Metropolis Report-
The Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd. (DPDC) has started the nation’s first-ever smart grid initiative, which will benefit 1,141,000 people and aid in the battle against climate change by reducing 104,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.
The DPDC hosted the seminar under the slogan “Smart Grid Solution: Empowering the Future of Power Distribution” with the title “Towards Power Distribution Revolution Smart Grid Technologies and Its Applications.”
The project’s implementation partner, the US-based consulting firm NKSoft Corporation, organized the seminar, which was moderated by Farjana Yesmin Asha.
While numerical protection relay and substation automation expert Engr Rafiqul Islam of the SCADA led the technical session, the keynote address was given by Shakhawat John Chowdhury, managing director of NKSoft Corporation.
Chiara Vidussi from the EU and Thibaut HAMM from the AFD also spoke at the event.
