by admin | Sep 9, 2012 | Electricity Generation and Transmission, Smart Grid
Six of the nine Northern States will have surplus power within four years if of all plants under execution are commissioned by the end of the 12th Plan period, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) reported recently. It, however, added that peaking shortage would...
by admin | Sep 7, 2012 | Bottom of Pyramid, Electricity Generation and Transmission, Policies and Regulations, Rural Sector
I have been writing about the fact that tens of thousands of Indian villages are not connected to the grid. (here and here) It was hence of interest to me when I came across data on how many villages had been electrified Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (...
by admin | Aug 20, 2012 | Electricity Generation and Transmission
The Union Power Ministry has decided to integrate the southern grid with the national grid in January 2014, Minister for Power and Corporate Affairs M. Veerappa Moily said. He said it was scheduled earlier for December 2014, and the Ministry had now decided to advance...
by admin | Aug 9, 2012 | Climate Change, Decarbonization, Electricity Generation and Transmission, Smart Grid
The worst blackout in a decade hit Northern India on Monday forcing 370 million people to go without power. While blackouts are a huge problem for the country, they’re a massive opportunity for next-generation energy technologies like clean power, and the smart grid,...
by admin | Aug 9, 2012 | Electricity Generation and Transmission
A £1 billion contract has been awarded for the construction of the first sub-sea electricity link between Scotland and England, energy firms announced today. The 261-mile line will run from Hunterston in Ayrshire to a landing point on the Wirral peninsula and will...
by admin | Aug 6, 2012 | Diesel, Electricity Generation and Transmission
Just when folks all over (including at EAI – here and here) are trying to figure out how to reduce diesel consumption, a combination of calamities – poor monsoon and the recent blackout in north India – have ensured that the use of diesel has only...
