Cover Story Jul 01, 2015 States,fall in line! The recent Supreme Court order in the Hindustan Zinc Ltd Vs Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) case has given the Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) cause a huge boost (See Box: Supreme Court Verdict). But, while most industry players POWER TODAY spoke to deemed the verdict long awaited
Cover Story Jun 01, 2015 Dreaming big One million jobs in offing! POWER TODAY, in this issue attempts to takes stock of what could be the demand for required job profiles in the renewable sector considering its immense growth opportunities.
Cover Story Jun 01, 2015 Transmission Conundrum India´s current aggregated technical & commercial (AT&C) losses have been estimated to be around 27 per cent of the electricity generated. Such high AT&C losses are counted as one of the main reasons for the state electricity board´s (SEBs) financially weak status.
Cover Story May 01, 2015 SUBSIDY LEAKAGE:SWIPE It Away! The power sector, unlike others, defies easy reform options. The central government can, at best, advise the states on how to reform their ailing electricity supply businesses with sweeteners such as inexpensive power supply or cheap funds to improve the infrastructure, but it cannot force them to act.
Cover Story Apr 01, 2015 Open ´n´ access India is the fourth largest consumer of power in the world, yet ironically, load shedding and low grade power supply are frequently experienced.
Cover Story Apr 01, 2015 Reforms Failure POWER TODAY, through this story, tried to highlight the status check of these two reforms and importantly, the issues that the officials of State Electricity Boards (SEBs) and the implementing agencies have shared with us.
Cover Story Mar 01, 2015 Connecting the base of the pyramid Decentralised Renewable Energy (DRE) enterprises have adopted a wide range of technologies and business models, but most are struggling to achieve commercial viability.
Cover Story Mar 01, 2015 Windmills of Change Indian wind turbine technology is evolving. The industry is also confident of meeting the stiff renewable energy targets laid down by the government. The latest turbines to hit the market are being optimised for Indian wind conditions.
Cover Story Feb 01, 2015 Wave POWER India is taking its first steps for development of tidal or offshore energy. Though this space has immense potential, a few chinks need to be ironed out before whole-scale adoption and deployment of this technology.