Power Today Magazine - October 2016

In this issue

In the October issue, the cover story 'Making TPPs Sustainable', looked at how the new Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) norms impose huge costs on power generators, even as they are necessary for the country in the emerging global ecosystem. It explores why the government should thus play a balancing act in this direction.

For the features, the first one on GST, observed that while it has the potential to turn the whole country into a common market and improve ease of doing business, it is expected to be mostly neutral to power sector. The second feature, on Instrumentation & Control, saw how given the infrastructural growth in the country, high volume, low voltage switchgear and controls will continue to dominate the markets.

In Renew, we had a special report on the status of Nuclear Energy in the country and how India’s need for power and focus on reducing carbon footprint have put pressure on the need for green energy that can be produced on a large scale; and it is here where nuclear power races ahead of its competitors. Our analysis section overviewed the 'Renewables 2016: Global Status Report' by REN21, which looks at how the world now adds more renewable power capacity annually than it adds capacity from all fossil fuels combined.

Power Today Magazine Description:

Cover Story: Will the “black” magic work, again?

BRIEF: Will the process of e-auction of the cancelled coal blocks prove to be a game-changer for the coal industry? Or, is the lack of focus on attracting more serious players into the coal industry the actual hurdle in development of this sector?

Feature: Powerful PSUs -- Fundamentally strong!

BRIEF: Strong fundamentals, strong order book as well as execution record, and of course, a strong pipeline of new projects has made public sector enterprises the most powerful companies amongst peers. With some contributing more than 30 per cent in terms of generation, some financing close to 25 per cent of power finance and a few with orders worth more than Rs 60,000 crore on the anvil, the PSUs in the power sector are by virtue the most sought-after companies to look up to.

Feature: Power Equipment -- The Turn of the Tide

BRIEF: With a new slew of orders in the offing, India’s Rs 1.30 lakh crore electrical equipment industry has shown a positive trend after four consecutive quarters of negative growth.

Renew
Cover Story: The 10,000 MW challenge

BRIEF: The government has set an annual capacity addition target of 10,000 MW for wind energy. As all the stakeholders involved in this industry gear up for this ambitious target, we examine the challenges that lie ahead.

Other Sections

• Finance: “IEX plans to facilitate power trading in South Asia”

BRIEF: IEX has already approached the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) to seek in-principle consent to facilitate Cross-Border Trade on its platform, says
* Rajesh K Mediratta, Director (Business Development), IEX. – Email

• Renew Lead - Analysis: Taking wind energy to the next level

BRIEF: Here’s a look at the key parameters that will influence the growth of wind energy in India over the next few crucial years. (1 page)
* Author: Abhijit Kulkarni, Head of Sales - Renewable Energy Segment, SKF India.

• Renew Lead – Technology: Wind turbines Optimised for India

BRIEF: Here are some of the key design criteria of wind turbines designed for low wind speed sites and technology options available to improve energy capture on wind farms.
* Author: Renjith Viripullan, Engineering Manager and Nitin Bhate from GE