With the current evolution of China’s power sector, EDF provides Consultancy Services covering the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity for Chinese SOEs as well as private companies on their domestic market.
EDF is also accompanying its Chinese customers on their international development (e.g. One Belt One Road initiative), by providing long term presence, experience and expertise in many developing countries around the world.
Electricity Distribution
With regards to grid management, since its presence in Beijing in 2011, EDF International Networks (EDF IN) continues its growth by providing to Chinese Network Operators services in the followings fields:- technical support : planification, operation and maintenance
- innovation : smart meters management, big data usage, micro-grid, smart grid
- organization: trainings, HR and material optimization
- performance optimization: technical and non-technical losses reduction, grid management
Electricity Transmission and Power Systems
The Power System & Transmission Engineering Centre (CIST) is EDF’s expert entity in power systems and transmission networks. It offers consultancy services and customized solutions to its customers worldwide covering:- Power system studies, integration of renewable energies on the grid, the development of smart grids and storage, power grid control & dispatching center, interconnecting power systems,
- Transmission networks development, grid connection of generation assets, power transmission assets management,
- Regulatory support, power markets evolution (liberalization and unbundling), strategy consulting.
Thermal power
Benefiting from the long term experience of its Thermal Engineering Center (Ingeum), EDF supplies consultancy services for thermal assets and partners with Chinese EPC contractors to win oversea tenders. EDF international experience is complementary to competitive Chinese EPC or O&M contractors in the international market.
Its service portfolio covers the entire value chain of thermal generation facilities, ranging from feasibility studies, design, construction, operation to decommissioning.
Hydropower
In the past decades, EDF has been providing Engineering Services for hydro pumped storage projects in China as well as conventional hydropower stations financed by WB or ADB, including technical support to project management, design, equipment inspection and surveillance. EDF DTG/APIC has also been involved in equipment’s inspection of Three Gorges project Long Tan project financed locally.
Suppliers Qualification and Inspection
Also, EDF China’s Asian Procurement & Inspection Center (APIC) provides expediting services, equipment inspection services on factories’ shop, quality control and supplier evaluation in China for CSG (China South Grid).
In India, the Group is also involved in the development of smart grids. In September 2016, EDF was chosen to partner the state-run company WAPCOS in designing an infrastructure of 75 000 smart meters for the New Delhi municipality. Acting through its subsidiary Citelum, the Group also maintains and operates public lighting systems in the Indore and Ahmenabad municipalities.
In South–East Asia, EDF has active grid consultancy services in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Nepal and Indonesia.