Huawei unveils cutting-edge Intelligent Distribution Solution features at CIRED 2025, revolutionizing digital power grid management and enhancing resilience worldwide.
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| Huawei’s latest Intelligent Distribution Solution unveiled at CIRED 2025 enhances digital transformation, offering proactive grid management and improved power reliability worldwide. Image: Huawei |
Geneva, Switzerland — June 27, 2025:
At the prestigious Congrès International des Réseaux Electriques de Distribution (CIRED 2025) held from June 16 to 19 in Geneva, Huawei revealed groundbreaking upgrades to its Intelligent Distribution Solution (IDS), setting a new benchmark for digital transformation in electricity distribution networks. CIRED 2025, a premier global event, gathered 129 companies and over 2,600 industry experts from 72 countries, serving as a critical platform to showcase innovations that address the future of energy distribution.
Global power grids today face mounting challenges including frequent outages, aging infrastructure, limited capacity, and an accelerating influx of renewable energy sources. The rapid expansion of distributed photovoltaics and electric vehicle charging infrastructure further strains traditional grid operations and maintenance practices, highlighting the urgent need for smarter, more resilient solutions.
Huawei’s IDS leverages an innovative “Cloud-Pipe-Edge-Pipe-Device” architecture, seamlessly integrating cutting-edge ICT technologies such as High-Speed Power Line Carrier (HPLC) communications and Edge Computing Units (ECU). This architecture enables transparent real-time fault detection, rapid response, and predictive maintenance, dramatically improving grid resilience against natural disasters and reducing outage durations. Deployed extensively across China and piloted by more than 20 utilities globally, IDS has proven its efficacy—cutting power outage detection times to less than two minutes in Asia-Pacific and decreasing line outages by approximately 20%.
A highlight of the event was Huawei’s unveiling of a customized IDS feature designed to solve the persistent problem of invisible, unmeasurable, and uncontrollable environments within power distribution rooms. By harnessing AI and IoT sensing technologies, this feature creates a robust, all-weather environmental monitoring network providing 24/7 real-time alerts. AI-powered data analytics offer timely risk warnings and enable preventive equipment maintenance, shifting grid management from reactive fixes to proactive resilience. This advancement enhances power reliability during extreme weather and extends the operational lifespan of critical assets.
In addition to product showcases, Huawei hosted the IDS Rump Session alongside the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), sharing practical insights on enabling intelligent network transformations. Huawei also actively contributed to the 5th session of the IEEE P2413.2 Working Group, championing the development of global standards to address key technical challenges such as medium-voltage backhaul communication and 400V low-voltage transparency.
With these innovations, Huawei continues to push the boundaries of technological excellence, empowering power utilities worldwide to achieve smarter, more transparent, and resilient distribution networks. The enhanced IDS capabilities underscore Huawei’s commitment to supporting the energy sector’s digital future and ensuring reliable power for communities around the globe.