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Varanasi, India’s oldest town, is all about salvation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a promise of making it a ‘smart city’. A pilot project on conversion of street lighting from conventional system to an energy-efficient and eco-friendly LED type, is launched to turn Delhi into a smart city.

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Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) and Microsoft India have announced their partnership to transform Surat into ‘smart’. In Kerala, the first phase of the ` 5,000-crore Kochi smart city project is expected to be ready by March this year.

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Even the West Bengal Government has decided to develop six smart cities in the state on the basis of importance of those areas in trade, industry and technical education.

Getting attracted with the tremendous opportunities, several entrepreneurs or corporate from across the world are making a beeline to be a part of this mega ‘Yajna’. Technology majors like Cisco, Ericsson, IL&FS Technologies, and Intel are exploring potential opportunities in the ` 7,000-crore smart city space in India.

Abu Dhabi-based retail chain major Lulu Group plans to invest ` 2,500 crore in Telangana in the next one year. India’s Essel Group would invest ` 7,500 crore towards transforming five major cities of Madhya Pradesh. It is also planning to build five integrated smart cities in Maharashtra.

A smart city features ‘smart’ energy management, transportation, water and waste management, e-governance services, and buildings. However, such cities need efficient and sustainable power infrastructure, technology and solutions in meeting the electricity demand with reliability and best of the quality. On this note, this time, we have discussed on the India’s roadmap toward powering these 100 smart cities.

Hope you will enjoy reading this issue as always. Please do send me your comments at editor@eprmagazine.com

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Electrifying smart cities, smartly An detailed analysis on why the smart energy infrastructure is going to be the single most important feature in any smart city

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Power sector: revival on the cards Rating agency ICRA has recently released a report that brings in-depth analysis of major events, issues and developments in the Indian power sector during 2014.

A $400-bn plan with fair returns for investments will ensure 24X7 power: Piyush Goyal

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Connecting cities to smart future

Smart city concept isn’t a standard template Dr Kannan Tinnium, Technology Leader, Electrical Technologies & Systems, GE Global Research Bangalore, shares how GE has been incorporating its technologies in smart city projects

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CJ Boguszewski, Global Commercial Director, Smart Cities and Street Lights, Silver Spring Networks, shares how Silver Spring is take modern cities to the smart future

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India’s stride toward smart Alain Bollack, EY’s Global Smart Metering and Smart Grid Leader, reports how India will develop its smart future

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Energising smart cities in economical, sustainable way Dr E Sudhakar Reddy, Technical Director, Raychem Innovation Centre, Raychem RPG (P) Ltd., discusses why developing energy-efficient components is critical for smart electricity planning

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Power Update Azure Power to develop 1,000 MW solar project in Rajasthan

Spread across 725 acres of land at Hardhani and Nandia Kalan in Jodhpur, the plant will electrify 1,00,000 households and create an estimated 1,500 jobs in the locality. The project is expected to be completed before 30th April, 2015.

HS Wadhwa, Chairman, Azure Power said, “Azure has been successful in bringing the power cost from ` 17 in 2009 to ` 5.45 with viability gap funding in 2014. We hope this trend will continue to achieve grid parity in the near future.”

Tata Power acquires 540 MW power project in Maharashtra Rajasthan CM Vasundhra Raje laying the foundation stone for Azure Power’s 100 MW solar power plant

Azure Power, the leader in the Indian Solar Industry today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rajasthan government to develop a 1,000 MW solar power project.

Tata Power announced that it has signed a SPA (Share Purchase Agreement) for acquisition of 100 per cent shareholding in Ideal Energy Projects Limited (IEPL).

IEPL owns a 540 MW coal-based thermal power project near village Bela in Nagpur district of Maharashtra, out of which 270 MW was commissioned in May 2013 and is based on domestic coal.

The announcement comes along with Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje laying the foundation stone for Azure Power’s 100 MW solar power plant to be commissioned

by April 2015.

An agreement was reached between Tata Power and IEPL for sale of 100 per cent stake in IEPL. The acquisition is subject to statutory approvals and certain conditions precedent.

This is the largest capacity project won under the National Solar Mission - Phase II taking the total capacity of Azure Power under NSM to 142 MW, making it the largest winner under this policy. It also makes Azure the largest private solar investor in Rajasthan with a total investment capital over `1,300 crores in the state.

With this acquisition, Tata Power’s total generating capacity will increase to 8,885 MW. According to the company, this project will help Tata Power service its customers in Maharashtra competitively and also give opportunity to the company to work closely with the local communities in the vicinity to improve their quality of life.

Indian Wind Energy Alliance launched

Piyush Goyal at the launch of Indian Wind Energy Alliance

Indian Wind Energy Alliance (IWEA), the apex body for the wind energy industry in India was launched by Piyush Goyal, the minister of state (independent charge) for power, coal and new and renewable energy.

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IWEA is a consortium of the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) and the Wind Independent Power Producers Association (WIPPA), the two leading trade bodies representing respectively the manufacturing and investing or customer side of the wind business.

The objective behind the formation of this alliance is to promote and protect the interests of all stakeholders of the wind energy industry including wind energy producers, investors, manufacturers, component makers

and other stakeholders. It is expected to provide a pan India forum, create an atmosphere of cooperation and address various issues faced by the wind energy stakeholders. IWEA will also work closely with the government to achieve the target of 10 GW of new wind installations every year.

Present at the occasion, Piyush Goyal said, “There is need to enhance wind power development in the country, and the government will provide all the necessary support to the industry to achieve the target of 10,000 MW of wind power installations every year.”

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Power Update Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Haldia Thermal Power Plant Providing a major impetus to power generation in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the Haldia Thermal plant of Haldia Energy Ltd, a subsidiary of CESC. The ` 4,600-crore power plant will generate 600 MW of thermal power. Punj Lloyd is one of the major EPC contractors of this project.

The scope of work for the two 300-MW Haldia Thermal Power Project awarded to Punj Lloyd included complete design and construction of civil, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of mechanical and electrical packages of Balance of Plant (BOP), and erection, testing and commissioning of Boiler Turbine Generator (BTG) Island.

Speaking on this major milestone, Atul Punj, Chairman, Punj Lloyd said, “The most critical factor in the successful completion of the Haldia Thermal Plant has been the unflinching support of CESC and Haldia Energy teams during the life cycle of the project. That explains how project execution was achieved without a single man-day loss. We value this relationship with CESC and are committed to delivering our best.”

Oil India commissions 5 MW solar plant in Rajasthan Oil India Ltd, India’s second largest government owned exploration and production firm, has commissioned its 5 MW solar power plant at Village Raghwa, Ramgarh, Rajasthan.

The 5 MW solar power plant at Raghwa with the polycrystalline technology was setup at a total cost of ` 41.49 crores with an O&M contract for 25 years for an amount of ` 20.63 crores.

The plant consisting of 20,408 solar modules each having a capacity of 245 watts. An overhead transmission line of 11.49 kms has been constructed to feed in the generated power to the DISCOM grid.

Jakson bags ` 110-Cr contract for Kochi Metro Power solutions company Jakson Group announced that it has won an order worth ` 110 crores from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to execute MEP work under Phase I of Kochi Metro Rail Project.

As part of the turnkey contract, Jakson will undertake supply, installation, testing and commissioning of E&M, fire detection and fire suppression systems including DG sets for 22 elevated metro stations of Aluva – Petta line spanning 22.25 km and Muttom depot.

Scope of work mainly consist of SITC of switchgear panel, distribution panel, cabling, indoor lighting / fans, protective earthing, external lighting, UPS / inverter system, air conditioning, DG set, fire alarm & annunciation system, fire hydrant system, sprinkler system, panel flooding tube system, EOT cranes, air compressor and 1,600 KWp roof top solar system.

The execution work on the first phase of this project has started and is expected to be completed by June 2016.

Suzlon’s Senvion wins over 60 MW orders in UK Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, has signed four new contracts totalling over 60 MW in the UK, including the first contract to be signed in the UK with developer RES. Located near Granthouse in the Scottish Borders, Penmanshiel wind farm, developed by RES, will consist of 14 Senvion MM82, with a total rated output of 28.7 MW, producing enough electricity to power more than 20,000 homes. Pre-construction works have recently started on site and project completion is due in autumn 2016.

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Reaps Moss wind farm is the second contract for Senvion with InfraRed Capital Partners and is located east of Bacup in east Lancashire and will consist of three Senvion 3.4M104. Once completed, the wind farm will have a total rated output of 10.2 MW, enough to power over 5,000 homes. Installation will begin in summer 2015 and a 20 year ISP service contract has also been signed.

New Albion wind farm, located in Northamptonshire, is the third contract Senvion has signed with John Laing. The project will consist of seven Senvion MM82 with a total rated output of 14.35

MW, enough electricity to power more than 7,600 homes, as well as a 15 year service contract.

Watford Lodge wind farm located near Daventry, Northamptonshire, is the company’s fourth contract with Broadview Energy, and will consist of five Senvion MM92, with a total rated output of 10.25 MW. Watford Lodge will produce enough electricity to power over 5,000 homes.

Construction will start in the summer 2015 and is due for completion in autumn the same year. Senvion will also look after maintenance of the wind farm for 15 years.

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Power Update L&T bags new orders worth ` 2,008 Cr The construction arm of Larsen and Toubro has won orders worth ` 2,008 crores in November and December 2014. The power transmission and distribution business itself has secured new orders worth ` 1,058 crores.

An international order has been won from an Algerian transmission utility company - SONELGAZ – GRTE (National Society for Electricity and Gas). The order is for EPC, testing and commissioning of 220/60 kV EHV substation at Bougzoul.

The scope includes the construction of an air insulated substation comprising 220/60 kV bays, protection and substation automation systems, a DC system and auxiliaries.

On the domestic front, the business bagged an order in Jammu & Kashmir from the Power Grid for the supply and erection of transmission lines as part of tower packages 02 and 03. The order involves setting up 220 kV single circuit and 66 kV double circuit transmission lines with associated transmission and interconnection systems.

Another transmission line order has been received from the Bihar Grid Company Limited for the supply and erection of 132 kV and 220 kV double and single circuit transmission lines. This is a part of tower packages which are associated with strengthening Bihar’s electric transmission system.

The business has also received an order from Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited for rural electrification works

to be carried out under RGGVY -12th Plan on turnkey basis in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh.

Additional orders worth ` 319 crores have been received for various transmission line and substation works of various ongoing jobs.

RIL signs MoU with Mexico’s Pemex Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mexican state-owned company, Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), for assessment of potential upstream oil and gas business opportunities in Mexico and jointly evaluate value added opportunities in international markets.

RIL and PEMEX will also share expertise and skills in the relevant areas of oil and gas industry including for deepwater oil and gas exploration and production.

RIL will also provide technical support and share experience with PEMEX for refining value maximisation and other technical optimisation strategies.

The two companies will also collaborate environmental and social responsibility front.

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The move is in line with RIL`s strategy to explore opportunities to expand its international asset base in regimes that have internationally attractive competitive terms.

Welspun achieves financial closure for mega Rajasthan wind project Welspun Renewables Energy Pvt. Ltd. (WREPL) announced that it has closed financing for its 126 MW wind project in Rajasthan. Debt component of Rs 630 crore has been secured through long-term funding from a consortium of leading financial institutions.

in organising financing for its projects.

Apart from receiving backing from national institutions, Welspun Renewables has also received infusion from a major international financial institution,” the company said issuing a statement.

Slated to be commissioned by June 2015, the on-ground construction work for the project has progressed well ahead of schedule. “While the industry has been facing funding challenges, WREPL has been successful

Vineet Mittal, Vice Chairman Welspun Renewables Energy said, “We have commissioned our projects well within the committed timelines and many of these are being numbered among the highest generating power plants in the

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country. We are aggressively focusing on our wind portfolio now and the Pratapgarh project is our second wind power project in the state.”

The Pratapgarh district is one of the highest wind velocity sites in Rajasthan.

Once commissioned, this project will generate an estimated 290 million units of clean energy.

The company has successfully developed 328 MW (DC) capacity of solar PV projects across the country.

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Power Update Alstom to supply switchyard for NTPC’s Odisha plant

BHEL commissions hydro power plant in Africa

Alstom T&D India has secured an order worth around ` 180 crore from NTPC to supply a 765 kV switchyard at the 2x800 MW Darlipalli Super Thermal Power Project (STPP) in Sundergarh, Odisha.

State-run power equipment manufacturer BHEL announced commissioning of a hydro power project in African country Rwanda.

The 765 kV switchyard will facilitate evacuate the 1,600 MW of power produced by STPP to the state grid of Odisha.

“BHEL has commissioned the 28 MW Nyaborongo Hydro Electric Project (2x14 MW) in Rwanda, on turnkey basis,” a statement said.

Alstom T&D India will design, engineer, manufacture, install and commission eleven 765 kV bays and fourteen 132kV bays.

With the commissioning of this plant, the installed generation capacity of Rwanda has gone up by 24 per cent from 119 MW to 147 MW.

All equipment will be manufactured and supplied from Alstom T&D India’s manufacturing facilities located in Padappai, Hosur and Pallavaram.

This is the first order received by BHEL from this EastAfrican country. Prior to this, the company had already established its presence in a number of African nations like Sudan, Libya, Ethiopia, Egypt, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria, etc.

Rathin Basu, Managing Director, Alstom T&D India said, “After establishing India’s first 765 kV substation at Sipat, we are pleased to earn the confidence of NTPC to execute the switchyard for the Darlipalli project. Alstom T&D India, with its repertoire of high-end, localised extra high voltage products and solutions, is playing a significant role in the evolution of the country’s transmission landscape.”

Alstom has a full range of locally manufactured products up to 765 kV and beyond. Over 50 per cent of India’s 765 kV extra high voltage substations are built with Alstom’s technology and solutions.

Nyaborongo Hydro Electric project is owned by the Government of Rwanda and has been financed under the Government of India’s Line of Credit. BHEL’s scope of work in the contract envisaged turnkey execution of the hydromechanical and electro-mechanical packages for the Nyaborongo Hydro Power Project comprising two Francis type hydro generating units of 14 MW each.

Major equipment supplied for the project include hydro turbines, generators, transformers, controls, monitoring and protection systems and switchgear.

TERI, UTC set up Centre of Excellence for Energy Efficient Buildings in India

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and United Technologies Corporation (UTC) launched the Centre of Excellence for Energy Efficient Buildings in India. The centre has been established at a time when the Government of India has introduced the Smart City Programme to address the challenge of rapid urbanisation and the efficient use of energy resources.

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The centre will work towards the development of an energy-use reporting framework for existing buildings, evaluation of the existing building energy rating systems, derivation of tool and techniques for energy management, real time reporting of consumption, and identification and cost benefit analysis of conservation measures.

Dr. R.K. Pachauri, Director General, TERI, said, “We hope that this will be a model not only for this country but for other countries as well. With UTC, we can work together in bringing about a

smarter world and a more sustainable world, particularly as it relates to buildings and habitat design.”

The Centre will first conduct a panIndia study of 100 buildings and is scheduled to cover a wide range of climatic zones, covering cities such as Allahabad, Ajmer, Vishakhapatnam, Varanasi, Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, Surat, Jaipur etc. These have been selected as per the Smart Cities Programme recently initiated by the centre.

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Rating agency ICRA has recently released a report that brings in-depth analysis of major events, issues and developments in the Indian power sector during 2014.

Power sector: revival on the cards Early signs of consolidation In the past 6-12 month period, consolidation has seen some traction in the power generation sector following deleveraging plans by some of the large corporate groups as well as likely exit from the power sector by a few corporate groups which are facing significant implementation challenges. According to ICRA, “For a new player or existing player with sound financial position in the sector, it could provide an opportunity which can enable to make a foray or augment or diversify its existing capacity.” However, it observed, such acquisitions are likely to be concluded relatively faster where issues regarding the availability of fuel, any pending clearances as well as tie-up of PPA with fuel pass-through provisions are not there. In ICRA’s view, projects which are fundamentally unviable due to any tariff related and regulatory issues are unlikely to see any acquisition interest.

Delay in tariff order issuance The State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) in 22 out of 29 states have issued tariff orders for FY 2014-15 so far. The tariff order for distribution utilities in Rajasthan is yet to be issued and this coupled with delays observed in issue of tariff order in Tamil Nadu is a major deviation from the conditions that were an integral part of the restructuring.

Overall, the extent of average tariff hike based on tariff orders issued by SERCs across the states has been modest at 6 per cent, this is lower than the median increase of 7 per cent approved for FY 2013-14; in 2012-13 this was much higher at 14 per cent. On the contrary, the subsidy dependence has seen a considerable increase for the sector as a whole and across the utilities and a sizeable regulatory asset creation is allowed for utilities in some of the states.

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Timelines for resolution of compensatory tariff issue remains uncertain While Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) issued a favourable order allowing tariff compensation to Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd and Adani Power Ltd (both having imported coal based projects) in February 2014, the affected state utilities have appealed against the same to the Appellate Tribunal of Electricity (ATE). ATE meanwhile issued an interim order in July 2014 which was again appealed to in the SC and consequently the SC has put a stay on the order and also directed the ATE to expedite the issue of a final order. A final order from ATE is now awaited; however risk of further appeal against the same by the affected utilities does persist.

In turn, timelines for resolution of this issue remains highly uncertain. “In case of domestic coal linkage based projects having competitively bid PPAs, overall progress in approval and implementation of compensatory tariff framework continues to be slow,” ICRA comments.

Gas based power generation to be dearer by 17% As per the approved gas pricing formula now, the exwellhead gas price works out to $5.61/mmbtu (GCV basis) and $6.2/mmbtu (NCV basis) as against existing gas prices of $4.2-5.75/mmbtu (ex-wellhead) (NCV basis). As a result, the cost of gas based power generation (at delivered cost of ~$6.6/mmbtu) is estimated at Rs 4.3 /kwh which reflects an increase of about 17 per cent over that power generated with gas at currently prevailing delivered cost of $5.2/mmbtu.

According to ICRA, this rise will constitute at about 0.8 per cent of overall cost of power supply for the distribution utilities on all India basis, given that gas based generation accounted for 4.6 per cent of overall energy generation in the country during FY 2013-14.

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Special Report Coal auction may push up fuel price for power sector The e-auction process for allocation of identified 74 coal blocks is expected to be completed within three to four months from the date of this ordinance. ICRA notes that the said auction is likely to witness an intense competition among bidding companies and the exercise may push up the fuel price for power sector.

“Given that the government is initially focused on concluding the auction process for identified mine blocks which are meant for the specified end uses, competition is likely to be intense for the affected project developers, both due to lower execution risks in such blocks and the importance of such mines in ensuring viability of both operational and under implementation projects,” ICRA states. “As a result, the auction process is expected to increase the cost of coal for the power sector given the competitive bidding involved, which in turn would put upward pressure on cost of generation and retail tariff.”

ICRA, however said, the provision for auction and allocation of coal block for mining with “sale purpose” should be favourable for the coal mining sector in the long run, as it would enable the entry of private sector in coal mining business with better operational efficiency which would also

help to improve the availability of coal for the various end uses.

Proposed coal linkage rationalisation measures In view of coal shortages faced by coal based power stations, the Power Ministry has proposed rationalisation of domestic coal linkages with the objective of improving coal supplies and lower logistic costs by linking coal supply for such projects from the nearest coal mine. The Ministry has also initiated automatic transfer of coal linkages from old and inefficient plants to already commissioned and upcoming super-critical plants so as to improve the overall efficiency of the power generation segment. The details of these measures are however yet to be finalised by MoP; timely implementation thereafter also remains crucial for the sector.

Expediting environment and forest clearance The Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) has introduced a web portal for online submission of applications for terms of reference and environment and forest clearance since July 2014 so as to improve transparency and enable realtime monitoring of the application status. In addition, MoEF has also made favourable amendments in the guidelines for issue of environment and forest clearance. According to ICRA, sustainability and time-bound implementation of these measures so as to expedite the clearances remains crucial.

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A $400-bn plan with fair returns for investments will ensure 24X7 power: Piyush Goyal A billion tonne coal output, 100 GW of solar power capacity and $ 50 bn investment in T&D segment are on card

The government is hoping to come forward with a clear cut roadmap on how to achieve the 100 GW solar target.

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massive overhaul of the power sector is underway with the government planning to bring in a series of amendments to the Electricity Act 2003 across all segments of the power value chain within the current session of Parliament.

“I am looking at a billion tonne coal production, 100 GW of solar power capacity and investments of about $50 billion in the transmission and distribution segment in the next five years,” said Piyush Goyal, minister of state (independent charge) for power, coal and new and renewable energy, while addressing Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) national council meeting.

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issues. Some of the steps he cited included increasing the number of rakes involving an investment of $ 1 billion and rationalising coal linkages and swapping to optimise costs and save almost ` 6,000 crore.

In a bid to boost renewable energy which is targeted to be 15 per cent of the energy mix by 2020, the government is set to impose stringent penalties on errant discoms who fail to meet Renewable Purchase Obligations.

This will be clubbed with a renewable obligation on generators by which all conventional power producers like NTPC will have to accountable for some proportion of renewable power.

Significantly, while the Minister highlighted the need to revive gas based power projects in the system to create a balance of base and peak power, he also spoke in detail about the reforms and corrective steps being taken to address coal supply and evacuation

Reforms are also being planned for the flailing distribution companies. The government is providing provisions whereby the entire discom set up will be unbundled. While there will be a government distributor of power to ensure that power is provided to the weaker section of society, competition will be introduced and the private sector role in the sector will be expanded.

Highlighting that the coal and electricity sector are reflective of the change in governance that the new government has brought some achievements, he said, “The electricity and coal production has risen by 11.3 and 10.2 per cent respectively during the June-October 2014 period.”

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Elaborating on how focusing on outcome oriented actions and time bound execution has helped in the resolution of key issues, he said, “With hydel capacity being challenged due to a poor monsoon, the government was faced with the Hobson choice of consuming the available stocks and generating more power. The electricity sector was able to increase production by 20 per cent during the June-JulyAugust period. Similarly, the coal ordinance is a step in the direction of setting right a wrong of 20 years. Another issue that was resolved satisfactorily through a dialogue with the industry was the issue of anti-dumping duty.”

He adds, “Going forward, I see a flourishing domestic renewable energy manufacturing industry co-existing with a massive development phase which will achieve the ambitious target of 100 GW by 2022. This is also reflective of our commitments to environment and climate change” Talking about RE-INVEST, an initiative of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to catalyse investments in the sector, he said, “The government is hoping to come forward with a clear cut roadmap on how to achieve the 100 GW solar target at RE-INVEST which is scheduled in February 2015. We urge the industry to evaluate the business propositions in this sector, make commitments towards green energy and join us in making India a solar super power of the world.”

Discussing the innovative financing models and the new framework that the government is now evaluating, he said, “Innovative financing models have helped make solar energy a viable business proposition. We are looking at graded tariffs to achieve grid parity; provide investors a fair return on investment over the lifecycle of the project and bring in an entity to provide power purchase assurance to investors.”

Emphasising on the business case for investments in renewable energy, particularly for large investors, he said, “Factoring in accelerated depreciation benefits and leveraging the strong balance sheets to avail of the benefits of lower interest rates will help reduce the cost of solar power downwards of Rs 5 and at par with conventional power. This can change the whole economics of the business.”

Lauding the reforms undertaken by the Power Ministry, Ajay S Shriram, President, CII, said, “The first big reform has been in the coal sector where a change in the 40-year story has been undertaken with one stroke of legislation. As we understand, this bill when passed by the parliament will enable private players to commence commercial mining.

Similarly, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy under your guidance has undertaken a huge target of installing a capacity of 100 GW of solar by 2022 and the similar targets for wind energy. This is a step in the right direction as it is critical to harness renewable energy from an energy security perspective given that India is heavily reliant on imports to meet its energy requirements.”

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Connecting cities to smart future

S “We would not say that smart electricity is a precursor to a smart city, but its implementation has taught us important lessons as we approach the age of the smart city,” remarks CJ Boguszewski, Global Commercial Director, Smart Cities and Street Lights, Silver Spring Networks

ilver Spring Networks Inc. is one the leading networking platforms and solutions providers for smart energy networks. With its intelligent street lighting, traffic signal control and electric vehicle charging, the company is expanding the functionality of its smart infrastructure platform. In an exclusive interview with ACE Update, CJ Boguszewski shares how Silver Spring is building productive, hyper-connected, high-speed and sustainable urban environments that take modern cities to the smart future.

Smart electricity in smart city Silver Spring Networks defines its business as helping connect missioncritical infrastructure, which includes smart electricity. For over a decade, Silver Spring has been using its open standards-based network platform to connect devices in the energy sector for the smart grid, including making two-way electricity, gas and water smart metering possible, as well as other grid-edge and grid-side applications such as distribution automation, energy efficiency and demand response. With these massive, outdoor IPv6 network platforms, Silver Spring has connected over 20 million devices for some of the largest utilities and cities on the planet, across five continents.

IPv6 has now become the default for the smart grid across the industry.

Silver Spring Networks would not say that smart electricity is a precursor to a smart city, but its implementation has taught the company important lessons as we approach the age of the smart city.

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Silver Spring is now applying these same concepts from smart electricity, where it has significant domain expertise — proven, reliable and scalable standardsbased networking platforms — to connect critical infrastructure in other sectors, including in the smart city sector.

Silver Spring sees smart electricity as one aspect of a smart city, but a crucial one. Electricity is a pillar of economic development, and its reliable delivery, measurement, and management are fundamental to urban dwellers and their quality of life. Smarter electricity helps achieve those aims, while enabling benefits like greater reliability, more consumer choice in managing energy usage, and ease of integrating distributed energy through smart energy platforms.

Building on that theme, cities are looking to modernise their city assets that can be a drain on their efficiency and savings, and better manage aspects of their urban environments on behalf of their residents.

For instance, street lights can consume as much as 40 per cent of a city’s energy budget. By installing networked intelligent street lights, cities can save on operational and efficiency costs, while deploying a network platform that can be used to connect additional critical city assets in the future. Silver Spring has seen cities such as Copenhagen, Glasgow, Miami and Paris already deploying technology to help achieve their sustainability and energy-efficiency goals.

Silver Spring innovations Smart energy will make up 24 per cent of the total global smart city market in 2025,

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EPR PERSONALITY growing at a CAGR of 28.7 per cent from 2012-2025. That is an impressive growth number! Certainly, management of that growth will be absolutely fundamental to capturing benefits.

Silver Spring continues to invest research and development funds to address the emerging needs of cities.

There are a great number of synergies between smart energy and smart cities.

A modern energy grid is needed to power a 21st century smart city.

Cities also need to “think horizontally”.

A platform approach can help ensure that cities are able to add assets that needed now, while anticipating the need for additional applications, connected assets and smart city services in the future.

There is no single entry application to becoming “smart” as a city. In Silver Spring’s broad experience working with cities including Chicago, San Francisco and Singapore, a canopy network has proven to be an effective means to provide an on-ramp to a smart city. By starting with smart energy metering or smart lighting, other critical infrastructure applications in the next phase can be considered, with a fraction of the cost of implementing that application on a stand alone basis.

Others, like Copenhagen, are deploying the network platform by leveraging the obvious returns of intelligent street lights.

This shows that any critical infrastructure application that is a priority for a city can be leveraged to create a longterm platform for infrastructure modernisation and efficiency, if chosen wisely.

Beyond this, Silver Spring has pioneered the adoption of IPv6 technology and focused on ensuring technology interoperability to guarantee higher quality, lower costs and fewer risks for consumers. Silver Spring has a broad ecosystem of more than 100 partners

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that can operate alongside a wide range of technologies from a number of global partners, including local partners in India and Asia.

Silver Spring smart concepts With fast-growing economies on the rise, technology is becoming a catalyst to help cities overcome the pressures they face. These include, on top of the obvious trend of massive urbanisation, environmental sustainability, health and safety, traffic and transportation management, and supporting sustained economic growth.

As an example, Paris is implementing the Silver Spring Smart City solution to help reduce public lighting energy consumption by 30 per cent over the next 10 years. As mentioned earlier, the company is also helping Copenhagen, often regarded as the world’s most sustainable city, to deploy a citywide canopy network to connect more than 20,000 street lights to encourage safer bicycle routes and usage. In other areas of the world, Silver Spring is helping cities connect applications including traffic controls, smart parking, pollution and disaster sensors, smart transportation networks, smart airports, and smart energy networks.

Cities today are competing not only regionally, but also on a global stage to create hubs for investment, jobs and tourism. They are faced with unprecedented budgetary pressures, coupled with the need to deliver enhanced services to their communities. Silver Spring offers its Smart City Network as a service offering, where it deploys, manages and operates a network on behalf of cities, allowing them to avoid upfront capital equipment and deployment costs, as well as reduce operational and management expenditures. In any city infrastructure upgrade, the goal is to cause the least amount of disruption possible. Removing the risk from the city via a common network deployed as a service can help alleviate this pressure now and in the future.

Supporting smart cities Technology is not an inhibitor to creating a smart city. Often, mapping the intricacies of bureaucracy can be a challenge, where neither a topdown “broadcasting” nor a “bottomup” approach will solve the nuances.

Silver Spring counsels its customers that the ‘how to deploy’ will often come by looking at things from a horizontal, platform perspective and to think about how to leverage a single smart city network for multiple applications. The ROI will be apparent and accelerated.

The sooner the deployment starts, the sooner the returns will be realised. The organisations Silver Spring works with find that they are more efficient the sooner they begin sharing info across different departments. Having an open, standard network means the company is placed in the role of the strategic adviser, who can work with a local ecosystem or vendor and help prevent vendor lock-in.

Mission ‘100 smart cities’ India is really at a tipping point for smart cities. Government policy is steering smart city development in the region toward large, new builds. And smart grid projects are expected to leapfrog in the coming years, similar to the telecom industry’s dynamics in the past decade.

The next step is to turn this rhetoric into action. Emphasis needs to be placed on the creation of a competitive business environment and procurement models that attract the world’s best innovation to help develop smarter cities in India.

Long term, this will also mean creating strategic initiatives to build a productive, hyper-connected, high-speed and sustainable urban environment that brings the results to match the government’s desire.

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Electrifying smart cities, smartly The smart energy infrastructure is going to be the single most important feature in any smart city reliable, affordable and environmentally sustainable energy services. “Smart electricity emphases on energy efficiency by utilising the power-saving and communication technologies and catering to the energy needs of the smart cities in an economical and sustainable way,” remarks Dr E Sudhakar Reddy, Technical Director, Raychem Innovation Centre, Raychem RPG (P) Ltd. “Conventional electricity is generally not planned appropriately and sub-optimally utilised, making it expensive and often unviable. Smart electricity adopts the extensive usage of efficient components and intelligent demand management initiatives, providing affordable quality power.”

While taking about smear electricity, CJ Boguszewski, Global Commercial Director, Smart Cities and Street Lights, Silver Spring Networks, says, “Electricity is a pillar of economic development, and its reliable delivery, measurement, and management are fundamental to urban dwellers and their quality of life. Smarter electricity helps achieve those aims, while enabling benefits like greater reliability, more consumer choice in managing energy usage, and ease of integrating distributed energy through smart energy platforms.”

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he energy infrastructure is one of the most important features in any smart city. A smart city requires needs to modernise power systems through self-healing designs, automation, and remote monitoring and control. Smart energy infrastructure informs and educates consumers about their energy usage, costs and alternative options, enabling them to make decisions autonomously about how and when to use electricity and fuels. A smart city also needs secure and reliable integration of distributed and renewable energy resources.

Smart electricity is arguably the nucleus of a smart city.

Smart electricity in smart city Smart electricity will fulfil the smart cities objective of

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Street lights can consume as much as 40 per cent of a city’s energy budget. Installing networked intelligent street lights, cities can save on operational and efficiency costs. Cities like Copenhagen, Glasgow, Miami and Paris are already deploying technology to help achieve their sustainability and energyefficiency goals.

“Smart electricity is not a decentralised concept of only generating power,” remarks Takaki Oguri, Joint Managing Director, Anchor Electricals Pvt. Ltd. “Smart electricity is all about self-sustainable generation, proper storage, optimised distribution and quality monitoring/control for a specific location/project.”

Mr Oguri feels that smart electricity undeniably has a major role to play in building an energy-efficient sustainable power generation and management system for private as well as public use. He adds, “Smart city not only just focuses on electricity but the overall infrastructure including public as

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COVER STORY well as private infrastructure. One can use the term utilities rather than just saying electricity.”

Smart city requirements “Smart energy is a way of life,” claims Mr Oguri. “It combines all forms of energy including power, water, waste management and gas.”

He believes that smart energy management is an integrated approach of how the entire energy requirement is measured, used and monitored for optimal usage. This involves coordinated efforts with all the concerned departments and technology use.

According to Dr Reddy, “The concept of smart cities may appear globally similar, but in an Indian scenario it may evolve differently in tune with the indigenous requirements. From smart electricity perspective, it will be affordable and quality 24/7 power.”

Whereas Mr Boguszewski, “There is no single entry application to becoming smart as a city.” He talks about cities and the necessity to “think horizontally”. He explains, “A platform approach can help ensure that cities are able to add assets that needed now, while anticipating the need for additional applications, connected assets and smart city services in the future.”

Mr Boguszewski continues, “There are a great number of synergies between smart energy and smart cities. A modern energy grid is needed to power a 21st century smart city.”

Smart yet energy efficient The recent Frost & Sullivan report indicates that smart energy is the fastest growing market segment within smart cities and will be driven by the large-scale adoption of smart grids and intelligent energy solutions. Smart energy will make up 24 per cent of the total global smart city market in 2025, growing at a CAGR of 28.7 per cent from 2012-2025. Believe it or not, it’s an impressive number.

“The globally applicable concept for energy sector is to make the electricity efficient and data oriented,” feels Dr Reddy. No doubt, developing energy-efficient, intelligent components are critical for smart electricity planning. He continues, “The transformers and distribution lines will be equipped with sensor technologies and communication systems for effective asset, outage management and intelligent demand forecasting,” Technology is helping cities overcome the pressure of massive urbanisation, environmental sustainability, health and safety, traffic and transportation management, and supporting sustained economic growth. City like Paris is using technology to help reduce public lighting energy consumption by 30 per

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cent over the next 10 years. Not only that, smart cities can connect applications including traffic controls, smart parking, pollution and disaster sensors, smart transportation networks, smart airports, and smart energy networks.

Mission ‘100 smart cities’ The new government, led by PM Narendra Modi, ramps up investment in the country’s infrastructure, including the construction of 100 “smart cities”. In the right direction, the government has already allocated Rs 7,060 crore to the mission.

This is the most ambitious undertaking and implementation of a “National Energy Policy”.

While talking about the perfect roadmap towards the mission, Dr Reddy remarks, “Smarter electricity is crucial for any smart city with an ambition of creating employment, economic growth and improving social indicators. Green affordable energy with zero power losses should be the theme of any energy roadmap of smart cities. The energy focus needs to include the concepts of produce, save and consume power intelligently. Moreover, defined metrics for power generation as well as T&D savings and consumption need to be inherent to the roadmap.”

Mr Boguszewski seems very optimistic about India’s chances to fulfil its mission of 100 smart cities and believes that India is really at a tipping point for smart cities. He describes, “Government policy is steering smart city development in the region toward large, new builds. And smart grid projects are expected to leapfrog in the coming years, similar to the telecom industry’s dynamics in the past decade. The next step is to turn this rhetoric into action. Emphasis needs to be placed on the creation of a competitive business environment and procurement models that attract the world’s best innovation to help develop smarter cities in India. Long term, this will also mean creating strategic initiatives to build a productive, hyperconnected, high-speed and sustainable urban environment that brings the results to match the government’s desire.”

Mr Oguri also feels the same. “With the current situation and new government, companies are well poised to work on such projects to create a sustainable lifestyle for the people,” he says. The government should focus on creating policy roadmap, associating in PPP model with companies, technology providers and developers to develop these smart cities. A separate commission or committee directly under the supervision of the Ministry of Urban Development and PMO should be formed to push such initiatives with clear deadlines.”

With greater integration of alternative energies as one option, smart city remains a feasible mission. As stated in the “National Energy Policy”, India intends to expand solar energy capacity to around 22GW, invest more heavily in small hydropower plants and reduce dependence on coal and other fossil fuel sources by 2022. It’s a matter of time when smart energy will be the way of life.

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Smart city concept isn’t a standard template

G “The role of smart electricity in a smart city is to minimise the dependence on conventional energy sources, embrace renewable energy sources, handle electric vehicle integration and optimise efficiency and reliability…,” explains Dr Kannan Tinnium, Technology Leader, Electrical Technologies & Systems, GE Global Research Bangalore

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E is at the forefront of several technology developments in smart energy. GE has partnered with regional utilities and government entities to showcase various technologies for smart cities across the globe. In an exclusive interview with EPR, Dr Kannan Tinnium shares how GE has been incorporating its technologies in smart city projects.

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Smart electricity in smart city

GE has multiple technologies that can be incorporated in smart city projects. Many of these would be on a pilot basis, where the data gathered from the pilot sites could be used to further improve the GE offering prior to mass scale marketing.

Around the world, GE has partnered with regional utilities and government entities to showcase various technologies for smart cities.

The role of smart electricity in a smart city is to minimise the dependence on conventional energy sources, embrace renewable energy sources, handle electric vehicle integration and optimise efficiency and reliability, leveraging the technology advances in sensing, communication and software. Building energy efficiency is another important aspect that needs to be considered to reduce the overall demand for electricity.

GE innovation GE is at the forefront of several technology developments in smart energy. For example, smart meters, advanced energy management systems, renewables, grid interconnectivity, energy storage, advanced UPS systems, high-efficiency diesel engines, data analytics, waste to energy, microgrids, and battery energy storage systems are some of the areas that GE has been actively working on.

GE has demonstrated pilots ongoing in various parts of the world and is currently exploring opportunities in India. These technologies would help in automation of the grid and ensure that the losses are minimised and provide dependable power.

A smart city concept will not be a standard template. Solutions have to be customised to each city leveraging the fundamental technology blocks. The implementation and ground deployment may need further innovation and work before these become useful and well accepted.

Incorporating technology

Mission ‘100 Smart Cities’ Public-private partnerships (PPPs) would be critical and set out clear objectives for the smart cities goal. Appropriate investment in R&D efforts is necessary before taking this to a large scale. Getting the people and community engaged in the efforts is one of the pre-requisites.

A project of this scale would also require strict timelines, milestones and deliverables in order to be successful.

Since the concept of smart cities is broader than energy and involves multiple stakeholders, coordination among the various teams is extremely critical. Also, the technologies deployed should be interoperable and user-friendly. GE has been driving the standards development for smart grids and can be leveraged early in the development phase.

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Smart energy: way of life

A “Smart energy management is an integrated approach of how the entire energy requirement is measured, used and monitored for optimal usage,” remarks Takaki Oguri, Joint Managing Director, Anchor Electricals

nchor, as a part of Panasonic Corporation-Eco Solutions Company, caters to the electrical constructions segment that includes solutions for generating energy, conserving energy and managing energy, and Panasonic has developed expertise in technology usage for complete energy management systems. In a conversation with EPR, Takaki Oguri talks about smart energy and Anchor’s new focus on creating awareness for smart life-style switch.

Smart electricity in a smart city Smart electricity is not a decentralised concept of only generating power. Smart electricity is all about self-sustainable generation, proper storage, optimised distribution and quality monitoring/ control for a specific location/project.

Smart electricity undeniably has a major role to play right from street (outdoor lighting) to build an energy-efficient sustainable power generation and management system for private as well as public use.

Smart city focuses not just on electricity but the overall infrastructure including public as well as private infrastructure.

One can use the term utilities rather than just saying electricity. A holistic system will feed itself on not just managing, generating or conserving electricity but will also include other parameters such as managing water, gas, indoor and outdoor lighting for public as well as private spaces.

Meeting emerging needs of smart cities Smart energy is a way of life. It

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combines all forms of energy including power, water, waste management and gas. Smart energy management is an integrated approach of how the entire energy requirement is measured, used and monitored for optimal usage. This involves coordinated efforts with all the concerned departments and technology use. Panasonic has developed expertise in technology usage for complete energy management systems.

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As part of Panasonic Corporation-Eco Solutions Company, Anchor caters to the electrical constructions segment that includes solutions for generating energy, conserving energy and managing energy.

Panasonic has introduced ventilation fans that base their premium on offering better indoor air quality, LED lighting products focusing on reliable lighting and HIT solar PV modules generate maximum power in minimum space.

It has thus seamlessly integrated Panasonic technology and products complementing its existing product lineup.

At present, Anchor is focusing on creating awareness for smart life-style switch. Driving the concept in a priceconscious market such as India will take time. However, Anchor has started utilising Panasonic’s expertise currently to develop smart residences. Its two state-of-the-art lighting experience centres in Mumbai and Bengaluru offer customised lighting plans for residences.

In the near future, Anchor may team up with Panasonic companies in India

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Interview to cater to requirements depending on the product portfolios by suitably combining several resources. It will thus play a pivotal role of being an integrated solutions provider, creating a smart lifestyle switch.

Using Panasonic’s comprehensive expertise right from designing, developing to managing an eco-system, Anchor may utilise the same to boost India’s infrastructural development, especially in the area of smart cities and smart living.

This town’s design is based on residents’ lifestyles. It consists of three layers, without excessive emphasis on zoning or infrastructure design. Our goal is to create a sustainable smart town that incorporates the blessings of nature into an “Eco & Smart” lifestyle.

Mobility

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Anchor and smart solutions Panasonic can be a value-added service provider with concept development, design, technology support and operation, maintenance and monitoring support. Since in India, geographical conditions are different, local developers and companies can be looked at tie-up for such smart city projects.

Town information networks

Mission ‘100 smart cities’ With the current situation and new government, companies are well poised to work on such projects to create a sustainable lifestyle for the people.

As an organization, Anchor finds lots of potential in India to be developed

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as a smart country. The government should focus on creating policy roadmap, associating in PPP model with companies, technology providers and developers to develop these smart cities.

A separate commission or committee directly under the supervision of the Ministry of Urban Development and PMO should be formed to push such initiatives with clear deadlines.

Essel eyes Maharashtra for smart city projects

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ssel Group, one of the leading business conglomerates in India, is aggressively pursuing the development of smart cities in the country. After announcing plans for the states of Madhya Pradesh, the group would bank on its flagship single-window utility offering, ‘Smart Utilities’ to set the pace for building integrated smart cities in Maharashtra.

The company is keen to participate in the development smart cities in the state of Maharashtra. The company is targeting cities, which has population of more than 5 lacs, i.e.

Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, and Aurangabad and transform them into world-class smart cities within the next 5 years.

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Essel Group’s integrated utilities company – Essel Utilities & Distribution Company Limited (EUDCL) will focus on nurturing smarter communities across major cities in Maharashtra by undertaking projects in power and water distribution services, municipal solid waste management, sewage treatment, drainage and storm water management, city Wi-Fi, cable and broadband, city gas distribution and intelligent traffic management systems.

These services will be offered through a single-window solution model based on SIPC (Smart Integrator and Principal Contractor) concept, thus delivering an all-in-one conduit to consumers. This will be a first-of-its kind concept where all utility services will be offered under one roof.

The company will bid for turnkey projects in Maharashtra from planning and designing stage to funding and implementation of projects, in creating a smart city habitat.

Essel Group plans to invest ` 7,500 crores towards transforming five major cities of Madhya Pradesh into smart cities and is evaluating development projects in infrastructure utility worth ` 50,000 crores in the years to come.

Essel Utilities presently manages power distribution franchise in Sagar & Ujjain (MP), Muzaffarpur (Bihar) and Nagpur (Maharashtra). Shortly, the company will also be managing power distribution services for Gwalior in MP. .

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India’s stride toward smart India is firmly in the world’s smart spotlight. The country is investing US $ 1.2 trillion over the next 20 years to establish 100 new smart cities and many satellite towns to cope with an increasingly urbanised population.

How will India’s smart future develop? Alain Bollack, EY’s Global Smart Metering and Smart Grid Leader, reports

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ndia is witnessing a massive move towards urbanisation — it is expected that more than 840 million people will live in Indian cities by 2050. The ambitious smart city program responds to this trend by aiming to increase efficiency, reduce expenses and improve the quality of life in India’s cities by digitising almost every aspect of their operation, including governance, transportation, communication and energy.

World’s third-largest smart grid investment market Smart grids will play a crucial role in the development of these smart cities and India’s continuing economic growth and social improvements. The primary objective of India’s “Smart Grid Vision and Roadmap” unveiled in August 2013 is the pursuit of ensuring electricity is

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accessible to all. The Roadmap outlines how smart can help resolve the country’s two most pressing power needs: • Meeting rising peak demand, technical and non-technical losses and the stability and accessibility of the grid, and • Preparing the grid for an expected increase in intermittent renewable, electric vehicles and associated technology.

• India’s smart plan will see it develop its own low-cost smart meters (` 1,000 – ` 1,500) and install 130 million smart meters by 2021 — a target that would position the country as the third-largest smart grid investment market after China and the US. The government’s commitment to smart — underlined by several smart initiatives, a generous budget allocation and the relaxing of

foreign direct investment rules — has solidified India’s position as a smart “hotspot.” Many global investors and vendors have already shown interest, including several global technology providers, which have all presented smart grid solutions or products designed to capture the high-growth potential of the Indian smart market.

In Noida, global energy technology firm Itron has established a Smart Metering Lab and Knowledge Centre to demonstrate its smart capabilities and international experience to local utilities.

Over the next 12 to18 months, we expect to see state-owned distribution utilities implement eight (of a shortlisted 14) pilot projects of advanced metering infrastructure. These pilots will focus on reducing technical and non-technical losses, managing peak load and

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GUEST COLUMN enable these smart functionalities. The Government’s commitment of about $10 billion to modernise the grid (under the Restructured-Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Program or R-APDRP) should accelerate this process, although it is vital that the technology of these new assets ensures they are “smart ready”.

integrating renewable energy. The Power Grid Corporation of India’s Puducherry pilot has already commenced. Other test projects are underway in Bangalore, Odisha, Kolkata and Mumbai.

Are Indian utilities ready for smart?

The desire is there – but can India deliver on its smart promise? Certainly its smart strategy comes at the right time, allowing the country to benefit from the many lessons learned in other countries such as China, Brazil, South Korea, the UK, France and the US. But India, of course, has a very unique set of circumstances, and we cannot expect to see the success of smart in other countries replicated here. A huge and widely dispersed population, the unusual political and administrative environment and the structure of the Indian power sector present particular challenges.

Infrastructure gap: Developed economies benefit from a reliable electricity grid, which enables smart grid functionalities, such as integrating renewable, data analytics, innovative tariff schemes and demand-side management. India will need to first strengthen and expand its existing communication and power infrastructure, and introduce digital technology if it is to

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Investment certainty and incentivisation: While the efficiencies of smart grid will undoubtedly generate significant cost savings, establishing smart will first require huge investments.

But with little track record of smart or solid data to justify its benefits, it will be difficult to attract investment from risk-averse and cash-strapped Indian utilities, most of whom have already spent a significant amount on upgrading electromechanical meters.

Funding smart will depend upon creating more certainty for private investors.

Establishing a well-defined roadmap at all levels of authority (state, district, circles) a single strong institution responsible for driving smart grid development and a stable policy and regulatory framework will go a long way toward achieving this.

Lessons can be learned from the European experience — the 2012 EU Energy Efficiency Directive (requiring all member states to complete a cost-benefit analysis by 2012 and deploy smart metering systems for 80 per cent of consumers by 2020) propelled Europe to lead the world in smart meter deployment.

Incentivised investment backed by compelling results from ongoing pilots and a strong implementation plan is equally important if investors are to be encouraged to make significant commitments to smart in India.

The experience of Germany highlights the importance of both certainty and the right incentives. Despite a strong business case for smart, a lack of a nationwide smart meter mandate and the delay of an implementation framework until 2014–15 have put Germany’s smart story on the backburner.

Customer acceptance: Even if India was to have a resilient power system, a dedicated regulatory framework, proven benefits and ready investors, a successful smart rollout would still depend upon consumer acceptance.

We have seen in other countries how public opposition over privacy, health and cost concerns have impacted smart metering policies. Brazil was forced to adopt an “opt-in” model while Austria took an “opt-out” approach to appease consumers. The Australian state of Queensland is considering a “customerdriven” implementation of advanced meters after cost blowouts in another state, Victoria, where a mandated rollout created public outcry.

India’s challenge is to educate consumers about the concept, benefits and uses of smart grids and ensure its rollout strategy is designed to encourage public buy-in. Collaboration with stakeholders across the value chain will be essential for return on the huge smart investment.

Time to be proactive As India’s smart journey accelerates expect to see a corresponding evolution in business models. Utilities will need to take a proactive approach to influencing the development of these business models by encouraging authorities to emulate best practices in regulation.

We hope that lessons learned from advanced regulatory reforms in Italy, Norway, France and the UK will help set a benchmark for regulatory models.

Authored by__ Alain Bollack is a Director in Ernst & Young LLP’s London office and EY’s Global Smart Metering and Smart Grid Leader.

Contributed by__

Shubhanshi Gupta, Senior Associate, Ernst & Young LLP, Bengaluru.

The views reflected in this article are the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the global EY organisation or its member firms.

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Energising smart cities in economical, sustainable way

R “Smart electricity will fulfil the smart cities objective of reliable, affordable and environmentally sustainable energy services,� remarks Dr E Sudhakar Reddy, Technical Director, Raychem Innovation Centre, Raychem RPG (P) Ltd.

RL, being a transmission and distribution (T&D) equipment manufacturer, provides solutions for an efficient, optimal power distribution. RRL is also gearing up with technologies for differently emerging scenarios of the smart cities. In a conversation with EPR, Dr E Sudhakar Reddy discusses why developing energy-efficient, intelligent components is critical for smart electricity planning.

Smart electricity in smart city Smart electricity emphases on energy efficiency by utilising the power-saving and communication technologies and catering to the energy needs of the smart cities in an economical and sustainable way. Conventional electricity is generally not planned appropriately and suboptimally utilised, making it expensive and often unviable. Smart electricity adopts the extensive usage of efficient components and intelligent demand management initiatives, providing affordable quality power.

Smart electricity will fulfil the smart cities objective of reliable, affordable and environmentally sustainable energy services.

Meeting emerging needs of smart cities The concept of smart cities may appear globally similar, but in an Indian scenario it may evolve differently in tune with the indigenous requirements.

From smart electricity perspective, it will be affordable and quality 24/7

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power. RRL, being a transmission and distribution (T&D) equipment manufacturer, can provide solutions for an efficient, optimal power distribution.

Its newly incorporated Raychem Innovation Centre is innovating with a theme of power saving and protection.

Every component it develops or the provided solution will inherently aim at T&D efficiency and intelligence. RRL is also gearing up with technologies for differently emerging scenarios of the smart cities, such as wherein the customer is not a mere consumer but also a producer and supplier.

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The globally applicable concept for energy sector is to make the electricity efficient and data oriented. From T&D angle, developing energy-efficient, intelligent components are critical for smart electricity planning. Its current research innovations have potential to replace or upgrade the conventional T&D equipment and components with smarter devices for power savings and quality — for example, efficient TAP connectors with minimum I2R losses and communicable for reliability.

Then the HV accessories will be lean, adaptive and incorporates in-built health monitoring system, and the distribution and junctions boxes will be robust against power theft and communicable in preventing technical and societal losses. The transformers and distribution lines will be equipped with sensor technologies and communication systems for effective

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Interview is working towards developing innovative solutions for these emerging complexities. Few of them could be developing new technologies for power savings and in providing real-time information, be part of the solutions to handle power through micro grid and individual users locally, and helping the utilities integrate new technologies for predictable decision support.

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asset, outage management intelligent demand forecasting.

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RRL and smart solutions The smarter electricity will evolve with a different energy mix and hence

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diverse requirements in meeting the energy needs of the smart cities. Also, augmentation of smarter electricity with the existing inefficient centralised grid system will pose further complexities and requires new solutions. RRL

Smarter electricity is crucial for any smart city with an ambition of creating employment, economic growth and improving social indicators. Green affordable energy with zero power losses should be the theme of any energy roadmap of smart cities. The energy focus needs to include the concepts of produce, save and consume power intelligently. Moreover, defined metrics for power generation as well as T&D savings and consumption need to be inherent to the roadmap.

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Emphasising smart energy

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“Strengthening our presence further in the smart city space and ensuring best quality products to our customers always is our aim,” Sandeep Selot, Director - Marketing & StrategyEnergy Business (India Region), Schneider Electric India

chneider Electric, one of the leading players in the energy management domain, focuses on virtually every segment of smart city operations. Schneider lays emphasis on industrial energy-efficiency and solar-energy management and its distribution. In an interview with EPR, Sandeep Selot talks about the importance of smart energy and how it can be an integral part of Indian smart city movement.

Smart electricity in a smart city Electricity and related frameworks are the spine of any economy, and availability of reliable, affordable power is a key impetus that puts the economy on higher growth trajectory. India primarily consumes thermal power with 70 per cent of electricity demands being met by that source. Smart electricity can be defined as a concept that integrates power and IT to interconnect all users (producers, operators, marketers and consumers) with the goal to efficiently balance demand and supply over an increasingly complex network. As the Indian government looks to bring its vision of 100 smart cities to reality, it is imperative that to boost productivity in different segments and enhance manufacturing.

intelligent buildings and smart grid (generation, transmission and distribution segments).

Schneider Electric also lays emphasis on industrial energy-efficiency and solar-energy management and its distribution.

Schneider’s global portfolio has seen about 200 countries being extensively shaped and sustained from integrative energy management perspective.

India, however, is a complete market in itself. And with the new government’s dedicated focus towards smart city and digital India concepts, the importance of the nation has increased manifold. India currently makes up a large chunk of the company’s global business portfolio.

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The central government has definitely focused India’s attention on urbanisation and got the ‘smart city’ concept buzzing. Smart city projects essentially involve ICT-enabled operation and governance in terms

Meeting emerging needs of cities Being one of the leading players in the energy management domain, Schneider Electric focuses on virtually every segment of smart city operations.

In India, its primary focus, other than smart cities, is in IT infrastructure,

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S “Black & Veatch has world-class capabilities in both large-scale and distributed solar generation, as well as the integration of solar power into the distribution network,” explains G Sathiamoorthy, Country Manager and Managing Director, Black & Veatch India

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olar power, especially distributed rooftop generation, will have a significant role in providing India’s smart cities with an environmentally sustainable power supply. Then there is smart integrated infrastructure where Black & Veatch keeps the balance among utility plant, transmission networks and metering. In a conversation with EPR, G Sathiamoorthy talks about Black & Veatch’s capabilities to successfully connect assets across and within several utilities.

Smart electricity in smart city The heart of any smart city is smart integrated infrastructure: the integrated development and operation of electricity, water and telecommunications services. Smart integrated infrastructure makes these services more reliable. Faults can be resolved with greater speed. Billing is more accurate. Water and energy

consumption can be reduced by the use of smart integrated infrastructure.

So a smart electricity supply is one that is integrated with services in adjacent fields — water and telecoms — to yield better performance for utilities, communities and the environment than that possible through separate infrastructure systems.

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Transmission losses pose a major challenge to attaining the 24/7 electricity supply the government wants for the smart cities. Electricity transmission losses in India are upwards of 25 per cent of the power we generate. Deployment of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) to gain detailed, accurate consumption data is a valuable step in tackling these losses.

Black & Veatch has developed significant experience in helping utilities plan and execute AMI programmes.

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Interview Solar power in the form of distributed rooftop generation will have a significant role in providing India’s smart cities with an environmentally sustainable power supply. Distributed generation, such as rooftop solar, can have a profound impact on daily demand curves. Smart integrated infrastructure incorporating with distribution automation can provide an excellent way to integrate power from renewable and traditional sources, by scheduling each energy source to optimise value.

Black & Veatch has world-class capabilities in both large-scale and distributed solar generation, as well as the integration of solar power into the distribution network.

Helping smart city become smarter and sustainable Definitions for smart city, there are plenty of them, differ around the world. It is worth noting, however, that attributes like those sought by the Indian government in regard to water, power, telecommunications and sustainability are common to most of them. This means that although many attributes may vary, the heart of any smart city is smart integrated infrastructure.

The cornerstone of smart integrated infrastructure is the use of telecommunications to connect assets across and within water and power utilities. This supports the automation of treatment works and power stations 32

and the pipes and wires which distribute water and electricity. The automated systems generate data which utilities analyse to help them see the best ways to operate and look after their treatment works and power stations. Data gives rise to knowledge which guides smart actions.

Smart integrated infrastructure helps improve sustainability in many ways.

Facilitating the use of renewable energy is one. Utility automation makes generation power and treating water more energy efficient. Distribution automation helps cut the loss of water and power in the transmission system, which reduces demand for water and generation feedstocks. Advanced metering has been shown to cut customer demand, which also lessens the pressure on water resources and generation feedstocks.

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Through the design and implementation of smart integrated infrastructure, Black & Veatch’s role begins within utilities’generation and treatment assets. Through utility automation, the company helps make the operation of water and wastewater treatment plants and power stations more efficient. Outside the fence, Black & Veatch has significant experience in increasing the efficiency of water and power transmission, using distribution

automation. At the point of supply, its role is in the creation of advanced metering infrastructure.

Across all three of these areas — utility plant, transmission networks and metering — Black & Veatch designs and builds the telecommunications infrastructure to connect assets across and within water and power utilities, as well as design and build utilities’treatment, generation and distribution assets.

Mission ‘100 smart cities’ Electricity and water utilities are confronted with common challenges associated with the availability of natural resources, rising costs, regulation and growing customer requirements.

One-step government bodies need to consider making utilities ‘smart’ by implementing real-time monitoring and diagnostics to enable enhanced asset management. This is central to the creation of Smart Integrated Infrastructure (SII).

Addressing limited spectrum availability is a prerequisite to the development of SII, and by extension, India’s smart cities.

MoUD’s concept note acknowledges that the extensive use of smart devices requires a “sound communications backbone,” so spectrum allocation is an area that has to be managed carefully to allow the smart cities to come to fruition.

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of wastewater management, efficient utilities (power and water), intelligent buildings, efficient transportation, and high safety and security standards of public services. Schneider Electric India offers this entire gamut of solutions which puts in place the whole smart city value chain. Strengthening its presence further in the smart city space and ensuring best quality products to its customers always is its aim.

Mission ‘100 smart cities’ With the new government’s sharp focus on the words ‘digital’ and ‘smart’

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when it comes to the new-age Indian cities, a lot of talking has been done on how and where smart cities will come up. Narendra Modi is a leader with urban vision and has ambitious plan to transform the crumbling image of Indian urbanisation by building 100 new smart cities.

Schneider Electric believes that for the government’s vision of 100 smart cities to become a reality, it is crucial that information and communication technology systems are deployed across all existing cities in order to ensure efficiency and transparency.

It is clear the major demand for ICT solutions will arise from the creation of smart physical infrastructure (grids, water, transportation and public services). Top ICT solutions to be implemented in future will be integrated health care, GPS-enabled handsets for grid inspection, GPSbased load management and outage management, education management, street light management, water management, passenger information systems, rooftop solar integration, GPS-based billing, and power quality monitoring.

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Solar to smarten cities India is moving faster on its way towards 100 smart cities, rooftop solar will be a huge opportunity

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rime Minister Narendra Modi seems poised to make his mission of “100 Smart Cities” a success story. In order to achieve this goal, his government has already planned to invest Rs 7,060 crore. The rapid urbanisation and increasing population are already putting pressure on the country’s resources. No doubt, we can’t keep continue depending on fossil fuels to meet our future energy demands. With the focus growing on 100 smart cities projects, our energy dependency is surely more towards renewable energy sources, especially solar.

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Solar energy is still a miniscule percentage of the entire portfolio.

In January 2014 the installed grid connected solar power was at 2,208.36 MW, while India expects to install an additional 10,000 MW by 2017 and reach a total of 20,000 MW by 2022.

Rooftop solar provides minor peak demand benefit by itself but in conjunction with use of distributed storage, greater benefits can achieve.

Rooftop solar peak demand benefit is not large enough on its own to reduce near-term network costs. Rooftop solar will be a huge opportunity in a country like India. There are some limitations which can only be served by off-grid rooftop systems for captive consumption.

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The power ministry, facing rising power demand and low installed capacity and acute coal shortage, has been relying on solar power.

India receives one of the highest levels of solar irradiations in the world. The share of renewable energy has gone up from 7.8 per cent in 2008 to 12.3 per cent in 2013. Many of the state nodal agencies have invited tenders to set up huge power plants across the country.

Even Indian Railway is considering using rooftop to generate electricity, which is a huge consumer of energy.

The challenges • Reliability of consistent power generation • Timeliness of power generation • Intermittency of power generation

• Generation of power in non-peak demand times • Generation of power quality issues on the network • Installations of rooftop solar systems • Reliability of rooftop solar technologies.

Government’s approach India’s solar mission aims to add 20,000 MW of grid-connected solar capacity by 2022. Power Minister Piyush Goyal has said that India can surpass its target of generating 15 per cent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020. The government is pulling out all stops to achieve that.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy provides 70 per cent subsidy on the installation cost of a solar photovoltaic power plant in NorthEast states and 30 percentage subsidy on other regions. Additionally, the government has initiated a Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) scheme, which is designed to drive investment in low-carbon energy projects.

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Smart grid: powering 21st-century smart city With time, smart grids will only evolve and modernise power systems infrastructure, supported by micro-grids.

Even self-healing automation would restore power rapidly to areas where alternate routes are available.

Then through social media networks, logistics information would be gathered and supplied to the consumers in time.

Thus, the availability of accurate logistical information will greatly enhance conservation, efficiency and safety.

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n a smart city, a synergy among energy, water, transportation, public health and safety requires utmost importance.

Because a smart should support a smooth operation of critical infrastructure while providing for a clean, economic and safe environment in which to live, work and play.

A smart grid is one of the most important features in smart energy and modernises power systems through automation, remote monitoring and control, and establishment of micro-grids. A smart grid also informs and educates consumers about their energy usage, costs and alternative options. Not only that, a smart grid helps consumers make decisions about how and when to use electricity.

Additionally, a smart grid offers secure, reliable integration of energy resources.

In turn, a smart grid makes more reliable, more sustainable and more resilient energy infrastructure.

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The heart of any smart city is smart integrated infrastructure: the integrated development and operation of electricity, water and telecommunications services.

Smart integrated infrastructure makes these services more reliable. A smart city depends on a smart grid in many ways: ensuring resilient delivery of energy to supply their many functions, presenting opportunities for conservation and improving efficiencies.

Then there is transmission losses which pose a major challenge to attaining the 24/7 electricity supply the government wants for the smart cities. Electricity transmission losses in India are upwards of 25 per cent of the power it generates.

Deployment of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) to gain detailed, accurate consumption data is a valuable step in tackling these losses.

The biggest challenge a smart city faces to maintain itself in under extreme conditions. Here smart grid helps shedding load in a more manageable fashion to maintain critical city

Cities like Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Barcelona are already having some of the smart city technology for the first steps.

Significant levels of smart automation, communications and information technology are already applied. A clear movement is there towards driving more intelligence in making faster decisions on fault isolation, location and restoration, feeder reconfiguration, and voltage and reactive power management.

Interestingly, the world has shifted more on renewable energy which means there is a need for managing adaptive protection equipment.

Home and building automation systems have become integral parts of this movement too. A building automation system gives the clients the ability to optimise their operations by making factbased improvements that are proven to lower energy costs, extend equipment life, and improve tenant comfort, making a positive and measurable impact on their bottom line.

These all directly back to the concept of smart grids enabling smart cities, whose other functions are also continuing to evolve. Smart grids will be used to integrate and use information among departments, infrastructure operators and with citizens. Cities will partner with technology providers. No doubt smart grid will become an important part of future cities.

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Smart wiring As the smart city initiative has taken the major role, power infrastructure — especially smart wiring — becomes ever more important CAGR to reach nearly $200 billion in 2015. More important, about 40 per cent of the entire electrical industry is composed by wire and cable industry.

As the new government is focusing on ‘Make In India” as well as “100 Smart Cities”, the industry can grow at a CAGR of 15 per cent for the next 5 years.

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he smart energy management system has established itself as one of the backbones of modern power infrastructure.

Optical Fibre Composite Ground Wire (OPGW) is a revolutionary solution towards achieving the smartness in smart electricity, enabling synergies between efficient power distribution grids and high-speed optical fibre-based SCADA networks.

OPGW replaces a conventional ground wire to protect the transmission system from lightning strikes, serving as a conductive medium for carrying fault currents to ground. OPGW also helps in real-time monitoring and security of the transmission system.

Lightening presence The global wire and cable market is valued at $127 billion in 2010 and is expected to increase at a 9.4 per cent

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The new government, led by PM Narendra Modi, has decided to support the development of 100 smart cities in the country. According to the high power expert committee (HPEC) on investment estimates in urban infrastructure has assessed a per capita investment cost of Rs 43,386 for a 20-year period. Their estimates cover water supply, sewerage, sanitation and transportation.

All these investment opportunities have opened up the wire and cable industry. Even the growth potential in the telecom sector as well as the various policy pronouncements by the government towards bringing about improved digital connectivity has added advantage to the industry.

to change the rules and regulations for wire manufacturers.

The future Every minute during the next 20 years, about 30 Indians will leave villages for urban areas. If this trend continues, India will need some 500 new cities in the next two decades. No doubt, this is the right time to focus on developing solutions for sustainable cities.

As the number continues to grow, city needs better power infrastructures, and replacing the old infrastructures is unrealistic in terms of cost and time.

The good news that technology has advanced, and we can infuse our existing infrastructures with new intelligence.

Most importantly, the wire and cable industry is evolving every day.

Government initiative

The biggest challenge for the industry is operation and service, including reduced lifetime of cables due to mishandling and deployment times. Increasing price and competition from Chinese imports is also one of the biggest challenges for the industry.

Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken the lead role, he is working hard to turn his talks into reality. He has already launched the “Make In India” campaign and travelling around the world to attract investment.

Prince of Qatar Hamad Bin Nasser A A Al-Thani, member of the ruling family, is looking at investing Rs 1 lakh crore over the next 5 years in at least 10 smart cities. Then there is so much talk about tech giants like Siemens, IBM and Microsoft are joining hands to make Indian cities better, bigger and smarter.

The rising price of copper has also becoming a major issue as it has squeezed the profit margins, and copper has become uncompetitive in the international market. Then there is lack of initiatives from the government

As the sustainability and smartness for cities has taken the major role, power infrastructure — especially smart wiring — becomes ever more important. We just need to see how long it takes the talk turns into walk.

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DEIF hydro turbine control solutions DEIF has developed integrated solutions that are capable of performing large number of functions compared to standard systems

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onventional hydro turbine control systems are generally complex and fragmented setups that include a general purpose PLC, separate generator protection relays, synchronisers, governors, water level controls and other auxiliary control systems. These old generation hydro turbine control and protection systems may no longer be up to the task of meeting today’s requirements for cost-effective and reliable operation of the hydro power plant. These systems may also be vulnerable to failures due to their complex nature. The suppliers and manufacturers of these systems being diverse and small and medium enterprise, which implies that you as a customer may not get the support when required, which could result in decreasing availability and deteriorating operational reliability of your power plant that can land in loss of revenue.

Delomatic 4 Hydro

DEIF, a company of Danish origin with global presence, is one of the world leaders in control solution for the power generation systems on land and marine segments. DEIF with its eight decade of experience has developed control solutions for hydro power, the largest and most economical source of renewable energy. In order to guarantee optimised power plant operations, increase safety and simplify maintenance; DEIF has developed integrated solutions that are capable of performing large number of functions compared to standard systems. Due to its integrated products and solutions, DEIF can reduce the maintenance costs to a minimum. DEIF India Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of DEIF A/S, Denmark,is the Centre of Excellence for Hydro Power applications.DEIF India develops and provides innovative solutions for power management and control of micro, mini and small hydro power generating sets for the whole world. Its systems have been installed successfully in large number of hydro power plants countrywide over a very short time span. DEIF’s product Delomatic is used by many renowned OEMs and end users including Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd. and Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd., the states with maximum hydro power potential in India.

Globally local existence DEIF’s “glocal” approach combines leveraging global experience with strong local presence and expertise. Its local experts

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work hand-in-hand to meet clients’ needs at every stage of the project. Working as a part of team, DEIF’s process helps to define problems, identify solutions and develop ideas in a manner which would provide the successful and appropriate end results. DEIF HYDRO is supported by global sales and service set-up which gives a global reach and the ability to serve customers in any corner of the world. After completion of the project, DEIF offers an extensive local support network in order to ensure high availability of maintenance and other services. By doing so, it offers a highest degree of operational DEIF HMI AGI 1xx Note: Main breaker control & Mains power measurement is optional

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safety and efficiency.

Technology through innovative solutions DEIF invests heavily in research and development globally, to provide state-of-the-art technology that meets customers’ needs and stay at the forefront of technological innovation.

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power brand The expertise of its designers and their partnership with different fields of power control equipment such as marine, steam, gas and diesel allows to consistently offer cutting-edge technology to customers in hydroelectricity generation sector as well.

Hydro is compatible with all types of turbines and flexible and easy to adapt with simple parameter settings. Critical functions such as speed governing, generator protections and synchronising are fully integrated with password-protected features for maximum security.

Tailor-made solutions for specific requirements Every project is different in terms of challenges and requirements. Local conditions or budget limitations are also determining factors for hydropower projects. DEIF offers integrated and cost-efficient solutions of different scope according to customer-specific requirements and capabilities.

The controller’s Human Machine Interface (HMI) is easy to operate. Based on the graphic screens embedded in the DM-4 Hydro unit itself, the screens are uploaded to a PC like any other interactive webpage graphics using USB or TCP/IP communication, enabling simple password-protected remote control and monitoring.

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The advantages to DEIF’s Delomatic solution go beyond savings, wiring, construction, engineering and maintenance.

It is also a flexible solution equally suited for new installations and retrofits, designed to control hydro turbinegenerators ranging from 2 kW to 20 MW along with its auxiliary equipment.

A customised solution, DEIF’s integrated hydro turbine generator control solutions economises installation costs significantly by using fewer components and lesser wiring compared to systems that require multiple units to provide synchronisation, protection and PLC functionality.

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Delomatic Hydro features • Hydro turbine controller for parallel with mains or standalone generator • Speed and load control • Valve controls (main/drain/fill) • Water level control • Turbine control, auxiliary control, protection and supervision • Generator control, auto synchronisation protection and supervision • Dedicated HMI touch screen operator panel.

Key benefits DEIF’s hydro control systems are not only suitable for new installations but also can be used to upgrade existing plants that can give following key benefits: • Product dedicated to hydro turbines, for new and retrofitted plants • Modular design • Extremely reliable and robust • Can sustain the harshest conditions • Short commissioning time, easy installation and operation • Increased plant availability, operational flexibility, reliability, and safety • Amplified power generation • Boosted revenues • Optimised plant operating life • Reduced service and maintenance costs.

References DEIF has supplied control systems for hydro projects with total 55 MW of capacity in India alone, for various hydro installations.

For more information, write at india@deif.com or contact DEIF India Pvt. Ltd. on (+91) 22 4245 2000.

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ARES Commander and ARES Touch The Cross-device CAD Experience

Graebert announces CAD software for Windows, Mac and Linux Includes free user license for ARES Touch 2015 BETA, the first full featured CAD application on Android tablets

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raebert India, a fully-owned subsidiary of Graebert GmbH, the pioneer in developing high-performance CAD solutions across desktop and mobile devices, announced the availability of its acclaimed ARES Commander 2015 2D/3D CAD package on all three desktop operating systems: Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X and Linux. In a separate announcement, the company also introduced ARES Touch 2015, the world’s first true CAD solution for Google Android, shipping in early 2015.

Graebert-developed ARES CAD technology is in daily use by design professionals in more than 40 countries in 14 languages.

Major new features in this update include: ARES Touch for Android: The first DWGbased full CAD software for Android tablets, including a UI/UX specifically adapted for touch-based input. Files are synchronized via Dropbox or Google Drive or shared by email.

LicenseToGo: Use product key to activate license on another computer and eventually even under a different OS (Windows, Mac OS X or Linux) without having to buy a Flex (network) license or even needing to connect to your first computer.

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Dynamic blocks – Grips editing: Edit dynamic blocks inserted in a DWG drawing by other CAD software such as AutoCAD. One can use the grips to dynamically and interactively modify these “intelligent” blocks and eventually reinsert them in the drawing.

describe a path with your mouse and ARES will trim while you move.

2D Constraints: Add intelligence to drawings with the new Constraints Design Solver (CDS) from Spatial Corp. integrated in ARES Commander.

Bonus tools: DiscardDuplicates deletes duplicate entities.

ExplodeBlockX explodes blocks or tables and converts attributes in text.

Editing Tables: Click inside a Table cell or launch the command EditTableCell and a toolbar with all the options to insert, resize, merge or delete cells, rows and columns will appear.

Dimension palette: Create or click on a dimension and a contextual toolbar will appear to easily and quickly change its formatting and properties.

CustomPaperSize: Add or remove custom paper sizes for the ARES virtual printers in order to export to PDF, JPG, DWF and other formats.

Advanced in-place text editing: The Notes (MText) command has been improved with a new paragraph options dialog to define advanced formatting just as we do in a word processor but right inside the drawings. The new Stack dialog helps create fractions and tolerances in the text.

PowerTrim: Trim multiple entities by moving your mouse around – just

QuickModify: Use only one command to perform multiple actions on the same selection of entities: move, rotate, scale and/or copy without leaving the command.

Free plugin: OnlineMaps powered by Esri. This free plugin allows download geo-referenced images from any address entered in the search bar.

One can choose satellite images, street maps, topographical maps and more.

The maximum retail price for a perpetual license of ARES Commander is ` 55,000/- which includes one year of Graebert subscription, access to upgrades, e-mail support and use of LicenseToGo.

For more details, call Graebert India at 8527569990.

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TDS NT: test and diagnosis system in one Meggar offers unique combination system for cable testing and cable diagnosis Network operators can now get faster and significantly more reliable information about the quality and the condition of their cables. This is made possible thanks to the brand-new 50 Hz Slope Technology.For the first time, it has become possible to immediately locate faults in underground cables during the actual PD measurement.

With the 50 Hz Slope Technology for the first time worldwide a withstand test with VLF cosine-rectangular voltage (VLF CR) and PD diagnosis with damped alternating voltage (DAC) combines in one unit. This allows an efficient and integrated solution for precise inventory of the network infrastructure.

The important fact here is that the PD measurement data, gained with the VLF CR or with the DAC test voltage,can be compared directly with the 50 / 60 Hz networkvoltage.

This facilitates reliable decision making.

TDS NT consists of a multifunctional, compact voltage source and a PD detector. It can be used to test cables according to the international standards (e.g.IEC 60502-2 and IEEE 400.2) with VLF-CR. In addition, a PD diagnosis using the new 50 Hz Slope Technology, can be performed simultaneously with the help of the PD detector. Alternatively, the TDS NT can also be used for PD diagnosis with the proven damped AC voltage (DAC).

In practice, the PD diagnosis has been established nationally and internationally as an effective method of measurement. It is especially useful for commissioning, testing, as it is the only way to check to reliably check the quality of workmanship of the accessories.

• Two proven voltage wave shapes in one device • Standard compliant VLF cable testing with accompanying PD diagnosis • Non-destructive PD diagnosis by means of proven DAC voltage • 50 Hz Slope Technology for a direct comparison with the power frequency.

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ayashree has recently introduced a reliable and robust Automatic Ambient Light intensity detector switch.

The unit incorporates a Twin Sensor technology to avoid false / nuisance sensing. The unit is useful for automatic switching “ON” loads such as street lights, landscape lights, sign boards, monuments & heritage buildings and public places.

Models are also available with built-in programmable timer to switch OFF the loads after preset time or to switch ON/ OFF loads only in the evening.

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The unit can operate single phase/three phase loads up to 15 A rating. The unit is housed in IP-65 grade ABS plastic enclosure. The operating light level can be set from 2 lux to 100 lux.

Contact Jayashree Electron Pvt. Ltd. EL-34, J-Block, MIDC, Bhosari, Pune - 411 026, Maharashtra Tele: +91-20-27121295/ 30681343 Fax: +91-20-30681357 Email: sales@jayashree-.co.in www.jayashreesensors.com; www.jayashree.co.in

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PEOPLE Kirti Vagadia appointed new CFO of Senvion SE The Supervisory Board of Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, has appointed Kirti Vagadia as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. The appointment is effective as of 1st December 2014.

Tulsi R. Tanti, Chairman of the Suzlon Group and of the Senvion Supervisory Board said, “By appointing Kirti Vagadia, the Supervisory Board is strengthening the company significantly, because he has over 20 years’ experience in the wind energy industry and the management skills and background required to successfully oversee financial measures for the benefit of Senvion.”

Before his appointment, Kirti Vagadia was Group Head Finance of the Suzlon Group and a member of the Supervisory Board of Senvion SE. He already stepped down from all his posts on 20th October 2014.

Robert Kelly joins Azure Power Board as a Director Azure Power announced the induction of Robert Kelly as a Director into Azure Power Board. He brings with him over three decades of experience. Till recently, Robert served as Chief Financial Officer of SolarCity Corporation, a distributed solar energy company for almost three years, wherein he implemented financial strategy raising $4.2 billion, including their IPO, industry first Solar Securitization and multiple tax equity investments. He also introduced business valuation methodology for rooftop solar which has become the industry benchmark.

Prior to SolarCity Corp., he also served as Chief Financial Officer of Calera Corporation, a clean technology company for over two years and as an independent consultant, providing financial advice to retail energy providers and power developers. Before this, Robert was with Calpine Group for more than a decade at various leadership roles. Robert managed Calpine Corp. (CPN)’s 1996 initial public offering. He has worked with Westinghouse Credit Corporation, Lloyds Bank and with The Bank of Nova Scotia in various positions.

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INTELECT to showcase future of electricity The timing of IEEMA and IEEE is perfect to respond to the Government and the dire need of intelligent electricity for the nation For the first time, with the support of three ministries of the Government of India - Ministry of Power, Ministry of Urban Development and Ministry of Communications & IT – an all India utility round table will be organised. This will witness participants, such as, heads of distribution utilities, Rural Electrification Corporation, Bureau of Energy Efficiency and Bureau of Indian Standards.

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he Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA) will co-host the INTELECT Conference & Exposition from 22-24 January 2015 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai. The conference theme is Smart Electricity for Emerging Markets, and the exposition will focus on the connected intelligence in the Electricity of Things.

Also, an exclusive Discom pavilion showcasing best practices, success stories, services and future plans, a ‘Make In India’ pavilion and ‘Micro and Small Scale Industries’ pavilion will be showcased.

At a glance • Supported by three Ministries of Govt. of India: Ministry of Power, Urban Development and Communications & IT • India utility roundtable • Conference: Smart electricity for emerging markets • Pavilions: • Make in India • Micro & Small Scale Industries • Smart Tech

The concurrent Show UPTO 11 kV will demonstrate the readiness of the Indian electrical industry to help the Government of India to accelerate ‘Distribution Sector Reforms and focus on rural electrification’. It will be a unique opportunity for the equipment manufacturers to effectively showcase their latest equipment, technology and services and interact with utility officials from all across the country.

The expo-cum-conference will feature renowned keynote speakers and panellists, as well as user-experience pavilions showcasing cutting-edge innovations and future technologies on Home-Hotel-Hospital-Office (H3O), digital smart cities, and smart rural electrification.

IEEMA is the first ISO certified industry association in India with 800 member organisations encompassing the complete value chain in power generation, transmission and distribution equipment, and its members have contributed to more than 90 per cent of the power equipment installed in India.

INTELECT is designed to draw builders, architects, city planners, energy and government officials, transportation industry representatives, venture capitalists, utilities, contractors, consultants, academia, and others in learning about new technological advancements and knowledge to smart electricity. India is fast becoming more urbanised and digitised to adapt to the growing aspirations of the large young population. Its impact on electricity demand and consumption will be significant. IEEMA, as the voice of the Indian electrical sector is privileged to partner with IEEE which can provide invaluable global knowledge and expertise.

IEEE is the world’s largest professional association for the advancement of technology. As per the Ministry of Power: In the next 5 years a billion tonne of coal production is planned.

In parallel, 100 Gw of solar power capacity are proposed to be added along with investments of about $50 billion in the transmission and distribution segment. This will create a massive demand for smart power and smart grid based solutions, as well as solutions to help make the distribution sector more efficient. Hence the timing of IEEMA and IEEE is perfect to respond to the Government and the dire need of intelligent electricity for the nation.

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IEX & PXIL Price and Volume Day Ahead Market-Nov’14 Delivery day

"IEX Avg MCP (Rs./kWh)"

"PXIL Avg MCP (Rs./kWh)"

"IEX MCV (MWh)"

"PXIL MCV (MWh)"

Delivery day

"IEX Avg MCP (Rs./kWh)"

"PXIL Avg MCP (Rs./kWh)"

"IEX MCV (MWh)"

"PXIL MCV (MWh)"

1-Nov-14

2.99

3.31

65,676

402

16-Nov-14

2.54

2.74

70,080

360

2-Nov-14

2.70

3.13

64,750

218

17-Nov-14

2.86

2.95

68,858

329

3-Nov-14

2.94

3.07

71,286

149

18-Nov-14

2.69

2.85

70,408

349

4-Nov-14

3.02

2.94

74,358

475

19-Nov-14

2.80

2.47

70,609

433

5-Nov-14

3.00

3.29

76,487

210

20-Nov-14

3.13

2.50

70,479

346

6-Nov-14

2.93

3.38

72,229

462

21-Nov-14

3.25

2.61

70,445

480

7-Nov-14

2.87

3.19

74,384

226

22-Nov-14

3.13

2.76

69,362

330

8-Nov-14

2.89

3.40

70,229

492

23-Nov-14

2.78

2.40

72,380

466

9-Nov-14

2.57

3.30

62,557

234

24-Nov-14

3.02

2.55

74,383

505

10-Nov-14

3.19

3.20

69,822

234

25-Nov-14

3.14

2.64

70,849

446

11-Nov-14

3.02

2.93

76,503

453

12-Nov-14

3.12

3.07

78,140

299

26-Nov-14

3.24

2.67

62,472

323

27-Nov-14

3.34

2.78

66,492

360

13-Nov-14

3.32

3.01

80,190

240

28-Nov-14

3.14

2.94

65,087

363

14-Nov-14

3.39

2.99

77,605

270

29-Nov-14

3.03

2.86

69,910

372

15-Nov-14

3.23

2.96

75,780

283

30-Nov-14

3.08

2.70

61,739

373

IEX & PXIL Price & Volume in Day Ahead Market-Nov'14 IEX & PXIL Price & Volume in Day Ahead Market-Nov'14 IEX MCV PXIL MCV IEX Avg MCP PXIL Avg MCP

90,000

(MWh) IEX MCV (MWh)

90,000 80,000

(MWh) PXIL MCV (MWh)

(Rs./kWh) IEX Avg MCP (Rs./kWh)

4.00

(Rs./kWh) PXIL Avg MCP (Rs./kWh)

4.00 3.50 3.50 3.00

70,000 60,000

3.00 2.50

60,000 50,000

2.50 2.00

50,000 40,000

2.00 1.50

40,000 30,000

1.50 1.00

30,000 20,000 20,000 10,000

1.00 0.50

10,000 0

0.50 0.00

01-Nov-14

4-Nov-14

7-Nov-14

10-Nov-14

13-Nov-14

16-Nov-14

19-Nov-14

22-Nov-14

25-Nov-14

28-Nov-14

1-Nov-14

4-Nov-14

7-Nov-14

10-Nov-14

13-Nov-14

16-Nov-14

19-Nov-14

22-Nov-14

25-Nov-14

28-Nov-14

Average Daily MCV : IEX- 70,785 MWH | PXI- 349 MWh Average Daily MCV : IEX- 70,785 MWH | PXI- 349 MWh

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Average Daily MCP : IEX- 3.01 kWH | PXI- 2.92 kWh Average Daily MCP : IEX- 3.01 kWH | PXI- 2.92 kWh

MCPMCP (Rs/kWh) (Rs/kWh)

Cleared Volume (MWh) Cleared Volume (MWh)

80,000 70,000

0.00

Source: IEX

Electrical & Power Review

Trade Zone

IEX Non-solar REC Trade Details

IEX Non Solar REC Trade Details

July'14

13,609

4,241,244

Aug'14

15,736

3,949,016

15,736

1,500 10

Sep'14

8,994

4,342,307

8,994

1,500 1

Oct'14

36,411

4,766,941

36,411

1,500Jan'14

Nov'14

93,100

4,946,763

93,100

1,500

4,946,763

1,200

800

1,000 100

400

10 1

93,100

1,600

Cleared Price (Rs/REC)

93,100

1,600

10,000

50,743 1,000 1,500 13,609 1,500 100

93,100

4,766,941 36,411

36,411

4,342,307

4,946,763

3,949,016

4,766,941 36,411

8,994 36,411

8,994 93,100

4,241,244

4,342,307 3,949,016

15,736

1,200

800

400

0 Feb'14

Feb'14

Mar'14

Mar'14

Apr'14

Apr'14

May'14

June'14

May'14

July'14

June'14

Aug'14

July'14

Sep'14

Oct'14

Aug'14

0

Nov'14

Sep'14

Oct'14

Nov'14

241,063

Jan'14

187,483

16,142 10,000 1,500

8,994

3,615,695 3,166,863

8,99415,736

16,142 50,743

13,609

May'14 June'14

15,736

100,000

13,609

16,798 100,000 1,500 1,000,000

15,736

2,924,976

3,166,863

16,798

Cleared Price (Rs/REC)

Cleared Price (Rs/REC)

13,609 50,743 4,241,244 13,609

Apr'14

Cleared Volume 3,166,863 50,743 50,743

361,842 1,50010,000,000 1,000,000

Sale Bid

50,743

2,893,896

3,615,695 3,615,695

361,842

Buy Bid

16,142

Mar'14

Cleared Volume

16,142

176,107 1,500 10,000,000

2,924,976 16,7982,924,976

2,015,377

16,798

176,107

16,798

Feb'14

16,798

78,955

2,893,896

2,557,666

Sale Bid

IEX Non Solar REC Trade Details

361,842 361,842 2,893,896 361,842

78,955

78,955

Jan'14

78,955

1,500

Buy Bid

16,142 16,142

Cleared Price (Rs/REC)

176,107

Cleared Volume

176,107 2,015,377 176,107361,842

Sale Bid

78,955 176,107 2,557,666 2,015,377 78,955

Buy Bid

2,557,666

Month

IEX Solar REC Trade Details

Oct'14

232

187,483

232

9,300Jan'14

Nov'14

245

241,063

245

9,300

Electrical & Power Review

241,063

161,260

187,483

150,091

179,581

147,026

161,260150,091

179,581

147,026

178,986178,986

147,937

147,937

3,000

245

1

100

9,0 245

9,300 1

6,000

Cleared Price (Rs/REC)

264

232

161,260

232

264

245

Sep'14

264 245

10

264 232

10 9,300

367

367

232

150,091

264

367

9,300

264367

Aug'14

100

498

498

367

179,581

367

498

12,

12,000

9,000

498

July'14

1,000

Cleared Price (Rs/REC)

Cleared Price (Rs/REC)

498

9,300

498636

9,300 1,000

636

636

469

147,026

636636

178,986

636

469

469

Cleared Volume

469

May'14 June'14

469 469

10,000

823

823

100,000

823

147,937

5,517

823

9,300

10,000 9,300

823

7,211

1,000,000

Cleared Volume

Sale Bid

823

131,759

131,759

7,211

100,000

Sale Bid

IEX Solar REC Trade Details

Buy Bid 7,2117,211 131,759 7,211

Mar'14

9,300

7,8167,211

5,5171,000,0009,300 7,816

114,539

88,895 114,539

7,816

5,517 7,816

Buy Bid 114,539

Jan'14 Feb'14 Apr'14

IEX Solar REC Trade Details

Cleared Price (Rs/REC)

7,816

Cleared Volume

5,517 7,816 88,895 5,517

Sale Bid

88,895

Buy Bid

5,517

Month

6,0

3,0

0 Jan'14

Feb'14

Feb'14

Mar'14

Mar'14

Apr'14

Apr'14

May'14

May'14

June'14

July'14

June'14

Aug'14

July'14

Sep'14

Aug'14

Oct'14

0

Nov'14

Sep'14

Oct'14

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