Power and Utilities
Transmission and Distribution
Power Systems and Grid Operations
How a power system stays stable, and what changes when generation becomes variable and distributed.
- Duration
- 5 days
- Contact hours
- 30
- Level
- Intermediate
- Fee from
- On enquiry
Overview
This programme covers the operation of a power system from generation through transmission to distribution, and then the specific stresses introduced by variable renewable generation and distributed resources: inertia, frequency response, curtailment and the flexibility needed to manage them.
Who should attend
Utility engineers and operators, regulators, and commercial staff working with power markets.
What you will be able to do
- Explain how supply and demand are balanced in real time.
- Identify the stability services a system depends on.
- Assess the operational effects of high variable generation.
- Evaluate flexibility options including storage and demand response.
How it is taught
Short input, then work, across 5 days of roughly 6 teaching hours each. Exercises run on situations delegates bring rather than on a case study written for a different organisation. Cohorts are capped so that everybody is asked something.
Available as classroom, live online, in house.
Programme outline
Day 1
System fundamentals
- Real time balancing
- Frequency and voltage control
- Transmission constraints
- Reserve and its classes
Day 2
Variable generation
- Inertia and system strength
- Forecasting error
- Curtailment and its economics
- Distributed resources
Day 3
Flexibility
- Storage and its duty cycles
- Demand response
- Interconnection
- Market arrangements for flexibility
What you leave with
- A system balancing explanation usable with non technical stakeholders.
- A stability services map.
- An assessment of variable generation effects on a given system.
- A flexibility option comparison.
Dates and fees
| Dates | Location | Format | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 to 27 November 2026 | Port Louis, Mauritius | Classroom | US$1,500 |
| 30 November 2026 to 4 December 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Classroom | US$1,500 |
| 7 to 11 December 2026 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Classroom | US$1,500 |
| 14 to 18 December 2026 | Maseru, Lesotho | Classroom | R15,000 |
Fees are per delegate and cover tuition, all programme materials and the certificate. Travel, accommodation and visas are arranged by the delegate. Registration closes two weeks before a programme starts.
Certificate
A GATI certificate recording what was attended, issued after the programme has run and attendance has been taken. Attending at least 80 per cent of the days earns a certificate of completion; attending less earns a certificate of attendance stating exactly what was attended. Every certificate carries a code that anybody can check against GATI's own record.
It records participation. and GATI does not claim one it does not hold.