Views of Amitabh Kant
“Green hydrogen is a unique opportunity”
Considering India’s renewable energy target of 450 GW by 2030, it is imperative that our energy grid […]
Perspective
Views of Amitabh Kant
Interview with Rajat Sud
“Solar power is more cost competitive than new coal”
Decentralised solar power plants can be a viable and attractive proposition for discoms, believes Rajat Sud, managing […]
Views of Vivek Kumar Dewangan
“We need to have more flexible operation of thermal power plants”
India has an ambitious renewable energy target of 175 GW of capacity by 2022. Improving the flexibility […]
Interview with P.K. Das
“IREDA is committed to maintaining its strong position in renewable energy financing”
India’s renewable power capacity is the fourth largest in the world. The renewable energy capacity addition has […]
Views of Debasish Banerjee
“The future is electric”
Private integrated utility CESC Limited serves more than 3.3 million consumers in Kolkata and Howrah. In recent […]
Views of R.K. Singh
“Discom health remains the biggest challenge”
Despite significant investments in infrastructure and various attempts by the government at reforms, discoms continue to face […]
Views of Mritunjay Kumar Narayan
“We are firm in our conviction and commitment to make the distribution segment viable”
The power distribution segment continues to be the weakest link in the power sector in terms of […]
Views of Gurdeep Singh
“Electricity consumption is going to increase in the future”
State-owned NTPC Limited, the country’s largest power generator, which currently supplies around 21 per cent of the […]
Interview with Abhay Kumar Singh
“The crisis did not have much impact on our generation”
NHPC Limited, the country’s largest hydropower generation company, with a portfolio of 7 GW, is expected to […]
Interview with K. Sreekant
“Powergrid is committed to embracing new technological developments”
India’s largest power transmission company, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid), which has witnessed phenomenal growth in […]
Interview with R.S. Dhillon
“PFC has a well-defined business growth plan”
Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) has witnessed strong growth in 2019-20 and continues to grow despite the […]
Interview with Deepak Amitabh
“PTC is driven by its vision of a vibrant power market”
More efforts are required to address the issue of stranded capacity in the sector, believes Deepak Amitabh, […]
Interview with K.V.S. Baba
“POSOCO has a critical role in the energy value chain”
Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) has grown from strength to strength in managing the rapidly expanding […]
Interview with S. Gopal
“The relevance of smart metering goes beyond this crisis”
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has transformed India’s energy efficiency market with the LED revolution. It is currently […]
Views of Praveer Sinha
“The big elephant in the room is the distribution segment”
The sector’s immediate response to the pandemic has been good, but distribution reforms will be crucial to […]
Interview with Vipul Tuli
“We are ready to move into the next phase of growth”
Singapore-based Sembcorp entered the Indian power sector a decade ago. Today, its Indian arm, Sembcorp Energy India […]
Interview with Pratik Agarwal
“The key priority is to make the power sector resilient”
The Indian power transmission segment has demonstrated resilience in the challenging Covid times, notes Pratik Agarwal, managing […]
Interview with N. Venu
“We see power demand recovering as we head toward normalcy”
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to decarbonise and digitalise simultaneously, believes N. Venu, managing director, […]
Interview with Prashant Jain
“The slowdown in demand is expected to continue in the near term”
The power sector has witnessed supply chain disruptions even as the liquidity crisis has adversely affected its […]
Interview with Ganesh Srinivasan
“We have been at the forefront of implementing new technologies”
The privatisation of discoms and the implementation of the proposed amendments to the Electricity Act, 2003 pertaining […]