Organised by the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), with the support of the Ministry of Power and in association with CBIP and IEEMA, the GRIDTECH-2019 6th International Exhibition and Conference, was inaugurated by the vice president of India, M Venkaiah Naidu, at ITPO, Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. Addressing the gathering Naidu said, “Events such as GRIDTECH 2019 provide an opportunity for power system professionals in the industry and academia to exchange ideas and deliberate on environment friendly solutions to overcome the challenges faced by the sector. It is an excellent platform for evolution of new ideas in the energy sector through brainstorming by seasoned professionals.”
The ongoing three-day exhibition is showcasing new technologies in transmission, distribution, renewable integration, smart grid, communication and so on. The exhibition and the concurrent summit has also seen a large number of exhibitors, utilities, policy makers, regulators, investors, academicians, visitors and delegates attend the conference to experience the state-of-the-art, power technologies and equipment of future transmission, distribution, smart grid infrastructure. In an endeavor to encourage young and talented students’ community towards innovation, a dedicated Students’ Innovation Pavilion’ was also organised for demonstration of working models from students of various technical institutes.