Power Generation
Monthly statistics year over year
Total power generation increased by 3.14 per cent in December 2015 as compared to the same month […]
February 2016
Power Generation
At the IEX and PXIL in Janaury 2016
The electricity traded in the day-ahead market
The electricity traded in the day-ahead market at the IEX and PXIL in January 2016 was 2,929.26 […]
Haridas Menon
Chief Operating Officer, Greenko Group
Haridas Menon, chief operating officer, Greenko Group, has over 30 years of experience across the conventional and […]
Shrirang Karandikar
Chief Executive Officer, India Power Corporation
Shrirang Karandikar, chief executive officer, India Power Corporation, began his career as an engineer with the Maharashtra […]
Sanghamitra Pyne
Head, IT, WBSETCL
Sanghamitra Pyne, Head- IT, West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (WBSETCL), has over 26 years of […]
Alok Gupta
Member, Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission
Alok Gupta, member, Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC), brings to the table close to four decades […]
Solar Crusader
The sense of urgency around solar power is palpable. The manpower at the Solar Energy Corporation of […]
GIS for Utilities
Geo-referenced maps for asset and consumer management
The geographic information system (GIS) has emerged as a powerful tool for the development of geo-referenced consumer […]
Managing Energy Use
Key role of smart grids in DSM
Demand-side management (DSM) is a mechanism to influence a customer’s capability and willingness to reduce or modify […]
Monitoring Usage
Smart meters crucial for improving system efficiency
The deployment of smart meters is a key component of grid modernisation. Smart meters are used for […]
Smart Grid Standards
A key priority for ensuring system interoperability
As India looks to expand its smart grid programme, it is imperative to establish standards and specifications […]
Regulatory Moves
Providing an effective framework to scale up smart grid development
In May 2015, the government launched the National Smart Grid Mission (NSGM) with the purpose of digitally […]
Picking Up
Smart grid project update
With the objective of providing universal access to quality power and reducing transmission and distribution losses, the […]
Grid 2.0
Developing a smarter generation of power networks
Smart grids combine the latest automation, information and communications technologies (ICT) with electricity generation, transmission and distribution […]
Rich Rewards
Energy efficiency best practices adopted by PSPCL
Thermal power remains the backbone of the country’s energy economy as 70 per cent of the installed […]
Investing in R&M
Giving a new lease of life to existing plants
The renovation and modernisation (R&M) of coal-based thermal power plants (TPPs) is of significant importance as it […]
O&M Strategies
Best practices adopted in thermal power plants
Coal-based generation capacity forms a significant proportion (over 60 per cent) of India’s total installed capacity. Hence, […]
Demand Slump
Tough times for the coal-based equipment market
The scenario continues to remain bleak for coal-based equipment manufacturers in India. In the past six months, […]