By 2013, all PowerGrid sub-stations will be remotely controlled by the National Transmission Asset Management Centre at Manesar, said RN Nayak, Chairman and Managing Director, PowerGrid. There will be cameras observing the functioning of devices and equipment and the stations will be virtually managed remotely, he said, adding that having eight persons per sub-station was a waste of manpower.
Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
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India suffers over 11% power generation loss
A Central Electricity Authority review has said that India suffered a power generation loss of over 11.46 per cent, in 2011-12, on account of fuel shortage, transmission bottlenecks and an equipment proÂblem. All India electricity
generation in the country during 2011-12 has been at 876.89 bu. The increased forÂced outages were due to incÂreased forced shutdown of units due to coal supply problem and transmission constrÂaints and equipment problems of some new units, the CEA report said.
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Gamesa to foray into solar EPC
Ramesh Kymal, Chairman and Managing Director, Gamesa India, intends to set foot in the engineering, procuÂrement and construction (EPC) space of solar projects in order to diversify its revenue stream. Noting that wind energy would remain the core business of the company, Kymal said it wanted to also explore the possibility of harnessing solar power at its wind farm
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CESC power distribution contract overseas
The power flagship of the Rs 10,000 crore RP Sanjiv Goenka Group, CESC has now taken the first step in power distribution space overseas, bagging a distribution right for Port Harcourt in Nigeria, Sanjiv Goenka, Vice-Chairman, CESC and Chairman of RP Sanjiv Goenka Group, said. The distribution right covers an area of 48,000 sq km and an annual turnover of $180 million.
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J&K to add 8 GW hydel capacity
Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC) aims to add about 8,000 MW of hydro power in the state in the 12th-13th Plan including projects being taken up in private sector in the IPP mode. This information was provided by the Managing Director of JKSPDC.
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Model solar cities
The Union New and Renewable Energy Ministry is to develop 41 cities, including Chandigarh, Nagpur, Mysore and Gandhinagar, as model solar cities. The list of proposed solar model cities also includes Gandhinagar, Nagpur and Chandigarh. The Ministry has approved the master plans for the 28 cities and the project installations have already started in a few cities, the Ministry said in a release.
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Essar Power Vadinar P2 project
Essar Power has commissioned the second unit of 225 MW of its 510 MW Vadinar Phase 2 project in Gujarat. The coal-fired Vadinar P2 plant with a total capacity of 510 MW is now fully commissioned and will be providing power and process steam to Essar OilÂ’s nearby oil refinery.
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Oil futures decline on subdued economic condition
At the international market, crude oil prices declined in recent session because of expectation that the subdued world economic condition may
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Government should take holistic approach
In order to secure future water needs, the government will have to play a major role, both functionally and financially. Technologies focus on the techno-ecoÂnomic mix for fulfilment of viability requireÂments and also technical requireÂments for specified re-use specified for industrial and domestic sector. Uniform standards are adoÂpted for water quality parameters for the specified re-use to enable the client/contractor to choose the optiÂmum technology at a rational cost.
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How zero liquid discharge plants work
Zero liquid discharge plants minimise the consumption of freshwater and by the reuse of wastewater it helps relieve freshwater availability limitations in places where it is scarce or expensive. Ganesh Pangarkar explains the technology and process. Power production has an impact on the environment. Besides the fuel gas, other emissions leave the power production process, noteworthy among which is water loss in the water/steam cycle.