Water
Month: June 2016
Water
Water Strategy: Singapore’s Tuaspring desalination plant to reduce dependence on imports
Singapore is the most active desalination market in the Southeast Asian region with a total desalination capacity of 100 million […]
Water
Tech Smart: BWSSB takes steps to improve billing and revenue collection
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) in Karnataka serves approximately 9.5 million customers and is responsible for the […]
Water
App Enabled: KMC upgrades its mobile application to enhance service delivery
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is undertaking various technology-related initiatives to create an efficient service delivery system. The authority has […]
Water Supply
Efficient Water Use: SCADA deployment ensures better distribution management
Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) has an important role to play in the water sector, considering the increasing consumer […]
Waste
Online Initiatives: MCGM launches a dedicated portal and mobile app
In order to support the adoption of smart facilities across the city, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has […]
Water
Groundwater Mapping: Government initiatives for better resource management
The government is radically changing the way it utilises and monitors the available freshwater resources. The intention is to reduce […]
Smart Cities
Service Revamp: ICT deployment under Round I of the Smart Cities Challenge
The Ministry of Urban Development has selected 20 cities to be taken up for development as smart cities under Round […]
Key Statistics
Utility Focus
Stable Supply: TEPCO undertakes power system reforms
The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) is a leading power utility in Japan, serving one-third of the country’s total electricity […]
Technology Focus
Power Steering: Electric vehicle adoption calls for grid transformation
With electric vehicles (EVs) forming a key component of the smart grid landscape being envisaged by policymakers, the transportation segment […]
Transmission
Automation Advances: IEDs facilitate effective exchange of data
The evolutionary pattern of power demand has made it imperative for suppliers to ensure uninterrupted and high quality power supply […]
Technology Focus
Shaping the Future: Long range radio technology for smart grid communication
Technology advancements have helped in the overhaul and transformation of the traditional electric power grid into a smart grid. However, […]
Distribution
Managing Energy Use: Key role of smart grids in DSM
Demand-side management (DSM) is a mechanism to influence a customer’s capability and willingness to reduce or modify electricity consumption. It […]
Technology Focus
Promise of Microgrids: Meeting emerging requirements
It may appear to be implausible in the context of the power sector; however, microgrids are seemingly the most practical […]
Technology Focus
Equipment Condition Monitoring: Strategies for improving substation performance
Utilities need to make decisions regarding power network equipment performance, maintenance schedules, replacement of existing assets and addition of new […]
Transmission
Rooftop Returns: Net metering improves the viability of distributed solar installations
The contours of India’s energy security strategy have changed significantly over the past few years in light of the mounting […]
Utility Focus
Rich Rewards: Manipur improves collection efficiency through prepaid meter roll-outs
Manipur’s electricity landscape is improving steadily, and prepaid meters are contributing significantly to this change. Starting with pilot installations in […]
Distribution
Preventing Pilferage: Discom experience in tackling meter tampering and power theft
Despite relentless efforts by discoms, the aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses remain exceptionally high. Meter tampering and electricity theft […]
Distribution
Picking Up: Smart grid project update
With the objective of providing universal access to quality power and reducing transmission and distribution losses, the formulation of a […]