India and its neighbours, Bhutan and Nepal, are actively engaged in harnessing and utilising the hydropower resources of the region to meet the rising electricity demand. The profile of power demand in these countries complements […]
Hydropower is set to play a key role in the transition to renewable energy, given its ability to address the intermittency and grid balancing requirements. As the largest and most readily available source of flexibility […]
Digitalisation of hydropower plants improves power plant performance by optimising asset management and reducing operations and maintenance (O&M) costs. Digital solutions access and analyse plant performance data to derive actionable insights for making the right […]
Pumped storage plants (PSPs) play an important role in providing peaking power and maintaining system stability in the power system. At present, it is the only viable technology for large-scale energy storage. PSPs allow the […]
Hydropower is perhaps one of the oldest sources of clean power generation in India, but it has failed to grow at the desired pace over the past few years. Hydropower capacity additions have lagged behind […]
In the past few years, capacity additions in the hydropower segment have been low. This is owing to a number of issues and challenges facing the segment, such as the long gestation period of projects, […]
Pumped storage is an established, proven and mature storage technology. At present, it is the only viable technology for large-scale energy storage. A pumped storage plant (PSP) stores energy in the form of gravitational potential […]
Hydropower is becoming an important power generation source as well as key resource in cross-border power trading with neighbouring countries. Since countries such as Bhutan, Nepal and Myanmar have a lot of untapped hydropower generation […]
Small-hydro power (SHP) is a simple, affordable, practical and low-cost energy solution. It can improve energy access for remote and vulnerable rural communities, create employment and business opportunities, and help combat climate change. SHP technologies […]
The adoption of digital technologies by hydropower plant owners is gaining traction as they seek to optimise the cost of operation and prevent forced outages. They are increasingly bringing in enhanced technologies to refurbish and […]
Renovation and modernisation (R&M) of existing hydroelectric plants (HEPs) is a critical process, which helps in enhancing the generation potential of dams, improving efficiency, lowering O&M costs and improving their flood control capacity in addition […]
After a long period of policy inaction, the hydropower policy was announced in March 2019, providing the much needed impetus to hydropower development in the country. One of the key highlights of the policy has […]
A pumped storage plant (PSP) stores energy in the form of gravitational potential energy, pumped from a lower elevation reservoir to a higher elevated one. During periods of peak power demand, the stored water is […]
Regular operations and maintenance (O&M) is crucial to prevent plant failures that can stall electricity generation and affect a genco’s earnings. Under the current regulatory framework, hydroelectric projects (HEPs) are required to achieve the design […]
With the growing integration of renewable energy into the grid, hydropower is expected to play a major role in addressing the intermittency and balancing requirements. Hydropower projects are capital intensive. If these assets are maintained […]
The development of hydroelectric projects (HEPs) is more complex and time consuming than that of fossil fuel-based and renewable energy projects. Small HEPs typically take at least 30 months for completion, whereas the large ones […]
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