Launched in October 2008, power Exchange India Limited (PXIL) is India’s first institutionally promoted electronic power exchange for power trading. Promoted by the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and the National Commodity & […]
The ongoing energy transition is driving utilities across the world to focus on digitalisation and automation through smart grid technologies. In India too, discoms have been working towards the roll-out of smart grid technologies in […]
Traditional electricity grids are expected to continue to transform, driven by trends such as an increase in renewable energy integration, a move towards larger interconnected networks, the transition to two-way power flows and growing cybersecurity […]
The renovation and modernisation (R&M) and life extension (LE) programme has been critical to thermal power plant (TPP) operations since its launch in 1984. While its initial objective was to economically increase generation to meet […]
Over the years, the power distribution segment has seen multiple government interventions aimed at improving its health. The most recent of these was the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) launched in 2015. However, contrary to […]
Subhash Chandra has over 37 years of professional experience, working both at project sites and in the corporate world. He has expertise in power project development, design and engineering, business development and marketing of financial […]
India is looking at an investment of about $100 billion to achieve the renewable energy target of installing 175 GW by 2022. Of this, about 30 per cent is to be procured through equity and […]
Author: Phani Kumar, Divisional Engineer, KTPP-Stage-II, TS Genco The 600 MW Kakatiya thermal power project (KTPP) in Telangana faced a lot of problem in ESP fly ash evacuation and conveying in 2017-18 due to water […]
Discoms need proper smart grid roadmaps to undertake modernisation, believes Reji Kumar Pillai, president, India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) and chairman, Global Smart Grid Federation. In a recent interview with Power Line, he spoke about […]
Renovation and modernisation (R&M) of hydroelectric plants (HEPs) gives a new lease of life to operating units by modifying and equipping them with the latest technologies, components and systems with a view to improve their […]
The Union Budget 2020-21, notified on February 1, 2020, has elicited mixed reactions from power sector stakeholders. The budget proposals for the sector largely focus on solar power, smart metering and emission reduction from thermal […]
With over three decades in the energy sector, Arun Sharma has successfully spearheaded the implementation of turnkey projects. He began his career as a scientific officer with the Department of Atomic Energy. In the past, […]
Renovation and modernisation (R&M) and life extension (LE) works are cost-effective solutions for achieving improvements in operational performance and additional generation from existing units in a short period. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has been […]
In order to track the progress of energy efficiency initiatives in India and highlight best practices, the Ministry of Power recently released the State Energy Efficiency Index 2019. The index has been developed by the […]
Jaideep Mukherji, CEO, Smart Power India (SPI), is working towards providing innovative solutions to address India’s rural electricity access challenge. He says, “Mini-grids have a very important role to play in rural electrification in India […]
Renovation and modernisation (R&M) has many benefits. It is not limited to plant life extension, and may be undertaken even before plants have completed their useful life of 25 years. In addition to providing additional […]
In the past couple of years, a number of states have come forward to issue policies on electric vehicles (EVs) for specifying clear deployment targets for EVs and charging stations, and offering a range of […]
The goverment, in its drive to improve the ambient air quality throughout India, has mandated that most coal-firing power stations must fit flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) plants. In order to reduce the cost of running […]
In an effort to address the issues of intermittency, limited hours of supply and low capacity utilisation of renewable power plants, and make them more attractive for state-owned power distribution companies, the Ministry of New […]
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