Distribution
Month: October 2018
Distribution
Utility Focus
Virtual Storage: Utilities adopt cloud computing for enhanced data management
Cloud computing technology is fast gaining ground in the country. As per industry estimates, the public cloud services market in […]
Distribution
Improved Monitoring: GETCO implements WAMS to accurately measure transmission operations
Gujarat Energy Transmission Company Limited (GETCO) is one of the most progressive state transmission utilities in the country in terms […]
Utility Focus
Billing Efficiency: MPPKVVCL’s in-house solution streamlines processes
Madhya Pradesh has been providing its residents with 24×7 power since 2013 – an achievement that can be credited largely […]
Distribution
Smarter Supervision: Policy drivers and progress in the deployment of SCADA
Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) is a system for acquiring and analysing information obtained from numerous devices placed on […]
Technology Focus
Integrating IT and OT: A prerequisite for the development of smart utilities
The power industry in India has undergone an enormous change over the past decade and disruptive changes like large-scale integration […]
Distribution
Tracking Consumption: Smart meter deployments under SMNP
The country’s power distribution utilities are grappling with the challenge of high aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses coupled with […]
Distribution
NSGM Progress: Update on smart grid projects
India’s journey towards smart grids began in 2010 when the Ministry of Power (MoP) constituted the India Smart Grid Forum […]
Utility Focus
Improving Efficiency: KSEBL’s IT solutions for better operational performance
Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEBL) is an integrated utility with a consumer base of over 12 million. It looks […]
Distribution
Digitally Enabled
The key government schemes for strengthening the sub-transmission and distribution network, the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) and the Restructured […]
Distribution
Towards Industry 4.0: IT-OT convergence trends
The world has entered into the fourth industrial revolution. Beginning with power generation through steam and hydraulic turbines in the […]
Distribution
Views of TPDDL’s Sanjay Banga: “Technology is the key enabler of TPDDL’s success”
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) has been a front runner in the implementation of various technologies to improve efficiency […]
Gas
Policy Revamp: New bidding criteria to facilitate CGD segment growth
One of the biggest policy developments in the city gas distribution (CGD) sector has been the revision of the bidding […]
Technology Focus
Applying AutoDCR: Pune Municipal Corporation takes steps to automate the building plan approval process
In 2017, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) deployed a new technology, AutoDCR, to automate the process for scrutiny and approval […]
Gas
Need for a National Gas Grid: Enabling equitable access to gas infrastructure
Sanjay K. Kar, Associate Professor, Energy & Marketing, Department of Management Studies, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology India is […]
Water
Plugging Shortages: Nagpur’s new sewage treatment plant to reduce the stress on freshwater sources
The city of Nagpur is one of the major industrial and investment hubs in Maharashtra. Due to its increasing population […]
Gas
Reaping the Rewards: Machine learning to play a key role in asset management
By Richard Irwin, Senior Product Marketer, Asset Performance, Bentley Systems The industrial world is awash with data and new information […]
Water
NRW Management: A critical step towards water security
By Subhash Sethi, Chairman, SPML Infra Limited In India, almost a third of the population lives in cities and […]
Pipeline
Potential Game Changer: Small-scale LNG technologies to significantly curb carbon emissions
The small-scale liquefied natural gas (ssLNG) industry is at a nascent stage in India but it offers immense potential to […]