Electricity Distribution Grid Digitalisation and Smart Metering in Casablanca

Programme Overview

Electrical distribution networks across West Africa face substantial technical and commercial challenges that require modern, automated solutions.⁣​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​⁣ This four-day programme in Casablanca delivers an intensive examination of electricity distribution grid digitalisation and smart metering architectures. Participants examine supervisory control systems, digital secondary substations, and automated metering infrastructure engineered to reduce technical losses and protect utility revenues. The curriculum focuses on practical engineering choices, functional specifications, and procurement frameworks necessary to deploy capital-intensive digital assets in compliance with international utility standards.

Engineers and technical planners will investigate how supervisory control, data acquisition, and automated field devices integrate with modern utility enterprise systems. The course examines digital monitoring mechanisms for distribution transformers, feeder automation schemes, and advanced metering infrastructure that interface via open standards such as IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-104, and DLMS/COSEM. Delegates gain clear insight into communication protocols, network cyber security baselines, and data architecture requirements essential to maintain system integrity across extensive, multi-tier distribution networks.

Delivered through technical lectures, peer reviews, and operational case evaluations, the programme provides actionable toolkits for migration planning and system commissioning. Participants assess how to structure phased deployment plans, supervise contractor execution, and design grid data management environments that support operational decision-making. By reviewing field-tested approaches to interoperability and meter data management, utility professionals prepare to execute digital transformation projects that satisfy rigorous donor monitoring metrics and long-term utility operational mandates.

Distribution utilities in West Africa are executing large-scale grid modernisations to expand network access, improve supply reliability, and eliminate commercial losses through advanced metering infrastructure.⁣​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​⁣ Investments aligned with the Cote d'Ivoire National Electricity Digitalization and Access operation require engineering teams to specify, deploy, and manage interoperable smart grid assets effectively. Masterclass training is vital now to prevent vendor lock-in, ensure compliance with international automation standards, and build the requisite engineering capability to supervise complex grid digitalisation contracts successfully.

Delivered by Risalat Consultants International in Casablanca, Morocco, it combines expert-led sessions, real cases and group work, so that participants can apply what they learn in their own institution.

The Programme Strengthens Institutional Capability

• Grid modernisation drivers: operational efficiency, outage management, and technical loss reduction
• Supervisory control architectures: ADMS, DMS, and SCADA functionality for distribution operations
• Digital secondary substations: modern telemetry, RTU integration, and remote condition monitoring
• Feeder automation and Fault Location, Isolation, and Service Restoration (FLISR) strategies
• Engineering standards review: implementing IEC 61850 and IEC 60870-5-104 in distribution networks
• AMI architectural layers: smart meters, Data Concentrator Units (DCU), and head-end systems
• Revenue protection mechanisms: tamper detection, energy balancing, and automated alarms
• Smart metering communication media: cellular (NB-IoT, LTE-M), RF mesh, and PLC trade-offs
• Digital strategy and transformation planning
• Data governance and data quality
• Data analysis and visualisation
• Cybersecurity basics and risk management

It is designed for distribution automation engineers and technical leads from Cote d'Ivoire Energies (CI-ENERGIES), operations, protection, and maintenance engineers from Compagnie Ivoirienne d'Electricite (CIE), metering engineers, revenue protection officers, and commercial loss managers and others who want practical, current skills in digital government, data and technology.

The Growing Importance of Electricity Distribution Grid Digitalisation and Smart Metering in Casablanca

Digital services, data and new technologies are changing how institutions work and how citizens are served. Done well, they make services faster, cheaper and more transparent; done badly, they waste money and expose data to risk.

Institutions need people who can plan digital change, manage data responsibly, protect systems and use evidence from data in decisions. These skills are now expected across all functions, not only in IT.

Organisations increasingly require professionals capable of:

• Plan digital initiatives that solve real problems
• Manage data quality, protection and sharing
• Analyse data and present it clearly
• Manage cyber and technology risks
• Lead people through digital change

Strong digital government, data and technology systems help organisations:

• Deliver faster and more accessible services
• Make better use of data in decisions
• Protect systems and personal data
• Get value from technology investments

This Electricity Distribution Grid Digitalisation and Smart Metering in Casablanca programme brings these elements together in a practical format, so that participants understand not only what good practice looks like but also how to introduce it in their own setting, with the people and resources they have.

Who Should Attend This Electricity Distribution Grid Digitalisation and Smart Metering in Casablanca Training?

This programme is designed for:

• Distribution automation engineers and technical leads from Cote d'Ivoire Energies (CI-ENERGIES)
• Operations, protection, and maintenance engineers from Compagnie Ivoirienne d'Electricite (CIE)
• Metering engineers, revenue protection officers, and commercial loss managers
• SCADA, telecommunications, and field automation technical specialists
• Power system planners and grid modernisation project managers
• Project Implementation Unit (PIU) technical staff on donor-funded energy schemes
• Substation automation specialists and secondary systems engineers
• Utility IT, cybersecurity, and enterprise systems integration leads
• Energy regulators and technical auditors overseeing distribution performance
• ICT managers and officers
• Digital transformation leads
• Data analysts and statisticians

The programme suits experienced professionals as well as those moving into new responsibilities. Groups that mix institutions and countries are encouraged, because participants learn a great deal from each other’s experience.

Electricity Distribution Grid Digitalisation and Smart Metering in Casablanca Training Objectives

Upon successful completion of this Electricity Distribution Grid Digitalisation and Smart Metering in Casablanca Training, participants will be able to:

• Evaluate supervisory control and data acquisition architectures for modern distribution networks
• Specify digital monitoring, protection, and telemetry systems for medium-voltage to low-voltage substations
• Analyse advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) architectures and secure revenue protection mechanisms
• Assess communication media and protocols including IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-104, and DLMS/COSEM for utility interoperability
• Formulate operational cyber security baselines for smart metering and operational technology (OT) systems
• Design migration frameworks for transitioning legacy distribution assets to automated digital operations
• Establish functional requirements for Meter Data Management Systems (MDMS) and utility enterprise integrations
• Explain the main trends in digital government and data use
• Plan a digital initiative linked to service goals
• Apply data governance and quality principles

Each objective is practised during the programme through exercises, cases or group work, so that participants leave able to do it, not only to describe it.

Programme Contents and Structure

Electricity Distribution Grid Digitalisation and Smart Metering in Casablanca Training Methodology

The training employs interactive technical presentations, engineering case reviews, and collaborative utility design exercises.⁣​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​⁣ Participants examine real-world architectural blueprints, international standards documentation, and procurement frameworks. Practical group exercises challenge delegates to specify equipment, evaluate network topologies, and formulate migration schedules, facilitating peer exchange among utility engineers and technical specialists.

The programme combines:

• Expert-led sessions on current practice
• Regional and international case studies
• Group work and practical exercises
• Simulations and role plays where relevant
• Discussion of participants' own challenges
• Peer learning across institutions and countries
• Practical tools and templates to take back to work
• Daily reflection and action planning

Before the programme, a short pre-assessment helps the facilitators understand each participant’s role and priorities, so that examples and exercises can be adjusted to the group. Each day ends with a short reflection in which participants note what they will apply at work.

Expected Outcomes

Upon completion of this Electricity Distribution Grid Digitalisation and Smart Metering in Casablanca Training, participants will be able to:

• Ability to appraise and select fit-for-purpose distribution SCADA and substation automation options
• Competence in drafting functional specifications for smart meters using DLMS/COSEM standards
• Capability to identify commercial loss hotspots using smart meter data and balancing methods
• Skill in evaluating communication topologies and cyber security measures for field automation
• Proficiency in structuring Factory and Site Acceptance Testing procedures for digital grid assets
• Execution of structured migration plans that align with international development bank procurement rules
• Plan digital initiatives linked to service goals
• Apply data governance and quality principles

Participants leave with a personal action plan and practical tools they can use in their institution from the first week back. Institutions that send several participants can use the programme to agree shared methods and templates across teams, which makes improvements easier to sustain.

Institutional Application of Electricity Distribution Grid Digitalisation and Smart Metering in Casablanca Training

This programme supports organisations in strengthening:

• Digital strategy
• Data governance
• Data-driven decisions
• Cybersecurity
• Technology management

Participants return with practical tools to improve:

• Data inventories
• Dashboards
• Risk registers
• Technology procurement
• Change plans

The programme is built so that learning moves from the classroom into the institution. Participants work on their own processes and documents where possible, and leave with an action plan that their managers can review and support.

Regional Relevance & Application

Europe

European institutions apply digital government, data and technology within detailed regulatory frameworks and reform agendas. Participants from Europe can compare their practice with colleagues from other regions and test how established methods work under different conditions.

Africa

Across Africa, ministries, agencies and project teams working in digital government, data and technology increasingly operate alongside donor-financed programmes that expect clear systems and evidence. The programme helps participants adapt good practice to the institutions and resources they work with.

Middle East

In the Middle East, national development strategies and diversification plans place growing demands on digital government, data and technology. Participants explore how to build the capability these plans need inside public bodies and companies.

Asia

Institutions across Asia combine rapid growth with ambitious modernisation programmes. Participants from Asia can share their experience of scaling systems quickly and learn from approaches used elsewhere.

Pacific

Small island and Pacific states face particular constraints of size, distance and capacity. The programme highlights practical, proportionate approaches to digital government, data and technology that suit smaller institutions.

Holding the programme in Casablanca, Morocco brings participants together away from their daily pressures, so they can compare how digital government, data and technology is handled in different settings. The same programme can also be delivered in-house for one institution, in its own country or online, with cases taken from its current work.

Host Country Profile – Morocco

Training programmes and study tours in Casablanca suit government officials, project teams and professionals focusing on international trade, maritime transport, banking and regional economic development.

Studying away from their own country gives participants time to focus, a fresh view of their own institution and the chance to build a network with colleagues from other countries.

Electricity Distribution Grid Digitalisation and Smart Metering in Casablanca Training Deliverables

Participants receive support before, during and after the programme, so that preparation, learning and follow-up form one continuous experience.

Before the Programme

• Participant Pre-Assessment
• Electricity Distribution Grid Digitalisation and Smart Metering in Casablanca Readiness Assessment
• Electricity Distribution Grid Digitalisation and Smart Metering in Casablanca Resource Pack
• Preparatory Reading Materials
• Complimentary Visa Support & Advisory

During the Programme

• Airport Pickup & Welcome Assistance
• Accommodation with Breakfast
• Welcome Networking Dinner
• Risalat Training Kit (Bag, Bottle, Mug, T-Shirt, Cap, Passport Cover, Pens, Notebook, Magnet & Keychain)
• Comprehensive Electricity Distribution Grid Digitalisation and Smart Metering in Casablanca Training Manual
• Digital Maturity Checklist
• Data Inventory Template
• Dashboard Planning Template
• Technology Risk Register
• Practical Workshops & Simulations
• Group Discussions & Peer Learning
• Daily Lunch and Refreshments
• Full Access to Training Venue Facilities
• Mini Pad / Tablet with Digital Learning Materials
• Field Visit (where applicable)
• Entertaining City Tour

After the Programme

• Certificate of Completion
• Risalat Programme Participation Recognition Award
• Post-Training Reference Materials
• Data Governance Self-Assessment
• Digital Project Review Checklist
• Post-Training Support & Follow-Up Guidance
• Programme Report

Institutions can also request a tailored in-house version of this programme, delivered at their premises or online. Request a proposal.

Common Challenges in Electricity Distribution Grid Digitalisation and Smart Metering in Casablanca, And How This Training Helps

How can institutions plan digital initiatives that solve real problems?

The programme addresses this directly on the first day (Day 1: Distribution Automation, SCADA Architectures, and Substation Digitalisation), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions manage data quality, protection and sharing?

The programme addresses this directly on the second day (Day 2: Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Revenue Protection), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions analyse data and present it clearly?

The programme addresses this directly on the third day (Day 3: Operational Technology Communications, Cyber Security, and Data Integration), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions manage cyber and technology risks?

The programme addresses this directly on the fourth day (Day 4: Digitalisation Project Procurement, Migration, and Field Deployment), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions lead people through digital change?

The programme addresses this directly on the first day (Day 1: Distribution Automation, SCADA Architectures, and Substation Digitalisation), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

Frequently Asked Questions

When and where does the Electricity Distribution Grid Digitalisation and Smart Metering in Casablanca programme take place?

It runs from 19 Jul 2027 to 22 Jul 2027, in Casablanca, Morocco. The registration deadline is shown at the top of this page.

Who should attend?

The programme is designed for distribution automation engineers and technical leads from Cote d'Ivoire Energies (CI-ENERGIES), operations, protection, and maintenance engineers from Compagnie Ivoirienne d'Electricite (CIE), metering engineers, revenue protection officers, and commercial loss managers, SCADA, telecommunications, and field automation technical specialists, and others who want practical skills in digital government, data and technology.

Will I receive a certificate?

Yes. Participants who complete the programme receive a Certificate of Completion from Risalat Consultants International.

Can this programme be delivered for our institution only?

Yes. We can deliver a tailored in-house version at your premises, in another city or online, built around your own cases. Use the proposal request on this page.

Do I need prior experience in digital government, data and technology?

No specialist background is required beyond experience in a related role. A short pre-assessment helps the facilitators adapt the sessions to the group.

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