Budget Priorities
Views of industry experts
The Interim Budget 2019-20 was overall unremarkable and did not see any major announcements for the power […]
February 2019
Budget Priorities
AVVNL
Improved operational and financial performance
Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (AVVNL) is one of the three state discoms in Rajasthan, catering to […]
The Last Leg
Saubhagya inches towards the household electrification target
Household electrification under the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya) is on the last leg […]
Thermal R&M
Adapting to the changing energy scenario
The renovation and modernisation (R&M) programme for thermal power plants (TPPs) in India has been in place […]
Dr Dana Olson
Global Solar Segment Leader, DNV GL
With many years of experience at the US Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory […]
Digital Utility
Use of data analytics to transform discom operations
Data analytics has emerged as one of the key focus areas of discoms. It is aimed at […]
Hydro Upkeep
R&M of HEPs gathers steam
The renovation and mordernisation (R&M) of hydroelectric projects (HEPs) is one of the easiest, fastest and cost-effective […]
Advantage IoT
Enabling discom efficiency and automation
High transmission and distribution losses in the power sector have put discoms in a vulnerable financial position. […]
Gaining Traction
Energy storage systems find bigger play
Energy storage is emerging as a critical requirement as the country moves towards smarter grids, renewable energy […]
Editorial February 2019
A key issue of stress for the power sector of late has been the staggering levels of […]
Power Generation
Monthly statistics year over year
Total power generation stood at 109.79 BUs in December 2018. At around 37.21 BUs and 33.03 BUs […]
At the IEX and PXILin January 2019
Prices in the day-ahead market
The electricity traded in the day-ahead market at the IEX in January 2019 was 3,280 MUs. The […]
Hydro High
Bhutan looks to expand capacity and energy trade
Bhutan is one of India’s key cross-border energy trading partners. Over the years, the two countries have […]
Emission Control
Retrofitting could reduce the environmental impact of TPPs
The thermal power generation industry has been retrofitting thermal power plant (TPP) units with pollution control technologies […]
Manoj Gupta
Vice-President, Solar Business (India and Asia) and Director, Corporate Affairs (India), Fortum India
Manoj Gupta brings to the table around two decades of experience in the renewable energy sector, particularly […]
Triple Benefits
EESL’s initiatives to commercialise trigeneration
Trigeneration, as the name implies, is the production of three types of energy, electricity, heat and cooling, […]
Decrypting Blockchain
Use case in energy trading
If we glance around us, almost everything we see needs energy to function. The fact is that […]
Empowering LDCs
FOR report on capacity building of load despatch centres
Indian load despatchers have a critical role to play in the smooth operation of power systems and […]
Financial Briefs
India and overseas
NTPC signs Rs 50 billion term loan agreement with SBI (India) On February 11, 2019, NTPC Limited […]