When fully commissioned, this new WAMS solution will be the world's largest comprised of 1,184 Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) and 34 control centers across India, 350 substations in the national grid. Part of GE Power's Digital Energy portfolio, this solution obtains input data 25 times per second from all the PMUs installed (as compared to conventional SCADA, sampling once in nearly 5 seconds), with real time views on geographic displays, analytical applications and the capacity to store 500 TB of data. Moreover, it will also fully secure the grid from any cyber security threat, incorporating the latest firewall policies. The development and testing of the new software and substation devices was undertaken by GE teams from India, the UK and USA supported by PGCIL teams for a duration of two years.

On the commissioning of the project, Reinaldo Garcia, president and CEO of GE Power's Grid Solutions business said, "GE is responsible for about one-third of the world's electricity capacity. In today's environment, this WAMS commissioning is considered a big leap forward - a remarkable, pioneering achievement which benefits the people in India." Garcia added, "Our dedicated teams across the business are committed to successfully deliver on a project of this magnitude. Only GE can replicate this impressive solution for customers around the globe."

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