By Sarang Kanchan, Associate Partner, Takshashila Consulting; and Arun Kanchan, Former Director and CEO, BSES Rajdhani Power Limited and BSES Yamuna Power Limited India’s urban population currently accounts for around 35 per cent of its […]
Sanjay Sudhakaran, Vice-President, Power Systems, Schneider Electric India Accelerating the progress towards a greener future with sustainable actions can mitigate global warming and climate change, and help achieve decarbonisation. While India stands committed to achieving […]
Ambitious emission reduction programmes are driving unprecedented amounts of renewable energy into the grid as the world strives to embrace a zero-carbon energy future. Integrating renewable energy resources while also improving the reliability of India’s […]
R.K. Sharma, Chairman and Managing Director, Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited India is the second largest coal producer and fifth largest country in terms of coal deposits. Coal still continues to be the dominant source […]
Anil Rawal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, IntelliSmart Infrastructure Private Limited The digitalisation of India’s power distribution sector is a critical intervention that the country requires in its efforts to achieve its energy security […]
By Pankaj Batra, Project Director, SARI/EI/IRADe and Ex-Chairperson and Member (Planning), Central Electricity Authority Bulk power purchase globally as well as in India was long tied only to long-term power purchase agreements and still is […]
By Tarun Katiyar, Chief, Business Development (T&D), Tata Power As a major reform initiative, the Government of India proposed to delicense the distribution sector and open up the electricity retail supply market for competition, thereby […]
The mighty power sector Power is a vital lifeline for every nation’s economic, social, human and sustainable development. Power generation capacity and its consumption are in fact, amongst the most important indices while measuring a […]
Hanumanth Raju GV, Senior Analyst, CSTEP, and Harikrishna KV, Research Scientist, CSTEP National economic activities were hit hard by the pandemic, and the power sector was no exception. The sector deviated from the expected energy […]
By Henri van Boxtel, Energy Business Director, South Asia, Wärtsilä Energy The economics of solar-plus-storage systems in energy production continue to improve around the world. Even so, there are some lesser-known hardware and software strategies […]
By Rohit Bajaj, Head and Senior Vice-President, Business Development; and Shruti Bhatia, Head, Corporate Communications, IEX Limited The South Asian countries have been engaged in cross-border electricity trade (CBET) for over a decade now through […]
By R. Lakshmanan, chief executive officer, REC Power Distribution Company Limited (RECPDCL) The Ministry of Power, Govt. of India has recently launched a reforms-based and results-linked Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). REC and PFC have […]
By Siddartha Ramakanth, Assistant Professor, CES, ASCI; and Rajkiran Bilolikar, Professor & Director, CES, ASCI Accept it or not, climate change is evident and we have significantly less time to reverse it. Any further delay […]
Anish De, Partner, Global Sector Head, Power & Utilities, KPMG; National Head, Energy Natural Resources & Chemicals, KPMG in India The separation of carriage and content in India’s electricity sector has been a much talked […]
Ravi Kuchi, Vice-President, Business Development, Indian Energy Exchange Limited The Indian power sector is undergoing a paradigm shift with rapidly increasing renewable capacity addition in the system. Renewable electricity generation has seen over 15 per […]
By Anurag Johri, Managing Director and Lead, Utilities, Accenture India It is well established by now that digital transformation is no longer a choice but an imperative for thriving in the post-pandemic economy. For successful […]
By R.V. Shahi, Former Power Secretary, Government of India The prime minister’s resolve and call to the nation for achieving self-reliance in all sectors of the economy is not only a national need and imperative for […]
By Tarun Katiyar, Chief, Business Development (T&D), Tata Power The power industry has come a long way in leveraging technology for its business plans to transform the lives of people. Historically, the industry has focused […]
The distribution system is the backbone of the power sector, helping deliver quality supply. In India, it is also the weakest link in the delivery of electricity to citizens. Due to lower-than-cost tariffs and non-receipt […]
Anil Rawal, MD and CEO, IntelliSmart Infrastructure Private Limited Humanity has been driving the destruction of the very basis of its own existence, anecdotally analogous to the Bhasmasura story from Indian mythology. Bhasmasura, a great devotee of […]
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