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7th Anniversary
Power Sector update
EVENT FOCUS: WINDERGY INDIA 2017 • 3rd SMART CITIES
• INDIA 2017 EXPO • 2nd SOLAR INDIA 2017 EXPO
POWER-GEN INDIA & CENTRAL ASIA 2017 SPECIAL ISSUE
VP Sharma, MD, SeaFaradays Energy Pvt Ltd
MM Nayak, CMD, Eastern Power Distribution Company
Ashok Ganesan, MD, GE Power India Ltd
Vyacheslav V Ruksha, Director General, Atomflot

Power Sector Update

Let’s take a look at how certain power sector segments have fared since last year and what impact these developments will have in the years to come.

10 mins

Five Steps Towards Compliance With India's New Emissions Norms

Renewable energy is essential to sustainably powering future growth; in the present however, when most of India’s energy comes from coal, this is where our cleaner energy conversations need to focus.

2 mins

'Challenges faced by refiners are common around the world'

Simon Hobbs, Director - R&D, Honeywell UOP and Steven C Gimre, Managing Director, UOP India Pvt Ltd, give a global outlook of the oil refinery industry and how Honeywell UOP’s solutions are helping refiners maximise the efficiency of plant operations, in an interview with Monica Chaturvedi Charna...

5 mins

Falling Solar Tariffs Bring Opportunities Galore, But Present Challenges Too

Falling solar tariffs have certainly buoyed the Indian solar industry, and solar installations are expected to grow at a rapid pace this year. The recent bid of Rs 2.97/KWh for the Rewa mega project has created a new benchmark for the solar sector. With this, solar power in India has already achieved coal parity, something which not many were expecting before 2019. As tariffs fall further, the demand for solar power will go up, giving the government all the more reason to focus more on solar energy as compared to other energy sources. 

4 mins

'IFCs have become very active in the RE space'

Manish Chourasia, CEO – Tata Cleantech Capital Ltd, speaks about the role of infrastructure finance companies (IFCs) in supporting the government’s ambitious renewable energy targets in an interview with Monica Chaturvedi Charna...

5 mins

India's Hydro Sector Needs An Impetus In 2017

The government of India has put in efforts to bring in reforms in transmission and distribution in India aiming at 24x7 electricity for all by 2021. There are also efforts to bring in similar reforms in India’s hydropower sector, which has been ailing for over 4-5 years now. India’s installed hydro base has remained in the 40k MW for the last 4 years with very incremental capacity additions. The renewables sector (solar and wind) have grown over 87% in the last decade while hydro caught up with only a meagre comparative increase of 28%. 

3 mins

Specific Suggestions To Tighten Up The Operational Performance Clause In Uday

It is time to think of a new incentive mechanism “with teeth” for the UDAY Scheme, that would need to accompany any upfront financial assistance from UDAY to support AT&C loss reduction trajectories.

7 mins

World's Largest Nuclear Icebreaker In Russia

Russia is the only Arctic state that has its own nuclear icebreaker fleet that is specially built for use in water that is covered by ice the year-round. Four nuclear icebreakers and the world’s only nuclear-powered transport vessel Sevmorput now operate in Russia under the authority of Atomflot (part of Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation). However, in the near future, Russia is also looking to acquire next generation icebreakers. The leading universal nuclear-powered icebreaker was named Arktika. In an exclusive interview with R Srinivasan, Vyacheslav V Ruksha, Director General of Atomflot, talks about the new Russian nuclear icebreaker, which is the largest in the world.

2 mins

'There Has Been A Decline In The Unorganised Market For LEDs'

Opines Gautam Seth, Joint Managing Director, HPL Electric & Power Ltd., in an interaction with Monica Chaturvedi Charna, on the role of EESL in driving the LED market in India, future of unorganised players and business opportunities rendered by the Smart Cities mission...

4 mins

India Smart Grid Week 2017

The four-day long international conference and exhibition ‘India Smart Grid Week 2017’ that was held in New Delhi’s Manekshaw Centre from March 7-10, 2017 received great response from the delegates, exhibitors and visitors. More than 200 internationally acclaimed experts in the field of energy, policymakers from the government and leaders from 50 countries converged together to discuss on how to leverage the emerging technologies to provide reliable power and help in resolving critical gaps in electricity delivery across the country.

2 mins

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Power Watch India Magazine Description:

These are exciting times for the Indian power sector. Reform and restructuring have started taking shape in a sector that was traditionally a bastion of the state. Major institutions such as regulatory authorities and Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) have been set up, and activities such as power trading kick started. While progress has been significant, a lot remains to be accomplished. This is where PowerWatch India (PWI) comes in as a magazine. For a sector where private equity and the private sector's active participation have just about started flowing in, it is very important for all stakeholders to have access to accurate, up-to-date information for making the right value decisions. As a stakeholder in the sector itself - we do not like to call ourselves a magazine - PWI seeks to position itself as an industry player, catalyzing progress in India-s energy space at every step. This is a vision we seek to share with every one of our readers - a vision that will take us forward in establishing a unique identity for ourselves.