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.

According to Ratan Lal Kashyap, Sr. Vice President - Procurement, G R Infraprojects, rising income levels and economic prosperity is likely to drive demand for infrastructure investment in India.

Exicom wins manufacturing excellence (EV infrastructure) award at the recently held Assocham Auto Forum and Awards.

While the interim budget for the financial year 2018-19 was comprehensive albeit with an emphasis on farmers and tax payers, it continued the emphasis on infrastructure development with an outlay of over $ 66 billion aiming to propel the economy into a $10 trillion economy.