Interview
Mini-grids have an important complementary role: Smart Power India
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, CEO, Smart Power India, telling us more on mini-grids and the deep positive impact that they can have on rural India. Smart Power India’s ambition to improve electricity access of 25 million Indians over the next three years.
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 antimicrobial switchgear and the company’s move to improving the penetration of RCCBs in urban India are other important points that Goel touches upon in this interview.
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 of Punjab’s economy.
In this exclusive interview, we have Vikas Sharma, CEO & Whole Time Director, TSPL, telling us what makes the Talwandi Sabo plant amongst the finest power plants in the country, and how this asset is fuelling Punjab’s economic growth.
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 the diagnostic T&M sector. Contactless technology is going to be the new normal, he says. Bhansali also shares his views on India’s stance on Chinese products, given that CEM is a very popular Chinese brand with longstanding presence in India.
Some of the highly skilled technocrats and domain experts work with us: Sterling and Wilson
- Aug 6, 2020
In this exclusive interaction, we have Amogh Nawathe, CEO, T&D Business, Sterling and Wilson Pvt Ltd, discussing a variety of issues whilst executing power T&D projects.
Nawathe also talks about new technologies and practices in the power T&D contracting space, and how Sterling and Wilson is always proactive in adopting them.
Compressed air is aptly called the fourth utility: ELGi Equipments
- Jun 22, 2020
Coimbatore-headquartered ELGi Equipments is India’s leading supplier of industrial air compressors, with a standing of six decades. ELGi has a product range of over 400 types of air compressors, designed for diverse industrial applications. In this interaction, we have Rajesh Premchandran, Director – ISAAME (India, South Asia, Africa & Middle East), ELGi Equipments Ltd, discussing the role of air compressors and heat-recovery systems in the power generation sector. Premchandran also observes that post-COVID19, ELGi will most definitely see sustained growth in pharma, food & beverages, essential goods and FMCG industries.
Staying ahead with technology has helped ramp up our capabilities: Sterlite Power
- Jun 5, 2020
Sterlite Power is a leading global developer of power transmission infrastructure with projects of over 10,000 ckm and 15,000 MVA in India and Brazil. With an industry-leading portfolio of power conductors, EHV cables and OPGW, Sterlite Power also offers solutions for upgrading, uprating and strengthening existing networks. In this exclusive interview with T&D India, we have Manish Agarwal, CEO-Solutions Business, Sterlite Power Transmission Ltd, asserting how cutting-edge technology is the only solution to solving India’s complex power transmission issues, and how Sterlite Power is championing this cause by heralding in pioneering power transmission technologies in India.
We foresee a lot of opportunities in the area of building automation: OMRON
- Jun 1, 2020
OMRON has been in the business of sensors since 1960 with what was referred to as a non-contact switch. Over the past six decades, OMRON has become a leading global name in sensors. OMRON sensing components detect, measure, analyze, and process various changes that occur on productions sites. They also contribute to predicting and preventing future events. In this exclusive interaction with T&D India, we have Manoj Kodakkatery, Manager – Business Development, OMRON Electronics & Mechanical Components Business Division, taking us through OMRON’s capabilities in this fascinating world of sensors, and the criticality of sensors in the IoT regime.
ACCR should be a solution of choice to transmission utilities: 3M India
- Mar 18, 2020
3M™ Aluminum Conductor Composite Reinforced (ACCR) is an all-aluminum composite overhead conductor with an all-aluminum composite core. It is an high-temperature low sag (HTLS) conductor that offers excellent mechanical and electrical properties. In this exclusive exchange, we have Khader Basha, Head of Electrical Markets Division, 3M India, giving insights on the technicalities of ACCR and how reconductoring of existing lines with ACCR can help utilities to increase power transmission capacity without additional right-of-way constraints.
Hybrid switchgear is an interesting emerging trend: Eaton
- Mar 17, 2020
Eaton had on display SF6-free 11kV switchgear that is innovative in its design and was displayed at the forefront during ELECRAMA 2020. In this backdrop, T&D India caught up with Ripunjay Parikh, Director – Sales, Eaton Power Quality Pvt Ltd, to understand the dominant role of SF6, which unfortunately is not regarded as an environment-friendly gas, in switchgear and ring main units. Parikh discusses how Eaton, given its firm commitment to sustainability, is finding alternatives to minimize or even completely eliminate the use of SF6.