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Ensuring System Resilience: Why black start services require a reliability assurance framework
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (744+ words) By S. K. Soonee, Former and Founder Chief Executive Officer, Grid Controller of India Limietd (GRID-INDIA); Dr Deb Chattopadhyay, Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank; and Debasis De, Former Executive Director, National Load Despatch Centre, GRID-INDIA Yet, black start is often grouped under…...
MP Transco energises 200 MVA power transformer for Indore Metro
1+ week, 6+ day ago (114+ words) Power Line Magazine Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company (MP Transco) has installed and energised a new 200 MVA power transformer at the 220 k V Manglia substation in Indore to ensure reliable and quality power supply for the Indore Metro Rail Project....
Rating Utilities: Key highlights of the Mo P's discom performance reports
1+ week, 6+ day ago (761+ words) Highlights of DUR 2024-25 A total of 66 utilities participated in the 2024-25 assessment. In this period again, the top three performers were Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited (AEML), Tata Power-Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) and Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL), retaining their positions from…...
Exploring Cf Ds: Shift towards market-linked renewable power procurement
1+ week, 6+ day ago (177+ words) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has notified guidelines for its 500 MW pilot Contract for Difference (Cf D) scheme, with Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) as the nodal agency. The mechanism allows developers to sell power on…...
Innovation Drive: Shift towards advanced motor technologies
2+ week, 6+ day ago (446+ words) Today, 45 per cent of all electricity is converted into motion by motors in industries and commercial buildings. The integral optimisation of electric-motor-driven systems, including the use of high-efficiency, well-sized components is the key strategy to effectively maximise their overall efficiency....
Electrification at Scale: Power trading systems and growth trajectories for a low-carbon future
2+ week, 6+ day ago (131+ words) The power sector witnessed major policy and regulatory developments in the past year, reflecting the government's thrust on energy transition and increased private sector participation. The Ministry of Power (Mo P) recently notified the Electricity (Amendment) [] India's power demand has been…...
Building an Intelligent Grid: Need for an integrated digital ecosystem
2+ week, 6+ day ago (225+ words) The data must be integrated across AMI, ADMS, SCADA, and GIS layers to accurately map assets, generation sources, and consumers in real time. Without this harmonisation, there is a risk in building planning models on fragmented, duplicated, or simply unusable…...
Maintaining Grid Stability: Keeping pace with renewables growth
2+ week, 6+ day ago (144+ words) The panellists concluded that a diversified portfolio of flexibility solutions will be essential for maintaining grid stability. This could include smaller flexible power plants, BESS, pumped storage hydropower and demand-side reforms. Over the past decade and a half, I have…...
Advanced Solutions: O&M best practices in the hydropower segment
2+ week, 5+ day ago (166+ words) This article highlights the O&M best practices of NHPC Limited at its hydropower stations" Based on a presentation by I. P. Ranjan, Executive Director (O&M Division), NHPC Limited, at a recent Power Line conference. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has…...
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3+ week, 6+ day ago (11+ words) Nuclear Energy Focus: Delivering clean, scalable and reliable power'Power Line Magazine...