Modest Headway
Consultants’ opinion
During the past year, the power sector witnessed significant challenges, particularly structural issues on the distribution side, […]
Forum
Modest Headway
More Risks Than Returns
Financiers’ perspective
Stressed assets were a constant problem for the power sector in the past year. At the same […]
Staying Afloat
Equipment manufacturers’ views
In recent years, the transmission and distribution (T&D) equipment market’s growth has been driven largely by the […]
Stemming the Slide
Discoms’ perspective
High operational losses and financially strapped balance sheets of discoms continue to hamper the development and strengthening […]
Miles to Go
Developers’ opinion
Over the past one year, the power sector has witnessed some positive developments such as improvement in […]
Some Pain, Some Gains
Views of sector experts
The power sector is growing steadily with rapid renewable energy addition and increasing electricity demand backed by […]
Interview with Debasish Banerjee
“CESC is betting big on technology”
CESC Limited, the integrated Utility, which serves Consumers in Kolkata and Howrah and also has four Distribution […]
Interview with Deepesh Nanda
“GE Power is winning new projects across the energy value chain”
Given its fast ramping capabilities and cleaner generation, gas-based power can play a key role in helping […]
Changes at the Top
Key appointments in the past one year
The past year saw several leadership changes, at the ministerial level as well as in leading power […]
Driving Change
In a recent move, the Goods and Services Tax [GST] Council has reduced the tax rates on electric vehicles (EVs) and […]
Place for Gas
A balanced energy mix needed to ensure supply-side flexibility
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has recently published a draft report on India’s optimal generation capacity mix […]
Better Power Management
Optimal measures to bridge the demand-supply gap in Uttar Pradesh
Management of power supply to consumers in the most optimal manner is the real challenge for discoms […]
Securing Payments
MoP order on mandating LCs under PPAs aims to bring in discipline
In a recent development, the Ministry of Power (MoP) has made it mandatory for discoms to open […]
Interview with Dr Ajay Mathur
“We will be able to meet the Paris targets”
It has been more than three years since India formally adopted the Paris Agreement. Since then, India […]
An Economical Solution
CFB scrubber technology offers a low-cost, flexible, multi-pollutant control option
Tighter control on emissions from sulphur oxide (SOx), nitrogen oxide (NOx) and particular matter (PM) has become […]
Industry Wish List
Hopes pinned on the new government
Having witnessed major challenges in the past year, the industry is now looking to the new government […]
Interview with Alok Kumar
“UPPCL is leading the smart meter revolution”
Uttar Pradesh, one of the key states under UDAY, has been striving hard to improve the performance […]
Power Priorities
Next steps for the new government
The power sector’s record in the past five years has been somewhat mixed. While the sector has […]
Stepping In
Supreme Court’s cancellation of RBI circular provides relief to gencos
The Supreme Court recently struck down the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) circular dated February 12, 2018, […]
Secure Supply
Case for hybrids
Poonam Verma, Partner, and Aparajita Upadhyay, Associate, J. Sagar Associates What is a hybrid power plant? Hybrid […]