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Jyoti Arora: “A major opportunity for private participation lies in the transmission and distribution segments”

August 12, 2016

Private sector participation in India’s power sector has been increasing continuously since the enactment of the Electricity Act, 2003. Ministry of Power’s (MoP) Jyoti Arora, spoke at a recent conference organised by India Infrastructure on […]

Upendra Tripathy: “Land availability is not an issue for the solar segment”

August 12, 2016

At a recent India Infrastructure conference on “Solar Power in India”, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) Upendra Tripathy, spoke about the country’s preparedness for achieving the 100 GW solar power target, the key […]

Trends and Outlook: On a positive growth path led by reforms

August 12, 2016

The government’s initiatives in the past year to address sectoral challenges were reflected in the sector’s strong performance. […]

Recent Developments: Government initiatives increase momentum

August 1, 2016

The past year was marked by key developments across various segments in the power sector. […]

Renewed Impetus: Government takes policy initiatives to promote sector growth

August 1, 2016

The government’s recent policy initiatives and schemes including the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY), Power for All and e-bidding for short-term power procurement have given a renewed thrust to the power sector. However, issues pertaining […]

Dr A.K. Verma: “UDAY is the most phenomenal and comprehensive power sector reform across the globe”

August 1, 2016

The power sector in the country has made tremendous progress over the past few years, especially in the generation and transmission segments. The central government is currently focusing its attention on reforming the distribution segment. […]

Last Ten Years…: Generation and capacity addition

August 1, 2016

Power generation recorded a compound annual growth rate of 5.67 per cent to reach 1,102,140 MUs in 2015-16 from 670,654 MUs in 2006-07. […]

Last Ten Years…: PLF and installed capacity

August 1, 2016

The national plant load factor (PLF) registered a decline from 64.25 per cent in 2014-15 to 62.29 per cent in 2015-16. […]

Key Statistics: Power index and telecom trends

July 13, 2016

Electricity generation has been consistently higher in 2016 versus the corresponding period of 2015. In April 2016, generation was about 14.73 per cent higher than in the corresponding month in 2015. Airtel continues to dominate […]

Dry Run: Power plants face a looming water crisis

July 1, 2016

While coal shortage has been a major cause of concern for the power sector until recently, there is now a bigger resource constraint facing the sector – water. […]

Catching On: Renewables become an attractive option across industries

July 1, 2016

Until now, the Indian solar market has been driven by independent power producer-led utility-scale projects. […]

Transmission Roadmap: Perspective plan released for the period up to 2036

June 1, 2016

There have been several positive developments in India’s power generation and transmission segments over the past year. […]

Out of Cash: SunEdison files for bankruptcy raising concerns for the Indian solar market

June 1, 2016

Confirming the rumours surrounding the company for almost a year, SunEdison filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on April 21, 2016, thus commencing the process to restructure the company. […]

Generation Overview: Significant capacity addition and resolution of fuel issues augur well

May 14, 2016

The power generation segment in the country continues to grow rapidly. The total installed generation capacity increased at a compound annual growth rate of over 10 per cent from 2012-13 to reach 298 GW in […]

Project Pipeline: Sector-wise analysis of tunnelling projects

May 1, 2016

The tunnelling market is largely dominated by the hydropower, railway, road and highway, metro rail and irrigation, water and sewerage sectors. […]

Key Contractors: Tunnelling segment provides opportunities across sectors

May 1, 2016

In India, the construction of tunnels is primarily undertaken by domestic contractors with very few foreign players present in the segment. […]

Overview: Positive outlook for segment with increased emphasis on infrastructure development

May 1, 2016

Tunnel development in India is driven by investments in the hydropower, railway, road and highway, metro rail, and water and sewerage sectors. […]

Distribution Overview: Focus on system strengthening and financial revival of discoms

May 1, 2016

The operational performance of the distribution segment continues to be a key concern as aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses of discoms have stagnated at 25-26 per cent over the past few years despite the […]

Generation Overview: Significant capacity addition and resolution of fuel issues augur well

May 1, 2016

The power generation segment in the country continues to grow rapidly. The total installed generation capacity increased at a compound annual growth rate of over 10 per cent from 2012-13 to reach 298 GW in March 2016. Of this capacity, about 82 per cent is fired by coal, which remains the mainstay of power generation. […]

Transmission Overview: Capacity augmentation plans need private participation to come to fruition

May 1, 2016

With the rising power demand and increasing share of renewable energy in the total energy mix, India is developing new strategies to strengthen its.. […]