The increase in the penetration of renewable energy sources and the emergence of new forms of load such as electric vehicles (EVs), electrified rails and data centres will promote grid modernisation and expansion, says N. […]
CESC Limited strives to create value for its customers by ensuring 24×7 quality power supply, enabling a digital ecosystem, and deploying disruptive, frugal and innovative solutions and Industry 4.0 technologies, says Debasish Banerjee, Managing Director, […]
Electricity demand in India has turned buoyant in the current fiscal with the recovery in economic activity post the second wave of Covid-19, as well as a favourable base effect. Demand increased by 13 per cent in the first half of 2021-22 over the corresponding period of the previous year, and is likely to end the year with a year-on-year growth of 8-8.5 per cent. […]
As the global chorus of concern around climate change grows, India’s commitments to climate change mitigation have also ushered in a change in the country’s energy scenario. India’s energy mix is gradually transitioning towards a decarbonised energy sector, based largely on clean forms of energy, including renewable power sources such as solar and wind. […]
The clean energy transition is changing how we view strategic resources. In a hydrocarbon-centric world, a small group of countries that export petroleum could create a cartel to exploit their position and gain an outside influence on geopolitics. […]
India continues to be a force to reckon with in the global energy economy. We are the third-largest producer of electricity in the world, with an installed power generation capacity that has grown at a healthy 11 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past decade to 390 GW at present. […]
The world has been experiencing extreme weather conditions, leading to disasters in a higher frequency and also severity. […]
The past 18 months could possibly act as a defining moment for the power generation and transmission industry, where the average life of equipment is around 25 years! […]
Covid-19 has altered the world, but it has not stopped the steady march of renewable energy. In fact, during the pandemic, the segment grew faster than it has done in the past. […]
The power distribution scenario is changing the world over. Greater integration of renewable energy, growth in rooftop solar and the need for electric vehicle charging are leading to larger variation and unpredictability in the net power demand curve. […]
The world needs to limit the average global temperature rise to 1.5 °C. If this is not done, every increment of warming beyond 1.5 °C will result in increasingly destructive and costly implications. […]
By Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, Managing Director, Apraava Energy Development is meaningless unless it is inclusive and driven by a clearly defined purpose. As a developing country faced with the challenges of reviving economic growth and […]
By Pratik Agarwal, Managing Director, Sterlite Power The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report, released in August 2021, has issued code red for human-driven global heating. As per the report, if global carbon emissions […]
Selecting 25 memorable covers from a bank of almost 300 is no small task. Especially if many of them are “memorable”. As we revisited our back issues to pick out the best covers, we realised […]
Every year, September 22 is observed as World Energy Storage Day globally. Over the years, energy storage has been deemed as the Holy Grail for reducing greenhouse gas emissions as we rally towards electrifying vehicles and decarbonising our energy grid. In fact, energy storage is increasingly being recognised as a diverse asset class of different technologies and applications. […]
The Kyoto Protocol of 1997 mandated emission reduction targets only for developed nations while allowing developing countries with low per capita emissions to take a voluntary approach towards their emission reduction targets from a “climate justice” standpoint. Nothing substantial has been achieved of the agreed emission reduction commitments made by developed nations nor has the promised assistance ($100 billion per year) to developing countries been delivered. […]
By Gurpreet Chugh, Managing Director, India; and Sushmita Ajwani, Director, Power and Renewable, ICF International The Government of India, as a part of its Climate Action Plan, has set an ambitious target of 450 GW […]
Light is essential for sustaining human life and enabling productive human activity. Most of the man-made, artificial sources of light use either electricity or fossil fuels and must, therefore, be used judiciously to minimise their impact on natural resources and the environment. […]
Energy transition is happening but not fast enough to limit the global average temperature rise to 1.5 °C. Power investment will need to rise to help the world achieve the Paris Agreement goals. Compared with the average annual investments projected in the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Sustainable Development Scenario, the global power sector spending in 2019 was about 35 per cent short of the level required a decade from now. The year 2020 also witnessed lower investment due to the Covid-19 pandemic. […]
Power Line’s journey over the past 25 years has been rather eventful. We have had several occasions for celebration, as we marked successive milestones. We bring you here some memories from our 1st, 10th and […]
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