Interview
Floating solar power is now getting much attention in India: Ciel & Terre
Ciel & Terre is a global specialist in floating solar power technology with over a decade of expertise in this niche market. Today, Ciel & Terre has a presence in over 30 countries and has grid-connected over 600 projects globally. The company in 2018 launched its operations in India where it is rapidly establishing its footprint. In this exclusive interview, we have Deepak Ushadevi, Managing Director & CEO, Ciel & Terre India, giving us an in-depth understanding of floating solar power, and its relevant to India. Deepak Ushadevi notes with appreciate that the outlook for floating solar power in India is incredibly positive and that Ciel & Terre is poised to make a significant contribution towards developing this nascent industry in the subcontinent.
Energy storage will be crucial in net-zero energy systems: DNV
- May 10, 2022
In April this year, Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) floated a tender to set up a 500-MW battery energy storage system on the build, own, operate (BOO) model. In the backdrop of this tender, T&D India got in touch with DNV to understand the issues that India will need to contend with in the quest of setting up the targeted 27 GW of energy storage capacity by FY30. In this interaction, we have Modini Yantrapati, Senior Consultant – Energy Storage Services APAC, DNV, taking us through the intricacies of energy storage systems, and their increasing relevance to India.
Energy storage will complement India’s renewable energy goals: Fluence
- Apr 19, 2022
Fluence is poised to play an important role in India’s energy storage ambitions. In 2019, Fluence supplied technology to India’s first grid-scale battery-based energy storage system, and now, it has teamed up with ReNew Power with the overall objective of supporting India’s energy transition. In this exclusive interview, we have Achal Sondhi, Vice President – Market Growth, APAC at Fluence, explaining the criticality of energy storage systems in India’s emerging landscape. Sondhi asserts that India’s massive plans of renewable energy generation are closely aligned to the country’s progress in the field of battery-based energy storage systems. An interview by Venugopal Pillai.
We will continue to invest in low-carbon growth areas: Apraava Energy
- Apr 5, 2022
Apraava Energy is the new identity of CLP India, which is regarded as amongst the earliest multinationals to enter India’s power sector. Apraava Energy, as part of its new corporate philosophy, is committed to pursue sustainable opportunities in the power sector. In this exclusive interview with T&D India, we have Naveen Munjal, Director— Business Development & Commercial (Conventional), Apraava Energy, discussing the company’s objectives and how it plans to pursue new opportunities that align with its commitment of contributing towards a low-carbon economy.
Renewable energy has witnessed stability, despite global challenges: Vector Green Energy
- Mar 28, 2022
A renewable energy-focused independent power producer, Vector Green Energy today has an operational portfolio of over 650 mw, in addition to a long pipeline of under-construction and investment-ready projects. In this exclusive exchange, Sameer Mathur, India – COO, Vector Green Energy Pvt Ltd, shares keen insights on the overall policy framework governing renewable energy development in India. Mathur feels that if the country has to achieve the targeted 500 GW of RE capacity by 2030, key policy issues need to be sorted out, especially those to do with disparities in Central and state guidelines. All the same, Mathur asserts that the Indian renewable energy sector is brimming with excitement, and that developers are chugging on confidently, thanks to timely government support.
We intend to equip all direct consumers with smart meters by FY24: Tata Power
- Mar 15, 2022
In this exclusive interview, we have Nilesh Kane, Chief – Mumbai Distribution, Tata Power, talking about various aspects of Tata Power’s power distribution business in Mumbai. Kane covers a wide range of issues ranging from how Tata Power ensured business continuity during the COVID pandemic right up to how the premier utility has been pioneering demand side management (DSM)-related initiatives for both residential and industrial consumers. Kane also notes with pride that Tata Power is fully geared up to equip all its consumers with smart meters, which can also be converted into the prepaid mode, with a simple programming intervention. An interview by Venugopal Pillai.
Grid transition will need newer communication solutions: Commtel
- Mar 7, 2022
It is a fact that modern power grids cannot exist without communication systems. However, the strong bond between the two is never fully appreciated, and has largely remained a relatively lesser exploited subject. In this exclusive interview, we have Shriprakash Pandey Managing Director, Commtel Networks Pvt Ltd, elucidating upon the “power grid-communications” connection, in a very lucid manner. He strongly feels that the power grid of the future is going to become more complex, thanks to the presence of renewable energy, high-voltage power transmission, energy storage etc. With this, the role of communications in the power grid is only going to get more intertwined, avers Shriprakash Pandey.
We believe that F-gases will be completely phased out: Siemens Energy
- Mar 1, 2022
As the world moves towards zero CO2 emissions, it has become imperative to consider alternatives to SF6 – the most popular gas insulating medium used in high-voltage electrical equipment, which unfortunately has a proven adverse impact on the environment. Siemens Energy is leading the front in successfully developing switchgear using greener alternatives like vacuum or clean air. In this exclusive interview, we have Dr. Mark Kuschel, Senior Key Expert for SF6 Alternatives, Siemens Energy, giving keen insights into the SF6 ecosystem, and explaining how Siemens Energy’s “Blue portfolio” is an important step towards a world free of fluorinated gases. An interview by Venugopal Pillai.
There is a paradigm shift towards affordable modular switches: Panasonic Life Solutions India
- Feb 25, 2022
Panasonic Life Solutions India took a significant step in August 2020 with the launch of ZIVA – the affordable modular wiring devices range. ZIVA has been strategically placed so as to provide a cost-effective option for those aspiring to move from non-modular to modular switches. In this exclusive interaction, we have Rajesh Nandwani, Business Unit Head of Wiring Devices, Panasonic Life Solutions India and Sunil Narula, Senior Vice President- Sales & Marketing, Panasonic Life Solutions India, discussing the ZIVA story in detail – right from its launch to how it has captured the imagination of buyers in a short span of just about 18 months. Nandwani and Narula concur that the biggest market for ZIVA is India’s aspirational young population. An interview by Venugopal Pillai.
We see tremendous opportunity in the greenfield power transmission space: IndiGrid
- Feb 24, 2022
India Grid Trust (IndiGrid), India’s first infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) in the power transmission sector, was recently in the news with some major developments like winning its first greenfield TBCB power transmission project and its diversification into renewable energy. In his second interview with T&D India, we have Harsh Shah, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGrid, giving an in-depth account of recent exciting developments at IndiGrid. Shah is very confident that tremendous amount of investment will be made in power transmission, and that IndiGrid will continue to focus on DPU-accretive investments. This, as Shah points out, will groom IndiGrid into the best-yielding investment vehicle in the infrastructure space. An interview by Venugopal Pillai.