Water
Improving Revenue Recovery: HMWSSB streamlines its billing and collection process
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) serves around 0.83 million customers in Andhra Pradesh. It is responsible […]
Year: 2015
Water
ICT Implementation: Deployment status in civic agencies
India Infrastructure Research conducted a survey to highlight the implementation status of information and communication technology (ICT) in the civic […]
Key Statistics
Key Statistics
Gas
Pipeline Management: PRIMS helps PGB in efficient maintenance of assets
Petronas Gas Berhad (PGB), a subsidiary of Malaysian oil and gas firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), is engaged in the […]
Gas
Advanced Metering Solutions: Best practices adopted by CGD utilities
City gas distribution (CGD) operators have gradually started using advanced metering solutions. The key areas of improvement for local gas […]
Gas
Integrated Operations: ERP systems offer benefits to CGD firms
The adoption of efficient solutions to enhance the service delivery mechanism and minimise disruptions in gas flow has become a […]
Gas
CRM Strategies: CGD utility experience
In order to establish, develop, maintain and optimise a long-term relationship between customers and an organisation, it is essential to […]
Gas
System Efficiency: GIS gathers increasing importance in CGD networks
Geographic information systems (GIS) are tools for capturing, storing, analysing and presenting all types of spatial and geographical data. These […]
Key Statistics
Power
Safety Standards: New initiatives for countering cyberthreats to the US grid
Preparing the grid against cyberattacks and intrusions is a key challenge being faced by the US government and grid operators. […]
Technology Focus
Promoting Solar: Net metering expected to encourage the rooftop segment
From being practically negligible in 2012, the installed capacity of solar rooftop systems in India had gone up to 350 […]
Power
Meeting Utility Needs: Manufacturers upgrade meter designs to keep pace with industry requirements
Being the primary devices used for measuring and billing electricity consumption, meters affect utility revenues. They also play a vital […]
Technology Focus
Variable Pricing: ToD metering a viable solution for utilities to manage demand
Demand variability is a predominant feature of the Indian electricity market. Since demand forecasting is mainly done on a day-ahead […]
Technology Focus
Automation Advantages
India’s aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses are among the highest in the world, averaging around 26 per cent as […]
Technology Focus
Strategic Tool: MDAS deployment crucial for better analysis of billing data
Power distribution companies have made significant investments in the deployment of information technology (IT) systems with the objective of reducing […]
Technology Focus
Power Credit: Use of prepaid meters to reduce inefficiencies in revenue collection
In the power sector value chain, the distribution segment is particularly important as it is the source of revenue generation. […]
Utility Focus
Metering Success: CESC’s experience in AMR and AMI
CESC has come a long way in terms of metering improvements. After the computerisation of its high tension (HT) and […]
Utility Focus
Focus on Data Analytics: BSES roadmap for deploying smart grid technologies
Increasing consumer demands along with the need to reduce losses and minimise costs have made it imperative for distribution companies […]
Power
Powering Ahead
With the growing population and the related increase in the rate of urbanisation and industrialisation, as well as the growing […]