Ezine Archive
April Issue 2020
April Issue 2020
Month: April 2020
People
Arun Goyal: Member, CERC
Arun Goyal, a 1985 batch IAS officer of the union territory cadre and former secretary to the Government of India, recently took over as member, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC). He has over three decades […]
Testing and Measurement
Quality Counts: Smart meter testing key to ensuring power reliability
With all meters expected to be smart prepaid meters in the next three to four years, the role of metering in India is expected to evolve significantly. From energy accounting and revenue administration, smart meters […]
Forum
Views of Aniruddha Kumar: “Hydro is best suited for balancing renewables”
Despite its immense potential and many benefits, the hydropower segment has remained underdeveloped. The country’s hydropower capacity currently stands at about 45 GW, against an estimated potential of 148 GW. However, policymakers are now increasingly […]
Company Release
Tata Power appeals to customers to use digital bill payment options
In order to ensure continuous, seamless and uninterrupted power to every home, hospital, laboratory and essential service provider during the Covid-19 pandemic, Tata Power has sought the support of its customers. It has requested them […]
Finance
Recent Financing: India and overseas
India and overseasNTPC raises Rs 43.74 billion via bonds (India) NTPC Limited has raised Rs 43.74 billion through a private placement of unsecured non-convertible bonds in the nature of debentures at a coupon of 6.55 […]
Distribution
Policy Measures: Draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill seeks to usher in significant reforms
The distribution segment continues to be the weakest link in the power sector. The poor financial and operational performance of the discoms characterised by high aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses, mounting discom debt and […]
Power Data
Power Generation: Monthly statistics year over year
Total power generation stood at 112.32 BUs in February 2020. At around 36.83 BUs and 32.25 BUs, the central and private sectors respectively accounted for the major share in conventional power generation. Meanwhile, renewable energy […]
Company Release
Shell offers Diala S4 ZX-I transformer oil
Compatible with modern transformers that demand a very high technical oil standard as well as the ageing infrastructure that original equipment manufacturers and utility companies use, the Shell Diala S4 ZX-I is used to fill […]
Distribution
Making Progress: Some headway under government distribution programmes
Over the past few years, the central government has launched a number of schemes for improving the health and infrastructure of the power sector. Primary among them was the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY), launched […]
Transmission
WBSETCL: Focused efforts to enhance transmission system reliability
West Bengal’s sole state transmission company, West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (WBSETCL) is one of the largest transcos in India. It is responsible for transmitting power throughout the state. In recent years, WBSETCL’s […]
Specials
Lockdown Impact: Sector seeks relief measures as power demand and discom revenues plummet
The Covid-19 pandemic is putting a strain on all infrastructure sectors and one sector that has been visibly disrupted is power. The lockdown to curb the pandemic spread has manifested in a sharp reduction in […]
People
Pankaj Batra: Project Director, SARI/EI, IRADe and Ex-chairperson, CEA
Pankaj Batra is a thought leader in the Indian power industry and brings to the table over three decades of experience. He is currently project director, South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy Integration (SARI/EI) at […]
Testing and Measurement
Tracking Plant Health: Testing and measurement solutions for efficient operations
Enhancing the operational efficiency of power plants as well as lowering their emission levels is the need of the hour. Various advanced technology solutions are being adopted by power plant developers to obtain the desired […]
Company Release
BEML wins order from CIL
BEML Limited has won an order from Coal India Limited (CIL) for the supply of seven 150-T and eight 205E-T dump trucks under trial-cum-sale along with an eight-year spare parts contract. These dumpers will be […]
Distribution
Modernising Distribution: Progress in smart metering implementation
The adoption of smart meters is an essential requirement for modernising the power distribution infrastructure. Smart meters are useful for aggregate technical and commercial loss reduction, renewable energy integration, demand forecasting, load management and energy […]
Companies
“Improving discom health is the most critical goal”: Interview with IntelliSmart’s Anil Rawal
To support the government’s smart meter deployment drive, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) announced a strategic partnership, forming a joint venture (JV), IntelliSmart Infrastructure Private Limited. IntelliSmart […]
Transmission
New Milestone: India commissions 11 REMCs for centralised renewable energy forecasting
India achieved a significant milestone in its renewable energy journey with the recent commissioning of 11 renewable energy management centres (REMCs). The REMCs allow centralised forecasting and monitoring of renewable energy generation which is crucial […]
Cloud Solutions for Utilities
Building Business Agility: Public, private and hybrid cloud computing models for utilities
Clouds are data centres or multiple data centres comprising computation and storage resources connected by a network. They are smart, automated and adaptive. Applications can be deployed far more quickly without customer provisioning boxes and, […]
Testing and Measurement
Monitoring Measures: Techniques for transmission line testing and fault detection
India has an extensive transmission network spanning 425,071 ckt. km at the 220 kV and above voltage levels as of March 2020. Any failure in the transmission network has the potential to disrupt power evacuation […]