Power
CEA brings out draft resource adequacy framework for reliable and secured power supply
The Central Electricity Authority has prepared Draft Guidelines for Resource Adequacy Planning Framework for India, which can be adopted by […]
Year: 2022
Gas
India plans to set up strategic gas reserve amid global energy crisis
India is expediting a plan to set up a strategic gas reserve on the lines of its strategic petroleum reserve […]
Gas
Gas prices reach an all-time high after revision
Domestic natural gas prices were hiked by a record 40 per cent on October 1, 2022. Natural gas prices now […]
Gas
World’s first CNG terminal to come up in Bhavnagar, Gujarat
The first CNG terminal in the world is planned to be built near Gujarat’s Bhavnagar port, at an estimated investment […]
Gas
AG&P inaugurates LCNG station in Ranipet, Tamil Nadu
AG&P Pratham has launched the first liquefied compressed natural gas (LCNG) station near Manthangal village in Ranipet district of Tamil […]
Water
BMC planning to conduct survey of SWDs across Mumbai
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to conduct a survey of 227 stormwater drain (SWD) outfalls across Mumbai. With this, […]
Water
EC of NMCG approved projects pertaining to water and waste
The executive committee of the National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved 14 projects pertaining to sewerage management, industrial pollution […]
Water
NITI Aayog to draft recommendations to promote water trading
NITI Aayog is working on draft recommendations to promote water trading and setting up of a water regulation authority. It […]
Water
States felicitated in the functionality assessment of tap connections under JJM
Based on an exercise carried out under the Jal Jeevan Mission, at an event held on October 2, 2022, Puducherry […]
Power
Going Digital: Need for norms to ensure steady and phased adoption of substation technology
The new and emerging digital technologies as well as artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions are increasingly being incorporated throughout […]
Power
Power Capital: Delhi discoms script a success story through 20 years of privatisation
Delhi’s power discoms have completed 20 years of successful operations post privatisation. On this occasion, Smart Utilities spoke to the […]
Power
Towards Electricity 4.0: Powering the new electric world and achieving net zero
Accelerating the progress towards a greener future with sustainable actions can mitigate global warming and climate change, and help achieve […]
Power
Time for a Relook: Re-evaluating energy meters to remove redundancy
Energy meters are revenue registers for utilities. Energy meters have evolved significantly, especially in the past two decades, from electromechanical […]
Power
Progress Report: Smart metering initiatives across India
In recent years, revamping the metering infrastructure with the adoption of smart meters has been one of the key focus […]
Power
Sustainable Buildings: Moving towards smarter and greener construction
The building sector in India consumes over 30 per cent of the total electricity consumed in the country annually and […]
Power
Big Demand: Digitalisation drives strong growth in data centres
As digitalisation initiatives continue to grow across industries, the demand for data centres, which are essential network facilities that seamlessly […]
Power
Gas
Interview with Raman Chadha: “GAIL Gas plans to invest Rs 10 billion in 2022-23”
Incorporated in 2008 for the smooth implementation of city gas distribution (CGD), GAIL Gas Limited has been a key player […]
Gas
Digital Monitoring: Technology intervention for prediction accuracy and management of gas pipeline assets
In the pipeline sector, digitalisation unlocks the ability to easily gain and access actionable intelligence from pipeline construction data, which […]
Gas
Automating Processes: SCADA implementation improving CGD network efficiency
The supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system is one of the most crucial operational technology solutions for city gas […]