AfterdescribingthegeneralsituationofChinaSouthernPowerGrid(CSG),thisarticleexpoundsthenecessityforCSGtocarryouttheprogramofsmartgrid,andpointsoutthefavorableconditionsandthekeyfieldstodevelopsmartgrid.Italsoputsforwardnear-termemphases,andgivesrelevantsuggestions.