Total power generation increased by 3.14 per cent in December 2015 as compared to the same month in the previous year, with an increase of 4.33 per cent in thermal and nuclear generation and a […]
The electricity traded in the day-ahead market at the IEX and PXIL in January 2016 was 2,929.26 MUs and 3.95 MUs respectively. The average market clearing price range at the IEX was Rs 1.85 per unit […]
Haridas Menon, chief operating officer, Greenko Group, has over 30 years of experience across the conventional and renewable energy segments. At Greenko, Menon is responsible for driving the wind and solar business of the company. […]
Shrirang Karandikar, chief executive officer, India Power Corporation, began his career as an engineer with the Maharashtra State Electricity Board and later worked with NTPC, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited, Torrent Power, Kalpataru Power Transmission […]
Sanghamitra Pyne, Head- IT, West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (WBSETCL), has over 26 years of experience in IT-related projects in both private and public sector power utilities. She is currently responsible for IT […]
Alok Gupta, member, Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC), brings to the table close to four decades of policy and regulatory experience in the power sector. He has contributed extensively to the formulation of regulations, […]
The sense of urgency around solar power is palpable. The manpower at the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), given the scale of work it wants to do and the speed at which it wants […]
The geographic information system (GIS) has emerged as a powerful tool for the development of geo-referenced consumer and network maps for distribution utilities. It helps utilities in network planning and providing better services to consumers. […]
Demand-side management (DSM) is a mechanism to influence a customer’s capability and willingness to reduce or modify electricity consumption. It promises a reduction in costs and financial savings for consumers, while helping utilities operate efficiently. […]
The deployment of smart meters is a key component of grid modernisation. Smart meters are used for monitoring the energy usage of consumers by recording time-differentiated energy consumption. It serves as a single point of […]
As India looks to expand its smart grid programme, it is imperative to establish standards and specifications for the same. Various smart grid components such as smart meters, smart sensors on distribution lines, microgrids, power […]
In May 2015, the government launched the National Smart Grid Mission (NSGM) with the purpose of digitally enabling the power sector through the development of smart grids. While the NSGM has set the policy stage […]
With the objective of providing universal access to quality power and reducing transmission and distribution losses, the formulation of a smart grid roadmap is a step in the right direction. The establishment of the National […]
Smart grids combine the latest automation, information and communications technologies (ICT) with electricity generation, transmission and distribution (T&D) infrastructure to monitor and control power flows. They feature multiple functionalities depending on utility requirements. The global […]
Thermal power remains the backbone of the country’s energy economy as 70 per cent of the installed capacity is fired by fossil fuels (predominantly coal, besides gas and diesel). Consequently, thermal power plants (TPPs) are […]
The renovation and modernisation (R&M) of coal-based thermal power plants (TPPs) is of significant importance as it improves generation availability as well as safety and reliability. The all-India plant load factor of coal-based TPPs has […]
Coal-based generation capacity forms a significant proportion (over 60 per cent) of India’s total installed capacity. Hence, it is imperative for plant operators to adopt operations and maintenance (O&M) best practices to ensure efficiency in […]
The scenario continues to remain bleak for coal-based equipment manufacturers in India. In the past six months, only five major boiler, turbine and generator (BTG) equipment orders, aggregating 4,660 MW in capacity and Rs 143.06 […]
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