The global Covid-19 crisis is significantly impacting the economy. The power sector too is feeling the effects of the pandemic, leading to tough times for the boiler, turbine and generator (BTG) industry. The domestic BTG […]
The power market in the country has been evolving continuously – vertically integrated utilities have made way for unbundled generation, transmission and distribution companies and administratively determined tariffs have been replaced by the competitive tariff […]
The primary emissions in the air from the combustion of coal are sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxide (NOx), particulate matter (PM), carbon monoxide (CO), and greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2). Depending on the […]
Digitalisation holds big promise for the power industry. The digitalisation of boiler, turbine and generation (BTG) operations can help reduce emissions, enhance plant efficiency, optimise operations and maintenance (O&M) costs, enhance reliability and maintain plant […]
The operations and maintenance (O&M) of thermal power plants (TPPs) is essential to ensure efficient and uninterrupted operations. In view of the challenges in the coal-based power generation segment such as low fleet utilisation, ageing […]
In the past few years, there has been a marked slowdown in the ordering activity of boiler, turbine and generator (BTG) equipment. During 2018-19, only one main plant equipment order was finalised. The build-up of […]
For India’s coal-fired power plants, which continue to have a majority share in installed capacity and power generation, lowering carbon emissions remains a priority. Over the years, supercritical technologies have become the preference for most […]
India’s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) aim to base 40 per cent of the total installed power generation capacity on non-fossil fuel resources by 2030, with international support on technology transfer and financing. This includes […]
Coal-based power continues to dominate the Indian power generation segment. These plants account for over 63 per cent of India’s total installed generation capacity. However, the declining plant load factors (PLFs) are a cause for […]
Digitalisation is playing a key role in the upgradation of conventional power plants, which will help meet the changing market requirements. A digital power plant offers efficient and cost-effective power generation, reduces maintenance expenses and […]
The thermal power generation segment has been under a lot of stress lately. The changing energy mix due to a growing focus on renewables, the non-availability of long-term power purchase agreements), languishing plant load factors, […]
The cyclic operation of thermal power plants (TPPs) may lower efficiency, increase maintenance requirements and reduce equipment lifetime. Further, due to wide variability in renewable generation, a certain degree of flexibility in TPP generation is […]
Digitalisation is gathering momentum in the power generation industry as more companies realise the need to upgrade conventional power plants to meet the emerging market requirements. A digital power plant offers efficient and cost-effective power […]
While the government has set ambitious targets for renewable energy development, an increasing emphasis is also being laid on the development of supercritical and ultra-supercritical technologies for coal-based power plants as they can play a […]
The thermal power generation segment has been facing hard times over the past few years. Pointing to the poor project pipeline in the segment, a Central Electricity Authority (CEA) report notes that no coal-based capacity […]
Despite the growing shift towards renewable sources of energy, India will continue to rely on coal-based power in the near future. This will have serious implications with regard to the increased green house gas (GHG) […]
According to estimates of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), as of March 2016, over 37 GW of India’s thermal fleet is more than 25 years old (35.5 GW in the government sector and 1.9 GW […]
In view of the significant growth in renewable energy generation, it has become crucial to flexibilise thermal power plant (TPP) operations. While flexibility can be achieved in a number of ways such as energy storage […]
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