Implementation of the IEC 61850 standard in Colombia - Requirements and challenges in the implementation of digital substations

Working group B.5.8 of CIGRE Colombia presents an analysis of the current status of Digital Substations (DS) in the companies of the Colombian electricity sector, including requirements and challenges throughout the implementation process. In the technical report, the working group analyses the country's progress with experiences acquired in the implementation of DSs through the digitisation of protection and control systems, or digitisation in its entirety, including TCs and TP yard equipment, and socialises them with the CIGRE community, academia and industry, exposing implementation and validation strategies developed in utilities for the correct and adequate planning, design, operation and commissioning of this type of system, considering compliance with the international standard IEC 61850.