Posts by Venugopal Pillai
Mini-grids have an important complementary role: Smart Power India
- Sep 28, 2020
The vision of Smart Power India is to positively impact millions of lives by accelerating electricity access in rural communities. In this exchange with T&D India, we have Jaideep Mukherji, Read more
Indian industry should get serious on reverse engineering: R.K. Singh
- Sep 23, 2020
Indian manufacturers should turn serious on the concept of “reverse engineering” – as a stepping stone to building adequate domestic manufacturing capacity, observed Union power minister R.K. Singh. He was addressing, as Chief Guest, the digitally-conducted IEEMA Annual Read more
Earthquake-resistant transformers have huge demand in Switzerland
- Sep 21, 2020
R&S Rauscher & Stoecklin is part of the Swiss-based R&S Group, a leading provider of electrical infrastructure products in key markets. Recently, the company recently launched a new transformer design for earthquake-prone regions. T&D India got in touch Read more
Total dues of discoms rise 37 per cent in July 2020
- Sep 15, 2020
According to latest information available on the government portal PRAAPTI, the total dues of state government-owned power distribution companies as of July 31, 2020 was nearly 37 per cent higher than the comparable level in 2019. The government portal Read more
Share of clean energy crosses one-third of total generation capacity
- Sep 11, 2020
The share of clean energy sources has crossed one-third in terms of India’s power generation capacity, according to the latest statistics. As of August 31, 2020, the share of clean energy sources was 36 per cent of India’s total Read more
Brands will have to cement their place in the new normal: Havells India
- Sep 9, 2020
In this exclusive interaction, we have Saurabh Goel, President, Havells India Ltd, talking about the impact of COVID-19 on the company’s switchgear business and the subsequent recovery. The launch of Read more
Our power plant has contributed immensely to Punjab’s economy: Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd
- Sep 4, 2020
The 1,980-mw supercritical Talwandi Sabo power plant, owned by Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd (TSPL), a Vedanta Group company, has earned several distinctions for its performance, and is today regarded as the backbone Read more
‘ZIVA will be our entry-level modular range’: Vivek Sharma
- Aug 20, 2020
Responding to media queries after the ZIVA launch press conference, Vivek Sharma, Managing Director, Panasonic Life Solutions explained that ZIVA will be the entry-level modular switch range, and will be targeted at consumers that would Read more
Contactless technologies will be the way forward: Metravi Instruments
- Aug 19, 2020
In this exclusive interaction, we have Vikram Bhansali, Director, Metravi Instruments Pvt Ltd, who is also Director, CEM Instruments (India) Pvt Ltd, sharing his views on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Read more
ABB India launches digital marketplace portal, to offer 6,000+ products
- Aug 11, 2020
ABB India, has announced the launch of eMart, (https://shop.in.abb.com) an online marketplace portal, which will offer more than 6,000 products from its Electrification Business for home and industrial buyers. This unique B2B & B2C platform will Read more