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The world's sixth largest economy needs to buck up on the implementation of smart grid solutions, if it wants to ensure quality, 24 x 7 power to service the aspirations of both an expanding population and industry.

In an exclusive interview with INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY, Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra, Chairman, Airports Authority of India (AAI) informs that their Rs 250 billion capex plans for development and upgradation of airport infrastructure are well on track.

As per estimates by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), there are around 46,000 MW of generation assets which are stranded for the lack of last mile connectivity and evacuation related issues.

In this interaction with INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY, Peter Herweck, Executive Vice President, Industrial Business, Schneider Electric affirms that electricity continues to remain a very dynamic invention.

India needs smart grid systems on account of the changes in the entire dynamics of the electric power system and the need to maintain its very complex and prodigious grid, says Reji Kumar Pillai, President, India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF).

While the situation has improved over the last five years or so, Sandeep Upadhyay, Managing Director and CEO, Centrum Infrastructure Advisory believes the country still has a long way to go in terms of attracting sovereign funds, which otherwise are keen to invest in emerging market with a stable geopolitical environment that currently prevails in India.

Delays in project execution have led both the promoters as well as banks to lose money on account of cost and time overruns.

The Central government has introduced the Bill with sweeping changes in the existing regime.