Implementing a smarter grid for improved management and use of power is extremelyudimportant for the future and development of South Africa. Even more importantudis nding the best way to implement these grids in South Africa. A number ofudevolutions are expected, but ultimately the eventual solution will need to satisfyudthe requirements of the grid, while adhering to the relevant standards to result in audsuitable solution for South Africa. It can therefore not be assumed that a solutionudwhich works successfully in another country will have the same results in SouthudAfrica. The economy, nancial strength and technological maturity of South Africaudare among the factors which are unique and will require an implementation tailoredudto t South Africa and these factors. The architecture of the grid gives it structure.udThis report considers the architecture for implementing the grid in South Africa,udemploying a view which places more importance on the consumers. An existingudarchitecture, the OPEN meter architecture, is identi ed and localised based on audSouth African context, and then validated using existing international frameworksudwhich de ne characteristics that every grid architecture must have.
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