The Forum of Regulators (FoR) is to issue guidelines for development of off-grid renewable energy (OGRE) projects with a capacity of up to 300 MW. Off-grid renewable energy projects are standalone systems generating electricity from renewable energy sources.
Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
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Coal needs telecom treatment
The Comptroller & Auditor-GeneralĆ¢ā¬ā¢s (CAG) report estimates a deemed loss to the exchequer of Rs 1.86 lakh crore because of non-competitive allotment of 149 coal blocks.
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Preventing blackouts: A step back in power distribution?
The future of power sector is linked with smart grid systems that would integrate energy infrastructure, processes, devices, information and markets into a coordinated and collaborative process that allows energy to be generated
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Smart thinking to smart action
There is plenty of stuff going on out there, and in theory India is not far behind, writes A Shivkamal. But can the nation realise the potential?
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Is smart grid the solution to blackouts?
For greater acceptability of smart systems in India, there is a need to tailor smart grid solutions to Indian conditions, define expected benefits of such solutions,
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Switching to sustainable power grids
Cities are becoming unsustainable as we tackle 21st century problems with 20th century infrastructure.
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Smart initiatives
The US has initiated work on developing smart grid to optimise energy consumption and reduce its dependence on conventional fuels.
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Leadership and governance
Vinod Bahety argues that leadership in India has been too domesticated to be anywhere near globally applicable. Leadership is a key differentiator, whether itĆ¢ā¬ā¢s a perfect or imperfect world. Over the last 10-15 years,
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Restructuring of loans to discoms is not a permanent solution
In a freewheeling interview with Rahul Kamat, M V Tanksale, Chairman and Managing Director, Central Bank of India, says that although discoms are going through a rough phase
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Unknotting opportunities
The Infrastructure Today Urban Transport 2012 Conference was held on 28 and 29 August 2012 at New Delhi.