In this issue

COVER STORY
Captive Th reat!
Th e recent draft amendments by the Ministry of Power for group captive power has not gone well with the captive power players. The mendments are blessings in disguise for state distribution companies (DISCOMs), as it was on their complaints that the government has acted upon.
COVER STORY
In Need of Back-Up!
In June 2018, the government has revised the targets for 2022 to increase the solar power capacity to 113 GW from the earlier set 100 GW. Though the industry has the capability to
meet this, it is fighting policy-level challenges.
Interactions
• KN Sreevatsa, Head - Power Conversion and Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, ABB.
• Anurag Garg, Vice President, Solar and Energy Storage Business, Schneider Electric.
• Hemant Joshi, CEO, TMEIC.
• Shekhar Singal, Managing Director, Eastman Auto and Power.
• Sunil Badesra, Business Head, Sungrow.
• MR Rajesh, Director, Power-One Micro Systems.

REPORT – PLANT VISIT
Quality Pays Off !
Known for many firsts, the Gujarat Borosil is fully geared up to take advantage of the solar wave, by manufacturing world’s first 2 mm fully tempered solar glass.

COVER STORY
UJALA: LEDing To The Realm Of Energy Efficiency
India’s most ambitious LED distribution programme is redefining the way electricity is efficiently consumed and an ecosystem for cost effective lighting products created

Interactions
• Saurabh Kumar, Managing Director,Energy Efficiency Services.
• Praveer Sinha, CEO & Managing Director,Tata Power Co.
• Rakesh Zutshi, President, Electric Lampand Component Manufacturers’ Association of India (ELCOMA) & Managing Director, Halonix Technologies.
• Sumit Padmakar Joshi, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Philips Lighting India.

Power Today Magazine Description:

Cover Story: Will the “black” magic work, again?

BRIEF: Will the process of e-auction of the cancelled coal blocks prove to be a game-changer for the coal industry? Or, is the lack of focus on attracting more serious players into the coal industry the actual hurdle in development of this sector?

Feature: Powerful PSUs -- Fundamentally strong!

BRIEF: Strong fundamentals, strong order book as well as execution record, and of course, a strong pipeline of new projects has made public sector enterprises the most powerful companies amongst peers. With some contributing more than 30 per cent in terms of generation, some financing close to 25 per cent of power finance and a few with orders worth more than Rs 60,000 crore on the anvil, the PSUs in the power sector are by virtue the most sought-after companies to look up to.

Feature: Power Equipment -- The Turn of the Tide

BRIEF: With a new slew of orders in the offing, India’s Rs 1.30 lakh crore electrical equipment industry has shown a positive trend after four consecutive quarters of negative growth.

Renew
Cover Story: The 10,000 MW challenge

BRIEF: The government has set an annual capacity addition target of 10,000 MW for wind energy. As all the stakeholders involved in this industry gear up for this ambitious target, we examine the challenges that lie ahead.

Other Sections

• Finance: “IEX plans to facilitate power trading in South Asia”

BRIEF: IEX has already approached the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) to seek in-principle consent to facilitate Cross-Border Trade on its platform, says
* Rajesh K Mediratta, Director (Business Development), IEX. – Email

• Renew Lead - Analysis: Taking wind energy to the next level

BRIEF: Here’s a look at the key parameters that will influence the growth of wind energy in India over the next few crucial years. (1 page)
* Author: Abhijit Kulkarni, Head of Sales - Renewable Energy Segment, SKF India.

• Renew Lead – Technology: Wind turbines Optimised for India

BRIEF: Here are some of the key design criteria of wind turbines designed for low wind speed sites and technology options available to improve energy capture on wind farms.
* Author: Renjith Viripullan, Engineering Manager and Nitin Bhate from GE