Over the past few years, there has been a significant increase in the use of information technology (IT) and new operational technologies (OT) in the power sector in India. The increase in the use of […]
Ash constitutes 26-40 per cent of the coal used for power generation. A coal-based unit ranging from 250 MW to 800 MW of capacity typically produces 100-320 million tonnes of ash per hour. Of the […]
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has been notifying regulations to define the emission standards for diesel generator (DG) sets for more than a decade. These are enforced at the manufacturing end […]
Diesel engines and generator sets are among the most preferred options for backup power generation for user industries like telecom, commercial enterprises, construction, IT and retail. Although there has been an overall reduction in the […]
A diesel generator (DG) set is a type of internal combustion (IC) engine that is mainly used in small industries requiring low captive power, or as a backup option to support operations. In recent years, […]
Generator sets are commonly used in both the consumer and industrial segments, with diesel increasingly becoming the more preferred fuel as it is extremely efficient with a higher energy density. In view of the high […]
Tackling power supply interruptions is one of the major challenges facing the country’s industrial sector. Therefore, it is essential for the industries to be equipped with a backup power supply option. Some of the key […]
Even though the overall energy and peak deficits have declined significantly, the power sector in India continues to be bogged down by problems like load shedding and sudden power failures. Certain areas still face a […]
Increased economic development and burgeoning population levels over the years have created power transmission challenges in urban centres. In such a scenario, transmission utilities need to take steps such as design modifications of substation equipment […]
Given the country’s complex power grid, ensuring system security and stability is a formidable task. The key emerging technologies in this regard are flexible alternating current transmission systems (FACTS) and high voltage direct current (HVDC). […]
Substation automation involves the integration of operations-related activities like system protection, control and data acquisition into a unified control system. The objective of automating substations is to reduce overall costs and eliminate redundant equipment and […]
The configuration of transmission towers depends on several parameters such as voltage levels, the number and configuration of circuits, the number of conductors in each phase, geographical conditions at the site (whether the terrain is […]
A key trend in the transmission industry in recent years has been the adoption of new conductor technologies. The major drivers of this trend have been the scarcity of space, which leads to delays in […]
The rising power demand and the increasing share of renewable energy in the power mix are making it increasingly necessary to augment the transmission network in the country. The strengthening of the transmission grid has […]
As per the Ministry of Power, India’s electricity consumption is likely to increase by almost four times by 2030, from the existing 1,110 billion units (BUs) to around 4,000 BUs. Despite the slowdown in the […]
Characterised by mounting financial and operational losses, the distribution segment has long been considered the weakest link in the power value chain. As of March 2015, state discoms are estimated to have accumulated losses of […]
The rising population levels coupled with the rapid pace of urbanisation and industrialisation have led to a significant increase in electricity demand in recent times. However, supply has failed to keep pace with the growing […]
One of the biggest challenges facing distribution utilities is high level of network losses. As per the latest estimate of Power Finance Corporation of India Limited, the all-India aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses stand […]
Substation automation is becoming increasingly important as the complexity of the grid increases with the growth in generation in the share of intermittent renewable energy sources, which requires greater coordination, control and protection of the […]
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