Power Today - August 2018

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Cover Story
India’s Storage Opportunity
According to India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), the country has the capacity to integrate over 300 GWh of energy storage between 2018-25.

Solar’s 1 Million Job Bonanza
In the last year alone, the solar sector has employed more than 30,000 people into the workforce that stands at 164,000 in total or 23 per cent of the targeted job creation by 2022

Gearing Up for 80 GW and Beyond With an estimated onshore potential of 300 GW and off shore potential of 70 GW, the country may improve its ranking in
the coming years.

Interviews

Shantanu Jaiswal, Head of India Research, Bloomberg NEF.

Dr Rahul Walawalkar, Executive Director, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA).

Sanjeev K Ahuja, Head, Marketing, Su-Kam Power Systems.

Anshul Gupta, Director, Okaya Power.
Saurabh Srivastava, President, Marketing & Product Strategy.

INTERACTIONS
“Sanctions on Iran will not impact India at all”
Pavani Reddy, Managing Partner, Zaiwalla & Co LLP.

“Monopoles are the latest alternatives to lattice tower”
Devesh Bansal, Director, Skipper

POWER POINT - TECHNOLOGY
Towards the Grid of the Future While micro-grids and other Distributed Energy Resources play a signifi cant role in lighting up
India’s rural communities, supporting initiatives such as Saubhagya also play a valuable part in the development of India’s smart grid.

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