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Home2020February

Month: February 2020

Companies

PXIL: Leveraging technological innovation in power trading

February 20, 2020

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 & […]

Smart Grids in India

Making Headway: Smart grid technology adoption accelerates under the NSGM

February 20, 2020

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 […]

Perspective

Interview with Dr Gerhard Salge: “The grid has to become stronger, smarter and greener”

February 20, 2020

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 […]

R & M of Power Plants

Wider Scope: R&M works improve TPP performance, and more

February 20, 2020

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 […]

Specials

The Next Steps: Strategies for discom stability and sustainability

February 20, 2020

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 […]

People

Subhash Chandra: Chief General Manager, Power Finance Corporation Limited

February 20, 2020

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 […]

Companies

IREDA: Well positioned to fund India’s renewable energy growth

February 19, 2020

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 […]

Company Release

Mobile Wet Ash Feeder Ejector at Kakatiya Thermal Power Project

February 19, 2020

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 […]

Smart Grids in India

Interview with Reji Kumar Pillai: “Technology interventions needed to upgrade networks”

February 19, 2020

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 […]

R & M of Power Plants

Extended Life: Need for financial and policy support for upgrading hydro plants

February 19, 2020

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 […]

Specials

Mixed Review: Budget delivers on some expectations, but fails to address some key issues

February 19, 2020

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 […]

People

Arun Sharma: Chief Operating Officer, Infrastructure Business, Sterlite Power

February 19, 2020

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, […]

R & M of Power Plants

Revising the Rules: CEA’s draft R&M/LE guidelines align with changing TPP requirements

February 18, 2020

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 […]

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Specials

Performance Tracker: Highlights of the State Energy Efficiency Index 2019

February 18, 2020

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 […]

People

Jaideep Mukherji: Chief Executive Officer, Smart Power India

February 18, 2020

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 […]

R & M of Power Plants

Advanced R&M: Stepping up efforts to reduce emissions and ensure flexible operation of TPPs

February 17, 2020

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 […]

Specials

Towards Clean Mobility: Delhi’s new EV policy to accelerate uptake

February 17, 2020

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 […]

R & M of Power Plants

R&M Programme: Thermal projects taken up for implementation during 2017-22

February 16, 2020
Specials

Minimising SLD Risk: Effective control of liquid discharge from FGD wet stacks

February 16, 2020

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 […]

Forum

Bundling Benefits: Impact of proposed MNRE scheme to sell solar power along with thermal

February 15, 2020

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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