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Interview with Pitamber Shivnani
“ABB’s continuous focus has been on introducing the latest technologies in India”

September 2016

With investments in transmission and distribution (T&D) infrastructure expected to remain high on the agenda of the […]

Interview with Lalit Jalan
“We are hopeful of better days for the sector”

September 2016

While the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) is a step in the right direction, timely tariff reforms […]

Interview with Anil Sardana
“Tata Power aims to have a significant contribution from clean power sources”

September 2016

Greater private participation, larger contribution of renewable energy to the fuel mix, stronger regulatory processes and an […]

Interview with Deepak Amitabh
“Power market forces will be instrumental in creating liquidity and competition”

September 2016

From around 2 per cent of the country’s total power generation in the early 2000s, the share […]

Interview with Atul Sobti
“Ordering activity is gradually picking up”

September 2016

While the overall power equipment industry continued to suffer from underutilisation of manufacturing capacity, it was a […]

Interview with K.M. Singh
“Hydropower development will look up in the near future”

September 2016

Ease of doing business is the key to reviving the languishing hydropower sector, believes K.M. Singh, chairman and […]

Interview with I.S. Jha
“Transmission has evolved as an enabler of power markets”

September 2016

The power transmission segment today boasts of high-tech systems, an integrated pan-Indian grid and a huge network. […]

Interview with Gurdeep Singh
“We expect to cross the 50,000 MW mark by the end of this fiscal”

September 2016

Providing power at affordable rates and gearing up for a life with renewables are some of the […]

Interview with Anil Swarup
“If the country’s economy has to grow, the demand for coal has to grow”

September 2016

The coal sector has witnessed a number of positive developments over the past two years, including record […]

Interview with G.B. Pradhan
“The CERC has played an important role in creating a market structure for the sector”

September 2016

For a sector that was unused to regulation, a major turning point was the passing of the […]

Views of Piyush Goyal
"The climate change problem is here, now and today."

September 2016

Piyush Goyal, minister of state (independent charge) for power, coal, new and renewable energy and mines, is […]

Views of S.K. Soonee
“Before building a smart grid we should have a strong grid in place.”

August 2016

Over the years, the transmission network has grown considerably and the grid is now gearing up for […]

Views of I.S. Jha
“India has the largest operating synchronous grid in the world”

August 2016

The country’s largest transmission utility, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) is responsible for the construction […]

Interview with N. Sridhar
“We have been striving to produce clean coal while taking utmost care of the environment”

April 2016

During 2015-16, Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) registered a record growth of 15 per cent in coal […]

Interview with S.N. Goel
“We have successfully positioned IEX as the fulcrum of the power market”

April 2016

The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) has come a long way since its incorporation in 2008, trading over […]

Energy Integration
Creating a South Asian regional electricity marketplace

March 2016

South Asia is blessed with diverse resources. Nepal and Bhutan are rich in hydro resources, while India […]

Pollution Check
Use of gold coal could significantly reduce emission levels in Delhi

March 2016

Anil Sardana, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Tata Power India’s capital city, Delhi, welcomed the New […]

Interview with Ajay Jain
“For the first time in 10 years, we are seeing a very positive scenario in the power sector”

March 2016

Andhra Pradesh was one of the pioneer states in the country to initiate power sector reforms as […]

Interview with Dinesh Arora
“We are targeting the electrification of 200 villages a week”

February 2016

The Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), the nodal agency for rural electrification in the country, is poised to […]

Interview with Ashok Haldia
“It is a good time for investors to acquire assets”

February 2016

PTC India Financial Services Limited (PFS) has emerged as a distinctive financial institution, meeting the financing needs […]