The 8th edition of ISGF’s flagship annual event, the India Smart Utility Week (ISUW) 2022, an international conference and exhibition on smart energy and smart mobility held from 02 – 04 March 2022 on a 3D Virtual Platform. ISUW 2022 has witnessed participation of Visionary Leaders, Utility CEOs, Regulators, Policy Makers and Subject Matter Experts from 61 Countries.
From the overwhelming feedbacks we received, ISUW 2022 was an astounding success attended by 2744 Delegates including 740 Utility Officials from India and Overseas and 396 eminent Speakers shared their knowledge and ideas.
Virtual interactions
ISUW 2022 provided an effective platform for virtual interactions during sessions on varied themes such as Digitalization of Utilities and Digitalization Roadmaps; Regulations for the Evolving Green Grid of the 21st Century; Cyber Security for the Digitalized Grids; Power System Flexibility; Electric Vehicles and the Electric Grid and Grid Integrated Vehicles (GIV); Green Hydrogen Mission; Disruptive Technologies and Innovations for Utilities. Special plenary sessions were held on “Evolving Architecture of the 21st Century Grid with Two-Way Power Flows” and “Role of Media in Promotion of Green Energy and Energy Transition to Net Zero”.
Inspirational talks
The event also witnessed Inspirational Talks by celebrity speakers such as Anita Sengupta, Professor of Astronautics and Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hydroplane Ltd on the “Future of Electric Planes and Power Systems” hosted by Shoma Chaudhury, Senior Journalist; Talk by Michael Potter, Founder, Geeks Without Frontiers and Senior Fellow, International Institute of Space Commerce on “Accelerating Humanity as a Multiplanetary Species”; and Talk by Samer El Sayary, Architect and Researcher of Outer Space Architecture on “Project Lunar Oasis – Architecture and Energy Systems for Space Colonization”. The Valedictory Session was conducted in hybrid format with 6th edition of ISGF Innovation Awards. This year ISGF Innovation Awards were conferred on 39 outstanding innovations and individuals under 12 categories out of 129 nominations received. These awards are given to recognize and promote some of the outstanding innovations by utilities, technology providers start-ups and Visionary Leaders.
In the 3D Exhibition, the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to India through the EU-India Clean Energy and Climate Partnership (CECP) project had set up a dedicated “EU Zone” showcasing technologies, products and expertise from EU Member States, industry associations, projects and companies at ISUW 2022.
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Smart Grid Workshop
ISUW 2022 also played host to 11th EU-India Smart Grid Workshop, being organized in 2 parts. Part A focused on Smart Grid Handbook for India while Part B covered ongoing and prospective projects for Building Energy Communities and Social Innovation, as well as on Interconnection of Regional Grids in Asia. Other country partners who joined ISUW 2022 along with European Union (EU) were GIZ, USAID, US India Business Council, US Commercial Service and Great Britain.
Next edition
ISUW 2023 will be held from 01-04 March 2023 in New Delhi. For partnership, exhibition and participation queries, please write to isuw@isuw.in. For more details, kindly visit www.isuw.in.
