Technology Focus
Reform Track: Discoms make progress, but challenges remain
The power distribution segment showed a mixed performance last year. While aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses increased to 16.12 […]
Technology Focus
Water
Plugging the Gaps: Efforts to enhance sector resilience
The water sector stands at a major turning point. Alongside ambitious infrastructure growth targets and accelerated expansion, the climate stress […]
Water
Expanding Coverage: Efforts to scale up and upgrade water pipeline infrastructure
Pipeline infrastructure constitutes the backbone of India’s water sector, playing a pivotal role in enabling the safe and efficient delivery […]
Water
Smart Monitoring: Technology-driven strategies to reduce non-revenue water
India’s water sector is leveraging technology and digital solutions to meet rising demand sustainably. Smart metering, digital monitoring and network […]
Technology Focus
Tracking Progress: Update on the RDSS programme
The Indian government launched the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) with the objective of enhancing the operational efficiency and financial […]
Water
Minimising Wastage: Measures to reduce NRW levels in cities
India’s water sector faces various challenges related to management and distribution. Existing water resources are currently under pressure due to […]
Water
Modernising Asset Management: Transitioning towards predictive, data-driven digital solutions
Asset management in India’s water and wastewater sector is undergoing a significant transformation. Traditionally dependent on reactive and time-based maintenance […]
Water
Ensuring Water Security: Progress under Odisha’s Drink from Tap mission
By Debabrata Mohanty, Director Project, WATCO, and Chinmaya Tripathy, Chief Executive Officer, Ecometrix Odisha’s Drink from Tap (DfT) mission is […]
Water
Steady Flow: Key advancements in the water sector
India’s water supply and used water treatment sector is undergoing a significant transformation, evolving in response to rapidly changing climate […]
Technology Focus
Towards Smarter Networks: Technologies enhancing discom operations
India’s power distribution sector is at a pivotal moment, as it faces growing energy demand and the need to modernise […]
Technology Focus
Widening Losses: Key highlights of PFC’s report on discom performance
Improving the financial and operational performance of distribution companies remains a persistent challenge in the power sector. As per the […]
Technology Focus
Digital Reforms: MoP’s annual stocktake of distribution segment health
Smart metering is driving a paradigm shift in the power distribution segment. With digitalisation and data-driven reforms at the core, […]
Gas
Digital Pathways: Paving the way for connected and customer-centric CGD operations
India’s city gas distribution (CGD) sector is undergoing a significant digital transformation aimed at enhancing operational efficiency, safety and customer […]
Gas
Bridging the Divide: IT-OT convergence in the oil and gas sector
The oil and gas industry stands at a crossroads, facing mounting pressure from tightening regulations, sustainability imperatives and global energy […]
Technology Focus
Charging Ahead: Integrating the EV ecosystem with distribution networks
Electric vehicles (EVs) offer a cleaner and increasingly cost-effective alternative to conventional internal combustion engine vehicles. Their contribution to India’s […]
Water
Seawater Strategy: Advanced desalination technologies gain traction
India’s escalating water crisis has given rise to desalination as a promising solution, leveraging the country’s extensive 7,800 km coastline […]
Utility Focus
Tata Power: Building a cleaner, smarter and more reliable power network
In a recent interview, Nilesh Kane, Chief – Transmission and Distribution, Tata Power, talked about the company’s achievements and future […]
Gas
Intelligent Systems: Critical role of SCADA and GIS in optimising CGD operations
India’s urban landscape is increasingly relying on piped natural gas (PNG) for domestic, commercial and industrial use. As the city […]
Water
Smart Management; Digital and AI-driven solutions for optimising water use
India is not alone in its rising water crises, especially in recent years. If anything, it is severely hit due […]
Water
Every Drop Counts: Solutions to address water sector issues
The adoption of technology in the water sector has become increasingly crucial for urban local bodies (ULBs) in India, as […]