Power
Shift in Dynamics: Increasing focus on decarbonising the sector
Mitigating climate change and decarbonising the economy have been at the centre stage… […]
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Sector Focus
Powering Ahead: Key projects in the power sector
India Infrastructure Research identified 489 major power projects (each with an investment of over Rs 10 billion) in the country, aggregating an investment of almost Rs 32.5 trillion. About 88 per cent of this will […]
Special Section
Demand from Infrastructure: Robust project pipeline offers opportunities to construction sector
Time and again the government has reiterated its focus on infrastructure development. The Rs 3.6 trillion budget allocation to the sector for 2017-18 as compared to Rs 2.2 trillion in 2015-16 is a testament to […]
Sector Focus
Need of the Hour: IR’s initiatives to reduce energy consumption
Indian Railways (IR) is the country’s biggest energy consumer, utilising about 18 billion units of power and 2.8 million kilolitres of diesel per year. Energy is the second biggest expenditure item for the organisation, accounting […]
Interviews
Jyoti Arora: “A major opportunity for private participation lies in the transmission and distribution segments”
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 […]
Power
Trends and Outlook: On a positive growth path led by reforms
The government’s initiatives in the past year to address sectoral challenges were reflected in the sector’s strong performance. […]
Interviews
Dr A.K. Verma: “UDAY is the most phenomenal and comprehensive power sector reform across the globe”
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. […]
Oil & Gas
Improving Connectivity: Still a long way to go for wider network coverage
Pipelines play a critical role in matching the supply of oil and gas to demand. […]
Power
Transmission Roadmap: Perspective plan released for the period up to 2036
There have been several positive developments in India’s power generation and transmission segments over the past year. […]
Power
Transmission Overview: Capacity augmentation plans need private participation to come to fruition
With the rising power demand and increasing share of renewable energy in the total energy mix, India is developing new strategies to strengthen its.. […]
Power
Glimmer of Hope: NITI Aayog report indicates on-track sector growth
It has been nearly one and a half years since the current government took over amidst high hopes of reviving the crippled power sector. During this period, several strong measures have been taken to revive […]