Our energy sector has seen a transformative change over the past decade. This is being driven by a whole raft of new challenges including the development and integration of distributed energy resources and smart meters, together with the digitalisation of the power system and rising customers’ expectations. 

These changes called for a pressing need to smarten our electricity grids, making it possible to meet the generational shift in supply and demand. Instead of the traditional power grid transferring electricity in one direction from the large power plants all the way to passive customers, the smart grid can transfer electricity both ways.