While efforts to move towards information technology (IT)-operational technology (OT) convergence have been under way, the Covid-19 pandemic has compelled utilities to accelerate this shift. Utilities are prioritising their IT-OT initiatives and realising the benefits […]
Energy storage systems are critical for integrating solar and wind power into the grid and supporting the power system. In view of this, there has been a push towards releasing storage tenders, a significant milestone […]
 The power sector is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in India. Hence, reducing the carbon footprint of the sector is essential for limiting climate change. As each state has its own sets […]
Automatic meter reading (AMR) has been in practice for the past several decades as it offers online monitoring of consumer behaviour and consumption patterns. It allows much better revenue protection and consumer service owing to […]
 Power distribution is the most socio-politically sensitive and challenging segment of the power sector. Discoms are liable to generation and transmission service providers and are supposed to be attuned to the rising expectations […]
In a move aimed at introducing a corporate culture in discoms, the Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued the draft Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020, specifying the standards of performance for distribution licensees. The […]
In the past two decades, India’s economy has been propelled by the power sector. More than 130 million people have joined the power grid since 2013, indicating a massive expansion in access to electricity. The […]
In a landmark move, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved renewable energy trading on the Indian Energy Exchange through green term-ahead market contracts. This is a significant development given the country’s efforts […]
The Asia-Pacific region is the fastest growing region in the world, with an average GDP growth rate of 5.7 per cent (2017). Asia contributes about 60 per cent of the global growth, of which three-fourths […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has posed several challenges to the Indian power systems. Most notable amongst these is the depressed electricity demand due to a nationwide lockdown. As lockdown restrictions have been lifted, India’s maximum demand […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown businesses out of gear, and the power sector is no exception. While utilities have maintained generation and supply as electricity is an essential service, discoms have suffered a major blow […]
Covid-19 is a global crisis, evolving at an unprecedented speed and scale, and putting extraordinary demands on leaders in business and beyond. It is testing company and organisation heads in every sector, including power, which […]
The pandemic has had a major impact on all segments of the power sector, including generation. The segment has been suffering from low plant utilisation levels and stressed assets. With Covid-19 dampening demand, the cost […]
The Covid-19 outbreak has had a far-reaching impact on the power distribution segment. Besides historical challenges such as revenue gap and high aggregate technical and commercial losses, a new set of problems that the segment […]
The Covid-19 outbreak has had a far-reaching impact on the power sector. Equipment manufacturers were among the worst hit as pandemic-induced lockdowns disrupted the supply of critical raw materials and components, and social distancing guidelines […]
Financiers are optimistic about the power sector’s long-term growth story. However, distribution reforms must be taken up on priority to instill investor confidence in the sector. Leading financiers share their perspective on the current state […]
From a sharp decline in electricity demand to bottlenecks in revenue collection by discoms and payment delays to gencos and transcos, the sector has faced unprecedented challenges across segments. While demand has been improving in […]
  The construction of inclined pressure shafts is usually the most challenging job worldwide. When it comes to the replacement of any ruptured steel liner segment confronting heavy ingress of water from a saturated hill […]
The electric vehicle (EV) industry and EV charging infrastructure segment have been facing headwinds owing to the outbreak of Covid-19. Shifts in consumer preferences, supply chain disruptions and a slowdown in public spending on charging […]
 During the Covid-19 pandemic, river water quality has improved, pollution has come down significantly and the ambient air quality has improved on parameters such as particulate matter 2.5, nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulphur oxides […]
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