1. 1 A strategic platform to support high-level government attention and action for the accelerated development and deployment of smarter, cleaner electricity grids (“smart grids”) around the world Activities Share global knowledge and best practices on the implementation and value of smart grids Develop further knowledge and tools, targeting key areas of aligned interests Recognize excellence in smart grid projects and practice Aims Identify solutions Enable replication of proven ideas Support greater national ambition …in developing and deploying smart grids

2. Swedish Energy Agency 6-Oct-152 Government of Australia Government of Canada U.S. Department of Energy Government of Mexico Tekes (Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation) Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy Russian Energy Agency New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) Ministry of Science and Technology Department of High and New Technology Development and Industrialization Government of India Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland Energy Agency of Denmark Government of Belgium Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Government of the Netherlands, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation Union Fenosa Distribucion Government of Austria Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico (RSE S.p.A.) Government of France Swiss Federal Office of Energy Contracting Parties (25) Invited to Join the IA ExCo approved invitation to join for BRAZIL, COLOMBIA. Other LAC countries are welcome. Government of Korea European Commission South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) Energy Market Authority ISGAN PARTICIPANTS(25)

3. DRIVERS AND PROJECTS COMPARE NATIONAL VISIONS AND DRIVERS DISCUSS PRIORITIES IN DIFFERENT NATIONAL FRAMEWORKS DEBATE ON POLICIES AND REGULATIONS COLLECT TOP PROJECTS COST- BENEFITS ANALYSIS BENCHMARK LEVEL OF MATURITY OF SMART GRIDS APPLICATIONS DEVELOP TOOLS FOR COST AND BENEFITS EVALUATION OF SMART GRIDS PROJECTS NETWORK OF TEST FACILITIES POINT OUT TEST BEDS AND FACILITIES COLLABORATE IN SETTING UP COMMON TEST PROTOCOLS AND PRACTICES LINK WITH STANDARDISATION TO BOOST GAP FILLING BEST PRACTICES/ SOLUTIONS COLLECT AND DISCUSS WORLDWIDE BEST PRACTICES INTO CASE BOOKS: AMI, DSM, CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT PUBLISH STATE OF THE ART REPORTS – PLANNING, OPERATION, RES INTEGRATION ETC. SOCIETAL TRANSITION/ SKILLS SMART GRIDS IN THE CONTEXT OF WIDER ENERGY SYSTEM INTERACTION WITH SOCIETAL EVOLUTION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: ISGAN ACADEMY OF SMART GRIDS ISGAN VALUE CHAIN

4. LEARN FROM OTHERS GO FASTER CONTRIBUTE LATIN AMERICA IS CHARACTERISED BY VERY DIVERSIFIED CONTEXTS: SOLUTIONS ADOPTED CAN BE EXCELLENT EXAMPLES FOR OTHER CONTINENTS. WORLDWIDE PLAYGROUND TO DISCUSS OPPORTUNITIES AND PROPOSE SOLUTIONS. TIME TO MARKET AND APPLICATION OF SMART GRIDS SOLUTIONS IS REDUCED THANKS TO THE DOCUMENTED EXPERIENCE OF SUCCESSES/FAILURES IN SIMILA CONTEXTS DRIVERS, TECHNOLOGIES, SOLUTIONS, EXPERIENCES BROUGHT IN ISGAN ARE FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS: SEVERAL RESULTS HAVE DIRECT IMPACT ON POLICY/REGULATION. AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LATIN AMERICA GO GLOBAL

5. 5  ISGAN Website : http://www.iea-isgan.orghttp://www.iea-isgan.org  IEA page on Implementing Agreements: http://www.iea.org/techno/index.asp  ISGAN Secretariat Email: isgan@smartgrid.or.krisgan@smartgrid.or.kr ISGAN Executive Committee Johannesburg – March 2015 FURTHER READING