Energisa (Brazil) — Smart Grid Modernization

About the project

Client / Company:

Energisa (Brazil)

Project Date:

01 August, 2017 - 31 December 2019

Project Highlight

Energisa is one of Brazil’s largest electricity distributors, operating multiple concessions nationwide. In 2024 the group launched a multi-year ADMS program (R$125M) to unify control and management of the distribution grid with customer service and field dispatch, targeting full roll-out by 2027.

Category:

Smart Grid

Project Location:

Rio, Brazil

Project Information

Energisa is one of Brazil’s largest electricity distributors, operating multiple concessions nationwide. In 2024 the group launched a multi-year ADMS program (R$125M) to unify control and management of the distribution grid with customer service and field dispatch.

Business Drivers

  • Improve reliability and outage response with real-time visibility and automation across concessions.

  • Prepare the grid for DSO-style operations, with digitalization, resilience, and automation at scale.

  • Evolve pricing and customer engagement through tariff sandboxing (“Conta Inteligente”) and smart metering pilots.

Scope of Project

Objectives

  1. Deploy ADMS to integrate SCADA/DMS/OMS, provide state estimation, VVO, FLISR and enterprise integrations.

  2. Scale smart metering/AMI to support innovative tariffs and near-real-time insights for customers and operations.

  3. Standardize operating practices and data models across concessions to improve safety, compliance and efficiency.

Scope & Technology

  • ADMS core: topology processing, load flow, FLISR, Volt/VAR optimization; integration with OMS and mobile workforce/field dispatch.

  • Field data sources: meters, transformers and other IEDs feeding real-time telemetry into the control room.

  • Tariff innovation: Conta Inteligente sandbox (ANEEL P&D) to test new tariff models and billing schemes; ~4,000 smart meters in initial cohorts (Sul-Sudeste).

  • Innovation governance: ANEEL-regulated P&D portfolio supporting digitalization, efficiency and new services.

Implementation Phases

  1. Assessment & Blueprint — Current-state review; target architecture and cybersecurity patterns; enterprise integration map (GIS, AMI/MDM, CIS, WFM).

  2. Data & Model Readiness — Network model cleanup/standardization and telemetry onboarding for ADMS quality.

  3. Pilot & PoC — Limited-feeder ADMS functions (FLISR/VVO), operator run-books, and tariff sandbox pilots with AMI cohorts.

  4. Scale-up & Standardization — Progressive rollout to additional concessions; unify workflows and KPIs in the control centers.

  5. Operations & Optimization — KPI tracking (SAIDI/SAIFI, CML, voltage violations), analytics and continuous improvement.

Integrations

  • Control room: ADMS ↔ OMS/Call-center ↔ Field dispatch/Mobile.

  • Enterprise: AMI/MDM for interval data and remote operations feeding tariffs and billing experiments.

Cybersecurity & Compliance

Security patterns embedded in the ADMS rollout and data governance aligned to Brazil’s LGPD and evolving “Open Energy” data-sharing principles.

Change Management

Operator training, playbooks for FLISR/VVO, customer communications for tariff experiments, and stakeholder forums across concessions.

Early Outcomes / Expected Benefits

  • Faster outage detection, localization and restoration; improved situational awareness for operators.

  • Better voltage control and loss reduction through VVO and data-driven switching. (Industry-standard ADMS use cases).

  • Customer empowerment and potential bill savings via dynamic tariffs and usage transparency from AMI.

  • Standardized operations and performance monitoring across concessions.

Risks & Mitigations

  • Data/model quality → dedicated cleansing program and validation tooling before go-live.

  • Integration complexity → phased interfaces, middleware patterns, and end-to-end test harnesses.

  • Adoption → structured operator training and progressive enablement of automation (advisory → supervised → automatic).

Timeline (Illustrative)

  • 2024: Program launch, pilots and sandbox tariff cohorts.

  • 2025–2026: Rollout to additional regions; expand AMI and ADMS functions.

  • 2027: Enterprise-wide adoption with unified operations.

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