Interview
Staying ahead with technology has helped ramp up our capabilities: Sterlite Power
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.
Our aim is to create environments that care: Siemens
- Mar 14, 2020
In this exclusive interview, Robert Demann, Head – Smart Infrastructure, Siemens Ltd, shares keen insights on “Smart Infrastructure”—a term that if often used but never fully appreciated. Demann explains that smart infrastructure is not limited to just power grids or e-mobility solutions. It is indeed an intelligent ecosystem that that intuitively responds to the needs of people and helps better utilization of resources. Demann also notes that India—a country that is witnessing increased economic activity—has great potential for smart infrastructure solutions.
Our vision is to become the most admired yield vehicle in Asia: IndiGrid
- Jan 18, 2020
The India Grid Trust (IndiGrid), sponsored by Sterlite Power Grid Ventures Ltd, one of India’s leading private power transmission companies, is India’s first infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) in the power sector. IndiGrid was created in 2016 to acquire operating power transmission assets. It also allows infrastructure developers to monetize their operating projects. In an exclusive exchange, we have Harsh Shah, CEO, IndiGrid, elaborating on a host of issues right from the rationale behind floating an investment trust right down the conviction that an InvIT based on power transmission assets could provide a sound investment opportunity to investors.
India already holds one of the top spots for Terra Drone’s current business
- Dec 1, 2019
Terra Drone Corporation, the world’s largest provider of industrial drone solutions, recently launched a new UAV and AI-based solution set for the maintenance of power transmission and distribution equipment. T&D India caught up with Prateek Srivastava, CEO, Terra Drone India, to know how drone-based methods overhead power line inspection is far superior to conventional inspection methods. Srivastava is very confident that India, thanks to its vast power transmission network, is a big area of opportunity for Terra Drone. In fact, as Srivastava points out, India already holds one of the top spots for Terra Drone’s current business.
MPPTCL shall definitely emerge as one of the best transmission utilities in India
- Sep 12, 2019
Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Ltd, was incorporated in 2002, by carving out power transmission activities of the erstwhile Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board. In this exclusive interview with T&D India, we have P.A.R. Bende, Managing Director, MPPTCL, who has been associated with Madhya Pradesh’s power sector for four decades, discussing MPPTCL’s progress over the years. Buoyed by the company’s excellent performance in 2018-19, Bende is confident that MPPTCL is on its way to emerging as one of the best transmission utilities in India. An interview by Venugopal Pillai.
Thinking Different, Thinking Beyond: Mantra for a bright future
- Aug 12, 2019
Soeb Fatehi, Immediate Past President, Control Panel and Switchgear Manufacturers’ Association (COSMA) in conversation with Venugopal Pillai shares his views on the shape of things to come for switchboard and control panel manufacturing businesses. The control panel and switchgear industry is undergoing a transformation. From a time when the industry was typified by generalists, the field is slowly beginning to be dominated by user sector specialists, much to the delight of the consumer, notes Fatehi.
Power will be a big business driver for Atlas Copco
- Aug 10, 2019
Atlas Copco recently launched five new air compressors for applications across diverse industry segments. T&D India caught up with Conrad Latham, General Manager, Compressor Technique, Atlas Copco India, at the launch ceremony to know more about the new rollouts, as well as to understand Atlas Copco’s engagement in the power sector. Latham, in a freewheeling conversation with Venugopal Pillai, explains that thermal power is one of the key business segments for his company and that the ongoing global drive of controlling pollution in coal-fired power plants spells a big opportunity for Atlas Copco.