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Transmission
RVPN: Focused on technology-driven growth
State transmission utility, Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam (RVPN), is witnessing significant growth. In line with the state’s plans to harness its huge renewable energy potential of over 10 GW, significant efforts are being made […]
Transmission
Interview with Sunil Wadhwa: “The future of the T&D market in India is promising”
GE T&D India Limited is one of the key equipment manufacturers, having contributed significantly to the modernisation of the power sector in the country. It played a major role in the development of power transmission […]
Transmission Infrastructure
Transmission Tower Trends: Evolving design, testing, installation and surveying techniques
Over the past few years, the techniques for the design, installation, surveying and testing of transmission towers have undergone significant changes. Owing to factors such as increasing urbanisation, limited space availability and the need to […]
Transmission Infrastructure
Cables and Conductors
Cables and conductors are the most essential components of a power transmission network. They are crucial not just in the development of a new network but also in the strengthening of the existing grid in […]
Transmission
Poor power quality?
Avada Kedavra! Tom Marvolo Riddle, known as Voldemort, or He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, is the primary villain in the famous Harry Potter series by J K Rowling. In the books, his rise to power is marked by atrocities […]
Transmission Infrastructure
Reactive Power Compensation: Key element of upcoming transmission infrastructure for voltage stabilization
The increase in transmission over long distances, generation of grid-connected variable renewable energy, as well as the synchronisation of an all-India network pose additional voltage and stability problems. Hence, the need to transmit power efficiently […]
Transmission
Secure Networks: Transmission line testing to ensure uninterrupted supply
India has an extensive transmission network spanning 390,970 ckt. km (at the 220 kV and above voltage levels) as of March 2018. Minor failures at any point in the transmission network can result in disruptions […]
Transmission
BSPTCL: Augmenting its transmission network to meet growing power demand
Power consumption in Bihar has seen a remarkable increase in recent years. Peak demand increased by over 138 per cent during the period 2012-17 vis-à-vis the all-India average growth of just 21 per cent. To […]
Transmission
Conductor Technologies: Key trends and design advances
Advanced design and technology trends in cables and conductors are centred on reducing the right-of-way (RoW) requirement as well as increasing the current-carrying capacity of transmission lines. As space is often constrained in urban areas, […]
Transmission
Revamping Networks: Enhancing performance through reconductoring
The need to replace ageing and obsolete transmission and distribution infrastructure, high investments, right-of-way constraints and long gestation periods involved in building new networks have brought to the fore the concept of reconductoring. It refers […]
Transmission
Transformers
Poised to Grow: Government schemes and exports fuel transformer demand
With increasing order inflows and high capacity utilisation, the transformer industry is currently on the path to recovery. This can be attributed to various reform initiatives taken by the government to accelerate power sector growth. […]
Transformers
Transformer Technologies: Recent advances aimed at meeting changing market needs
Over the years, transformer technology has evolved considerably to meet the emerging requirements of utilities and enhance power system reliability. The conventional oil-filled transformers are being replaced with dry-type transformers and advanced smart transformers. The […]
Transformers
Fail Safe: Best practices in transformer operations and maintenance
Transformers are one of the most important components in the electricity grid and are crucial to maintain stable and reliable power supply. A transformer is also the costliest equipment in a substation and is expected […]
Transmission
OPTCL: Initiatives to strengthen system reliability
Incorporated in 2004, Odisha Power Transmission Company Limited (OPTCL) is one of the largest state-owned transmission utilities in the country. It commenced commercial operations in 2005-06 and is a deemed transmission licensee under the provisions […]
Transformers
Ensuring Transformer Efficiency: Key to reducing overall transmission losses
The Indian power sector has been facing mounting financial and technical losses. This can be attributed to the obsolete energy infrastructure and poorly connected transmission network in the country. As per a Power Finance Corporation […]
Transmission
Overcoming Grid Constraints: Attempts to enhance power trade in southern Africa
The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) member countries have achieved surplus electricity capacity. However, inadequate transmission infrastructure in the region remains a major constraint in sharing this capacity. It is estimated that, in 2016, about […]
Transformers
Towards Higher Voltages: Enabling bulk power transfer and better grid reliability
In a power-hungry country like India, the generation segment has garnered much more attention compared to the transmission segment. It is only during events such as the 2012 blackout that attention shifts towards the country’s […]
Transformers
Safety First: Ensuring proper transformer maintenance for seamless operations
Although technology makes our lives easier, it comes with its own set of complexities. However, it is often the case that complexities are investigated seriously only once an alarm goes off. For instance, the recent […]