A Smart grid is the integration of numerous technologies, systems and processes with the aim to modernize and fully automate the entire electricity grid covering generation, transmission, distribution, utilization plus conservation. Smart grids will revolutionize the design, development, management, operation and maintenance of the grid to levels that were thought impossible some decades ago. The drivers towards smart grids include environmental awareness of people and governments; the need for further automation and energy efficiency; large capital investments for the renewal of the ageing infrastructure; adoption of competitive energy prices; security of supply; energy conservation and the ever increasing electricity demand that needs to be met. The course will provide advanced information and thinking required by engineers and professionals to deliver the smart grid concepts from inception to implementation. The course will mainly focus on intelligent electricity distribution networks, present the latest technologies and analyse the impact of these technologies on system design, operation, management and maintenance.