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Transformers: Strategic Assets of the 21st Century
Global markets are rightly optimistic about the transformative potential of artificial intelligence, green mobility, and renewable energy. Yet, realizing the full value of these mega-trends requires a parallel focus on a fundamental macroeconomic variable: the physical capacity of the power grid. As capital continues to flow into advanced generation and compute technologies, a critical enabler of this evolving energy ecosystem is stepping into the spotlight—the power transformer, notes Kartik Daftari.
Grid Before Generation and the Critical Need for RoW Reform
- Sep 16, 2026
As renewable energy capacity expands rapidly, the limiting factor is increasingly not the availability of generation, but the availability of transmission infrastructure. If India can combine large-scale new transmission investment with systematic reconductoring, conductor uprating, voltage upgrades and RoW reform, the transmission grid can become a force multiplier, notes Prashant Sinha.
The EU battery passport from February 2027: what European buyers will ask Indian exporters for
- Sep 7, 2026
From 18 February 2027, certain batteries can only be placed on the EU market if they carry a digital battery passport. For an Indian BESS or e-mobility exporter, the legal duty usually sits with the European buyer. The data behind it, however, sits in the factory. In this informative Q&A-styled article, Niels van Veen, Founder, DPP Hero, explains what is coming, who is responsible, and which figures European buyers will start asking for well before the deadline.
Still using old fans? You could be paying twice the electricity cost
- Aug 14, 2026
Ceiling fans are amongst the most widely used appliances in an Indian household, alongside tube lights and bulbs. The cumulative impact of switching to 5-star-rated energy-efficient fans is significant, and the switch from conventional induction-motor fans should be made sooner than later, according to this explainer article by Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE), authored by Balendu Bhushan Pandey, Mrinal Saurabh Bhaskar and Supriya Gulati.
Draft NEP 2026: Building an Adaptive Electricity System
- Aug 4, 2026
India must move beyond capacity targets to a grid that is planned continuously and operated intelligently, observes Atanu Mukherjee.
Preparing India’s power grid for the data centre demand surge
- Jul 29, 2026
For most of the history of electricity supply, demand appeared where people and industry already were, and the network followed. However, data centres invert, and they can be built almost anywhere with land, water, fibre and power. Further, data centres alone would account for close to a tenth of everything the country draws at its busiest hour today, notes Brajesh Kumar.
Why transformer bushings are becoming critical to India’s power build-out
- Jul 1, 2026
Transformer bushings may remain out of the spotlight in the larger story of India’s power grid build-out. However, their contribution to the nation’s energy future is becoming more critical than ever, notes Keyur Shah.
Boosting rooftop solar adoption in MSME sector through innovative financing
- May 28, 2026
Unlocking MSME solar via innovative finance can potentially de-risk power grids and cement India’s manufacturing superpower status, notes Anand Jain.
Design as a strategic value driver: Beyond aesthetics to business impact
- May 22, 2026
Design is a strategic way of approaching problems, one that begins before products exist and continues throughout their operational lifecycle, notes Patrizio Cionfoli.
Why power will decide India’s next data center growth story
- May 15, 2026
India’s next wave of digital infrastructure will not be decided by who can raise capital fastest or secure the most land. It will be decided by who controls the megawatt, notes Ankit Saraiya.