As per an industry study, the direct costs of downtime in India are in the range of Rs 200 billion per annum. According to independent industry body Asia Power Quality Initiative, about 57 per cent […]
Since the sanction of 72 towns under the SCADA component of the R-APDRP (which has now been subsumed in the IPDS), significant progress has been achieved. As of January 2017, 47 SCADA control centres have […]
Effective implementation of smart grids depends on flexible and dynamic regulations. Regulations need to be conducive to investments in smart grids while at the same time protecting consumer interests. Moreover, given that smart grid technologies […]
The power sector is undergoing a transformation with the mainstreaming of alternative energy and the decentralisation of power from centralised to interactive smart grids. Smart grids constantly interact with power consuming devices, while drawing real-time […]
The demand for electricity has increased significantly over the years, with an increase in the population and income levels. The power supply has also increased manyfold, but it has not been able to keep pace […]
In an attempt to address the challenges facing the distribution segment, the government has set a target to install 130 million smart meters by 2021. Load management, transparency, reduction in aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) […]
Smart grid technology is constantly evolving, with scope for a wide range of operations. In 2013, the Ministry of Power (MoP) launched several smart grid pilot projects, to be implemented by various state-owned distribution utilities […]
The National Smart Grid Mission (NSGM) was launched in March 2015 with the aim of creating an institutional mechanism for planning, monitoring and implementing policies and programmes related to smart grid activities. In order to […]
As per industry estimates, the global investment in smart grid infrastructure has increased from $67 billion in 2009 to nearly $200 billion in 2015. Economies such as China, USA, Japan, Korea, UK and France are […]
Continued maintenance of power cables is vital to ensure the reliability of power distribution systems because fixing faults after they occur can be challenging, expensive and time consuming. Routine maintenance minimises the occurrence of cable […]
Although power cables are manufactured in controlled environments with sophisticated monitoring, cable failures do occur. Different types of cables are prone to specific types of failures. Since the 1990s, cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) cables have become […]
The power sector is undergoing dynamic transformation with constantly increasing generation and transmission requirements. However, inadequate and obsolete networks are a key challenge. Even though investments in new transmission lines present an ideal solution, these […]
Significant capex is expected to be made in the distribution segment over the next few years, driven largely by the central government’s twin programmes – the Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and the Integrated […]
For transmitting electricity to consumers, utilities use overhead and underground cables. Conventionally, bare overhead conductors are used since they are the cheapest and easiest to build. They utilise air as natural insulation and there is […]
The cables and conductors market has grown at a significant rate in the past few years on the back of investments in the power and infrastructure sectors. The current manufacturing base is well established with […]
Coal blending is the uniform mixing of different coals in predetermined proportions. It is not confined to the mixing of imported coal with domestic coal, but also includes mixing of two domestic coals. In recent […]
Power plant performance optimisation is one of the key objectives for power plant owners. Improving boiler efficiency is, therefore, a key area of attention for plant managers, which can help reduce fuel costs, reduce losses […]
Over the years, the demand for automated, high quality and greater efficiency boilers has significantly increased in power plants and industries. In a competitive environment where generation companies are keen to reduce costs and optimise […]
In India, the majority of the installed capacity as well as generation is coal based. It is most likely that India’s power generation, over the next few decades will continue to depend heavily on coal. […]
The power sector has seen a number of reforms in the past one year, but the results are yet to translate into growth figures for the capital goods industry. According to industry estimates, the capital […]
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