wadamada Saharaha hoose, caqabadaha iyo fursadaha
• Kala hadlaan doorka tiknoolajiyada casriga ah si loo bedelo qaababka iyo habka tamarta loo soo saaro, loo qaybiyo, la gado, la maareeyo lana kaydiyo
• Waxay ka dhigtaa talaabooyinka lagama maarmaanka u ah casriyeynta casriga ah
• Waxay ku talineysaa xalal ficil ah si ay u dhisto qaybta tamarta Afrika iyo soo bandhigto tusaalooyin goboleed
Sida Afrika waxay wajahayaan fursado soo koraya si ay u caawiyaan korontada, la awoodi karo iyo koronto la isku halleyn karo macaamiisha, shirkadda GE Power’s Grid Solutions (www.GEGridSolutions.com) (NYSE: GE) (www.GE.com) ayaa maanta soo bandhigay nadiifiye “Digitizing Wareejinta Tamarta iyo Qaybinta Afrika. “Warqaddu waxay sahamisaa fursadaha iyo caqabadaha ku wajahan Afrika ee ka hooseeya Saharaha subaxnimada maaddaama mustaqbalka cusub ee tamarta iyo korontada soo baxaan. Warqaddu waxay sidoo kale eegaysaa doorka tiknoolajiyada casriga ah si loo baddalo shabakadaha iyagoo sii waday in ay ka tarjumaan isbedelka habka tamarta loo soo saaro, loo qaybiyo, la gado, la maareeyo lana kaydiyo.
Isku-dubaridan qaybta suuq-geynta suuqa ee GE Power ee Saxaraha hoose ee Saharan iyo Falanqeeyayaasha Cilmi-baarista Shidaalka iyo Deegaanka ee Frost & Sullivan, waraaq cad waxay soo bandhigaysaa caqabado badan oo saameeya tamarta iyo tamarta korontada ee Afrika. Waxaa ka mid ah soo saarid koronto oo aan ku filneyn, laakiin si ka weyn, heerarka hooseeya ee korontada ayaa sababay ugu horeyntii sababtoo ah qalad khaldan, da ‘da ama khalad ah ee kaabayaasha kala-gudbinta iyo qaybinta.
Iyada oo isbedelka digital’ka ah ee tamarta tamarta si dhakhso ah u heleyso xakamaynta qiyaasta caalamiga ah, fursado cusub ayaa soo baxaya si loo caawiyo kor u qaadista korantada, la awoodi karo oo la isku halleyn karo macaamiisha. Sida laga soo xigtay wargeyska, akhristayaasha caqliga leh ayaa abuuri kara suurtagal ah inay la dagaallamaan caqabadaha awoodda SSA, iyo inay fursad siiyaan gobolka in ay horumariyaan awooda tamarta iyo, sidaas darteed ammaanka tamarta iyo sidoo kale sugnaanta sahayda. Isbedelka digital’ka ee shabakadaha waxay u saamaxdaa dadka isticmaala in ay qaataan qaab guud oo dhan si ay u gaaraan hufnaanta, dabacsanaanta, daahfurnaanta iyo sii jiritaanka muddada dheer.
Tiknoolajiyadda Isgaadhsiinta Is-gaarsiinta ayaa taageeri doona gudbinta macluumaadka dhabta ah ama dib-u-dhajinta xogta oo loo ogolyahay saamilayda in ay si wax ku ool ah u maamulaan xawaaraha iyada oo loo marayo xawaaraha korodhka iyo xajmiga xogta, bixinta adeegyadda fursad ay ku kordhiyaan dhimista kharashka, kordhinta awooda awooda iyo kordhinta qanacsanaanta macaamilka
Kormeerka Wareegga iyo Xakamaynta wuxuu hubiyaa aragtida nidaamyada tamarta si loo ilaaliyo waxqabadka qaybaha kala duwan ee u oggolaanaya faa’iidooyinka keydka ah ee kharashka leh ee la xidhiidha dayactirka iyo saadaalinta.
Tiknoolajiyada casriga ah sida Itaaliyayaasha Isgaarsiinta Cilmi-baarista (IEDs), Kaabayaasha cabbiraadda Horukacsan iyo Qalabaynta Tikidhada ah waxay hubiyaan kala-guuris la’aanta iyo isdhexgalka jiilka la cusbooneysiin karo ama kuwa yar-yar marka loo baahdo; dayactirka saadaalinta ee shabakadaha loo qaybiyey si loo yareeyo bakhaarada; iyo maareynta dhaqaalaha oo waxtarka leh.
“Shabakadaha gudbinta iyo qaybinta ayaa loo arkaa inay yihiin xidhiidhada ugu hooseeya ee nidaamka awoodda Afrika, taasina waxay ka dhigan tahay goob weyn oo fursaddo hagaajin ah,” ayuu yiri Lazarus Angbazo, oo ah madaxa shirkadda GE, Grid Solutions, Sub Saharan Africa. “Horey u soco, waxaa jira baahi loo qabo in laga gudbo si ka baxsan oo kaliya dayactirka iyo hagaajinta kaabayaasha da’da ah. In si dhab ah loo hormariyo waaxda awoodda, habab dhamaystiran ayaa loo baahan yahay in la ansaxiyo; mid ka mid ah in uu hubiyo joogteynta, kalsoonida iyo muddada dheer ee korontada. Isticmaalka tiknoolijiyada shabakadda internetka (IoT), farsamooyinka casriga ah ee berrito waxay bixin doonaan xalal kasta oo ku salaysan isku xirnaanta tiknoolajiyada hawlgalka (OT) iyada oo adeegsanaysa tiknoolajiyada macluumaadka (IT) iyo in lagu daro fikradaha soo baxaya sida kaydinta jiilka iyo tamarta, ayuu sii daray.
Wareegyada fudud waxay ka ciyaari doonaan kaalin muhiim ah ee ku-meelgaarka ah ee ku-meel-gaadhka ah ee ku-meel-gaadhka ah ee ku-meel-gaadhka ah ee gobolka iyada oo loo marayo fududeynta isdhexgalka sahlan ee tamarta cusub kor u qaadida xiriirka u dhexeeya dhammaan noocyada qalabka; taasoo awood u siinaysa kobcinta jiilka la qaybiyey iyo isku-dhafka ay ku iman karto shabakadda ugu weyn; taageerida maaraynta dalabka; iyo bixinta dabacsanaanta iyo muuqaalka guud ee shabakada oo idil. GE nidaamyada xawaarida ee lixda tallaabo ee lagu muujiyay qalabka korontada ku shaqeeya ayaa ka caawin doona isticmaalka adeegyada isticmaalka dhijitalka ee kaabayaasha tamarta.
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