A new paradigm in centralized operation of Portuguese high voltage electric network

With the continuous increasing of Distributed Generation, we urge to pursuit new solutions to monitor and control the electric network. This paper will present not only the main features of the state of the art GENESys that is operable from de Control Centre at Portuguese Dispatch Centre but also new ideas and innovations to meet this challenge. Since 2004 to 2010 the Portuguese DSO, EDP Distribuicão (EDPD), customer per employee ratio has improved from about 1,0 to 1,7 and the electricity distributed per employee almost doubled during the same period. By the end of 2010 there where, in Portugal, more than 6 million electricity clients, 400 HV/MV Substations, a HV and MV network with more than 82000km and almost 140000km at LV. Also, EDPD is the third largest renewable energy operator in the Iberian Peninsula and the third largest global player in wind energy, through the EDP Renewables (EDPR).