Water
The MIS Advantage: MCC improves water billing process
To improve revenue collection and operational transparency, the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh (MCC) has been taking initiatives to streamline the billing […]
Year: 2014
Water
Complaint Redressal: AMC launches a comprehensive system to address civic issues
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), which is responsible for the provision of basic municipal services in Ahmedabad, was established in […]
Water
Streamlining Services: Andhra Pradesh’s Mee-seva system to improve governance
The Andhra Pradesh government has taken several technological initiatives to improve the provision of civic services. The government launched the […]
Water
Performance Check: PAS project evaluates progress in service delivery
Inadequate availability of reliable and updated data on urban water supply and sanitation services has affected project uptake and allocation […]
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Gas
Increasing Competition: Market restructuring promotes growth in US natural gas distribution segment
About 70 million customers consuming 20 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas per annum in the US depend on […]
Gas
Scope for ERP: Integrating information and processes in the CGD segment
In the current business environment where competitors are constantly upgrading their capabilities, organisations must strive for operational visibility, control and […]
Gas
Asset Integrity Management: Benefits for CGD operators
The primary objective of effective asset integrity management (AIM), which is also known as process safety, is to maintain the […]
Gas
Gas Outlook: CGD operators’ perspective
The city gas distribution (CGD) segment accounts for about 10 per cent of the country’s total gas consumption. Although the […]
Gas
Crucial Role: IT deployment in CGD operations
As city gas distribution (CGD) operators focus on managing large distribution areas, the adoption of IT services in order to […]
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Technology Focus
Distribution Automation: Rationalising network management costs
Centralised automation systems play a key role in managing the operational costs of power distribution utilities. These systems, based on […]
Power
Taking Off: Smart grid market in Southeast Asia
With a growing population and the associated increase in the rate of urbanisation and industrialisation as well as the growing […]
Technology Focus
Reducing Losses: Technology options for power distribution utilities
The prevalence of high aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses is one of the major problems faced by power distribution […]
Technology Focus
Smart Meter Deployment: Consumer and utility gains
Smart meters facilitate collection, measurement and analysis of energy usage through a two-way communication system between the discom and the […]
Technology Focus
Beyond R-APDRP: Recommendations of MoP and ISGF
While the Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) is still under way, the Ministry of Power (MoP) has […]
Power
Small Steps: Progress of smart grid pilot projects
The future trajectory of smart grid deployment in the country largely depends on the lessons from the 14 pilot projects […]
Power
Views of B.N. Sharma: “The smart grid action plan is aimed at 100 per cent electrification by 2017”
The need to reduce the power deficit and distribution losses, and increasing renewable energy generation are driving the adoption of […]
Power
Gearing Up: Pilot projects and capacity building for smart grid deployment
With the release of the Smart Grid Vision and Roadmap for India, the Ministry of Power has set the agenda […]