T & T host forum to discuss Critical Infrastructure And Cyber Security Risks

At the “Public Forum on Development of Trinidad & Tobago’s Smart Grid” on 6th Nov 2014, Dr. Sanjay Bahadoorsingh, (Lecturer, UWI) who has  been working on a research project with T&TEC on SmartGrid technologies, updated the audience on the challenges and opportunities of same. Smartgrid shifts the paradigm from unidirectional flow of electricity to a bidirectional flow which allow users, traditionally thought of solely as consumers, to also serve as generators of electricity.  It also calls for advanced metering and control technologies to manage and regulate consumption/generation and billing/crediting accordingly.

The Research project website explains it here better than I. The electricity grid is a major component of our “critical infrastructure” resources, which are essentially that stock of industries and assets deemed critical to the running of the nation. Sectors where other components can be found include telecommunication, health, finance etc. MORE