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Industry is undergoing a tectonic shift in technology
Consumers in India seek smarter energy-efficient homes, offices, and retail outlets, thereby fuelling the demand for LED lighting.
LED Lighting, Sumit Padmakar Joshi, Philips Lighting India, Luminaires, TATA Projects, PMC, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, R&D, LED Lighting Systems, Iot, Light Fidelity
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India to accelerate $ 200 billion smart cities projects
When the 60 winning cities (with proposals worth over Rs 1.31 lakh crore) become smart, it is expected to positively impact the lives of 72 crore urban population. While Rs 1.05 lakh crore will be spent on area-based development plans, Rs 26,141 crore will be spent on pan-city solutions in the next five years.
60 Winning Cities, India Smart Cities Mission, MISSION EXECUTION, China Economic, Cultural Council, Mohammed Saqib, Microsoft, IBM, Philips, Ola, Intel, Tata Projects, Schneider, Hikvision, Bechtel
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Equipped!
There seems to be some traction in the wake, especially
in the electrical and power equipment sector in India. When posed with some tricky questions, a surprising wave of positivity appeared among private industry leaders over the government´s tall claims of having a level playing field in this sector.
IEEMA India, Global Electrical Equipment, ABB, SIEMENS, Alstom, HVDC, SEB, PGCIL, Power Grid, Sameer Gupta, Jakson Group, Yoshiaki Inayama, Toshiba JSW Power Systems Pvt Ltd, EPC, NAPCC
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A static mission
Private firms in the sector are keen on becoming integrated players by investing in the transmission sector, where the rate of return is on a par with the generation sector (around 16 per cent).
TBCB, Transmission, KEC International, Kalpataru Transmission, Sterlite Grid, L&T Infrastructure Development Projects, Essel Infraprojects, Tata Projects, Adani Power, PGCIL, IS Jha, MN Ravi Shankar, Adhunik Power, Natural Resources, PPP
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Transmission Conundrum
India´s current aggregated technical & commercial (AT&C) losses have been estimated to be around 27 per cent of the electricity generated. Such high AT&C losses are counted as one of the main reasons for the state electricity board´s (SEBs) financially weak status.
Rahul Kamat, Technical, Commercial, Power, SEB, CTU, IPP, PGCIL, IS Jha, PFBR, Vimal Kejriwa, KEC International Ltd, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, Sharan Bansal, Skipper Limited
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The growth of futuristic turbines
Advanced Ultra Supercritical (A-USC) thermal power plants are the latest in thermal technology. This futuristic technology has been spurring the growth of next-generation turbines, says Pratosh Saxena.
Generation, Advanced Ultra Supercritical, Pratosh Saxena, Thermal, Technology, Coal, NAPPC, IGCA, BHEL, Dr. R. Chidambaram, Kalpakkam, US Department Of Energy, TOSIX-II, Tata Projects Ltd, MOU
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