The event brought together protection, automation, and control specialists from across the Asia-Pacific region.
Organized under CIGRE Australia’s B5, the conference continued its tradition as a premier technical forum dedicated to advancements in power-system protection and automation. SEAPAC25 provided a platform for utilities, manufacturers, consultants, and researchers to share practical experience, emerging technologies, and case studies relevant to modern power-system challenges.
Over two days, the conference featured eight technical sessions. Day 1 focused on transmission-system protection, digital substation process interfaces, virtualization and interoperability, feeder automation, high-DER distribution protection, and complex protection applications. Presentations included topics such as functional security of line protection, fast fault-clearing with GOOSE, virtualized line differential protection, predictive SSR assessment, and power-swing investigations. Day 2 expanded into fleet-wide data analytics, LPIT-based protection, PMU-enabled monitoring, digital-twin-based testing, transformer differential misoperations, and advanced fault-detection methods.
In addition to the technical program, SEAPAC25 incorporated networking opportunities highlighted by CIGRE Australia, including social gatherings, exhibition interactions, and informal discussions that strengthened collaboration within the regional PAC community.
The event reinforced SEAPAC’s role as a key knowledge-exchange hub supporting the evolving needs of modern, digitized power networks.
