Industrial Power

On a sunny afternoon, the roofs at New Delhi railway station can be seen gleaming brightly. A closer look reveals that this is owing to the solar panels installed on the roofs. Therein lies the […]

Electric motors and drives are used to determine and adjust the speed at which electric devices operate. Therefore, they are indispensable components in almost all machines and devices. Electric motors and drives are extensively used […]

The short-term trading market has become an inevitable part of the power sector value chain and is now positioned as its key pillar. For sellers, including merchant and stressed power plants, the short-term power trading […]

The Indian cement industry is one of the most efficient in the world. Over the years, it has made efforts to reduce its carbon footprint by adopting the best available technologies and environmental practices. Gradually […]

Heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and boilers are critical components of energy consuming equipment. They are primarily used to optimally heat or cool commercial areas such as hotels, restaurants, malls, shops and schools, […]

Electrical motors and drives are  an indispensable and key component in several industries, with widespread application in industrial pump-related processes, power generation operations and all assembly line operations, in addition to usage in air conditioners, […]

Conventional power plants are capable of converting only 35-45 per cent of energy from the resources infused into the power plant, and a substantial proportion of electricity is heat loss, which is attributable to fundamental […]

A number of safety issues are emerging from archives relating to industry and power plant safety. According to IndustriALL, a global union of workers, 30 industrial accidents occurred in India during May-June 2020, killing at […]

A quiet stakeholder in the renewable energy market, corporate PPAs are beginning to capture significant attention across the utility-scale solar/wind as well as rooftop solar segments. Several models of sourcing renewable power have emerged over […]

Distributed power generation is very important to the power system network. It helps bridge the gap between supply and demand, and increase the efficiency and production of power. Distributed power generation based on renewable sources […]

Over the years, captive and rental power have emerged as viable options for industrial and commercial consumers to meet their energy demand and hedge against the risks of high grid power tariffs. While coal has […]

Indian Railways is one of the world’s largest railway networks comprising 123,542 km of track over a route length of 67,415 km across 8,500 stations. In recent years, a lot of emphasis has been given […]

The short-term power market, an integral part of the power sector, has been beneficial in meeting the short-term needs of all market participants. Meanwhile, the short-term power trading market has emerged as a necessary tool […]

India is the second largest producer of cement in the world. At present, the installed capacity of cement in the country is 540 million tonnes per annum (mtpa), with production at 298 mtpa. With the […]

The importance of the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector in India’s socio-economic development is well understood, especially in terms of its contribution (29 per cent) to GDP, exports and employment. Likewise, there is […]

Population and economic growth, clubbed with rapid urbanisation, have been driving the massive demand for construction activity in India, wherein two-thirds of the building structures that will come up by the year 2030 are yet […]

As India works towards achieving its commitment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, it has taken up a series of innovative energy efficiency measures across all sectors. It seeks to reduce its […]