T&D

Two approaches are used for pricing in day-ahead markets: Centralised nodal pricing and Bilateral... - P P Kulkarni,Kamal Vagrecha, Dr A P Dash

In the last around two years, Indian power sector has grown at a very fast pace. Some of the plans, although made by the previous government, they could not accelerate their execution process. The present government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal; has been successfully driving the sector towards an all round success. They have for the first time outpaced the growth rate of several areas under this sector…  - P K Chatterjee

In Kumta taluk, a coastal taluk in Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka State, coastal villages experience higher insolation compared to eastern villages that connect the taluk to Western Ghats ranges. Decentralised power generation can meet the significant electricity demand in all the villages under it... - Ganesh Hegde, T V Ramachandra 

Among all the existing small capacity power generation technologies, solar PV technology is the most suited technology for generating electricity on the rooftop of the existing buildings in small capacity and integrating them into the LT Distribution networks... - L Somaraju 

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

Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited (KPTL), a leading global EPC player in the power and infrastructure contracting sector has secured new orders or notification of award of Rs 1,322 crore.

KEC International signed a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Adani Transmission for selling its entire stake in KEC Bikaner Sikar Transmission at an enterprise value of around Rs 227.5 crore subject to regulatory and other approvals.

Energy Transition takes place in day to day life. Present Electricity Grid needs to adapt to the flexible loads and necessary transmission of renewable energy. Super Grid can be a possible solution to face this energy transition... - N S Srinath, C Arun Agoram, Dr.N Kumarappan

India needs reliable and high quality power supply at all places for its all round growth. As the major portion of our power comes from thermal power plants, where coal is the mostly used fuel, the union government has already taken steps to ensure a smooth supply of coal to all those plants. The government is also working on expanding our transmission capability and modernising the distribution system… -P K Chatterjee

For success of power sector reforms and provision of services of specified standards to consumers, it is necessary that distribution segment should be technically and commercially efficient... - Jayesh G Priolkar, Abhinay Gupta

Ancillary services are value-added services towards supporting and improving reliability, security and quality of power. Owing to increasing competition among power players, deregulation, restructuring of power sector etc., the role of ancillary services has become very critical for smooth operation of power systems... - Jayesh G. Priolkar 

Hartek Power Pvt Ltd, formerly known as (Amtek Energy & Power Pvt Ltd) is one of the India’s fastest growing Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) company. It executes large and complex industrial and urban infrastructure projects. In an exclusive interview, V K Mohindru, Executive Director, Hartek Group is talking to P K Chatterjee on various aspects of his company’s involvement with the Indian power transmission sector. Excerpts…

Once the estimated total demand has been arrived at, we have to decide how we are going to distribute the power...  - C V Govinda Raju

India still needs to add about 218 Giga Watt power to satisfy electricity demand for year 2016-17 and 298 GW for year 2021-22. As renewable energy is becoming more accessible, electric power is decentralising. So, the solution to overcome the challenge lies in Micro-Grid (Gram Power) development... - Prof. Harpreet Singh, Prof. Rahul Shankar Bhagat

There is a need for information on the attempts of EHV transmission and experiences during installation. Sharing new design concepts, tower construction ideas, operation and maintenance aspects of these EHV lines will help in avoiding duplication of efforts... - Ravi Kant Kumar, Girish A Kulkarni

This article focuses on the electrical distribution network design for a Smart City focuses on providing a reliable, expandable and techno-savvy solution. - Vijay Barve

This article is a brief overview of some of the most important milestones in Indian power distribution cables and a few key trends defining its future. - Ashok Saigal

This article elucidates the application of Artificial Intelligence methods in power system expansion. - Rajesh Chourishi

Transmission and Distribution Business has secured turnkey orders of Rs 1,257 crore across India, SAARC, East Asia Pacific, Middle East, and the Americas.

Sterlite Power, a global power transmission company announced the financial closure of their Arcoverde project in Brazil.