Interview
India already holds one of the top spots for Terra Drone’s current business
Terra Drone Corporation, the world’s largest provider of industrial drone solutions, recently launched a new UAV and AI-based solution set for the maintenance of power transmission and distribution equipment. T&D India caught up with Prateek Srivastava, CEO, Terra Drone India, to know how drone-based methods overhead power line inspection is far superior to conventional inspection methods. Srivastava is very confident that India, thanks to its vast power transmission network, is a big area of opportunity for Terra Drone. In fact, as Srivastava points out, India already holds one of the top spots for Terra Drone’s current business.
MPPTCL shall definitely emerge as one of the best transmission utilities in India
- Sep 12, 2019
Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Ltd, was incorporated in 2002, by carving out power transmission activities of the erstwhile Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board. In this exclusive interview with T&D India, we have P.A.R. Bende, Managing Director, MPPTCL, who has been associated with Madhya Pradesh’s power sector for four decades, discussing MPPTCL’s progress over the years. Buoyed by the company’s excellent performance in 2018-19, Bende is confident that MPPTCL is on its way to emerging as one of the best transmission utilities in India. An interview by Venugopal Pillai.
Thinking Different, Thinking Beyond: Mantra for a bright future
- Aug 12, 2019
Soeb Fatehi, Immediate Past President, Control Panel and Switchgear Manufacturers’ Association (COSMA) in conversation with Venugopal Pillai shares his views on the shape of things to come for switchboard and control panel manufacturing businesses. The control panel and switchgear industry is undergoing a transformation. From a time when the industry was typified by generalists, the field is slowly beginning to be dominated by user sector specialists, much to the delight of the consumer, notes Fatehi.
Power will be a big business driver for Atlas Copco
- Aug 10, 2019
Atlas Copco recently launched five new air compressors for applications across diverse industry segments. T&D India caught up with Conrad Latham, General Manager, Compressor Technique, Atlas Copco India, at the launch ceremony to know more about the new rollouts, as well as to understand Atlas Copco’s engagement in the power sector. Latham, in a freewheeling conversation with Venugopal Pillai, explains that thermal power is one of the key business segments for his company and that the ongoing global drive of controlling pollution in coal-fired power plants spells a big opportunity for Atlas Copco.
We are expecting participation from over 120 countries: ELECRAMA 2020
- Jun 28, 2019
ELECRAMA—the world’s largest show in the electrical equipment industry, brought by industry body IEEMA—will be hosting its 14th edition in January 2020. We have Anil Saboo, Chairman, ELECRAMA 2020, discussing the highlights of this mega upcoming event. Saboo also elaborates on why he is confident that ELECRAMA 2020 will be the greatest Indian electricity-related show in history. With participation expected from over 120 countries, ELECRAMA 2020 is poised to veritably bring the world to India. An interview by Venugopal Pillai.
It is imperative to keep innovating: Hartek Group
- Jun 25, 2019
The Chandigarh-headquartered Hartek Group, founded in 1991, operates through five major business groups—power systems, solar solutions, power distribution, fuel services and value-added services. In this interaction with T&D India, Simarpreet Singh, Director-Strategy, Hartek Group, discusses the current operations and future plans of Hartek Group’s power distribution products manufacturing business. To cater to the needs of the rapidly growing power distribution industry, power distribution products need to be upgraded constantly, feels Simarpreet Singh.
We are continuously innovating and developing smarter products: HPL Electric
- Jun 20, 2019
Incorporated in 1992, HPL Electric & Power Ltd, popularly known as HPL, is a diversified electrical equipment manufacturer with seven manufacturing facilities and a truly pan-India distribution network. Though HPL specializes in energy meters, it is also engaged in modular switches, switchgear, wires & cables, LED lighting and solar products. In this exclusive interaction, we have Gautam Seth, Joint Managing Director, HPL Electric & Power Ltd, expounding on his company’s capabilities and future plans in the switchgear business. Seth believes that to in order to stay competitive, HPL believes in regularly updating its product range.
We see huge potential for energy storage in India: Fluence
- Apr 12, 2019
Fluence, an energy storage technology company jointly owned by Siemens and AES, was in the news recently as it supplied its “Advancion” technology to India’s first grid-scale battery-based energy storage system. This 10-mw system, owned by AES and Mitsubishi, is located at Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd’s Rohini substation. T&D India caught up with Rupam Raja, Marketing Director — India and Southeast Asia, Fluence Energy, to understand Fluence’s prowess in energy storage. Raja also discusses why India, especially after regulators are seen opening up to new technologies, is a big market for Fluence.
We are looking at adding more manufacturing facilities: CTC Global
- Apr 12, 2019
US-based CTC Global Corporation has developed and owns the rights to the highly efficient ACCC (aluminium conductor composite core) technology. With a presence in India for the past six years, CTC recently completed its 100th ACCC conductor project here. CTC Global today has a footprint spanning an impressive 16 Indian states with a total deployment of 8,000 km of ACCC conductor. In this exchange, J.D. Sitton, CEO, CTC Global Corporation, expresses his satisfaction on CTC’s performance in India, and explains why the subcontinent would be a key market for CTC worldwide. An interview by Venugopal Pillai.
Tata Power has been a benchmark performer in power distribution
- Apr 8, 2019
Tata Power is India’s oldest power utility present in the entire value chain – generation, transmission and distribution. It has successfully formed landmark public-private partnerships in the power sector. Minesh Dave, President — T&D, Tata Power, in this exclusive exchange, elaborates on his company’s activities in the power distribution space, and shares keen insights on how private entrepreneurship can be bolstered in this crucial link of the power supply chain.