Where We Work - Global Power System Transformation Consortium (G-PST)

Partner Countries

The Global Power System Transformation Consortium (G-PST) includes system operator partners representing about 30% of global electricity generation. G-PST provides technical assistance to system operators in partner countries and creates regional peer learning platforms in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Explore related publications, recordings, and resources on our Resources page.

Brazil

Chile

Ecuador

Morocco

Sri Lanka

Communities of Practice

G-PST works with communities of system operators in Southeast Asia via our partners at the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) and in Latin America via our partners at the REnewables in Latin America and the Caribbean initiative (RELAC). We have also performed regional support activities for the community of system operators and regulators in Southern Africa via our partners at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

Southern Africa

In late 2023, G-PST worked with the Regional Energy Regulators Association of Southern Africa, the Southern Africa Power Pool, and ZESCO, the Zambian power system operator, to host a series of workshops on the key considerations in establishing an independent system operator. The four key topics included:

Latin America and the Caribbean

G-PST is an official partner of RELAC, the REnewables in Latin America and the Caribbean initiative, led by the InterAmerican Development Bank. Through this partnership, G-PST has led community of practice activities for system operator, ministry, and regulatory participants on topics related to energy storage and power system integration of variable renewable resources. For the latter topic, 30 participants from RELAC visited NREL for a week-long workshop in August 2024.

G-PST is also an active participant in the CIER (regional energy integration commission in Latin America) committee for power system operators. The group meets monthly to share knowledge on technical topics relevant to the region, and G-PST in late 2024 shared updates on our work on energy storage systems for ancillary services, including the potential use of grid-forming capabilities.

Southeast Asia

G-PST has very close collaboration with the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), the leading regional organization for power system transformation initiatives and coordination. ACE leads a number of community of practice activities for G-PST through engagement with HAPUA (Heads of ASEAN Power Utility Authorities) and participation in regional initiatives and energy-focused events. In 2024, ACE and G-PST engaged hundreds of power system stakeholders in the following activities:

Role of Transmission System Operators in LTMS (Lao-PDR, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore) Energy Trading (Virtual event, 23 April 2024, organized by ACE, HAPUA and G-PST)
- Knowledge-sharing workshop for system operators in ASEAN focused on hands-on experiences of each of the Lao-PDR, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore power system operators; focus on role of system operators aas key market players for executing on energy trading across borders.
- Two ENTSO-E presenters shared on key competencies:
  - Data sharing and congestion management
  - Regional coordination centers (current and future)
ASEAN Grid System Operators Conference activities, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 14-15 May 2024
- Power system stability and power quality with increasing shares of inverter-based resources
- Synchrophasor-based power system analytics and defense
9th ASEAN Power System Operators (APSO) Workshop on Grid Integration of Variable Renewable Energy, Distributed Energy Resources, and Grid-to-Grid Standardisation, Manila, Philippines, 27-29 August 2024
- Keynote: Insights into global best practices for integration of variable renewable energy into grid operations
- Community of Practice events: leveraging distributed energy resources for system flexibility
  - Discussion on the benefits and challenges of distributed energy resource deployment for ASEAN Power System Operators member countries; and regulations to support deployment of inverter-based resources.