On June 23, State Grid Shanghai Electric Power Company carried out a joint emergency drill focused on cybersecurity for power monitoring systems. The exercise was conducted under the guidance of the East China Energy Regulatory Bureau and involved simulated network attack and defense scenarios.
The primary objectives were to verify the dispatch coordination and rapid response capabilities, as well as the collaborative linkage with new energy enterprises and emerging grid-connected entities. The drill also validated the scientific rigor, pertinence, and operational feasibility of the emergency plan, while strengthening the overall cybersecurity emergency coordination mechanism and response capacity.
Following the drill, the East China Energy Regulatory Bureau outlined specific requirements for power enterprises. They must strictly implement the Regulations on Protection of Power Monitoring Systems, effectively fulfill their secondary system technical supervision duties, and intensify oversight of power monitoring systems and cybersecurity infrastructure. Monitoring methods for network protection equipment should be enhanced.
Moreover, efforts to identify and rectify major hazards—such as substandard grid-connection performance of new energy stations and unauthorized external connections in monitoring systems—must be redoubled, with a stringent grip kept on grid-connection safety.