Thermal Sector: Performance & Constraints in 2018
“Thermal industry is on the mend, as stressed IPPs are under various stages of debt reduction through resolution plans or by way of bankruptcy proceedings.” - Ankur Agarwal, Divya Charen
REWIRING INDIAN ELECTRICITY
Strategic mapping of Indian electrical equipment industry - Subhajit Roy, Group Editor
Burning Bright
Strong policy thrust on renewables to drive capacity addition; AT&C loss reduction to remain key for the financial health of distribution utilities - Girishkumar Kadam
HEADWINDS REMAIN FOR THERMAL POWER SECTOR
“As the macro and sectoral factors improve, backed by strong legislative and policy measures - such as amendments to Electricity Act and Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code - stress in the thermal power sector will abate but it is a long road ahead!” - Sambitosh Mohapatra, Sandeep Kumar Mohanty
Transformer Trends
Highlighting the key technological developments in Power Transformers and Distribution Transformers. - Dr G D Kamalapur
Switchgear – Preparing for a Sea Change
How we can expect the Indian switchgear industry to evolve in the future? Here’s an overall analysis of market status, growth drivers and future outlook. - By Subhajit Roy, Group Editor
Power Sector in 2019 & Beyond
Indian power sector is poised to attract investments worth Rs 11,55,652 crore between 2017 and 2022. Let’s see what’s in store for power sector in 2019 and beyond. By Subhajit Roy, Group Editor
Curbing Harmonics using Apparent Energy Metering
The article explains how an electrical revolution can be effectively triggered - where market sees rapid sales of efficient electrical appliances. - P. Chaitanyasreerama, Dr. Vithal N. Kamat
A Long Way to Go for Smart Meters
Smart metering is still in its infancy, as there is no large-scale execution of smart metering system. It is required to start progressing of customers, wherein an end user can get the return on investment (RoI) of smart meter. – Supriya A Oundhakar, Associate Editor
Parallel Operation of Transformers
Loading considerations for paralleling transformers are simple unless kVA, percent impedances, or ratios are different. - Jignesh Parmar
IoT: Empowering Energy Management
The main motive behind the merger of IoT and energy management systems is to allow the linked entities to communicate with each other via a common information model. - S Prabhakar Karthikeyan, Kshitij Sharma
PROCUREMENT STRATEGIES FOR UTILITIES
This article provides an overview on various decision dilemmas with respect to procurement in utilities and the critical success factors which the utilities can leverage for their benefit ensuring the quality and efficiency in execution. - Yogendra Singh Butola
Outlook 2019
Trends that will drive power distribution sector. – Subhajit Roy, Group Editor
Transformer Industry Poised for Growth
The government’s plans of generation of renewable energy and 24*7 Power for All will generate a positive growth opportunity for transformers. – Supriya A Oundhakar, Associate Editor
Failure of Transformer Insulation & its Maintenance
Causes of transformer failures include imperfection in design and environment. One of the main causes of failure of a transformer is the insulation failure. - D M Srinivasa, Dr. Usha Surendra
Applications of Flux Estimator for Motor Drives
The flux estimator finds many applications in high performance induction motor drives. These applications are reviewed and comprehensively presented in this article. - Dr. S. Himavathi, A Venkadesan
100% RURAL ELECTRIFICATION? The Reality Check
By Subhajit Roy, Group Editor
Clean energy mini-grids: Powering the Indian rural economy
Based on REEEP calculations, clean energy mini-grids could serve at least 36,5 million people and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions of up to 122 million tonnes of CO2 between 2020 and 2035 in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh alone. - Jens Jaeger
Which factors affect the power supply quality?
The harmonious and uniform standards should be specified by the State Regulatory Commissions to serve the best interest of the utilities and consumers connected to the national grid. - Ashok Upadhyay
Intersolar India comes to Mumbai
The event focusses on the areas of photovoltaics, PV production and solar thermal technologies. – Supriya A Oundhakar, Associate Editor
