Tata Power selects OSI's technology for unified automation Project
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Mumbai: The Tata Power has selected Open Systems International (OSI) and Indian partner, Chemtrols for a multiphase project to upgrade the automation infrastructure that serves the central Mumbai and surrounding areas. The scope of this contract includes the replacement of multiple, nodal SCADA systems that monitor and control district level grids, as well as a new Unified master system and Operator Training Simulator, intended to manage all grid operations from the Central Control Room (CCR) at Tata Power's headquarters in Mumbai. Phase one of the project includes - the replacement and upgrade of three of Tata Power's seven nodal SCADA systems throughout Mumbai and implementation of a new unified SCADA system at Tata Power's Mumbai CCR - is poised to significantly improve the Tata Power's Mumbai power transmission and distribution grid operations, through the consolidation of real-time grid monitoring and control. Tata Power is currently maintaining a generation capacity of more than 3000MW, servicing millions of India consumers; utilizing a variety of generation resources that include thermal, hydro, solar and wind power. Apart from Mumbai and Delhi, Tata Power has generation capacities in Jojobera, Jharkhand and Karnataka; and has undertaken and completed various international projects throughout the region. To be implemented in close cooperation with OSI's Indian partner, Chemtrols, this comprehensive and evolutionary new SCADA project is set to include an advanced distributed and multi-tiered real-time data management system and synchronization between nodal and master stations, also featuring advanced Operator Training Simulator functionality and employing OSI's state-of-the-art Data Engineering and Maintenance Subsystem; Real-time and Historical Trending; Communications Front-end Processing; Inter-Control Center Communications Protocol (ICCP); Historical Information System and Data Archiving; Real-time Calculations; Alarm Management; Energy Accounting; Common Information Model Interface; Switching Order Management; and Quality of Service Indices products, as well as the enhanced functionality of OSI's Graphical User Interface. "Everyone at OSI is extremely excited about this significant new project with Tata Power. It is a new implementation of a complex securely networked SCADA infrastructure for the service of millions of India citizens. Smarter and more comprehensive grid implementations such as this one are promising to become the industry standard, moving forward; and evidenced by this cooperative effort with Tata Power and our technology partner, OSI is proving to be the architects behind the industry's Smart Grid future," said Bahman Hoveida, President and CEO of OSI.

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