Demand side integration aspects in active distribution planning

This paper presents an overview of the activities of CIGRE Working Group WG C6.19 (WG), focusing on the planning and optimization of active distribution systems. A key challenge in planning Active Distribution Systems (ADSs) is the uncertainty of the future, i.e., what level of active management will be implemented in practice? How will regulatory frameworks and connection agreements evolve to support ADSs? The present work provides some information about the closer and closer integration between network planning and Demand Side Integration that is foreseen in the future and shows the necessity to develop new tool for ADS planning.