The Indian LED market has undergone a sea change in the past couple of years, mainly on account of favourable government initiatives and a decline in LED prices. Demand aggregation and bulk procurement under the […]
NTPC raises $450 million under MTN programme (India) NTPC Limited has raised $450 million through a five-year bond offering in the international market under its $6 billion medium-term note (MTN) programme. This issuance is NTPC’s […]
Energy meters are one of the most crucial parts of an electrical system since they account for electricity consumption at various levels in the power distribution chain. Apart from enabling performance assessment and estimating losses […]
The second round of auction for procuring 2,500 MW of power from coal-based gencos under the central government’s Pilot Scheme II was launched in April 2019. The auction, which was open for generation companies with […]
P.K. Agarwal brings to the table over three decades of experience spanning all aspects of power systems including construction, commissioning and maintenance of transmission lines, grid substations and HVDC systems; implementation of information and operational […]
The power transmission network is often referred to as the infrastructure of infrastructure. It is the backbone of the power sector, and any failure in the transmission network has the potential to disrupt power evacuation […]
Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited (APTRANSCO), the state transmission utility of Andhra Pradesh, has been continuously improving its transmission losses and deploying new initiatives. Incorporated in 1999 after the unbundling of the erstwhile Andhra […]
India aims to achieve 175 GW of installed renewable energy capacity by 2022. While this is expected to lower carbon emissions and help meet the growing energy demand, the integration of renewables into the grid […]
N.S. Pillai began his career over three decades ago as an officer in the Ind-ian Audit & Accounts Department (Acc-ountant General Office-Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram) in 1983. Since then, he has worked in several finance roles in […]
 Ashok Sethi, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director, Tata Power The distribution segment, which is a critical link in the Indian power industry, is tightly regulated today through the Electricity Act, 2003, the National […]
A transformer is a key transmission asset, which determines the quality and reliability of the power supplied to consumers. That said, it is also the costliest equipment in a switchyard/substation. As per the norms of […]
 During the 1970s’ oil crisis, incandescent lighting was replaced with fluorescent lighting, also known as compact fluorescent lights (CFLs). Though CFLs saved the day, they were bulky, did not fit well into fixtures, and […]
India’s building sector energy consumption is expected to grow by an average of 2.7 per cent per year from 2015 to 2040, which is more than twice the global average. About 70 per cent of […]
With large capacity addition and growing deployment of advanced technology in the power sector, the demand for testing and measurement (T&M) of critical equipment like switchgear, substations and circuit breakers is expected to rise. Further, […]
Biogas is produced naturally through a process of anaerobic decomposition from waste/biomass sources such as agricultural residue, cattle dung, sugarcane press mud, municipal solid waste, sewage treatment plant waste and distillery spent wash, besides other […]
Ramnath Vaidyanathan is a clean energy and environment evangelist with a decade of experience in the sustainability sector. He has worked in a wide range of roles from regulatory/policy to process engineering, operations, strategy and […]
Renewable energy microgrids are not new to India and have been deployed as part of the central government’s efforts under various rural electrification programmes as well as solar energy goals. However, the installation of microgrids […]
With the magnitude and complexity of equipment connected to the grid expected to increase in the next few years, power quality (PQ) disturbances are likely to go up proportionally. Therefore, there is a need to […]
There is little doubt about the importance of electricity for economic and social development. With a large part of the global population still not having access to electricity, governments around the world are investing in […]
Microgrid designs have evolved significantly in recent years, with the incorporation of information communication and technology (ICT) solutions such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). A smart microgrid equipped with sensors and automation […]
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