What iGrid T&D does

iGrid T&D (legal entity IGrid S.L.) is a Barcelona-based, privately held technology company founded in 2009 that builds hardware and software for real-time data acquisition, control, and automation of electrical power networks. Its product portfolio includes the iControl SCADA platform, the iGW family of protocol-conversion gateways (iGW, iGWlite, iGW-VM software), the iRTU family of remote terminal units (iRTU, iRTUcompact, iRTUe I/O expansions), and the iConfICD/IEC 61131-3 configuration tooling. The entire product line shares a proprietary iGComms software core and supports a broad protocol stack — IEC 61850 (with GOOSE and MMS), IEC 60870-5-101/102/103/104, DNP3.0, Modbus, DLMS, Profibus, OPC UA — enabling multi-vendor interoperability across legacy and modern substations. Its DNV GL/KEMA IEC 61850 A-Level certification, ISO 9001/27001/45001 compliance (2025), and HSR/PRP zero-reaction-time network redundancy position the products for mission-critical utility infrastructure.

The company sells primarily to electric utilities, transmission and distribution grid operators, power generation companies (including solar PV and conventional plants), railway electrification operators, and smart meter manufacturers. Revenue is generated through three streams: hardware sales of RTUs and gateways, one-time software licenses for SCADA and gateway software, and professional services for custom engineering and integration. Pricing is quote-based, tailored to project requirements, with no public list pricing — consistent with B2B enterprise field sales and long industrial procurement cycles. Notable reference deployments include a 4,000-RTU MV distribution control center in Buenos Aires, 100+ PV plant monitoring across Turkey, substation automation at Sabiha Gökçen Airport, and a smart metering gateway at 150+ generation plants.

Since 2017 iGrid T&D has operated as a subsidiary of Thytronic Group, an Italian market leader in protection relays headquartered in Milan with a sales branch in Turkey. The combined portfolio addresses full substation automation, protection, and control from a single vendor. The company maintains an engineering and R&D presence in Bangalore, India, and has shipped solutions into Spain, Italy, Turkey, Argentina, Chile, India, Thailand, Indonesia, the Middle East, and Switzerland. The firm operates with 11-50 employees and has no disclosed venture funding, institutional investors, or public listing.

Name

iGrid T&D

Legal name

IGrid S.L.

Website

https://igrid-td.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

iGrid T&D (IGrid S.L.) is a Barcelona-based, Thytronic Group subsidiary that builds RTUs, protocol-conversion gateways, SCADA software, and configuration tools for substation automation and grid control, selling to utilities, power generators, railways, and meter manufacturers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation / Substation Automation Systems

NAICS

Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314), Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing (335313), Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)

SIC

Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus (3613), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Grid Automation & Communications (SCADA Gateways, IEC 61850, Teleprotection, Substation Networking) (IMAGAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

SCADA & Telemetry Software (Control Center) (EUADAEAD), Substation Systems & Integration (EPC, Engineering, Protection, Commissioning) (IMAGAAAC), Protection, Relaying & Substation Automation Upgrades (IEC 61850) (EUAEALAC), Distribution Automation & SCADA / DMS Field Integration (EUAEACAD)

Keywords

• Substation automation
• SCADA systems
• Protocol gateways
• Remote terminal units
• Grid telecontrol

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hardware Products (RTUs, Gateways, I/O Units): Sale of proprietary hardware including iRTU (Remote Terminal Units with integrated I/Os), iGW (protocol gateway devices), iGWlite (compact gateway), and iRTUe (distributed I/O expansion modules). Hardware includes embedded software but is sold as physical equipment.
2. Software Licenses (SCADA and Gateway Software): iControl SCADA software and iGW-VM gateway software sold as licenses for deployment on customer hardware or as part of complete solutions.
3. Engineering and Custom Development Services: Tailored engineering and product development services for specific customer needs, including custom configurations, implementation support, and specialized integrations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

iGrid T&D designs, manufactures, and supplies hardware and software for real-time data acquisition, control, and automation of electrical power networks. Its product portfolio includes Remote Terminal Units (iRTU Family, iRTUcompact), protocol gateways (iGW Family, iGWlite), distributed I/O expansion modules (iRTUe), SCADA software (iControl SCADA), and configuration tools (iConfICD). The company specializes in IEC 61850 substation automation and multi-protocol conversion solutions for utilities, power generation operators, and industrial customers globally.

Product overview

iGrid T&D offers a comprehensive portfolio of hardware and software products for real-time data acquisition, control, and automation of power networks. The product line includes: (1) Software: iControl SCADA for visualization and control of substations, power plants, and grids; iGW-VM as scalable gateway software for Windows/Linux servers; and iConfICD for IEC 61850 ICD/CID file design. (2) Hardware RTUs: iRTU Family with integrated I/Os for direct data acquisition; iRTUcompact as a compact alternative; and iRTUe as distributed I/O expansion modules. (3) Protocol Gateways: iGW Family for protocol conversion and data concentration; and iGWlite as a slim DIN-Rail mounted gateway. All products share the iGComms software core and support an extensive protocol suite including IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5 series, DNP3, Modbus, DLMS, and OPC UA. Products are deployed in substation automation, HV/MV grids, generation plants, smart metering, and PV plant applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• iControl SCADA High-performance SCADA software for visualization and control of substation data, power plants, and MV grids. Supports client/server or standalone modes with hot-standby redundancy, automatic line coloring, event notifications, SQL logging, and report generation. Targeted at utility and power generation operators.
• iGW-VM Software Scalable gateway software for Windows or Linux servers that acts as a communication front-end for switchgears, transformers, and other equipment. Supports all architectures and serves as substation gateway, bay controller, RTU, or SCADA communication front-end.
• iGW Family Gateways Hardware protocol conversion and data concentration gateways with serial, GPRS, and Ethernet interfaces. Supports multiple protocols including IEC 61850, Modbus, DNP3, and IEC 60870 series for substation automation systems.
• iGWlite Compact, slim DIN-Rail mounted gateway device for protocol conversion and data collection. Features 1 Ethernet, 1 RS485/RS422, and optional RS-232 port or 2G/3G/4G modem, running the full iGrid protocol stack in minimal space.
• iRTU Family Remote Terminal Unit controllers with internal I/O, serial, GPRS, and Ethernet interfaces. All-in-one devices combining RTU, bay controller, and protocol gateway capabilities with advanced automation functions for substation automation.
• iRTUcompact Compact RTU device with integrated I/Os designed for generation and smart metering applications.
• iRTUe Expansions Remote and distributed I/O expansion modules with Modbus and IEC 61850 GOOSE support. Available in configurations including 48 DI, 16 relays, 16 AI, 24 DI + 8 relays, 24 DI + 8 AI, or 8 relays + 8 AI. IEC 61850 GOOSE compliant.
• iConfICD IEC 61850 ICD/CID file designer tool for the creation of ICD and CID files and the configuration and modelling of IEC 61850 servers. Allows creation of Logical Devices and Logical Nodes following IEC 61850 Edition 2 standard guidelines.

Quantifiable outcome

• Network redundancy with HSR/PRP providing zero reaction time failover
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Thytronic GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017In 2017, iGrid T&D joined Thytronic Group, Italian market leader for protection relays headquartered in Milan with a sales branch in Turkey. This strategic alliance enables cooperation on multiple levels to provide more affordable services, offering full control, automation and protection solutions for substations and generation plants from a single vendor.
• ThytroniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThytronic Group is Italian market leader for protection relays, providing complementary protection relay products including X-MORE family of multi-function high-end IEDs. The combined portfolio enables full substation automation, protection, and control solutions.
• Barcelona ActivaminorOthersLocal collaboration with Barcelona Activa, a Barcelona city economic development agency providing support services for technology companies in Barcelona.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Arteche: Spanish/Basque vendor of protection relays, measurement equipment, and substation automation with strong presence in Latin America — directly comparable geographic and product overlap with iGrid's South American reference projects.
• Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL): US-based specialist in protection, automation, and communication for substations with strong IEC 61850 and protocol-conversion offerings. Closest direct niche competitor to iGrid's RTU and gateway portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• ABB: Global incumbent offering IEC 61850-based substation automation, protection relays, and grid control systems through its Electrification and Motion divisions. Competes head-to-head with iGrid in large utility tenders but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Hitachi Energy: Successor to ABB's Grid business and a global leader in substation communication, RTUs, and IEC 61850 systems. Competes with iGrid in HV/MV substation automation and renewable interconnection projects.
• Rockwell Automation: Provides industrial control and SCADA platforms (FactoryTalk) that sometimes compete with iControl SCADA in adjacent industrial substation and process automation applications.
• GE Vernova: Grid Solutions and Multilin product lines include protection relays, RTUs, and substation automation that compete with iGrid in transmission and large distribution utilities.
• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: SICAM portfolio of substation automation, RTUs, and SCADA directly overlaps with iGrid's product family. Siemens is a default vendor in many European and emerging-market utilities where iGrid also competes.
• Schneider Electric: Easergy T300 and broader EcoStruxure grid automation offerings compete with iGrid's RTU and SCADA products, particularly in distribution grid automation where Schneider has deep installed base.

Regional players

• Sprecher+Schuh: European (Swiss) industrial automation and control vendor with substation-relevant products. Competes with iGrid in Central European MV distribution applications though with a narrower substation automation focus.

Others

• Cisco (Industrial IoT / Substation Networking): Provides ruggedized substation networking switches, routers, and cybersecurity solutions that complement iGrid's gateways but are increasingly bundled by incumbents as part of integrated substation solutions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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