Gurdeep Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, NTPC Limited The global coal gasification market is undergoing a strategic transformation, driven by the twin imperatives of energy security and the low carbon transition. Valued at $13.87 billion in […]
Alok Kumar, Former Union Power Secretary and Director General, All India Discoms Association With COP30 approaching, India is expected to announce its updated Nationally Determined Contributions up to 2035 soon. There will be exhortations for […]
S.K. Soonee, Former and Founding Chief Executive Officer, Power System Operation Corporation Limited (now GRID-INDIA); and Debasis De, Former Executive Director, National Load Despatch Centre, GRID-INDIA The successful implementation of Security Constrained Economic Despatch (SCED) […]
At a recent Power Line conference on “AI in Electricity Grid”, senior representatives from leading transmission and distribution utilities discussed the current status, challenges and future plans for artificial intelligence (AI) deployment in the power […]
For decades, studies of Indian coal have shown that it is typically low in sulphur and high in ash, except for certain reserves in the north-eastern states. […]
India stands at the crossroads in its path to energy sovereignty with fossil fuels continuing to contribute 68 per cent to electricity production. […]
By Arun Kanchan, Former Director/CEO, Torrent Power, BSES Rajdhani Power Limited, BSES Yamuna Power Limited and Bajaj Energy Limited; and Sarang Kanchan, Associate Partner, Takshashila Consultants Indian discoms in 2025 and beyond India’s discoms continue […]
By Srinivas Tumuluru, Executive Director, Engineering, GRID-India India’s grid is one of the largest and the most complex in the world. It operates across a network of five regional grids – Northern, Western, Southern, Eastern […]
By Prankur Patel, Assistant Director, Central Electricity Authority The installation of flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems across India’s coal-based thermal power plants (TPPs) has emerged as a controversial topic in recent years due to rising […]
By Rishika Ranga, Consultant, Energy Policy and Regulations Group, CSTEP India’s electricity sector, characterised by centralised generation and long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs), is facing challenges due to the growing decentralised renewable energy (DRE) market. […]
By Piyush Bansal – Joint President & Head – Power Transmission, Bajel Projects India’s cities are evolving rapidly, embracing modern infrastructure to support a growing population with increasing demand for reliable power and telecom connectivity. […]
What is a district cooling system? A district cooling system (DCS) is a centralised infrastructure that supplies chilled water from a central plant to multiple buildings through an underground network. This system replaces individual air […]
By Atul Bali, Director, National Smart Grid Mission and Expert Group on Smart Metering India’s energy distribution landscape is undergoing a digital transformation, led by the large-scale roll-out of smart meters. As of mid-2025, over […]
R.K. Choudhary, Former Member, Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission From 1980 to 2010, India’s power generation was predominantly based on fossil fuel-based power plants (such as coal, gas and oil), hydroelectric plants and nuclear stations. The […]
By Mr Piyush Bansal – Joint President & Head – Power Transmission, Bajel Projects India’s cities are evolving rapidly, embracing modern infrastructure to support a growing population with increasing demand for reliable power and telecom […]
Saurabh Kumar, Vice President of GEAPP India Introduction A major milestone in India’s energy transition was marked with the commissioning of the country’s first utility-scale standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) project, developed collaboratively by […]
At the India Infrastructure Forum 2025, the session on the electricity sector brought together key stakeholders to deliberate on the future of the power industry in India. The session began with brief remarks and an […]
Prof. Jyoti Parikh, Executive Director; Dr Navpreet Saini, Senior Research Analyst; and Ritwik Ray Chaudhuri, Research Analyst; IRADe India’s ambitious renewable energy targets, including 500 GW of non-fossil fuel-based capacity by 2030 and net-zero emissions […]
By Deepesh Nanda, CEO and Managing Director, Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited Renewable energy has moved from being an alternative power source to a central pillar of global energy infrastructure. With ambitious targets for carbon […]
By Harikrishna KV Rajasthan, India’s largest state by area, holds the highest renewable energy potential in the country, with 284 GW of wind energy potential and 142 GW of solar energy potential. In December 2024, […]
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