Interviews

Dr Fahd Hashiesh, Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, and Technology Manager, ABB Ltd., UK, speaks on some of the latest technologies spurring the growth of grids and their relevance to the Indian context. Disturbances and outages are common across the Indian power grid. How can power system simulations help? Are these solutions being used in India? Power system simulations play an important role in overcoming disturbances. In fact the more offline studies that can be perfo

Sivasubramanian Natrajan, Managing Director, ThyssenKrupp Industries India is an eternal optimist who believes that things are looking up for the power sector in the country. Slightly surprised at the big names missing and the subdued response to the Power-Gen India exhibition, he tells Power Today that it´s a qualitative response that was received, rather than a quantitative one.

Jasraj Virdi, Head of Public Affairs and CSR at CLP India, speaks on the company´s latest initiatives and how renewable energy projects can give a fillip to CSR activities. Can you give us a detailed update on the various activities and collaborations that CLP India has initiated for the sustainable development of communities? Community development is an integral part of the three core values that guide our business conduct and receives a very high level of commitment from the board and the man

Recticel, the Belgian group, is specialised in polyurethane foam products for a large number of industrial applications. Having incorporated itself in India in 2011, the company is now gradually expanding its presence and product portfolio in the country.

Dr. Praveen Saxena, Advisor, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) talks about the small hydro plants and renewable energy scenario in India.What is the estimated potential of Small Hydro Power projects and what are their advantages? MNRE has been vested with the responsibility of developing Small Hydro Power (SHP) projects up to 25 MW capacity. The SHP projects normally do not encounter the problems of deforestation and resettlement, associated with large hydel projects. Beside grid powe

Sivarama Krishnan, Executive Director IT Risks and Controls, PwC India, speaks on the vulnerabilities that exist in the current IT security layer in power companies and the components of a robust threat-protection system.

Gopal Krishan Gupta, CEO, TBEA Energy, speaks on his company´s expansion plans and focus areas. TBEA has already captured 27 per cent of the Indian market of 765KV transformers, we have successfully penetrated the Indian market through major central and state utilities such as PGCIL, NTPC, GETCO, HVPNL and esteemed private customers like Andritz Hydro Pvt Ltd.

T_V S_D South Asia is a leading quality certification, inspection and testing company with presence across India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Bratin Roy, Assistant Vice President and Head, Energy and Environmental Services, T_V S_D South Asia. speaks on some of the entity´s latest initiatives.

Codenomicon Ltd identified the Heartbleed bug which has turned out to be one of the biggest Internet security flaws ever unearthed. Ari Takanen, Chief Research Officer, speaks on the the vulnerability of the Indian power sector to cyber-attacks, and the complexities that the Heartbleed bug brings to the table.