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The 21st Conference of the Electric Power Supply Industry OCTOBER 25, 2016

AESIEAP Executive Committee and industry leaders join Deputy Prime Minister in a photo session at CEPSI 2016’s opening yesterday.

THAI DPM PRAJIN UNDERSCORES

TARGETS IN NEW PDP
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EPSI 2016’s themed words - security and sectors
reliability - were reverberated by Thai Deputy Ecology: alleviating environmental and social
Prime Minister Prajin Juntong yesterday to impacts for sustainable development by reducing
drive home the Kingdom’s power development carbon dioxide intensity of power generation
Plan (PDP). For sustainable development, he pointed out that
In his keynote speech, ACM Prajin said the theme of people are more conscious of global warming, especially
CEPSI 2016 is in tune with Thailand’s vision that focuses after the COP21 conference, also known as the 2015 Paris
on stability, prosperity and sustainability. Climate Conference.
These key words form the nucleus of Thailand’s COP21 aims to achieve a legally binding and
paths towards reform and transition to raise the quality universal agreement on climate, with the aim of keeping
of life of Thai people in a sustainable fashion. the increase in global warming below 2 degrees Celsius.
This strategy underpins His Majesty King Bhumibol Since electricity and heat generation are major
Adulyadej’s Sufficiency Economy Philosophy. contributors for CO2 emission.
To achieve the sustainable living, ACM Prajin said he “Thus, Energy Challenges that we will face with is
believes in a strong and stable base of economic growth awareness over the impact of CO2 emission and COP21
in which “energy” has played a vital role. driving force towards low-carbon future and it sends a
powerful signal across the world.”
MORE FOCUS ON PDP As non-annex I parties, Thailand attempts to combat
Thailand has been preparing for its readiness climate change by pledging a 20-25% reduction in its
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Prajin Juntong by initiating a revised PDP which emphasizes on emission of greenhouse gases by the year 2030.
improving power system security and reliability by fuel Thailand has launched several environmental
diversification with reducing its heavy dependence on campaigns, especially those concerning garbage
natural gas for power generation. disposal and reforestation, as well as promotes the use
Contents He spoke of an intention to boost a share of coal- of eco-cars, electric vehicle or EV, and electric trains to
based power generation via clean coal technology be in line with the Paris Declaration on Electro-Mobility
while importing power from neighboring countries, and and Climate Change & Call to Action, which calls on
Opinion...........................................2-3 developing renewable energy. governments at all levels to commit to take action, and
Opening..........................................4-5 In addition, the plan aims on transmission and advance global momentum for electro-mobility.
distribution system development in order to support for Meanwhile, AESIEAP president Kornrasit
Exhibition........................................6-7 renewable energy development and ASEAN Economic Pakchotanon reiterated the worrisome challenges and
Community. risks being faced by the power supply industry.
The frameworks of the latest PDP were formulated “Initiation for power sector is unavoidably required
in line with the Thailand Integrated Energy Blueprint, the especially greater energy stability and a revival of
integration of all energy development plans, known in renewable energy with heedful actions on its efficiency
short as 3Es, he added. and environmental responsibility,” he told the CEPSI
These stand for Energy Security, Economy, and 2016 gathering.
Ecology. Moreover, this particular region of East Asia and
Energy Security: dealing with an increase in power Western Pacific is improving to be the center of the
demand taking into account fuel diversification to lessen global energy market, thus, it is our responsibility to
the dependency on natural gas gain public acceptance as well as the confidence from
Economy: maintaining a reasonable cost of power the world of power industry, he said.
generation and implementing energy efficiency in all
OPINION OPINION

Power supply industry inevitably need to find

SOLUTIONS TO ENERGY TRILEMMA Yu Chongde
What industry leaders have to say about the huge challenges faced by the power supply industry and how to cope with them. Vice President & Secretary General, China Electricity Council

T
he fundamental ways to cope with energy challenges lay in
developing clean energy, optimizing energy mix and improving
energy efficiency, while enforcing international cooperation to
achieve common development.
Datuk Seri Ir. Azman Bin Mohd In the recent years, China power sector has made great efforts on clean
energy during the rapid developing pace. In energy development, “Clean
President & CEO, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) Energy Replacement” should be deployed, that is, to replace fossil energy
by clean energy.

K
In energy consumption, “Electricity Replacement” should be deployed,
eep in mind that the theme of our conference this year is “Energy Sustain- that is, to replace coal and oil with clean electricity from afar, so as to
ability and Security: Choices and Challenges for Power Supply Industry”. increase the proportion of electric energy in end-use energy consumption.
These days, the electricity supply industry particularly utilities are As a result, the mainland China’s non-fossil fuel generation rose to 530
confronted with the simultaneous challenges of addressing energy security GW, accounting for 34.7% of the total while the annual generation output
providing access to affordable energy services and maintaining environmentally friendly raised to 1,560 TWH, 27% of the total till late 2015.
production and use of energy. We initiate to promote Global Energy Interconnection development so
In addition to finding a delicate and optimal solution to this energy trilemma, the as to make the best of global renewable energy and fulfill optimized energy
industry is being disrupted by the emergence of various game-changing technologies. and resources allocation in a broader range.
Among them are renewable energy (becoming more competitive); energy
storage batteries (increasingly more efficient), electric vehicle (EV); the Digital
Transformation; internet-of-Things (IoT); smart grid, smart cities et cetera and adopting
appropriate mechanism to incorporate them into its businesses and operation.
We at Tenaga Nasional Berhad are viewing the big shifts as opportunities and
instead, are embracing them with specific strategies under our Reimagining TNB
transformation program.
This program will focus on four main thrusts as follows:


* Actively pursuing future generation sources, especially renewable energy sources
* Grid of the future including smart grid
Dr. Wen-Chen Chu


* Winning the customer for new and enhanced services and products
* Future proof regulations, particularly under our Incentive Based Regulation
Chairman, Taiwan Power Company

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n response to the global climate change, sustainable development has become a
common goal for all countries in the world.
‘Sustainable Development’ involves at least four dimensions, namely energy,
economy, environment and society, in which energy is playing the prime role.
Furthermore, the core of energy sustainability lies in electric power.
Taipower’s vision of sustainable power system with smart grid in the future is to build a
‘low-carbon and intelligent’ power supply system.

Bong-soo Ha The power system would harmonize with the ecology and human society, and help realize
a low-carbon and sustainable economy.
In developing a sustainable power system, the management aspects on green energy,
Executive Vice President & Chief Global Business Officer, carbon-asset, value and knowledge need to be addressed.
Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) The objective of ‘sustainable green energy management’ is to map out a strategy by which
a business model will be built for green design, production, consumption and management

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based on power product lifecycle.
fter COP21, the green energy has become important with the ‘Sustainable carbon-asset management’ will explore emission issues and establish an
main goal being to deal with global warming issue. international business model for carbon dioxide inventory, verification, emission trade, joint
Like other countries, the South Korean government wants to implementation and clean development mechanism (CDM).
expand the portion of green energy. During the process, the national self-mitigation actions would link with the global
As the state-owned company, KEPCO is playing a leading role to increase emission target.
the renewables and electric vehicles in the country in order to boost energy On the aspect of sustainable value management, in addition to pursuing reasonable tariff,
efficiency and reduce carbon dioxide emission. accounting system for environment costs, intangible assets and derivative commodity shall be
KEPCO has successfully constructed Smart Grid Test-bed in Jeju Island in set up.
2013. Regarding sustainable knowledge management, a system for collecting information and
Through this project, we have developed and tested new green knowledge relating to sustainable operation of a power company will be established.
technologies such as EV charging infrastructures, Energy Storage System It aims to improve the management decisions and enhance the interaction and
(ESS), wind generation and others. communication with stakeholders, customers, and society.
Recently, the South Korean government has announced ’10 New Energy Lately, power technology has been rapidly developed. There is no way but keep investing
Business Projects’ including the green technologies as mentioned. KEPCO expenses and manpower into R&D project.
will be the center of deploying these technologies to the whole nation. On energy security, Taipower’s strategy comprises four dimensions, that is, nuclear safety, Fan Chen-Li
Basically, the generation from renewable sources is not stable and green energy, energy conservation and low carbon emission. Director, R&D Planning Office,
fluctuating. On the aspect of nuclear safety, Taipower spares no effort to strengthen operational safety who speaks on behalf of Dr. Chu
I think ESS is crucial for green technologies. With Korean SMEs, KEPCO and improve operational performance of the existing nuclear power plants to earn the trust of
has already completed the test for ESS. the public in nuclear safety.
In South Korea, we have 3 world’s top class ESS companies. KEPCO and To promote green energy, the government proposed a target of 20% of renewable energy
Korean SMEs are ready to cooperate with other companies in the world in in Taiwan’s energy mix by 2025, including 20 GW PV and 3GW offshore wind power.
this regard. To this end, our government proposed incentives for green technology R&D and
demonstration.

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OPENING OPENING

CEPSI 2016 GETS OFF TO A GOOD

START WITH FULL ENERGY AND
DYNAMISM THOUGH THAILAND
IS IN NATIONAL MOURNING PERIOD
The opening ceremony began with a video
presentation of His Majesty King Bhumibol
Adulyadej’s life-time devotion to the wellfare
of Thai people. The exhibition section of CEPSI
2016 was opened afterward.

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EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHT EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHT

EGAT showcases EV Kit Metropolitan Electricity Authority highlights the Transformer

Load Monitoring System
T
he Electricity Generating
Authority of Thailand (EGAT)’s
attempt to develop an EV Kit THE system is a set of equipment that comprises three collects data from the Measurement Unit while the HMI
went on display at CEPSI 2016. important parts namely the Measurement Units, Central function acts as the display unit and also controls the
It is the electric motor system that Unit and Human Machine Interface (HMI). whole system.
can turn internal combustion engine The Measurement Unit is a microcontroller- Besides, MEA showcased its EV charging stations in
into an electric powered vehicle, thus EV, based device that can transmit data through various its Ploenchit headquarters in Bangkok where it provides
without the change of the car body. communication mediums such as Wi-Fi and fiber optic. 16 electric vehicles for internal use. There are also 10 EV
A prototye of an old Honda Jazz The Central Unit acts as the server that receives and charging stations at other districts of MEA.
fitted with EGAT’s EV Kit was displayed at
EGAT’s booth.
The innovation is jointly developed
by EGAT and the National Science and
Technology Development Agency.
Counting on the string to the EV Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) displays the importance
society, “EGAT develops EV Kit as a model
and encourages more innovations on of its Outage Management Center
this sector,” said Governor Kornrasit
Pakchotanon. THE fast and up-to-date service aims to achieve power timely to the area of the problem.
EV Kit will allow engine modification efficiency, security and sustainability. When power PEA also exhibited its patrolling and cleansing
EGAT’s booth manager Nophol-ngun, to transform fossil-fuel engine vehicle to outage occurs, the call center receives the petition service for strong grid and the mobile application that
Engineer Level 11 of EGAT EV, at 200,000-300,000 baht. and sends the data to the OMS where the data will be allow consumers to get the electricity bills online.
Apart from EV Kit, EGAT also analyzed and displayed and the repair team will be sent
showcased electricity charger station
expected to be available for consumers at
reasonable service charge in an effort to
drive to the EV society goal in the future.
At EGAT’s booth, EGAT highlights its
professional services in power industry
and the Corporate Social Responsibility
projects, among others.
General Electric promotes digital innovations for power efficiency
GENERAL ELECTRIC (GE) showcases innovations It said grid solutions equip 90% of utilities worldwide to
that help improve power generation, transmission and bring power from the point of generation to end power
distribution in efficient and environmental-friendly consumers.
practices. GE provides advance energy solutions, products, and

ABB highlights digitalization for smarter and cleaner grid Among the highlight is its development of the “Digital
Twin,” the digital model of a physical power plant, the
cyber security system for the industrial internet era and
services to enable more resilient, efficient, and reliable
power systems.
GE services also include solution that help to meet

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the network segregation in the digital substation. growing energy demand, upgrade and digitize ongoing
BB, the Swedish-Swiss corporation based in Zurich
GE presented at its booth its services including the grid infrastructure and enable renewables and a diversified
specialising power and automation technology,
solutions. energy mix.
showcased its newly developed digitalized technology
at CEPSI 2016.
Chaiyot Piyawannarat, Managing Director for Thailand,
Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, ABB Limited, said that various
new technologies are exhibited at CEPSI 2016 including the fast
charging system for electric vehicle (EV) that requires only half
an hour for full charge.
Siemens supports efficient power generation,
This technology is in line with the current development in
Thailand and also some other part in Asia that is moving to EV for
transmission & Distribution
energy efficiency and CO2 reduction goals.
Apart from EV charger, ABB also displayed the digital SIEMENS expects its power generation, transmission Siemens also promoted its SGT-800 industrial gas turbine
and distribution technology will enhance power with a simple robust design for high reliability and easy
monitoring system for electric transformer, the online solution
generation and grid in Thailand and Southeast Asia. maintenance, with high efficiency and low emission.
that is practicable for industrial operators
Executives of Siemens are available at the exhibition Recently, Siemens opened the service center for wind
as they can react to any malfunction or
to provide consultation to customers on power and and gas turbine power generation in Bangkok.
incident in timely manner.
With the system equipped at industrial gas solution as well as solution for renewable energy.
facilities, operators can monitor the status
of their electric transformers and also
Chaiyot Piyawannarat, Managing receive the analytical data of the trans-
Director for Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia former status online, making utility plan
and Laos, ABB Limited
easy and preventing unexpected power
shutdown, Mr. Chaiyot explained.
ABB provides energy solutions to
power supplier, industrial operators, trans-
Taiwan’s Tai & Chyun highlights air pollution control system at
portation and infrastructure sectors.
ABB’s “YuMi” two-hand robot, the
CEPSI 2016
newest robotic innovation of ABB, was a
crowd-drawer at its booth. provides cleaner air solution to several industries Tai & Chyun supplies variety of mechanical and
It proves the safe and sound robotic including the coal-fired power plants and biomass electrical components for many industries including
technology for industrial use as they can power plants. utility, cement, steel, incinerators, chemical and
work collectively with human being in a Several power generators and sugar mills that operate others.
safe manner. ethanol production in Thailand are among its customers.
YuMi also showed its versatile capa-
bility including as a barista, making
dip coffee for the conference visitors.

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