Energy Integrated Control Platform KT-MEG
Leading the revitalization of new energy industries and creating new markets

KT received the Presidential Award, the highest honor for an organization, at the Korea New and Renewable Energy Awards ceremony held at KINTEX in Ilsan on the 21st in recognition of its contributions to the development and dissemination of new and renewable energy technologies.

KT announced that it received a Presidential Commendation in recognition of its achievements, including technology development activities such as the world's first integrated energy control platform 'KT-MEG (Micro Energy Grid)' and the registration of domestic patents related to solar power and ESS, as well as renewable energy power plant construction projects.

The Korea New & Renewable Energy Awards, hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and organized by the Korea Energy Agency, is held to discover and reward individuals who have contributed to the development of new and renewable energy technologies, the expansion of supply, and the promotion of the industry, with the aim of boosting morale and revitalizing the industry in the relevant fields. This year marks the 11th edition of the awards.

Since 2009, KT has designated the energy business as a core future strategic business and has focused on researching cloud-based real-time data collection and big data analysis technologies, commercializing the KT-MEG Integrated Control Platform in 2015.

KT-MEG is a total solution based on AICBM (AI, IoT, Cloud, Big Data, Mobile) technologies that collects, analyzes, and controls customers' energy production and consumption information in real time to provide various benefits, such as energy cost reduction.

'e-Brain' is the core analysis engine of the KT-MEG platform. Based on artificial intelligence, it analyzes and accumulates customer energy usage data, and autonomously improves accuracy through machine learning. In addition, it supports the efficient operation of loads by classifying consumers' energy consumption patterns into 12 categories and diagnosing and predicting power generation and peak load power.

In particular, it contributes to the efficient operation of renewable energy power plants by collecting and analyzing real-time power generation information, weather information, and equipment status information for approximately 250 solar power plants connected to KT-MEG to predict power generation and detecting system failures in real time, thereby enabling rapid on-site response.

KT is also actively pursuing the construction and operation of Energy Storage Systems (ESS), which involve charging electricity during off-peak hours when rates are low and discharging it during peak hours when rates are high. By optimally designing ESS systems based on customers' power consumption patterns and providing customized charging and discharging schedules, the company can reduce customers' energy costs and contribute to the reduction of peak power at the national level. In particular, the ESS construction and operation market is expected to become even more active if the government’s incentive scheme for promoting ESS, which has been in effect since May of this year, is improved to a three-year period following construction rather than a sunset clause by 2020.

Meanwhile, KT is creating a new wave in the energy market by launching new services based on the KT-MEG platform, including 'GiGA energy Gen', which produces and stores eco-friendly renewable energy; 'GiGA energy DR', which actively responds to power supply and demand situations; 'GiGA energy manager', which provides an efficient energy consumption environment; and 'GiGA energy charge', which provides electric vehicle charging services.

Kim Young-myung, Head of KT’s Smart Energy Business Group, said, “KT will continue to evolve the KT-MEG platform with the best ICT innovation technologies, such as AICBMS incorporating security technology, and grow into a leading company that spearheads the new energy industry.”