Dr. Maneesha V. Ramesh, Director, Amrita Center for Wireless Networks and Applications (AmritaWNA), Amritapuri, along with smart grid team members, Arya Devi and Sai Shibu N. B., Research Associates, Amrita WNA, as well as Anjana M. S., Research Trainee at Amrita WNA, attended a two day programme on Smart Grid Awareness, organized by the National Smart Grid Mission, Ministry of Power, Government of India, at Trivandrum, from March 26 to 27, 2018.

The programme focused on the evolving trends in smart grids and smart cities, integration of distributed generation, renewable energy generation, energy storage and charging infrastructure for the smart community.

The programme also had a panel discussion on various components of smart grid, such as advanced metering infrastructure, communication technologies and cyber security implementation for SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition).