Hitachi Energy is powering the 1,000 MW PakalDulpower project, situated on the Marusudar which is the biggest hydroelectric project (HEP) in Jammu and Kashmir. … It constitutes a 548-feet-tall concrete-face rockfill dam and has an […]
Inox Wind has secured an order for a 150 MW wind power project from NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NREL). The project will be executed on a turnkey basis at Dayapar site in Kutch district of […]
November 2021
The adoption of digital technologies allows devices across the grid to communicate, and provides the information/data useful for customers, grid management and complex operations. The development of a smart electrical grid requires the installation of […]
India’s clean energy transition is largely driven by renewable capacity expansion. While the large capacity addition of renewables is a welcome development, it may not be sufficient to help further the energy transition agenda in […]
The particulate matter (PM) emissions in a thermal power plant (TPP) can be reduced and controlled by the installation of emission controlling devices such as electrostatic precipitators (ESPs), fabric filters and cyclone separators. Empirical data […]
South Korean power utility, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), has opened a site for testing the world’s highest-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission lines.… These lines will be used in large-scale offshore wind power projects. Moreover, […]
The Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEBL) has issued a tender for renewable energy (RE) generators to develop 40 MW capacity of solar power projects. … The projects of 500 kW and 2 MW capacity […]
The Uttar Pradesh (UP) government has started a scheme for interest waiver on bill arrears for electricity consumers. … The money realised will be used for system improvement as the state energy department is already […]
According to India Hydrogen Alliance (IH2A), India will require about $15 billion in public and private funding to set up 15 GW of green hydrogen electrolyser capacity by 2030. … This electrolyser capacity is expected […]
Coal dispatch to the power sector has increased by 27.13 per cent year-on-year in October 2021, owing to a spurt in power demand amid unprecedented rise in import prices. … Coal supply to the power […]
Established in November 2001, Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Limited (MPPTCL) has been successfully wheeling power in the state since its inception. Over this time, the utility’s transmission network has grown by over 226 per […]
Total power generation stood at 121.47 BUs in September 2021. At around 44.56 BUs and 32.77 BUs, the central and state sectors respectively accounted for the major share in conventional power generation. Meanwhile, renewable energy […]
The electricity traded in the day-ahead market in October 2021 was 6,568.31 MUs at the IEX and 0.37 MUs at PXIL. The average market clearing price range was Rs 2.37 per unit to Rs 16.42 […]
S.B. Chandrashekharaiah has close to three decades of experience in the power sector. During this time, he has work ed on automation, SCADA systems, and power system communications. He has been working with Karnataka Power […]
Indonesia’s state-owned PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PT PLN) dominates the country’s power sector, holding a monopoly in the transmission sector and functioning as a system operator. PT PLN issues a 10-year Electricity Power Supply Business […]
Among the industrial consumers of water, thermal power plants (TPPs) are the largest ones. It is estimated that TPPs account for nearly 88 per cent of industrial water consumption in the country. Moreover, 48 per […]
How usage monitoring and electronic bill presentation empowers customers The rush to digitize isn’t new. The demand for information and self-service is at an all-time high, and customers expect utilities to give them access to […]
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