Information & Communication Department

As the professional scientific research organization for information and communication under China Electric Power Research Institute, the Information & Communication Department is regarded as the first-class R&D and testing organization of domestic power industry and specializes in information and communications test and simulation (including information, communication and information security), information system evaluation and analysis, and special electric power optical cable technologies. It is also serves as the core technical support unit for State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), as well as SGCC’s research and development center, technical service center, test and inspection center and training service center in this field.

Main business areas of the Information and Communication Department include the electric power information and communication test and simulation (including information, communication and information security), special electric power optical cable technology, electric power information demand planning and feasibility study, electric power information project post-evaluation, information security level protection assessment, power information communication new technology (big data, cloud computing, Internet of Things etc.,), electric power industrial control security, information security attack and defense, information and communication standards, etc. It takes an industry leading position in electric power information and communication test and communication, special electric power optical cable, power information demand planning and feasibility study, information security penetration etc.

The Information & Communication Department has three business divisions, namely Information & Communication Test and Simulation Division, Analysis and Evaluation Division and Special Electric Power Optical Cable Division. It owns the key laboratory of SGCC -"Information System Security Laboratory” and laboratory of SGCC - "Special Electric Power Optical Cable Laboratory" as well as "SGCC Next Generation Internet Simulation and Test Laboratory", "Beijing Registration and Test Laboratory of Information Application System", "Advanced Information Network Laboratory in Beijing", " Second Evaluation Laboratory of Information Security Level Protection & Evaluation Center of Electric Power Industry". As the National Energy Smart Grid R&D (Experimental) Center, Information Security Control Sub-Center, Smart Grid R&D and Application Center for National Engineering Laboratory of Wireless Network Security Technology, the Information & Communication Department has acquired the qualifications for information security service (safety engineering level I), information security emergency processing service (level II), and information registration security personnel training institution. It is also the attached Institution to Secretariat of the Technical Committee (TC27) on Standardization of Electric Power Industry Information, the Technical Committee (NEA/TC25) on Standardization of Electric Power Emergency Technology in Energy Industry and the SGCC Special Working Group (TC06) for Information and Communication Technology Standards.

On the basis of the specialized information and communication demands of electric power industry, the Information & Communication Department will promote the application research of new information & communication technology and solution verification capability, extend the test scope and depth, strengthen the technical support and service ability of SGCC's core businesses, strive to play a backbone and leading role in technological innovation system and supporting service system of SGCC, and develop itself into a world-class scientific research organization in power information & communication field.