While improving efficiency is critical for turning around the situation at power distribution companies (discoms), tariff reforms, especially, are the need of the hour.

The Union Budget has signalled a new era of a stability with a plan to deliver a $ 5 trillion economy in the next few years! The elections have already demonstrated that this regime has been selected for performance.

India is witnessing a rapid economic and industrial growth with a projected GDP of 7.8 per cent in 2019 by IMF. To achieve this growth, it is important to ensure power security for the nation.

Neeraj Nanda, President-South Asia (T&D, Solar), KEC International speaks to INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY in length about the potentials in India's transmission sector. He also advices DISCOMs to enhance their willingness and preparedness to adopt and drive renewable energy.

Energy transformation has arrived in India. According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), India’s total renewable capacity including solar, wind, biomass and small hydro grew by around 11.2 GW in FY2016-17, at par with thermal capacity addition, which registered a decline of 50 per cent in the year.

Exuding confidence that the Centre´s UDAY scheme will help revive debt stressed discoms, NTPC Ltd Chairman and Managing Director Gurdeep Singh has said that electricity demand is going to increase in the future.

Exuding confidence that the Centre’s UDAY scheme will help revive debt stressed discoms, NTPC Ltd Chairman and Managing Director Gurdeep Singh has said that electricity demand is going to increase in the future.

India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has revised its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for FY17 upwards to 7.8 per cent from its earlier forecast of 7.7 per cent. The upward revision has been prompted by the progress of monsoon and the sowing of kharif crops so far. With the exception of the East and Northeast, the rainfall in other regions of the country has been more than the long period average.

Tamil Nadu has not signed the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme as it is not people-friendly, State Power Minister Natham R Viswanathan said.