Hydropower plants are generally considered most suitable for remote operation the world over as they are relatively simpler to operate compared to thermal or gas power plants. Moreover, digitalisation of these plants can further reduce […]
In July 2018, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) passed a landmark order on “Pilot Project on 05-Minute Scheduling, Metering, Accounting and Settlement for Thermal/Hydro, and on Hydro as Fast Response Ancillary Services (FRAS)”. This […]
With one of the largest rail networks in the world, Indian Railways is an energy-intensive sector. Reducing its energy footprint is one of the top priorities of the Ministry of Railways (MoR), which has set […]
Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) is a system for acquiring and analysing information obtained from numerous devices placed on the electrical grid. A SCADA system can monitor and control hundreds to hundreds of thousands […]
The thermal power generation segment has been under a lot of stress lately. The changing energy mix due to a growing focus on renewables, the non-availability of long-term power purchase agreements), languishing plant load factors, […]
The role of power transmission has evolved considerably over the years, from helping evacuate power generation, it is now becoming a competitor to generation, says S.K. Soonee, adviser and former chief executive officer, Power System […]
Launched in November 2015 to improve the financial and operational efficiency of state discoms, the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) has been a game changer in the power distribution segment. Even though the discoms have […]
Access to finance continues to be a bone of contention for the renewable/decentralised energy sector in India. Institutions’ lendable resources are limited at any given point of time, and there is always a trade-off between […]
Telangana’s power sector has come a long way from facing an energy deficit of 6.2 per cent in 2014-15 to becoming power sufficient. The task of meeting the rising energy demand of the newly carved […]
As the 180-day deadline for the resolution of high-value non-performing assets (NPAs) of around Rs 20 billion and above comes to a close end-August 2018, there is heightened anxiety among industry stakeholders. The Allahabad High […]
Hydro Pitch N.L. Sharma, CMD, SJVN Limited, knows hydro is languishing but that doesn’t stop him from being optimistic… N.L. Sharma, chairman and managing director (CMD) of SJVN Limited, is disappointed that growth has been […]
Cloud computing technology is fast gaining traction in the country. As per industry estimates, the public cloud services market in India has seen phenomenal growth over the past two years, reaching $1.8 billion in 2017, […]
In contrast to an earlier advisory to discourage imports, the Ministry of Power (MoP) recently issued an advisory to the state utilities to compensate for the current domestic shortages through coal imports. After several years […]
The central government has launched a plethora of schemes for the power sector since 2014, with special focus on the distribution segment. Besides the flagship Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY), the twin programmes for distribution […]
Powergrid signs Rs 100 billion term loan agreement with SBI (India) Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) has entered into a term loan facility agreement for Rs 100 billion with the State Bank of […]
State transmission utility, Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam (RVPN), is witnessing significant growth. In line with the state’s plans to harness its huge renewable energy potential of over 10 GW, significant efforts are being made […]
In recent years, the growth in electricity demand has not been commensurate with the generation capacity addition, which has led to a decline in the plant load factor (PLF) of thermal power plants (TPPs). While […]
Enhancing power production in order to keep pace with the growing demand is the need of the hour, and as conventional energy resources are limited, this can only be achieved through efficient integration of nuclear […]
With growing digitalisation and the emergence of smart grid technology in the power sector, the risk of cybersecurity breaches in transmission and distribution (T&D) networks has increased manifold. Enhanced automation in the T&D segment through […]
The cyclic operation of thermal power plants (TPPs) may lower efficiency, increase maintenance requirements and reduce equipment lifetime. Further, due to wide variability in renewable generation, a certain degree of flexibility in TPP generation is […]
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