Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tenaga Nasional Berhad, and Cyient Ltd., a solution provider specializing in network operations, and involved in key Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)/Meter Data Management System deployments worldwide, announced their collaboration by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for joint research on smart grid technologies.
Gift exchange between Sanjay Krishnaa, Senior Vice President & APAC Head of Cyient Limited and Y.Bhg. Dato’ Prof. Ir. Dr. Ibrahim Hussein, Acting Vice Chancellor, Universiti Tenaga Nasional.The MoU was signed by Dato’ Prof. Ir. Dr. Ibrahim bin Hussein, Acting Vice Chancellor, UNITEN and Sanjay Krishnaa, Senior Vice President and APAC Head of Cyient Ltd. The intended goal of this MoU is to develop and maintain an ongoing relationship between the organizations while benefiting from each other’s strengths in the area of smart grids.
Both parties have agreed to undertake the following activities during the term of this MoU:
- Study the feasibility of deploying Cyient’s framework for improving operations.
- Contribute to integrating diverse technologies in the areas of communications, electronics and utility systems such as Distribution Management System, Master Data Management, Outage Management System, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition and Geographical Information System (GIS).
Cyient claims that it has been an industry leader for the past 20 years and has played a crucial role in helping utilities realize their smart grid vision. Cyient is a major system integrator in South-East Asia region, and has implemented Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and smart grid projects and is working with UNITEN to recommend a framework to improve their operations. Over the past few years, Cyient has worked with TNB in rolling out its enterprise GIS and AMI pilot project for Melaka and Putrajaya.
“This collaboration is a major milestone for Cyient and UNITEN in taking our relationship to the next level. We are looking forward to a long-term collaboration with UNITEN in creating smarter, cleaner electricity systems,” said Sanjay Krishnaa, Senior Vice President and APAC Head of Cyient Ltd.
“We are happy to collaborate with Cyient to leverage their smart grid expertise and implementation experience for the growing smart grid market in South-East Asia. UNITEN, being an integral part of TNB, is distinctively positioned to progress in the rapid evolution of the smart grid market,” said Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ong Hang See, Deputy Dean, Research & Postgraduate Studies for College of Engineering, UNITEN and key initiator of this project.