ABB India is providing critical technology through its solar inverters for solar-powered charging stations for e-rickshaws at four locations in Jabalpur. The solar-powered charging stations are part of a renewable energy project initiated by the […]
Tata Motors Limited has signed an MoU with EESL to achieve energy saving and resource conservation by implementing various energy efficiency initiatives across the former’s manufacturing facilities. The energy efficiency programme will be implemented in […]
Azure Power has announced its foray into rural electrification through mini- and microgrids in Jharkhand. The Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency has awarded projects for the design, supply, installation, commissioning and operation for five years […]
EPAL, a JV between state-owned Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and UK-based EnergyPro, is partnering with leading battery storage solutions provider Leclanché for an advanced battery storage project in Ontario, Canada. EPAL has invested Rs […]
FG Wilson has over five decades of experience in the supply of diesel and gas generator sets. The products in the Indian market range from 10 to 200 kVA. The company’s experience indicates that consumers […]
The metals and mining industry is a key contributor to the country’s economy as its output is used across sectors such as construction, power, automobile, defence and aerospace. Higher government spending on infrastructure, ambitious schemes […]
India has come a long way from the power shortage situation in the past to the current power surplus situation. With a large interconnected grid (meeting peak load of 160 GW) as well as the […]
Karnataka Power Transmission Company Limited (KPTCL), the sole transmission company in Karnataka, is one of the largest transcos in the country. It is also among the few transcos to have consistently undertaken activities to modernise […]
India jumped 30 places to reach the 100th rank for the first time in the ease of doing business rankings, as per the World Bank’s Doing Business 2018 report. The annual exercise, which was carried […]
Globally, there are over 200 high voltage direct current (HVDC) systems installed across continents, since the world’s first commercial HVDC link was commissioned by ABB in 1954. The ever increasing pace of HVDC deployment has […]
India has a vast mineral potential with mining leases granted for long durations of 20 to 30 years. Approximately 87 minerals – four fuel related, 10 metallic, 47 non-metallic, three atomic and 23 minor – […]
Electric vehicles (EVs) are expected to come up in a big way and play a vital role in mitigating environmental degradation in the coming years. The government is promoting the use and manufacturing of EVs […]
The key driver for the adoption of new technologies in India is the creation of a single, reliable and resilient grid. The national grid, a large, meshed synchronous transmission network, comprises regional and state grids […]
Energy is used at all stages of metal production – mining, beneficiation and extraction. Energy consumption at domestic integrated steel plants is typically in the range of 6.5-7 gigacalories (GCal) per tonne of crude steel […]
In one of the worst industrial disasters in India, on November 1, 2017, a blast in the boiler section of one of the units of NTPC’s Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Station in Uttar Pradesh […]
One of India’s most lauded and unique ultra high voltage direct current (UHVDC) projects is the North-East Agra transmission superhighway. Set up by the central transmission utility Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid), this […]
The Saubhagya scheme is lauded as the biggest electrification drive of its kind, delivering the fastest expansion of electricity access. The scheme was launched in 2017 with the objective of achieving universal household electrification through last-mile connectivity. It achieved its objective in 2019, setting the stage for the crucial task of ensuring 24×7 quality supply for all. This article from our archives discussed the key features of the scheme and the expected outcome, at the time of its launch in 2017 […]
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has launched the trading of energy saving certificates (ESCerts) under the Ministry of Power’s Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme. Under the scheme, ESCerts are issued by the ministry […]
Powergrid has commissioned the second 1,500 MW pole of the Champa-Kurukshetra high voltage direct current (HVDC) line in Chhattisgarh, which will improve power supplies to the northern region. The link will connect independent power producers […]
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