Financial Briefs: India and overseas
Serentica Renewables secures additional $250 million investment from KKR Serentica Renewables has signed definitive agreements with KKR for an additional investment of $250 million in the company. Earlier, in November 2022, Serentica Renewables secured an […]
Climate Finance: RBI defines the framework for green deposits
To achieve climate-resilient economies, financial resources need to be directed towards environment-friendly projects and activities. Therefore, as green finance gains traction in the public and private sectors across global economies, the Reserve Bank of India […]
Renewable Energy InvITs: Experience in the Indian market
Asia is one of the fastest growing regions in the world, projected to require $6.35 trillion worth of infrastructure investments through 2030. Such rapid economic development will mean a significant increase in energy consumption, which […]
Charging Up: E-mobility stakeholders’ perspective on EV infrastructure development
India is spearheading a massive e-mobility revolution as part of its ambitious green energy transition endeavours. The country aims to reach net zero emissions by 2070 and the transportation sector is expected to play a […]
Hits and Misses: Expert opinion on the guidelines for promoting PSPs
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has finally released the much-anticipated guidelines for promoting pumped storage projects (PSPs). This policy is in line with the finance minister’s budget speech in February 2023, which mentioned the creation […]
Beyond Profit: NTPC’s Covid-19 response for employee well-being
By Dr Alka Rai, Assistant Professor, NTPC School of Business, Noida; and Sunil Maheshwari, Professor, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad The unprecedented Covid-19 crisis presented enormous challenges to corporates, especially companies involved in essential services […]
Managing Energy Costs: Strategies and initiatives for C&I consumers
An effective energy cost management process optimises energy usage and reduces expenses for large commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers. This process involves monitoring and analysing energy usage, identifying opportunities for improvement, implementing energy-saving measures, and […]
Sustainable Energy Use: Green and smart building practices for improved energy efficiency
Electricity consumption in commercial buildings has increased due to the growing economic activity. Buildings consume a lot of energy, resulting in concerns regarding energy supply, depletion of energy resources and increased building service needs. Businesses […]
Interview with Kailash Tarachandani: “We urge the government to reinstate FiTs”
India’s wind power segment has gone through various ups and downs over the past decade. On the one hand, the announcement of feed-in tariffs (FiTs) led to record deployments in the wind space in 2016-17. […]
GETCO: Enabling growth through the implementation of state-of-the-art technology
Formed in 1999, Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO) is among the largest state utilities in the country. Over the years, GETCO has expanded its transmission network in line with the state’s growing power demand […]
Evolving Grid: Role of digital substations, SCADA and WAMS technologies in transmission
The Indian power grid is becoming increasingly complex owing to the integration of large-scale renewables, growth in decentralised generation, penetration of electric vehicles and rise in digital loads. This necessitates electric utilities to take steps […]
Digital Transformation: Smart metering programme gains traction across the country
Smart meters are becoming increasingly prominent in the power distribution segment, owing to their ability to improve the operational and financial performance of the utilities. As of February 2023, the total number of smart meter […]
Ensuring Grid Discipline: Developments under the deviation settlement mechanism
By Rishu Garg, Policy Specialist, Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy Grid frequency indicates the over- or undergeneration of electrical power, and deviations therein signify an unstable power system network. Therefore, grid discipline […]
Growing Role: Status of forecasting, scheduling and DSM regulations in India
India is rapidly expanding its renewable energy portfolio to achieve its ambitious goal of 500 GW of non-fossil-fuel-based energy by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2070. As the proportion of clean energy is increasing […]
Smart Metering Update: Government schemes and deployment challenges
Smart meters provide remarkable solutions to increase the operational efficiency of discoms. Due to a plethora of proven commercial benefits offered, discoms have been adopting smart meters increasingly and this has created a huge market […]
Picking Up Pace: Smart metering implementation update
Smart meter implementation has been a major focus, for discoms and policymakers in recent years, as a means of addressing the issue of commercial losses. One of the most important government programmes for the installation […]
Smart Grid Status: NSGM progress and experience so far
The implementation of smart grid technology is the need of the hour to meet consumer requirements for secure, reliable and affordable supply as well as to balance the electricity grid with the increasing penetration of […]
ELECRAMA 2023: Views of Industry Leaders
ELECRAMA, the flagship industry event organised by the Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers Association (IEEMA), was held on February 18-22, 2023, at Greater Noida. The event, themed “ReImagine Energy – For a Sustainable Future”, showcased […]
ABLOY for trust in Electric Power
Growing GDP of every nation leads to demand for various critical infrastructure resources and power happens to be one of them. Indian power sector is facing two major challenges such as uncertainty in fuel supply […]
Ducab sustaining ‘sustainable’ growth
Over the last 40 years, UAE-based Ducab has evolved from being a local cables manufacturer to a leading provider of world-class solutions to the global energy sector. Ducab already holds the undisputed position of being […]
Power Trading: At the Indian Energy Exchange, Power Exchange India Limited and Hindustan Power Exchange in March 2023
The electricity traded in the day-ahead market in March 2023 was 4,718.38 MUs at the IEX. The average market clearing price range was Rs 3.24 per unit to Rs 9.70 per unit at the IEX. […]
Power Trading: At the Indian Energy Exchange, Power Exchange India Limited and Hindustan Power Exchange in February 2023
The electricity traded in the day-ahead market in February 2023 was 4,658.76 MUs at the IEX. The average market clearing price range was Rs 4.20 per unit to Rs 9.08 per unit at the IEX. […]
Power Generation: Monthly statistics year on year
Total power generation stood at 137.35 BUs in March 2023. At around 47.41 BUs and 38.73 BUs the central and state sectors respectively accounted for the major share in conventional power generation. Meanwhile, renewable energy […]
Power Trading: At the Indian Energy Exchange, Power Exchange India Limited and Hindustan Power Exchange in April 2023
The electricity traded in the day-ahead market in April 2023 was 4,465.43 MUs at the IEX. The average market clearing price range was Rs 3.03 per unit to Rs 7.43 per unit at the IEX. […]
