Itron Selected to Provide OPENWAY RIVA™ to Tongan Islands in the South Pacific
August 06 2015 - 8:45AM
Business Wire
Tonga Power Limited to use Itron smart grid
technology to manage energy supply
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), a world-leading technology and
services company dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and
water, announced today that it has reached an agreement with Tonga
Power Limited (TPL) for OpenWay Riva technology. TPL will deploy
the solution to more than 20,000 TPL customers on Tonga’s main
island of Tongatapu in the South Pacific Ocean. OpenWay Riva will
enable holistic energy management with TPL’s significant renewable
integration and optimize network communications with adaptive
communications technology. TPL will utilize Itron services to
manage and maintain the network.
As a part of its smart island goals, Tonga will soon generate
more than half of its electricity by renewable means such as solar
power. Using OpenWay Riva, Tonga can monitor and manage the
integration of renewable energy into the electric grid, ensuring
grid reliability and energy security. In addition, TPL plans to use
the solution to maximize revenue protection and help manage
customer disconnects and reconnects remotely.
Combining radio frequency mesh and power line carrier
communications on the same chip set, the OpenWay Riva technology
enables dynamic selection of the optimal communications path based
on network operating conditions, data attributes and application
requirements. With adaptive communication capabilities, deployment
of network infrastructure is easier, faster and less costly. It
also greatly reduces the amount of time and effort needed for
upfront network design and propagation studies.
The OpenWay Riva solution being installed at TPL includes
OpenWay Riva smart meters, Cisco Connected Grid Routers as well as
back-office data collection software, including Itron’s meter data
management, collection engine and reporting software and Cisco’s
IoT Field Network Director. Installation of the solution will be
complete by the end of Q4 2015. After installation, Itron will also
provide TPL with managed services for overall system management and
maintenance of Itron’s cloud-based services for data
collection.
“OpenWay Riva truly addresses our needs at TPL. As a nation with
limited energy resources and a large demand for prepayment based
metering, we required a solution that can enable us to better
manage our electricity in an efficient manner while meeting our
smart grid needs both now and into the future. Itron’s OpenWay Riva
does just that,” said Robert Matthews, chief executive at TPL.
“OpenWay Riva will help Tonga realize its vision of becoming a
smart island,” said Alan White, Itron vice president of sales,
marketing and delivery for Electricity in the Asia-Pacific at
Itron. “By implementing a modernized, intelligent network, TPL will
be able to manage their electricity supply while protecting
revenues and reducing losses. Itron is proud to be a part of this
project, and we look forward to helping TPL achieve its
vision.”
About Itron
Itron is a world-leading technology and services company
dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and water. We provide
comprehensive solutions that measure, manage and analyze energy and
water. Our broad product portfolio includes electricity, gas, water
and thermal energy measurement devices and control technology;
communications systems; software; as well as managed and consulting
services. With thousands of employees supporting nearly 8,000
customers in more than 100 countries, Itron applies knowledge and
technology to better manage energy and water resources. Together,
we can create a more resourceful world. Join us: www.itron.com.
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