Posts by Venugopal Pillai

Awareness of solar net-metering must be improved

Hyderabad based start-up Freyr Energy is full-service solar provider with solutions spanning across rooftop, Read more

We are looking at a solar portfolio of over 300 mw in 2-3 years

Manikaran Solar Ltd (MSL) is an affiliate of Manikaran Group, one of the largest power trading companies in India. MSL Read more

Arunachal is home to half of India’s non-electrified villages

Arunachal Pradesh accounts for nearly half of India’s total number of non-electrified villages, official statistics indicate. According a recent government release, as of November 30, 2017, India had 2,217 villages that were non-electrified. Out of this, Arunachal Pradesh accounted Read more

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Sharp pickup expected in solar rooftops

The solar industry is expected to see a quantum jump with respect to grid-connected rooftops, according to Puneet Jaggi, Director, Gensol Group, a solar advisory, design & engineering, and operation & maintenance (O&M) service provider. Jaggi was interacting Read more

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Mega power transmission projects facing RoW constraints

Over half of the interregional power transmission projects awarded under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism are facing right-of-way challenges, a study by T&D India suggests. The basic data for the study was obtained from official reports released Read more

CIBANO 500 offers a new method for GIS testing

Andreas Nenning has a degree in automation engineering and mechatronics from the University of Applied Science in Dornbirn, Austria. He’s been the Read more

We are extremely delighted with the response to ELECRAMA 2018

The mega power T&D show, ELECRAMA 2018, organized by industry body IEEMA is scheduled to be held in March 2018. We have Vijay Read more

We see huge business opportunity from power utilities

EPCOS, a TDK Group company, develops, manufactures and markets electronic components and systems, focusing on technology markets that include automotive electronics, industrial Read more

E-mobility will be a big boost to industry: Geete

The government e-mobility plan that aims at having only electric vehicles (EVs) plying on Indian roads by 2030, can provide a big impetus to the electrical equipment industry, according to Anant Geete, Union minister for heavy industries and Read more

Plastic can define a sustainable roadmap for efficient equipment

Part of the diversified Calco Group, Calco Poly Technik is a global player in the field of high performance Read more