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 […]
Generator sets are widely being used as a backup power solution, with diesel being the most preferred fuel owing to its efficiency on account of high energy density, and easy availability. Diesel generator (DG) sets […]
Smart metering has been one of the key focus areas of the government towards reducing the aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses of discoms. It has received a major push through several policy initiatives including […]
The demand for wires and cables depends largely on the capex undertaken by end-user industries and investments made for infrastructure development. One of the key focus areas for the government has been the electrification of […]
Rental power solutions basically meet the power requirements of consumers who need electricity at short notice and for short durations. Rental power solutions can thus be used for continued operations in case of a failure […]
Cables and conductors are the most vital component of a power transmission network. The faults in electrical systems are unavoidable, but it is essential that they undergo routine maintenance in order to ensure the reliability […]
At the Indian Energy Exchange and Power Exchange India Limited in December 2018 The electricity traded in the day-ahead market at the IEX and PXIL in December 2018 was 3,058 MUs and 0.3 MUs respectively. […]
Total power generation stood at 107.45 BUs in November 2018. At around 36.99 BUs and 32.44 BUs, the central and state sectors respectively accounted for the major share in conventional power generation. Meanwhile, renewable energy […]
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a tender for 1,200 MW of the interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) projects to be developed across the country. According to the tender, a […]
Powergrid and the Jammu & Kashmir Power Development Department (JKPDD) have test-charged the 220 kV Alusteng-Dras-Kargil-Khalsti-Leh transmission line along with 220/66 kV substations at Dras, Kargil, Khalsti and Leh. With this, Ladakh has been connected […]
NLC India Limited has conducted a boiler light-up test for the first 500 MW unit of the 1,000 MW Neyveli New Thermal Power Project (NNTPP) in Tamil Nadu. The plant will replace the existing five-decade […]
NTPC Limited has invited bids for a 20 MW grid-connected floating solar project at its Anta gas-based power station in Rajasthan. The scope of work includes the supply, design, engineering, manufacturing, packing and forwarding, transportation, […]
The central government plans to auction power transmission contracts worth over Rs 80 billion for connecting renewable energy projects in western and northern states. Contracts worth about Rs 35 billion have already been awarded on […]
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