The power sector, especially the distribution segment, is one of the key focus areas of the current government. Several steps have been taken to revive the distribution segment, which has been dealing with issues like […]
As per the latest figures of the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), India’s wind energy potential at a 100 metre hub height is about 302 GW. The fresh estimates are almost six times the […]
Wind energy accounts for a major share of renewable energy capacity in India. The current installed capacity is over 25 GW, which is the fourth largest in the world after China, the US and Germany. […]
The government has set an ambitious target of increasing the country’s installed renewable generation capacity to 175 GW by 2022 from around 38 GW at present. Of the targeted capacity, 100 GW would be solar […]
The government has set ambitious targets for renewable energy, including a capacity addition of 60 GW of wind by 2022. The continuous growth of wind power in India is making it increasingly important to obtain […]
India has adopted a comprehensive approach for increasing its renewable energy generation capacity to 175 GW by March 2022. The target includes about 60 GW of wind power. Traditionally, investments in the transmission network for […]
Wind power accounts for 8.7 per cent of the total installed capacity base and almost 65 per cent of the entire renewable energy capacity in the country. As per the Global Wind Energy Council, India […]
Thermal power remains the backbone of the country’s energy economy as 70 per cent of the installed capacity is fired by fossil fuels (predominantly coal, besides gas and diesel). Consequently, thermal power plants (TPPs) are […]
The renovation and modernisation (R&M) of coal-based thermal power plants (TPPs) is of significant importance as it improves generation availability as well as safety and reliability. The all-India plant load factor of coal-based TPPs has […]
Coal-based generation capacity forms a significant proportion (over 60 per cent) of India’s total installed capacity. Hence, it is imperative for plant operators to adopt operations and maintenance (O&M) best practices to ensure efficiency in […]
The scenario continues to remain bleak for coal-based equipment manufacturers in India. In the past six months, only five major boiler, turbine and generator (BTG) equipment orders, aggregating 4,660 MW in capacity and Rs 143.06 […]
Coal continues to be the mainstay of India’s power generation activity, with a share of over 60 per cent in the total installed capacity (as of December 2015). However, over the years, the costs of […]
Coal-based power is vital for meeting the country’s energy needs, given that it accounts for 60 per cent of the total installed capacity base and 80 per cent of the total generation. A significant amount […]
Meter data is a storehouse of valuable information for any distribution utility. Consumer data can be precisely recorded through a smart meter and used through the medium of data analytics for myriad purposes, including predicting […]
While an interconnected grid has led to several benefits, it has also resulted in a number of complexities that did not exist in traditional girds. Centralised and distributed power generation, intermittent renewable power generation and […]
The health of the distribution segment has been a prime concern for some time now as its growth has been thwarted by operational inefficiencies and the lack of timely tariff revisions. The national average aggregate […]
Over the past few years, the requirements of power utilities across the world have changed. This has necessitated equipment providers to make advancements in conductor, transformer and substation technologies. The adoption of the new substation […]
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