Lighting Makeover
LED market to see a surge in new technologies
The Indian LED market has undergone a sea change in the past couple of years, mainly on […]
April 2019
Lighting Makeover
Financial Briefs
India and overseas
NTPC raises $450 million under MTN programme (India) NTPC Limited has raised $450 million through a five-year […]
Smart Meter Testing
Need for advanced facilities across the country
Energy meters are one of the most crucial parts of an electrical system since they account for […]
Auction Outcome
Higher tariffs discovered in Pilot Scheme-II
The second round of auction for procuring 2,500 MW of power from coal-based gencos under the central […]
P.K. Agarwal
Director and Chief Information Security Officer, POSOCO
P.K. Agarwal brings to the table over three decades of experience spanning all aspects of power systems […]
Finding Faults
Testing transmission lines and cables for a robust power system
The power transmission network is often referred to as the infrastructure of infrastructure. It is the backbone […]
APTRANSCO
Exploring new technologies and revenue streams
Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited (APTRANSCO), the state transmission utility of Andhra Pradesh, has been continuously […]
Flexible Operations
CEA comes out with recommendations for TPPs
India aims to achieve 175 GW of installed renewable energy capacity by 2022. While this is expected […]
N.S. Pillai
CMD, KSEB Limited
N.S. Pillai began his career over three decades ago as an officer in the Ind-ian Audit & […]
Separating Content and Carriage
Recharging the power sector
Ashok Sethi, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director, Tata Power The distribution segment, which is a […]
Transformer Diagnostics
Need for testing to identify faults and reduce failures
A transformer is a key transmission asset, which determines the quality and reliability of the power supplied […]
Intelligent Lighting
Sensor-based smart LEDs promise a low-cost alternative to CFLs
During the 1970s’ oil crisis, incandescent lighting was replaced with fluorescent lighting, also known as compact […]
Demand-side Management
Saving utility customers money by reducing energy consumption
India’s building sector energy consumption is expected to grow by an average of 2.7 per cent per […]
Equipment Health
T&M tools for substations, switchgear and circuit breakers
With large capacity addition and growing deployment of advanced technology in the power sector, the demand for […]
A Good Option
Compressed biogas offers a feasible alternative to CNG
Biogas is produced naturally through a process of anaerobic decomposition from waste/biomass sources such as agricultural residue, […]
Ramnath Vaidyanathan
CEO, WiSH Energy Solutions
Ramnath Vaidyanathan is a clean energy and environment evangelist with a decade of experience in the sustainability […]
Enhancing Energy Access
Renewable energy microgrids are not new to India and have been deployed as part of the central […]
Monitoring Quality
With the magnitude and complexity of equipment connected to the grid expected to increase in the next […]
Global Growth
Increased deployments of microgrids
There is little doubt about the importance of electricity for economic and social development. With a large […]
Smart Integration
Control systems and energy storage enhance microgrid operations
Microgrid designs have evolved significantly in recent years, with the incorporation of information communication and technology (ICT) […]