Electricity consumers of Central Odisha are beginning to see the benefits of privatization of the power utility CESU, noted Praveer Sinha, MD & CEO, Tata Power.
Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers Association (IEEMA) has welcomed the Union Budget announced by the Hon’ble Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, as a balanced budget. It focuses on India’s infrastructure boost and also emphasises on steps that the government will take to strengthen the discoms, IEEMA has noted in a statement.
Here is a collection of expectations of industry captains across a broad spectrum of industries, from the upcoming Union Budget 2021-22 that is proposed for presentation on February 1, 2021.
Rather contrary to popular belief, government agencies are big procurers of modular UPS systems, noted Palash Nandy, CEO, Numeric, in a recent media interaction.
There has been insignificant addition of 765kV transmission lines in the ongoing fiscal year, so far, according to statistics newly released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA).
India Smart Grid Forum, a PPP initiative of Government of India, is organising the 7th edition of their annual flagship event “India Smart Utility Week (ISUW2021) from March 2 to March 5, 2021.
The all India electricity demand is expected to witness a growth of 6.0– 7.0 per cent in FY22 against an estimated decline of 2.0–2.5 per cent in FY21, driven by a favourable base effect and likely recovery in demand from the commercial and industrial (C&I) segments, noted ICRA in a release. However, the outlook for state government discoms continues to be negative.
The Maharashtra government recently approved a plan to construct an 80-km underground HVDC link to augment power supply to Mumbai. This was done with a view to forestalling events like the major grid failure of October 12, 2020, that severely affected Mumbai and neighbouring areas. T&D India got in touch with Hauke Jürgensen, Head of Large Transmission Solutions at Siemens Energy, to understand some underlying technical issues.
In a joint research project, Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Technische Universität Berlin (Germany) and University of Oxford (UK) have defined a comprehensive index to assess the opportunities and barriers for grid edge solutions.
On September 21, 2020, GE announced that it would exit completely from the new-build coal market. Here is a summary report on the impact that the parent company’s decision would have on the business activity of its Indian arm, GE Power India Ltd.