We have been in electrification since 1961. Till today, we have electrified more than 14 per cent of the entire network of Indian Railways. For the current financial year, we will be completing around 1,000 km of railway electrification by March-end.

From the projects handled, we have developed a core team of project managers and sub-contractors who understand every facet of the activity from design, construction to commissioning and have established a methodology for speedy construction from which we are progressing in transmission work along with established distribution work.

Electricity forms an integral part of the utilities which currently contribute nearly 2.02 per cent to Asia's third largest economy. The nation's power sector has long been grappling with grim infrastructure and ageing transmission - woes that have debilitated the nation's economic health.

Out of the 18,450 unelectrified villages, above 16,800 have been given power supply as on date, according to Union Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable Energy RK Singh. The Minister also reiterated the the government’s commitment to provide electricty to un-electrified households by 2019.

Uninterrupted and quality power supply is a precursor to economic development for any country. Electricity transforms people's lives and spurs them towards a better future.

Karnataka has been ranked the top performer under UDAY scheme that aims to shore up the financial health of power distribution companies (discoms).

Millions of Indians are yet to see the light of the day, without electricity connection. Pace of demand growth is far behind that of supply. The fossil fuels are being relegated and renewable sources are inducted in a big way.

It has been an exciting journey of 9 years for Power Today, your beloved magazine, in chronicling and presenting an incisive analysis of events in power sector.

The power sector, over a period of six months, has witnessed large scale investments in the power generation segment leading to an increase in the installed capacity to 329 GW as on September 30, 2017 from 132 GW as on March 31, 2007.