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Huawei's Intelligent Distribution Solution at CIRED 2025

From June 16 to 19, 2025, the Congrès International des Réseaux Electriques de Distribution (CIRED 2025) served as a prominent platform for discussing advancements in global energy distribution networks. Huawei showcased its latest features for the Intelligent Distribution Solution (IDS), aimed at digitally empowering future distribution infrastructures. The event attracted 129 companies and 2,654 industry experts and visitors from 72 countries, offering an excellent opportunity for networking and technical discussions.

In recent years, global distribution networks have encountered various challenges such as frequent power outages, aging infrastructure, and limited use of renewable energy sources. The issue has become more pronounced amidst the expanding deployment of distributed photovoltaics and electric vehicle charging stations. As a result, traditional operations and management of energy systems are under immense pressure.

To address these challenges, Huawei's IDS utilizes a cloud-pipe-edge-device architecture, integrating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) components like high-speed power line carrier (HPLC) and edge computing units (ECU). This design ensures seamless monitoring and proactive operations management. It allows customers to reduce response times for outages, enhance resilience against extreme natural disasters, and improve user satisfaction. The IDS system has already seen extensive deployment in China and is piloted by over 20 energy distribution companies worldwide, significantly reducing power outage detection times to as low as two minutes and leading to a roughly 20% decrease in line loss.

During the conference, Huawei introduced a new IDS feature specifically designed to tackle the issues related to the undetected, immeasurable, and uncontrollable devices and environments in power substations. The incorporation of AI and IoT sensing devices enables the creation of an all-weather sensing network for power substations, providing real-time alerts consistently throughout the day. By employing effective data processing capabilities and real-time response abilities, this system utilizes AI to timely warn about environmental risks and perform preventive maintenance on devices, transforming passive management into proactive prevention. This strategy bolsters customer efforts to manage the impacts of extreme weather on power supply and improves overall power reliability while extending device lifespan.

Furthermore, Huawei organized an IDS Rump Session at CIRED 2025, supported by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), to share practical experiences from collaborations aimed at assisting customers in advancing the digital and intelligent transformation of distribution networks. As a long-standing advocate for international standards in power distribution, Huawei actively participated in the fifth meeting of the IEEE P 2413.2 Working Group, aimed at facilitating the standardization and international development of the energy industry. The focus was on accelerating the construction of distribution communication networks and addressing two major global technical issues: medium-voltage backhaul networks and transparency in low-voltage 400V networks.

Through the release of new IDS features, Huawei deepens its commitment to technological innovation and practical applications within this domain, aiming to help clients implement transparent management of low-voltage 400V devices.