Interviews

By the Electrical India content team Tell us about Vedanta’s Aluminium and Power business – what is the size of your power portfolio and tell...

How is the business of Deep Sea Electronics growing globally & in India? Over the last two years we have seen a series of challenges...

Our smart experience center will help customers to explore, purchase and experience Crabtree’s most intuitive and advanced range of products. - Vivek Yadav, Senior Vice President, Havells India Ltd.

Jindal Institute of Power Technology (JIPT) is a part of US$ 18 billion O P Jindal Group. The institute's uniqueness lies in the fact that it provides hands-on training to its students in the group's own power plants. Dr K C Yadav, Director, JIPT, is talking to P K Chatterjee on the courses offered and teaching methods of the institute. Excerpts...

Energy efficiency is a key component in the government’s bid to help India transform into a clean energy hub without significantly compromising upon its growth objectives. With implementation of various energy efficiency measures in various sectors such as agriculture, municipalities, buildings, domestic, industries a considerable quantum of electricity can be saved. EESL has already retrofitted over 35 lakh streetlights across 23 states and four Union Territories in the country, leading to an annual energy saving of 46.63 crore kWh to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) while resulting in an avoidance of 117 MW peak demand as well as a reduction of 3.8 lakh tonnes of CO2 annually, states Saurabh Kumar, Managing Director, Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) in an interaction with Electrical India.

"Our main focus is to improve bottom line. So, we are very selective as far as order booking is concerned," Shares Jitendra Mamtora, Chairman, Transformers & Rectifiers (India) Ltd.

"Many of our initiatives will pan out in the next five years among the B2C businesses, wherein we will be directly interacting with consumers, providing them value-added services which were never heard of in the power sector," Shares Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, Tata Power.

"We will be launching Motware in Dec 2019 which combines our 7-decade long expertise in electrical test and measurement," Shares Ameya Gondhalekar, Head - Marketing, The Motwane Manufacturing Co.

Copper is a barometer of the economic growth of the nation and if we wish India’s growth story remains intact, then the usage of copper must grow simultaneously. - Sanjeev Ranjan, Managing Director, International Copper Association India

Palka Sahni, an IAS officer of 2004 batch from Bihar cadre is spearheading Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), a priority scheme of Government of India in the Urban Power Distribution Sector as Executive Director (IPDS), Power Finance Corporation. She gives a glimpse of status of IPDS projects, assessment of power transmission and distribution sector, policy measures taken by IPDS to curtail distribution losses, challenges in the power T&D sector that need urgent policy attention and many more in an interaction with Supriya Oundhakar.

Over the last five decades, Panasonic Life Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. (PLSIND), formerly know as Anchor Electricals, has been manufacturing electrical products of outstanding quality.Today, it has a big contribution in the solar power segment too. In an exclusive e-interview with the editorial team of Electrical India, Amit Barve, Business Unit- Head of Solar at PLSIND, focuses on their activities related to the solar industry. Excerpts…

"We have been a highly successful exporter of electrical goods and components for more than 25 years now," shares Kanderp Khandwala, CMD, Axis Electrical Components (I) Pvt. Ltd.

Expansion is a continuous process for us at RR Kabel. We are the only wire brand to export to over 75 countries. - Shreegopal Kabra, Managing Director, RR Kabel

"Mitsubishi Electric India plans to grow its business and share in the Indian market in the coming future," Rajeev Sharma, Head - Corporate Services & Strategic Planning Mitsubishi Electric India.

With the expected deregulation, we will see more roles for newer players like intermediaries for services. With the advent of renewables, we will also see newer ancillary markets and players for providing stability to grid, expects Vikram Gandotra, Convener, World Utility Summit at ELECRAMA 2018 in an interaction Electrical India…

Next Gen Equipments Pvt. Ltd. (NGEPL) is an active organisation in the Indian power sector with its strong technical know-how. Management team of the company has over thirteen years of experience in the Indian power industry. In an exclusive interview with Electrical India, Ather Salim, Director, NGEPL, is talking to P K Chatterjee about their business.Excerpts…

"We will be focusing on large power transformers and have target to become one of the top five transformer manufacturers in India," M. Vijayakumaran, Sr. Transformer Expert, Prime Meiden.

"We can accommodate maybe one lakh pieces per month while we are also considering channel partners who have infrastructure, calibration and assembly," shared Babu TK, CEO, Elmeasure India

Born out of the research division of GEC Alsthom, M&I Materials Limited combines the proven pedigree of long-standing products with the R&D expertise to bring new solutions to market. The company is dedicated to manufacturing specialist materials for industry and science, and is the driving force behind a portfolio of its successful brands ă including APIEZON, METROSIL, MIDEL and WOLFMET. In an exclusive interview with Electrical India, Barry Menzies, Commercial Director-MIDEL transformers fluids, is giving an account of their company’s business to P K Chatterjee. Excerpts…

"Awareness to use effective predictive maintenance is increasing at fast pace and hence demand is continuously increasing as well," shares T P Singh, Sales Director, Emerging Markets-Ins (India, ME, CIS, Turkey, SS Africa), FLIR.