Despite the falling costs of renewable energy, coal-based power plants will continue to be the mainstay of India’s energy basket, believes global equipment major GE. In a recent interaction, Michael Keroullé, chief commercial officer, GE […]
It was a month of hectic policy action for the power sector. The government made two key policy announcements aimed at alleviating stress for both thermal and hydropower gencos. The cabinet approved the recommendations of […]
Coal is the most dominant fuel for power generation in India. However, while coal production has been growing, it has remained much below the demand, leading to increased imports. Owing to the shortage in domestic […]
The digital revolution in the power sector has gained momentum. Power generation utilities across the world are undergoing digitalisation to make power plants smarter and more efficient to deal with the challenges of the future. […]
“We are focusing on aggressively expanding renewable generation” Andhra Pradesh’s power sector has seen significant progress since the state’s bifurcation in 2014. During this period, its renewable energy capacity has grown by about six times, […]
A key reason for stress in the power sector has been the outstanding dues of discoms to generators. The outstanding amount stood at Rs 407.57 billion as of end-December 2018, according to PRAAPTI (Payment Ratification […]
CLP Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange, entered the Indian power sector in 2002 as CLP India Private Limited. It later diversified into renewables to mitigate the fuel supply issues […]
Approved by the union cabinet on March 1, 2019, the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles II (FAME II) initiative is expected to give a shot in the arm to the country’s electric mobility […]
The deployment of digital solutions at the boiler, turbine and generator (BTG) level has gained traction in the past couple of years in view of the increasing renewable energy integration into the grid and tightened […]
Following the reasonable response to the first round of medium-term power purchase agreement (PPA) auctions in 2018, which saw PPAs being signed for 1,900 MW of capacity, the Ministry of Power (MoP) recently issued guidelines […]
CCEA approves investment proposals for four projects (India) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has sanctioned investment proposals for four power projects. The 624 MW Kiru hydropower project will entail an estimated cost of […]
Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited (DGVCL), one of the four state discoms in Gujarat, was incorporated in 2003 post the unbundling of the erstwhile Gujarat Electricity Board. It caters to around 3.11 million consumers in […]
The clock is ticking fast for Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU), with Brexit officially scheduled to take place on March 29, 2019, two years after the UK invoked Article 50 of the Treaty […]
The country’s power system is witnessing disruptive changes. Alongside a phenomenal growth in installed generation capacity in recent years, the system is becoming increasingly complex, with the integration of a huge quantum of renewable sources […]
“Digital transformers to do more with less” As the digital transformation of energy utilities accelerates and utilities explore ways to digitise their essential functions, technologies such as digital transformers are expected to play an important […]
With benefits including reduced operations and maintenance (O&M) costs, improved data analysis and enhanced project management, digitalisation is a growing trend in the power industry. Hydropower plants are required to ramp up or down generation […]
Today’s dynamic electricity market places real pressure on critical assets across the rapidly evolving grid, with transformers playing a vital role in the safe, reliable, transmission and distribution of electricity. This places new demands on […]
Balance of plant (BoP) constitutes a critical part of a power plant and accounts for 40-45 per cent of the total project cost. The key BoP subsystems for thermal power plants typically include ash handling […]
From an installed nuclear base of less than 7 GW, the government is looking to expand the installed capacity to over 22 GW by 2031. It has, in the recent past, undertaken a series of […]
System operators in India are preparing themselves to meet the challenges looming over the electricity sector. These pertain to the integration of 175 GW of renewable energy generation by 2022, the move towards decentralisation, increase […]
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