AES El Salvador recieves a recognition for building the first 100% smart grid in Central America

February 3, 2023

Recently, AES El Salvador was granted by the Australian company NOJA Power and its local representative REIMSA, for being a pioneer in building and operating the first 100% smart grid in Central America. This award shows the AES' commitment to promote innovation in the Salvadoran electricity sector, for the benefit of its customers.

"We congratulate AES El Salvador for successfully implementing its new Smart Grid project, which is very important for the reliability of electricity in El Salvador", said Neil O'Sullivan, Director of NOJA Power.

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AES invested US$ 300,000 in the construction of the SmartGrid, which is in the San Salvador metropolitan area.

AES El Salvador highlighted that during the next few years, through its facilities, it will allocate US$ 3.3 million in the development and operation of 12 new smart grid projects in different parts of the country.

"We are applying state-of-the-art technology in the energy distribution network to provide our customers with a reliable electric service and allow them to make better use of energy. We hope to continue expanding coverage with this type of technology in more areas of the country and continue accelerating the future of energy in El Salvador", said Daniel Bernardez, Operations VP of AES El Salvador.

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The REIMSA Director, Carlos Herrera, highlighted: "The construction and operation of the first smart grid in Central America by AES El Salvador, as part of a larger plan of modernization and automation of its networks, clearly shows a strategic conception of advanced and remarkable excellence in the quality of its engineering, which will produce a great benefit to its customers and a greater prestige than this thriving company already has".

Smart grid benefits:

These are some of the benefits that can be achieved thanks to the improvement of the smart grid:

  • Fault prevention: it contributes to the predictive detection of faults in the distribution network equipment, allowing to provide timely maintenance.

  • Agility in service: it automatically locates the source of faults, allowing them to be isolated and attended remotely, thus guaranteeing service continuity.

  • 24/7 service optimization: the connected equipment sends real-time information on its status and operation to ensure optimal and safe energy delivery.

  • Increased safety: if a hazardous condition occurs, it is automatically isolated from the rest of the system, thus preventing electrical accidents.

  • Visual harmony: SmartGrid technologies have a simple, compact and modern design, thus reducing visual pollution.​

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With the implementation of the first 100% smart grid and the follow up of its medium- and long-term modernization plan, AES El Salvador is betting on the future of electricity distribution to bring a world class service to its 1.5 million customers.

About NOJA Power

NOJA Power is a world leading Australian company in the research and development of medium voltage electrical solutions. The company has operations in more than 104 countries where it has supplied more than 80,000 pieces of state-of-the-art electrical equipment. Its philosophy is to build innovative and effective products to ensure a reliable and safe power service.