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HomeSpecial SectionQuality of Power in India

Quality of Power in India

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Unreliable Supply: Power quality issues and challenges

December 10, 2020

The power sector has put strong focus on bridging the gap between power demand and supply, ensuring 24×7 supply and expanding electricity coverage to all consumer categories. While a number of programmes have been undertaken […]

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Model Recommendations: Standards and regulations governing power quality in India

December 9, 2020

All parameters of power quality (PQ) are not covered under the current regulations of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) and state electricity regulatory commissions (SERCs). In view of the […]

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Mitigating Deviations: Technologies and solutions for addressing PQ issues

December 8, 2020

In the past, Indian power utilities have mainly focused on meeting the demand-supply gap. However, in view of the government’s target to provide 24×7 quality electricity to all by 2022, they are now looking beyond […]

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Reactive Power Management: Maintaining grid voltage and frequency parameters

December 6, 2020

The government has an ambitious target of adding 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022 to the Indian power grid. However, solar and wind power, which contribute the majority of the power share in […]

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Power Quality Performance: Interruptions and outages across discoms

December 4, 2020
Quality of Power in India

Quality Check: Active measures needed to improve supply reliability

March 10, 2018

Power quality refers to the stability and consistency of electricity supply. In India, the concept has gained significance over the past few years, especially in light of the government’s target to provide 24×7 “quality” power […]

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Reliable Supply: Technological solutions to mitigate power quality issues

March 9, 2018

With increasing renewable energy penetration, rural household electrification and proliferation of electric vehicles, power quality is likely to get affected owing to greater harmonics. To this end, policymakers and decisionmakers are working towards reducing power […]

Distribution

Setting Standards: Need for uniform regulations to improve power quality

March 8, 2018

With the increasing use of electrical equipment, discoms need to focus not only on the quantum of power supply, but also on its quality and reliability. Power quality may suffer due to harmonic distortions, dips […]

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Impact of Renewables: Grid stability and power quality concerns

March 7, 2018

The share of renewable energy in the overall power mix has increased dramatically over the last decade. Today, renewable energy generation accounts for 10 per cent of the total power produced in the country as […]

Distribution

Charging Conundrum: Impact of electric vehicles on power quality

March 6, 2018

As part of its global climate change commitments, India has pledged to significantly reduce its carbon footprint. This requires reducing the dependence on fossil fuel for transportation and power generation. Electric vehicles (EVs) present a […]

Distribution

Discom Performance: Power quality parameters

March 5, 2018
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Quality Matters: Need for technology solutions and uniform regulations

March 23, 2017

Power quality is increasingly becoming a key area of concern and is being widely regarded as a vital constituent of  the well-developed power distribution segment. While issues associated with power quality are largely perceived as […]

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Maintaining Quality: Utilities undertake reactive power management and harmonic mitigation

March 15, 2017

While there are several factors that degrade the quality of power, two of the most critical are reactive power and harmonic distortions. When there is not enough reactive power, the voltage sags and it is […]

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Discom Performance: Inter-utility comparison

March 12, 2017

Power Line takes a look at the comparative performance of discoms based on two key parameters – the frequency of power cuts and the duration of power cuts during the past six months. Based on […]

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Technology Play: Advanced solutions for power quality improvement

March 12, 2017

While the country is witnessing an increase in power generation, the supply of power reaching end-consumers lags in quality. Poor power quality often results in outages and voltage fluctuations that damage equipment, thereby causing significant […]

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Supply Interruptions: HT and industrial consumers worst hit by voltage variations

March 12, 2017

Power quality (PQ) is a major concern for most end-users. The most vulnerable to power quality issues are industrial consumers since interruption in power supply results in equipment failure, production loss and negative impact on […]

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Regulatory Requirements: Improving power quality through better standards

March 12, 2017

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 […]

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