MEA Smart Grid roadmap and initiation of the smart district office building pilot project

This paper presents the revised MEA Smart Grid roadmap and the pilot project called Smart District Office Building. The MEA Smart Grid roadmap which is aligned with National Smart Grid Policy of Thailand, mainly focuses on 3 important enhancement aspects: Smart System, Smart Service and Green Society for smart and low carbon city. In MEA viewpoint, Smart Grid is viewed as electric power distribution system with integration of both electrical system infrastructure and ICT leads to higher reliability and stability, better efficiency, and accommodating renewable energy source, as well as enhancing quality service for greatest public benefits and sustainable development. In addition, the initiation of energy management pilot project is addressed. The pilot project will apply Smart Grid technology using Solar PV, Energy Storage System (ESS) by Smart Energy Management System to control the power flow from the main grid and Solar PV to the ESS and loads.