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Serving the Unserved: Strong business case for decentralised generation and distribution

September 21, 2021

It is a well-known fact that despite all the advancements, a large percentage of the population of the world is still unserved when it comes to power supply. According to data published by the World Bank, 1.3 billion people around the world lack access to power. More than 600 million of them are in sub-Saharan Africa and more than 300 million are in India alone. One out of every five people around the world without adequate access to power lives in India. […]

Interview with Michael Keroullé: “We need coal to remain in the mix”

March 31, 2019

Despite the falling costs of renewable energy, coal-based power plants will continue to be the mainstay of India’s energy basket, believes global equipment major GE. In a recent interaction, Michael Keroullé, chief commercial officer, GE […]

Changing Dynamics: Coal remains the mainstay, but needs to adapt to new realities

October 2, 2017

The second edition of the Power Line Summit was held on October 10, 2017 at The Imperial in New Delhi. The objective of the summit was to provide a top-level view of the road ahead […]

Changes at the Top: Key appointments in the past year

September 6, 2017

Several leadership changes have taken place in the power sector over the past 12 months. The foremost among these was the appointment of a new minister for the sector. Raj Kumar Singh took over the […]

Better Monitoring: Implementing PMUs and WAMS to enhance grid visibility and management

August 30, 2017

The complexities in grid operations have increased with the increasing share of renewable energy, growing number of distributed energy resources (mostly connected at the distribution level), and higher growth in power demand as compared to […]

Peaking Power Options: Industry looks for solutions to cope with increasing renewables generation

April 5, 2017

In light of the huge renewable capacity addition planned in the country, peaking power is emerging as the centrepiece of discussions in the sector. The intermittent and unpredictable nature of renewables makes it challenging to […]