Manoj Kumar Jhawar, director, commercial, Madhya Pradesh PaschimKshetraVidyutVitaran Company Limited (MPPKVVCL), is a power sector expert with over 25 years of experience. Given his long years in the industry, he has a big-picture perspective on […]
The industrial sector accounts for around 40 per cent of the electricity demand in India. With growth in the Indian industrial sector pegged at a compound annual growth rate of 4.6 per cent, according to […]
Blockchain is fast emerging as a key technological platform for electricity utilities to meet their digitalisation objectives. Blockchain is a distributed and decentralised public ledger. The technology essentially helps in maintaining an open yet tamper-proof […]
The award of transmission projects through tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) is a significant achievement for the power sector. The mechanism allows public and private players to bid for transmission projects in a transparent manner in […]
The adoption of smart meters in the power distribution segment has been one of the key focus areas of power utilities and policymakers in the past couple of years. Smart metering holds the potential to […]
The thermal power industry is facing severe headwinds as the deadline to install emission control equipment draws nearer. The central government’s latest order banning the import of power equipment from China and mandatory testing of […]
The Indian electricity grid has been able to maintain robust and reliable operations despite the fall in power demand due to the outbreak of Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown. While thermal power generation has been […]
China is planning to build six to eight nuclear reactors a year between 2020 and 2025 and raise its total nuclear capacity to 70 GW. According to China the Nuclear Energy Association, the country’s total […]
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed an interim penalty of Rs 50 million on NLC India Limited in connection with a boiler blast at Neyveli Lignite Power Plant in Tamil Nadu on July 1, 2020. According to an […]
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has successfully commissioned a 1.7 MW solar photovoltaic plant at Bina in Madhya Pradesh for the Indian Railways. The plant will directly feed power to traction systems of Indian Railways. […]
The Gujarat government has decided to reverse its 2018 decision to amend the power purchase agreements (PPAs) it had signed with Tata Power, Adani Power and Essar Power for their imported coal-based projects to raise […]
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has launched a new turbine model tailored specifically for the Indian wind power market. The new SG 3.4-145 can operate at up to 3.6 MW with flexible rating strategy and delivers […]
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has signed an agreement with the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (Noida) to promote electric vehicles (EV) and install public EV charging stations and related infrastructure. … The partnership will […]
Transformers form the core of power systems across the world. As electrical grids become more complex with renewable energy integration, growth in decentralised generation, penetration of electric vehicles and rise in digital loads, utilities are […]
Rajiv Kumar has 23 years of experience in digital energy for transmission and distribution utilities. He has worked in a wide variety of functions including P&L management, business development, engineering, strategic marketing, consultative selling, solutions […]
Metering is a key component of several government programmes in distribution including the Smart Metering National Programme (SMNP), the UjwalDiscom Assurance Yojana (UDAY), the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) and the National Smart Grid Mission […]
Complying with emission norms is one of the key priorities for power generation companies. While they are opting for flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems to meet SOx norms, for NOx norms, they are using combustion […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has announced import restrictions and compulsory testing of power supply equipment from a few countries, including China. Permission is mandatory for the import of such equipment from “prior reference” countries. […]
Canadian renewable power producer Cordelio Power has purchased two wind projects with a total capacity of over 350 MW in Illinois from US developer Swift Current Energy. The Glacier Sands project is due to be […]
BSES is geared up to ensure incident-free power supply to its over 4.4 million consumers in Delhi. BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) have undertaken extensive preventive maintenance works to […]
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