Special Stories
Seven key trends for a sustainable energy future identified
Regional and global business leaders, policy makers and government representatives throughout the energy sector that convened at the Asia Pacific Energy Week to discuss regional challenges and opportunities, identified seven key trends for a sustainable energy future..
Central Odisha already seeing benefits of CESU privatization: Praveer Sinha
- Feb 20, 2021
Electricity consumers of Central Odisha are beginning to see the benefits of privatization of the power utility CESU, noted Praveer Sinha, MD & CEO, Tata Power.
‘Power Distribution Reforms Will Usher In New Technologies’
- Feb 11, 2021
Ongoing reforms coupled with budgetary allocations will give rise to new technologies in the power distribution value chain, according to Sandeep Zanzaria, Chairman of DistribuELEC 2021, an upcoming event for power distribution stakeholders, being organized by apex industry body IEEMA.
Expectations from Union Budget: 2021-22
- Jan 23, 2021
Here is a collection of expectations of industry captains across a broad spectrum of industries, from the upcoming Union Budget 2021-22 that is proposed for presentation on February 1, 2021.
‘Government is a big procurer of modular UPS systems’
- Jan 20, 2021
Rather contrary to popular belief, government agencies are big procurers of modular UPS systems, noted Palash Nandy, CEO, Numeric, in a recent media interaction.
Electricity demand reviving but discom woes to persist: ICRA
- Jan 7, 2021
The all India electricity demand is expected to witness a growth of 6.0– 7.0 per cent in FY22 against an estimated decline of 2.0–2.5 per cent in FY21, driven by a favourable base effect and likely recovery in demand from the commercial and industrial (C&I) segments, noted ICRA in a release. However, the outlook for state government discoms continues to be negative.
‘Choice of transmission technology depends on system restoration philosophy’
- Dec 10, 2020
The Maharashtra government recently approved a plan to construct an 80-km underground HVDC link to augment power supply to Mumbai. This was done with a view to forestalling events like the major grid failure of October 12, 2020, that severely affected Mumbai and neighbouring areas. T&D India got in touch with Hauke Jürgensen, Head of Large Transmission Solutions at Siemens Energy, to understand some underlying technical issues.
Major power distribution reforms on the cards
- Mar 14, 2020
Union power minister, R.K. Singh, was the chief guest at the mega event ELECRAMA 2020 that was held at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, during January 18-22, 2020. In his inaugural address, Singh discussed overall trends in the power sector, particularly highlighting concerns in the power distribution segment. The minister asserted that the government was working towards an early resolution of the problems faced by distribution utilities, and was confident that the new wave of reforms, proposed to be initiated soon, will make power distribution commercially viable and even profitable. This special story is based on R.K. Singh’s address.
Pursuing the distribution licensee model
- Feb 2, 2020
In a very significant recent development, Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) awarded the letter of intent to Tata Power as the successful bidder to own the licence for the distribution and retail supply of electricity in Odisha’s five circles, together constituting Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha (CESU).
Power T&D: New thinking, new frontiers
- Sep 17, 2019
Apex industry body IEEMA (India Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers’ Association) recently held its Annual Convention 2019 in Mumbai, on September 17, 2019. The event, themed “Transformative Reforms,” saw the confluence of path breaking ideas coming from an erudite set of speakers and panelists. This story is based on insights gained during individual presentations and the panel discussion.