Behavioural Energy Efficiency Potential for India
Although appliance replacement or home retrofit-based utility-DSM activities have seen progress in recent years, embracing even more […]
Distribution
Behavioural Energy Efficiency Potential for India
Clean Mobility
FAME II to drive India’s EV growth
Approved by the union cabinet on March 1, 2019, the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles […]
Status Check
Update on NSGM and smart grid pilot projects
Smart grid development is expected to transform the Indian power sector into a secure, adaptive, sustainable and […]
Interview with Reji Kumar Pillai
“The flavour of ISUW 2019 will be very different”
The India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF), which was set up in 2010, has been a key agency […]
Hits and Misses
Mapping UDAY’s targets and progress
Close on the heels of the March 2019 deadline for the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY), the […]
Smart Metering Progress
Need to speed up implementation
Smart metering is an essential tool to track the electricity consumption of users, and curb aggregate technical […]
Threat from the Net
Need to deploy multi-layered security controls to protect smart grids
Cyberattacks on smart grids can disrupt the entire power sector. The risk of cyberthreats extends to all […]
The Last Leg
Saubhagya inches towards the household electrification target
Household electrification under the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya) is on the last leg […]
Digital Utility
Use of data analytics to transform discom operations
Data analytics has emerged as one of the key focus areas of discoms. It is aimed at […]
Advantage IoT
Enabling discom efficiency and automation
High transmission and distribution losses in the power sector have put discoms in a vulnerable financial position. […]
Gaining Traction
Energy storage systems find bigger play
Energy storage is emerging as a critical requirement as the country moves towards smarter grids, renewable energy […]
Steady Growth
Transformer market trends and demand drivers
In the process of delivering electricity from the point of generation to the end-consumer, transformers perform the […]
Quality Matters
Increasing grid complexities call for PQ improvements
Power quality (PQ) plays a crucial role in today’s digital era where electronic equipment is remotely connected […]
Growing Demand
Key market drivers and outlook for the distribution transformer industry
The distribution transformer industry in the country has grown significantly over the years, with the increase in […]
Power Quality Standards
New regulations proposed for measurement and monitoring
The monitoring and measurement of power quality is one of the key requirements for ensuring a reliable […]
TSSPDCL
Scores high on innovation and impact
Telangana’s discoms have a challenging role to play as it is one of the highest energy consuming […]
Measurement Metrics
Tools and techniques for evaluating power quality
Power quality and reliability are two important aspects of an electrical power supply system. Therefore, the effective […]
Correcting Distortions
Technologies and solutions for improving power quality
Power quality (PQ) issues are present in every electric system. PQ problems range largely from supply interruptions […]
Tracking Consumption
Smart meter deployments under SMNP
The country’s power distribution utilities are grappling with the challenge of high aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) […]