During the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 held in Barcelona, Huawei showcased a significant advancement in energy transformation. At the Huawei Electric Power Summit, under the theme "Thrive with Digital Intelligence, Accelerate Energy Intelligence," Huawei presented its collaboration platform for the IEEE P2413.2 PDIoT reference architecture standards. This initiative is aimed at fostering digital transformation in the energy sector and was supported by insights from industry experts and leaders from international standardization organizations.
In his keynote address, David Sun, CEO of Huawei Electric Power Digitalization BU, emphasized the challenges facing contemporary energy systems, such as traditional line losses and reliability issues. He highlighted emerging global challenges in the era of new energy, stressing the critical need for innovation to overcome these obstacles. By leveraging advancements in cloud computing, edge computing, medium-voltage communication, and High-Performance Low Voltage Communication (HPLC), many issues related to low-voltage distribution networks can be effectively addressed.
For instance, after implementing Huawei's HPLC technology at the Si'an International Port power center, there was a dramatic improvement in low-voltage communication reliability, reaching 99.9%. Currently, over 97% of users experiencing power outages are contacted by state network personnel within three minutes. Moreover, the passive recording of issues in low-voltage households saw a nearly 50% reduction, and the calculation of power line losses can now be completed in just 15 minutes. The company also successfully executed a fully distributed integration of photovoltaic systems in the province of Shensi, coordinated smart charging for charging groups, and significantly increased capacity alongside other valuable applications.
Sun outlined the key elements that contribute to successful innovation within the energy domain. These include architectural innovations facilitating open, adaptable, and systematic digital transformation, model innovations incorporating AI capabilities, and ecosystem innovations encouraging inter-industry collaboration. Specifically, AI-driven innovations are poised to optimize energy production, particularly in predicting new energy outputs, calculating load forecasts, and managing transformer area autonomy.
Huawei prioritizes essential business scenarios in the electric power sector and the integration of digital productivity through strategic collaborations with industrial ecosystems. At the summit, speakers such as Bilel Jamoussi, ITU TSB Deputy Director, Roque Bacani, First Vice President and Director of ICT and Transformation at Meralco, and Juan Ortiz Noval, Operations and Maintenance Director for E-Distribución Redes Digitales, shared their successful practices in partnership with Huawei.
Oleg Logvinov, Chair of the working groups IEEE P2413.2, P1901.1, and P1901.3, and CEO of IoTecha, presented the architecture of the IEEE P2413.2 PDIoT standards alongside strategic initiatives from the working group. This collaboration with Huawei led to the unveiling of the proposed platform for cooperation under these reference architecture standards.
Looking ahead, Huawei aims to focus on digital technologies and AI, continuously improving the process of digital transformation based on insights gathered, and collaborating with customers and partners to advance digital and intelligent transformation in the power sector. For more details on their Intelligent Distribution Solution (IDS), you can visit their dedicated page.