People are moving from villages to cities. They are moving, looking for security, livelihoods and for a better living. The largest chunk of people, mainly women, move on account of marriage, but we consider this as a secondary cause, triggered by the primary drivers.

Smart grid is an evolving set of various technologies, especially information and communication technologies, working together to improve the present grid. Being an evolving technology, it is difficult to define it.

Backup power is required by every segment and diesel is the only choice of fuel for backup or emergency power. With ´Make in India´ initiative, we can expect world class quality infrastructure in the coming years.

We all face challenges like unscheduled power cuts, inflated power bills, and disinterest or no response on reaching out to the customer care centre of our power service providers.

Tata Power is the first Indian power utility to launch the Automated Demand Response (ADR) project with smart meters in Delhi last year. It is one of the first projects in the world where ADR and AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure for Smart Meters) are conceptualised together.

A smart meter is an electronic device that records consumption of electric energy in intervals of an hour or less and communicates that information at least daily back to the utility for monitoring and billing. Smart meters enable two-way communication between the meter and the central system.

My journey with Anchor began in 2007 when the erstwhile Matsushita Electric Works, now Panasonic Corporation, acquired a majority stake in Anchor. I was part of the pioneering four member team deputed from Japan to lead Anchor´s transformation and growth, as part of the Panasonic Group. I was Sales & Marketing Director for Anchor till 2011.

With various developmental projects being launched or on the horizon, the stakeholders POWER TODAY spoke to felt that, the switchgears and control gears segment in the country is poised for hand-in-hand growth with the economy.

Global EPC major, Black & Veatch, has named Anand Pattani as Managing Director for the company´s operations in India.