Threats and Challenges of Smart Grids Deployments - A Developing Nations’ Perspective

Authors

  • Abdulrahaman Okino Otuoze School of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
  • Mohd Wazir Mustafa School of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
  • Oladimeji Ibrahim Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
  • Sani Salisu School of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia Department of Electrical Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
  • Olatunji Obalowu Mohammed School of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
  • Abdulkarim Ayopo Oloyede Department of Telecommunication Science, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
  • Zubairu Salisu Gaya Department of Electrical Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/elektrika.v18n2.157

Keywords:

Challenges, Developing Nations, Deployment, Smart Grid, Threats

Abstract

Considerable efforts in huge investments are being made to achieve a resilient Smart Grids (SGs) deployment for the improvement of power delivery scheme. Unsurprisingly, many developing nations are making slow progress to the achievement of this feat which is set to revolutionize the power industry own to several deployment and security issues. Studying these challenges from both technical and non-technical view, this paper presents a highlight and assessment of each of the identified challenges. These challenges are assessed by exposing the security and deployment related threats while suggesting ways of tackling these challenges with prominence to developing nations. Although, a brief highlight, this review will help key actors in the region to identify the related challenges and it’s a guide to sustainable deployments of SGs in the region

Author Biographies

Abdulrahaman Okino Otuoze, School of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

PhD Candidate,

SKE, UTM JB

&

Lectuer,

Electrical and Electonics Engineering,

University of Ilorin, Ilorin

Mohd Wazir Mustafa, School of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

Professor & Chairman,

School of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

Oladimeji Ibrahim, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

Lecturer

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

Sani Salisu, School of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia Department of Electrical Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

PhD Candidate

School of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

Olatunji Obalowu Mohammed, School of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

PhD Candidate

School of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

Abdulkarim Ayopo Oloyede, Department of Telecommunication Science, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

Lecturer

Department of Telecommunication Science, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

Zubairu Salisu Gaya, Department of Electrical Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

Lecturer

Department of Electrical Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

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Otuoze, A. O., Mustafa, M. W., Ibrahim, O., Salisu, S., Mohammed, O. O., Oloyede, A. A., & Gaya, Z. S. (2019). Threats and Challenges of Smart Grids Deployments - A Developing Nations’ Perspective. ELEKTRIKA- Journal of Electrical Engineering, 18(2), 33–43. https://doi.org/10.11113/elektrika.v18n2.157

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