Having spent more than three decades with hydro major NHPC Limited, Janardan Choudhary has had a challenging but extremely fulfilling career. “Hydropower development is a challenging task. Working in an environment with logistical problems, often […]
Adani Power Limited (APL), which entered the power generation segment in 2006, has aggressively expanded its footprint and is today one of the largest private thermal power producers in the country, with an installed capacity […]
The hydropower segment has been in the doldrums in the past few years. However, its prospects are expected to improve significantly with a pipeline of almost 10 GW of capacity expected to come up for […]
The new year seems to have brought some cheer to the power sector. On January 1, 2019, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved Renascent Power Ventures Private Limited’s (Renascent Power) acquisition of a majority […]
Diesel generator (DG) sets continue to play an important role in meeting the backup requirements of consumers across the domestic, institutional, commercial and industrial segments. Despite high running costs, DG sets are popular across these […]
In a move that is expected to significantly open up the market for cross-border power trading, the government, in December 2018, issued new guidelines for the import/export of electricity, repealing the earlier guidelines issued in […]
A lot needs to be done to bring down AT&C losses to single digits. This last-mile journey is a tough one and involves huge discipline,” notes M. Shenbagam, chief (commercial), Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited […]
Cables and conductors are crucial elements of a transmission and distribution (T&D) network. The cable and conductor market in India has witnessed strong growth over the past few years on the back of expansions in […]
As renewable energy business models transform to cater to the prevailing low-tariff conditions, there is an increasing need for innovative low-cost sources of capital. The overall financing requirement of the sector is also growing as […]
In November 2015, the cabinet had approved the first Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) for the financial turnaround of the discoms. In December 2018, the power minister stated that while UDAY has done well in […]
NTPC raises Rs 40 billion through private placement (India) NTPC has raised Rs 40 billion via bonds issued on a private placement basis. Bids worth Rs 125.2 billion were received against the issue size of Rs […]
While India’s power supply position has improved significantly over the past few years, power quality and reliability continue to be points of concern. Intermittent power supply and frequent outages directly affect the operations and profitability […]
The power sector in India is characterised by distortions due to cross-subsidy charges in electricity tariffs, use of traditional mining methods, and lack of quality and reliable power supply. These distortions have an economic cost, […]
Rabindra Nath Sen, currently chairman, at West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC), is a power industry expert and has worked with some of the sector’s biggest PSUs including the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) and NTPC […]
Large-scale transmission of power is the need of the hour in light of the growing renewable energy capacity, which is targeted to reach 175 GW by 2022. However, the expansion and augmentation of the transmission […]
West Bengal’s state power distribution utility, West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) caters to almost 18.2 million consumers in the state and supplies almost 55 per cent of power, with the remaining being […]
Diesel engines and gensets have undergone significant technology modifications over the past few years in order to become more environmental friendly and efficient in operations. A recent technology trend has been the use of hybrid […]
Tightening its grip on coal-based power plants, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed penalties of up to Rs 50 million on plants not meeting the 100 per cent fly ash utilisation mandate. The order […]
Sachin Nijhawan, business head, Mahindra Powerol, a business unit of the Mahindra Group and a key player in the diesel generator market, sees significant growth in the segment over the next five years. According to […]
Underground cabling plays a crucial role in providing 24×7 reliable power supply. It offers a host of benefits such as resilience in severe weather conditions, ease of network expansion in densely populated areas and protection […]
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