Special Report
CPSE power projects face 44 pc cost overrun: MOSPI report
The latest report on project implementation released by Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MOSPI) shows that projects under the power ministry have seen total cost escalation of 44 per cent.
Power transmission upgrade falls short of target
- Jul 14, 2020
The COVID-19 related lockdown appears to have had a detrimental effect on the country’s power transmission infrastructure upgrade programme, according to information released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA).
South India has highest share in upcoming transmission infrastructure
- Jun 29, 2020
The southern region comprising Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala account for most of the power transmission infrastructure currently under construction, according to government statistics.
‘Renewables and e-mobility are two key areas for India’
- Jun 17, 2020
Pushing towards more renewable energy sources, and shifting to e-mobility are two areas in the energy space that India needs to seriously pursue, according to Cedrik Neike, CEO of Siemens Smart Infrastructure.
India misses generation capacity addition target in FY20
- May 27, 2020
India has missed attaining its conventional power generation capacity addition target in FY20, by a rather wide margin, latest CEA statistics suggest.
CEA targets 6pc power generation growth in FY21
- May 25, 2020
Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has fixed the annual power generation target for FY21 at 1330 BU, implying a 6.2 per cent growth over the actual generation level of FY20.
India falters on power transmission upgrade in FY20
- May 8, 2020
India could add barely 50 per cent of the targeted power transmission line capacity in FY20, according to statistics recently released by Central Electricity Authority.
Schneider Electric opens first smart distribution centre in India
- Nov 26, 2019
Schneider Electric, on November 11, 2019, opened its first Smart Distribution Centre in India. The Smart Distribution Centre, located at Bhiwandi — the commercial hub of Mumbai, has been digitally transformed with Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure architecture to be more energy efficient and provide real time access to information right across the supply chain. Early results from this digitization initiative are showing expected energy savings of 10 to 12 per cent and an increase in logistics efficiency of 5 per cent at the site.
Digitalization is the way forward
- Jun 17, 2019
Siemens recently held its “Innovation Day 2019” in Mumbai where top management personnel as well as technical experts gave detailed presentations on digitization, Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence and related topics. It was very clear that digitalization—as a philosophy with varying implications—is the way forward. From running machines efficiently to having a cleaner and healthier world, digitalization could positively influence human life, in ways that are quite unimaginable right now. This story by Venugopal Pillai is based on some striking points made during the presentations, and it attempts to bring readers a little closer to this all-pervasive phenomenon of digitalization.
Torrent Power plans Rs.500 crore capex in Dholera region
- Jun 1, 2019
Torrent Power expects capital expenditure of Rs.500 crore in the Dholera Special Industries Region (DSIR) for which the Gujarat-based company was given the mandate of an additional distribution licencee last year. Torrent Power expects the investment to made over the next five years, it said in a recent investor presentation filed on the stock exchanges.