Energy

Thanks to the open and transparent governance standards, now most government actions are on the open source for common citizens to directly hear and know what is happening in the corridors of power.  I had the opportunity to watch the complete press conference of the Power Ministers Conference in Goa and here are below my […]

To present our future generation with a clean and green Earth, all the nations have united with an aim to make this world a better place to live in and India has taken a centre place in that. Present NDA Govt., led by visionary Shri Narendra Modi has put renewable at the core of its […]

Man’s quest for development has encumbered the atmosphere with harmful emissions. After effects of global warming is known to all – be it melting glaciers, rising of global temperature or low-lying islands. Question of the hour is “What we will pass on to our next generation?” To overcome this complex situation, the world has united […]

Indian power sector has undergone a huge transformation in the past 7 -8 years – be it generation and transmission capacity addition or bringing renewable at the centre of power sector development or taking electricity to the remotest corner of the country. Private sector participation in the power sector has resulted into record capacity addition […]

There were enough drivers / headwinds for the Government to be more aggressive to present a growth budget. Given the overall macro situation and the global slowdown, the FM has done a reasonably good job of focusing on the key areas that needs immediate focus while sending out a message that India wishes to be […]

The rise of Solar in India’s energy mix Solar Energy can share center stage in the Renewable Energy mix of our country in the next five years, driven by falling costs and aggressive expansion by the government.  Solar power potential in India is estimated at 759 GWp, at 20% Capacity Utilization Factor (CUF), this accounts […]

1. Electricity 24X7 supply will be ensured to all consumers and State Governments and regulators will devise a power supply trajectory to achieve this. Power to be provided to remote unconnected villages through micro grids with provision for purchase of power into the grid as and when the grid reaches there. Affordable power for people […]

The news of Hydro being merged with MNRE has to be viewed in the larger scheme of things and the way this Government operates and thinks. It all started with the merging of Coal and Power under one Energy Minister. This signalled that this sector will be put in a fast track growth in May […]

The current state of the industry Transformer Industry is one of the key segments of the ‘Electrical’ capital goods industry. This industry is also considered as the bell weather industry for many other Electrical products markets such as Capacitors, Switchgears and Insulators etc. So, from an Electrical industry perspective, it is very important to assess […]

 1.  Segments within the Roads Sector suitable for LED Street lighting When we talk of Streetlights, we essentially include the following sub-segments under Street lighting which account for over 90% of Street lighting in India. The remaining 10% uncovered segment would be the Rural Roads, which in all probabilities will be only conventional Lighting and […]