The PhD thesis of Dr. Oktoviano Gandhi, titled “Reactive Power Support Using Photovoltaic Systems: Techno-Economic Analysis and Implementation Algorithms” has been given the Springer Thesis Award for its scientific excellence and the high impact of its contents. He did his research under the supervision of Professor Dipti Srinivasan of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department and Dr. Thomas Reindl of Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS).