These five products will be launched between 27-31 August 2012: the new generation of digital substation solutions; e-terra 3.0 software platform for smart control room; the DS Agile range, a latest generation of Digital Control Systems (DCS); the MiCOM P40 Agile range of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs); and VL 109 72.5kV Vacuum Circuit Breaker.

Alstom Grid president Grégoire Poux-Guillaume said Cigre 2012 is a great opportunity for the firm to highlight its smart solutions.

"The new solutions we present are at the forefront of today’s challenges in energy and the environment, making our customers’ grids more reliable, clean and smart," Poux-Guillaume added.

In addition, the company plans to discuss the future deployment of High Voltage Direct Current in transmission grids with its customers during the exhibition.