Huntsville, Ala., December 1, 2010 — Yunnan Power Grid Corp., a unit of China Southern Power Grid and based in Yunnan province, China, has selected Intergraph geospatial solutions to manage its power transmission and distribution supply across the entire Yunnan province.

The Intergraph technology will be used to build an integrated electricity transmission and distribution model that complies with the Common Information Model standard, the first of its kind in China.

YNPG required a technology partner to ensure the efficiency, reliability and security of its power transmission and distribution management system. YNPG chose Intergraph for its geospatial technology and innovative solutions, and selected Intergraph's G/Technology and GeoMedia suite of solutions.

Intergraph G/Technology is a feature-rich, open and scalable application platform designed specifically to meet the geospatial resource management needs of utilities and communications companies.

YNPG will use Intergraph's geospatial solutions for its provincial level transmission and distribution management system pilot project in Yunnan province, with support for its grid monitoring system.

China Southern Power Grid Co. was established in 2002 in accordance with the Power Sector Deregulatory Reform Program. CSG invests, constructs and operates power networks in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and Hainan provinces and regions of China. The service area is 1 million square kilometres with a population of 230 million.