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Indian Banks Plans to Get Help from States
The Indian Banks Association is planning to seek the Centre’s immediate intervention over state governments scrapping or looking to renegotiate power purchase agreements (PPAs) with thermal and renewable energy producers, several bank executives said. They warn that this will worsen an already precarious bad-loan situation. The Indian Banks Association is planning to seek the Centre’s immediate intervention over state governments scrapping or looking to renegotiate power purchase agreements (PPAs) with thermal and renewable energy producers, several bank executives said. They warn that this will worsen an already precarious bad-loan situation. State governments such as those of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh are scrapping or seeking fresh pacts on the ground that the tariffs contracted earlier are very high. “Given the present stress and progressively increasing NPAs (nonperforming assets) in the sector, coupled with the fact that it is happening in more than one state, the ministry of finance needs to intervene immediately
to stem this worrying trend which has serious implications for prospective investments and earlier contracted debts,” according to a draft of the note that the IBA is said to be planning to send to the finance ministry. The Uttar Pradesh government recently cancelled PPAs with several suppliers to reduce distribution company costs. Banks fear other states could take a cue from this. Andhra Pradesh is already renegotiating wind PPA tariffs downward, while Karnataka has cancelled wind PPAs signed earlier. With power sector stress already contributing to nearly 17% of the overall debt of banks, the fear is that the bulk of the next round of slippages will emanate from this sector. That’s at a time government and the Reserve Bank of India are making renewed efforts to resolve banks’ bad loans, regarded as a significant economic risk. “This is a worrying trend that will have serious negative consequences. If a contract solemnly entered into with a quasi-sovereign entity has no sanctity and can willfully and unilaterally be breached, no one would want to invest in the sector,” according to the IBA draft. “The loans taken by these developers to set up the capacity that turns infructuous after cancellation of PPAs would turn bad, adding to the non-performing burden of the banks.”
The Madhya Pradesh government recently took away the ‘must-run’ status of renewable and co-generation projects, a cornerstone of the renewable energy capacity addition programme. This means that such utilities can continue to produce power even if it’s not needed, making for better viability. Lenders have expressed apprehension that taking away the status will jeopardise earlier investments and put on hold planned investments in the renewable sector. There is further fear that distribution utilities will renegotiate a contract each time prices fall. Bankers who did not want to be identified said a similar action by other states could lead to non-performing assets of more than Rs 1-2 lakh crore for the banking system. Bank NPAs amounted to Rs 7 lakh crore as of March 2017. “If these PPAs are cancelled, the power projects will become unviable. These projects are currently servicing debt but loans will become unserviceable if prices are renegotiated downwards,” said a banker. “This quarter we have already seen fresh slippages from our power portfolio. Going forward we expect to see fresh bad loan recognition from this segment across all banks.” Axis Bank has already warned of power sector debt slippages. The sector accounts for close to 70% of its outstanding watch list of Rs 9,485 crore. Power generation and distribution accounts for Rs 25,600 crore or 5.2% of its fund based and non-fund based outstanding loans. ICICI Bank has the highest exposure to the sector in absolute terms, close to Rs 45,000 crore, or 4.8% of its loan book. It recorded an addition of Rs 1,420 crore to its watch list from a power account classified below investment grade in the June quarter.
GST May Hit Solar Capacity Addition in 2018: Report
India has already installed more solar capacity in the first six months of 2017 than in the entire 2016, according to a report by Mercom Capital Group, which tracks the Indian solar sector. Around 4,800 MW has already been commissioned in 10
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calendar year 2017, against 4,038 MW in 2016. The report expected an addition of 10,500 MW through the year, which will be another record, almost twice the 5,525 MW added in financial year 2016-17. But 2018 is likely to be a different story because of confusion over applicability of the goods and services tax (GST) on solar products, the report warned. “We have reduced the 2018 forecast by approximately 15% due to uncertainty surrounding GST rates, which has resulted in a slowdown in tenders and auctions.”
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solar components would invite 5% GST, as reported by ET in its July 4 edition. Later, however, it clarified that only solar modules would be taxed at 5%; the other components would face 18% or 28%. “Government agencies have created an environment of chaos and uncertainty surrounding these rates. It has brought auction and PPA signing activities to a standstill as nobody wants to move forward without without knowing what the GST rates are going to be,” Mercom added. The ministry of new and renewable energy is urging the finance ministry to stick to the earlier 5% for all solar equipment, but a decision has yet to be announced. ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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Wind Energy Companies in Madras High Court Against Auction of Tamil Nadu Projects
Wind energy companies have moved the Madras High Court against the Tamil Nadu electricity distribution company’s move to auction wind energy projects with a new base price, and the sector regulator’s decision to allow the auction. Indian Wind Energy Association (IWEA), an industry body of wind energy developers, has moved the high court, challenging a Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) order to allow Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Co (TANGEDCO) hold a wind auction for 500 MW with the base price set at Rs 3.46 per unit — a record low tariff found in the first and only wind auction in the country held in February.
IWEA in its petition called TNERC’s order issued on June 2 “arbitrary, illegal, unjust and deserving to be quashed”. It argued that since an earlier tariff order of the regulator was valid till April 1, 2018, any fresh tariff related order could only be passed after this period had expired. TNERC had passed a comprehensive tariff order on wind energy, applicable for two years starting April 1, 2016, setting the wind power tariff at Rs 4.16 per kilowatt hour (kWh). Wind energy tariffs so far had been set by state regulators and mostly varied between Rs 4 and Rs 6 per kWh. Union renewable energy minister Piyush Goyal, however, has been calling for auctioning of renewable energy projects. So, the first wind auction was held in February by Solar Energy Corporation of India, a firm under his ministry. It saw wind energy tariffs fall sharply to Rs 3.46 per unit. This prompted many states, including Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, to seek renegotiation of old power purchase agreements (PPAs) signed at higher tariffs, and to ensure that all future PPAs they sign with wind developers should have tariffs
Subsidy on LPG for Poor to Stay The subsidy on LPG cylinder for domestic use for the poor will continue, Union Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan confirmed. "We have no plan to withdraw subsidy on LPG for domestic use. Subsidy on LPG and kerosene will continue for the poor and common people, said Pradhan said the ministry has taken up with Bangladesh the laying of a pipeline to carry natural gas from Chittagong to Tripura to tackle the LPG crisis in the North-East. "We are laying a pipeline for transportation of diesel from Siliguri in West Bengal to Parvatipur in Bangladesh. There is a pipeline for carrying diesel from Numaligarh oil refinery in Assam to Siliguri," he said. "In exchange, we have given the proposal for a gas pipeline from Chittagong to Tripura. We are pursuing the matter diplomatically and I will visit Bangladesh soon." The pipeline, if approved by the Bangladesh 12
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government, would be laid next to the railway line near the Indo-Bangla international border, he said. Pradhan launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in Tripura here and distributed LPG connection to 20 below poverty line (BPL) families. In Tripura, 9.22 lakh households have LPG connection and efforts are on to extend it to all. The oil minister laid the foundation for a new 60 tmtpa (thousand metric tonnes per annum) capacity grassroots bottling plant here at an estimated cost of Rs 143 crore. It will be completed by 2019. Pradhan said requirements of nearly 4.5 lakh households are catered to by the existing bottling plant. With the completion of the new facility, the capacity of LPG supply is expected to double and cover most households.
not exceed Rs 3.46 per kWh. Hence, TANGEDCO’s move to hold a wind auction with base price of Rs 3.46 per kWh. Wind developers fear this will lead to a sizeable decline in their profit margins. The Madras High Court’s decision may have direct bearing on other states’ moves to hold auctions for wind projects and reduce tariffs. The court has already held one hearing on the matter. TNERC, TANGEDCO and IWEA all declined to comment since the matter is sub judice. “The tariff (of Rs 4.16 per unit) has been fixed by the commission taking note of all parameters and factors,” IWEA said in its petition. “The same has not been questioned by the licensee or any other person. Under such circumstances, the tariff is binding on all. Suddenly, it is not open to the respondents to resort to a reverse bidding process and that too with Rs 3.46 per unit as the upper limit,” it said. The petition also pointed out that the final guidelines for states choosing to hold wind auctions had not yet been issued by the Centre, though draft guidelines had been circulated. “Tariff can be fixed on the basis of bidding only if the same is enabled by the guidelines fixed by the central government,” it said.
Adani Transmission Acquires 2 Entities from RVPN Adani Transmission said it has acquired two special purpose entities from Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam through competitive bidding route. Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam (RVPN) had formed the two special purpose vehicles (SPVs) -- Barmer Power Transmission Service Ltd (BPTSL) and Thar Power Transmission Service Ltd -- in June last year to set up 132 kv grid sub stations along with associated transmission lines. Following the acquisition, the two SPVs have become wholly-owned subsidiaries of Adani Transmission, according to a regulatory filing by the Adani group firm. The company had "acquired 100 per cent equity share capital of two SPV companies" on August 4, the filing said. The company acquired the SPVs "from RVPNL (Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd) pursuant to competitive bidding process carried out by RVPN", the filing said. ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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Technology Means Slower Power Growth in India
In global energy markets, India takes third place in a few key metrics. The country has the world’s thirdlargest electricity generation system, after China and the United States. It is the world’s third-largest power generator, and it is also the world’s third-largest carbon dioxide emitter, again behind China and the U.S. in both measures. In one category, though, it comes in first India has the world’s largest population without reliable access to electricity, about 250 million of its 1.3 billion people. Increased access to electricity is an infrastructure matter, but it is also a technological one -- and
technology is both enabling electrification and blunting its growth at the same time. First, on the positive side: Incandescent light bulbs are being replaced by light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs, which consume much less power. India has about 770 million of the older, inefficient bulbs, and as of Thursday had installed 253 million LEDs, according to the government’s excellent National Ujala Dashboard, which tracks deployment of bulbs, tubelights and efficient fans: The result of all of those newer bulbs is 6.5 gigawatts of “avoided peak demand” -- which means that the power system no longer needs to supply that much power for lighting. Put another way, 253 million LEDs means that India’s peak electricity demand is already 4 percent lower than it would be without LED bulbs. Tripling the number of LEDs and eliminating every inefficient bulb would increase the avoided peak demand to 20 gigawatts, or 12 percent. Greater efficiency means lower demand and, in a country with chronic power deficits, a welcome move
toward easing supply constraints. That welcome approach to zero deficit is also due to more power generation and better transmission and distribution. Demand grew by nearly 9 percent in 2014, but Bloomberg New Energy Finance expects that number to drop by two-thirds by 2021 (and rise again after that). Greater efficiency in new lighting, and greater delivery of generated power, are both great things for India. They’re less great for power generators, whose plant load factors (or operational hours out of their potential total per year) have been falling steadily even as power deficits have fallen. Plants owned by the central government have the highest plant load factors, but those owned by state governments have plant load factors below 55 percent, and privately owned plants are scarcely better off. India’s technology and infrastructure interaction is complex, but it’s also a useful lesson in thinking about long-term growth. India’s demand for electricity is still growing, as is the physical plant to support it. That physical system is also simultaneously improving in efficiency. Slower-than-expected growth can be cold comfort; for those who planned and built for higher growth, slower-than-expected growth looks like no growth at all, or even negative growth.
ONGC Videsh to Pump $150 Million in Colombia, Kazakhstan & Bangladesh
ONGC Videsh, the overseas arm of the state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp, plans to invest $150 million in exploration this fiscal year to drill more wells in Colombia, where it just made a commercial discovery, as well as in Kazakhstan and Bangladesh. ONG Videsh, which operates the CPO-5 block of Colombia, has made a commercial discovery in its exploration well Mariposa-1, managing director Narendra Verma has said. The company is now drawing 14
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up plans for the development of the Mariposa-1well that has begun a test production of 4,500 barrels per day, he said. The success has also opened opportunity for further exploration in the block. “To chase this lead, we plan to drill two more wells,” Verma said. ONGC has 70% participating interest in CPO-5 block in which the remaing 30% stake in held by Amerisur Resources of UK. ONGC has participating interest in a total of six blocks in Colombia. This includes a producing block whose current output is 35,000 barrels per day. ONGC has also accelerated its exploratory efforts in Kazakhstan and Bangladesh. Drilling has begun in the Kazakhstan block in the Caspian Sea while preparations are on to drill the first well in Bangladesh. “We are hopeful Kazakhstan drilling will end up in success,” Verma said. In all, the exploratory effort
would require $150 million of investment this year, Verma said. ONGC Videsh plans to make a total capital spending of $1 billion in 2017-18 in exploration, development and production across all its projects. ONGC Videsh’s production jumped 40% in 2016-17 mainly on 26% stake acquisition in Russia’s prolific Vankor fields. The output is expected to rise further 15% in the current fiscal year to 14.35 million tonnes of oil equivalent (mtoe). “We are actively working towards meeting our target of 20 mtoe by 2020,” said Verma. The company has also entered Namibia’s oil and gas sector with a purchase of 30% interest from Tullow Oil in the African country’s three oil blocks. ONGC Videsh’s investment in the Imperial fields of Russia will likely get some production boost after an associated gas processing plant comes up. The tender for the plant has been awarded and it would be ready in about 18 months, Verma said. This would help push up oil production from the field by 4000 barrels/day from the current 7000 barrels/day. ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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GAIL Seeks Reworking of US LNG Price Deal
State-owned gas utility GAIL India is seeking to renegotiate price of the LNG it has contracted from the US -- following a similar one with Australia -- to reflect current market realities. GAIL, India's biggest gas transporter, has deals to buy 5.8 million tonnes of US LNG per annum for 20 years. "We need to be in sync with the market, whether it is buyer or seller. So, if market dynamics has changed and there is a glut of gas the world over with falling rates, the same should also reflect in our prices," a source said requesting anonymity as the talks are private. GAIL, he said, is approaching US LNG sellers to reopen the contracts. It wants to renegotiate the 2011 sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with Cheniere Energy for import of 182.5 trillion British thermal units of LNG (equivalent to approximately 3.5 million tonnes) annually, with
yearly fixed fees of USD 548 million and a term of 20 years. GAIL had agreed to pay Cheniere a price of USD 3 per million British thermal unit (mmBtu) plus 115 per cent of the final settlement price for the New York Mercantile Exchange Henry Hub natural gas futures contract for the month in which the relevant cargo is scheduled. Also, 15 per cent of the fixed portion of the contract sales price will be subject to annual adjustment for inflation. The source said GAIL wants the fixed portion to be lowered to bring down landed cost of LNG to around USD 7-8 per mmBtu as against the present USD 9.7. LNG in the spot or current market is available for less than USD 6 per mmBtu. US supplies are scheduled to begin from the next year. Cheniere, currently the only US company exporting LNG, is reportedly not in favour of reopening the signed contracts as it expects the signed 'take-or-pay' agreements to be honoured. Besides the 3.5 million tonnes per annum of LNG from Houston-based Cheniere, GAIL has booked 2.3 mt a year capacity at Dominion's Cove Point liquefaction facility.
GAIL had previously sought reopening of the August 2009 deal for import of 1.44 mt per annum of LNG for 20 years from Australia's Gorgon project. Gas from Gorgon is indexed at 14.5 per cent of prevailing oil rate. The indexation agreed was one of the highest in the world. Gorgon LNG at an oil price of USD 50 per barrel would cost USD 7.25 per mmBtu at the loading port. Added to that will be shipping cost and import duty as also the cost of converting the super-cooled liquid gas back into its gaseous state, taking the price to USD 9.5. ExxonMobil-led Gorgon has not accepted the demand so far. In 2015, India renegotiated price of the long-term deal to import 7.5 million tonnes per year of LNG from Qatar, helping save Rs 8,000 crore. The price of imported LNG under this agreement had been linked to crude oil (Japanese Customs Cleared Crude or JCC) and had a concept of floor and ceiling indexed to last 5-year average. The rate thus arrived was higher than spot LNG. A renegotiation of the deal was sought and RasGas of Qatar agreed to modify the pricing formula to link it with last 3-month average rate of Brent crude oil, the source said.
Oil Ministry That Needy Must Get Subsidy A mechanism is in the works to ensure that the poor are not deprived of cooking gas or kerosene subsidy, which is slowly being phased out, oil ministry officials said. “What is at the heart of our thinking is that the needy and deserving must get subsidy but national resources shouldn’t be wasted upon those who can easily afford the fuel,” said an oil ministry official. For decades, the policy has been to club subsidy with fuel, which made subsidy available to every user. Now, it will be clubbed with just the needy, he said. State oil companies, on directions of the government, have been periodically raising prices of cooking gas and kerosene to eventually align them with market rates. This will prevent diversion and spare resources for other pressing national concerns. Making sure only poor households receive fuel subsidy will require some hard work on consumer data, much of which is now available with the government. “It’s doable. There are some practical ways of identifying poor consumers and ensuring subsidy reaches them alone. But there is no decision yet
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on which mechanism will finally be adopted,” said another official. Implementation of direct cash transfer for cooking gas beneficiaries has given the government access to Aadhaar, or the unique identity number, as well as bank details. A pool of 2.5 crore poor households, who received gas connection under Ujjwala scheme, is a ready base of consumers that would need subsidy, said an executive at a state oil firm, adding that the challenge would be to use socio-economic data and Aadhaar details to identify the poor among older cooking gas customers.
Going kerosene-free
“We are aiming to build a kerosene-free society since the fuel is a health hazard and many a time used as adulterant. But until we provide everyone with alternative energy sources for lighting and cooking, we will continue to provide kerosene,” the official said. Kerosene consumption has already fallen by a third in April-June as rising supply of cooking gas and electricity helps people switch. States lifted 1,275
million litres, nearly 3% less than what the Centre had allocated in the quarter. A key hurdle in making a kerosene-free society is the erratic supply of power, especially in rural areas, where people are forced to use kerosene for lighting, said a senior oil company executive. “Either state power companies should ensure sufficient supply in the evening, or the government should provide subsidised solar lanterns to poor families.” Under the Ujjwala scheme, the government aims to enrol a total of five crore needy consumers by March 2019, which also means more subsidy burden. In the past three years, the oil ministry has taken some key steps to curb subsidy, first, by encouraging affluent consumers to voluntarily give up cooking gas subsidy and then weeding out from this beneficiary list those consumers with more than Rs 10 lakh in annual income. More than one crore consumers voluntarily have given up subsidy while around a million with more than Rs 10 lakh income have been barred.
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Fight Over Who Will Transport ONGC Gas
A fight has broken out between state-owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd and Gujarat government entity GSPL over who should transport natural gas ONGC will produce from its KG basin gas fields. While GAIL wants to lay a small 13.6-km line from Odalarevu in Andhra Pradesh - the landfall point of ONGC's Bay of Bengal gas - to connect to its existing pipeline grid in the region, GSPL India Transco Ltd wants to lay a 50-km line to take the gas to its proposed Mallavaram-Bhopal-Bhilwara- Vijaipur cross country pipeline (MBBVPL). GAIL says its pipeline would cost Rs 85.36 crore while GSPL India Transco Ltd's pipeline would cost Rs 250 crore. The two companies have filed applications before the
sectoral regulator PNGRB for authorisation for laying the pipelines, known as tie-in lines that connect a gas source with main pipeline. State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has over a dozen natural gas discoveries in Bay of Bengal which it plans to put them to production in phases. Gas from offshore is to be brought to Odalarevu from where it is to be taken to users through existing gas transporters. GSPL India Transco Ltd (GITL) on June 29 wrote to PNGRB saying it "is soon going to develop a pipeline connecting, MBBVPL and ONGC Odalarevu terminal" It said gas sources in KG basins were considered part of gas sourcing plan when MBBVPL was conceived and authorised by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) in 2011. The Rs 8,086 crore MBBVPL was to be commissioned by December 2017 but the project has not yet taken off because of lack of gas source. "You would appreciate that MBBVPL is the least cost option to transport gas from ONGC KG basin to central, western and northern regions of India owing to its tariff being most competitive," GITL wrote. A special purpose vehicle promoted by Gujarat State Petronet Ltd (GSPL) where IOC, BPCL and HPCL hold minority stakes, GITL said it has been in discussion
Talks on for Gas Pipeline from Chittagong to Tripura: Dharmendra Pradhan The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has taken up with Bangladesh for laying a pipeline for carrying natural gas from Chittagong to Tripura to meet the crisis of cooking gas (LPG) in the Northeastern region, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. "We are laying a pipeline for transportation of diesel from Siliguri in West Bengal to Parvatipur in Bangladesh. There is pipeline for carrying diesel from Numaligarh oil refinery in Assam to Siliguri. "In exchange, we have given the proposal for a gas pipeline from Chittagong to Tripura. We are pursuing the matter diplomatically and I would also visit Bangladesh soon," Pradhan told reporters here. The pipeline if approved by the Bangladesh government would be laid by the side of the rail lines which pass near the Indo-Bangla international ||www.electricalmirror.net||
border, he said. Pradhan launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in Tripura here and distributed LPG connection to 20 below poverty line (BPL) families. In Tripura 9.22 lakh households are having LPG connections and efforts are on to bring 100 per cent coverage in the days to come. The Oil minister also laid the foundation for a new grassroots bottling plant here with 60 TMTPA capacity with an estimated cost of Rs 143 crore which would be completed by 2019. Pradhan said, now about 4.5 lakh households are covered by the existing bottling plant out of total 9.22 households having LPG connection. With the completion of the new bottling plant the capacity of supplying LPG would be doubled and most of the households would be covered, he added.
with ONGC on the issue. "ONGC is keen, and has requested GITL to establish connectivity between MBBVLP and ONGC", it said, adding that it would be achieved by December 2018. GAIL, on the other hand, has contested GITL's assertion that ONGC's S1 deep water and S1-VA fields in Bay of Bengal were ever marked as gas sources for MBBVPL. "It is doubtful whether the operator ONGC themselves knew about it. As a mater of fact, ONGC has already invited competitive bids for sale of gas from the said fields and there seems to be no restrictions imposed in it sating that the gas available from these fields would have to be evacuated/transported only through MBBVPL," GAIL wrote to PNGRB. It said ONGC had on June 21, 2017 written to PNGRB seeking GAIL to lay the tie-in connectivity from its S1-VA fields (ex-Odalarevu). "ONGC has also stated that neither ONGC nor GAIL can afford any delay in the tie-in connectivity approval process and has specifically requested PNGRB to expedite the approval of the GAIL's tie-in connectivity from ONGC's SA-VA fields. So GITL's claims, otherwise, are not supported by ONGC," GAIL said. GAIL said its KG basin pipeline is already in existing pipeline which clearly is not the case with GITL's MBBVPL. PNGRB is yet to give its authorisation to either of the two.
NGT Asks Oil Companies About 10-Year-Old Diesel Trucks The National Green Tribunal has directed three public sector oil companies to submit complete information regarding 10-year-old diesel trucks they use to transport fuel and asked them to produce scrapping certificate to prove that they have dismantled their old vehicles. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also directed the senior-most officers from each company to be present before it on August 8 "The counsel appearing for the petroleum companies, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum, shall ensure that senior-most officers from each company to be present before the next date of hearing. "They will provide complete detail with regard to vehicles, scrapping certificate should be placed before
the tribunal. This would apply not only to the company, but to the contractors working with these companies," the bench said. The green panel also directed the counsel appearing for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to take instructions as to when CNG would be made available in cities near the national capital. The direction came during the hearing a batch of petitions filed by various contractors seeking registration of new BS-IV compliant diesel vehicles purchased for transport of petrol from company depots to identified petrol pumps in the National Capital Region. The contractors had moved NGT after it had last year passed an order banning the registration of new diesel vehicles as well as their re-registration after 10 years.
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IOC Open to Double Refining Capacity by 2030
State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) plans to nearly double oil refining capacity to 150 mt by 2030 and source 10 per cent of the need from its own assets, said Chairman Sanjiv Singh. India's largest oil firm possesses refining capacity to produce 80.7 million tonnes per annum of fuel. "In line with India's aspirations to become a refining hub, IOC plans to raise its refining capacity from the current 80.7 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) to around 150 mtpa by 2030, through both brownfield expansions and greenfield capacity creation," he said
in the company's latest annual report. IOC has 50 per cent stake in the project. International Energy Agency's World Energy Outlook projects 4 per cent CAGR (compounded annual growth rate) in India's fuel demand to 348 mt by 2030, from 194 mt in 2016-17. BP projects demand to be 335 mt while US EIA has pegged it at 294 mt. India has a refining capacity of 232.06 mt. "As part of its quest to become an integrated energy major, IOC is expanding its upstream portfolio of domestic and overseas oil and gas blocks to be able to source at least 10 per cent of its crude oil requirements from its own assets in the medium term," Singh said. IOC has stake in eight domestic and nine overseas oil and gas blocks in Libya, Gabon, Nigeria, Yemen, Venezuela, Russia, Canada and the US. It has fuel retailing and terminal operation in Sri Lanka and Mauritius and is looking at entry into other emerging markets in South-East Asia and Africa, with
overseas offices coming up in Singapore, Myanmar and Bangladesh. The brownfield expansions include Rs 15,034 crore plan to raise capacity of Koyali refinery in Gujarat to 18 mt, from the current 13.7 mt. Capacity of the Panipat refinery in Haryana will be raised by a quarter to 20.2 mt, from the current 15 mt. A 3-mt capacity addition each is planned in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura and Bihar's Barauni refineries, which will take their capacity to 11 mt and 9 mt, respectively. The recently-commissioned 15 mt Paradip refinery in Odisha will see a capacity addition of 5 mt while about 3 mt will be added in IOC's Digboi and Bongaigaon refineries in the North-East. He, however, did not give investment details of the expansions that will take the capacity to 150 mt. Singh said IOC plans to commission its 5 mt a year LNG import terminal at Ennore in Tamil Nadu in early 2018.
India Permitted to Construct Kishanganga, Ratle Projects
India is allowed to construct hydroelectric power facilities on tributaries of the Jhelum and Chenab rivers with certain restrictions under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), the World Bank has said. The World Bank's comments came as officials from India Pakistan concluded the secretary-level talks over the IWT. Pakistan opposes the construction of the Kishanganga (330 megawatts) and Ratle (850 megawatts) hydroelectric power plants being built by India in Jammu and Kashmir, the global lender said in a fact sheet issued. Noting that the two countries disagree over whether the technical design features of the two hydroelectric plants contravene the treaty, the World Bank said the IWT designates these two rivers as well as the Indus as the "Western Rivers" to which Pakistan has unrestricted use. 18
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"Among other uses, India is permitted to construct hydroelectric power facilities on these rivers subject to constraints specified in annexures to the treaty," the Bank said in its fact sheet. It noted that the talks on the technical issues of the IWT took place this week "in a spirit of goodwill and cooperation". The parties have agreed to continue discussions and reconvene in September in Washington DC, it said in a separate statement. In the lengthy fact sheet, the World Bank said Pakistan asked it to facilitate the setting up of a Court of Arbitration to look into its concerns about the designs of the two hydroelectric power projects. On the other hand, India had asked for the appointment of a neutral expert to look into the issues, contending the concerns Pakistan raised were "technical" ones. The IWT was signed in 1960 after nine years of negotiations between India and Pakistan with the help of the World Bank, which is also a signatory. The World Bank's role in relation to "differences" and "disputes" is limited to the designation of people to fulfil certain roles when requested by either or both of the parties, the fact sheet said. Earlier, in a letter dated July 25, the World Bank had
assured Indian Ambassador to the US Navtej Sarna its "continued neutrality and impartiality in helping the parties to find and amicable way forward." The two countries last held talks over the two projects in March this year during the meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) in Pakistan. Pakistan had approached the World Bank last year, raising concerns over the designs of two hydroelectricity projects located in Jammu and Kashmir. t had demanded that the World Bank, which is the mediator between the two countries under the 57-year-old water distribution pact, set up a court of arbitration to look into its concerns. The international lender had in November 2016 initiated two simultaneous processes for appointing neutral expert and establishing of a court of arbitration to look into technical differences between the two countries in connection with the projects. The simultaneous processes, however, were halted after India objected to it. After that, representatives of the World Bank held talks with India and Pakistan to find a way out separately. The talks between the two nations over the treaty come amid tensions between them after a number of terror attacks in India by Pakistan-based terror groups ||www.electricalmirror.net||
Government orders state utilities to help bail out stalled power projects The Centre has asked state-run companies to come up with solutions to bail out power projects that have been stalled. PFC and REC have been asked to consider creating a stressed assets equity fund and a stressed assets lending fund. According to govt data, the construction of 17 thermal power projects, with a total capacity of 18,420 megawatt, has reportedly been put on hold because of a financial crunch. Around 34 coal fired thermal projects, with an estimated debt of Rs 1.77 lakh Cr, have also been identified as stressed assets. Seventeen gas based power projects and 20 hydroelectric projects have also been identified as stressed during a deteriorating macroeconomic environment.
Hong kong plans to add scale to India arm Hong Kong headquartered utility CLP has plans to add scale to its India arm, driven by RE and transmission projects, and list the company on bourses here in the next 2-3 years. CLP India, one of the first foreign CoS to enter the Indian power sector, has invested more than Rs. 14,500 crore since it set up shop here in 2002. “In the next 10-15 years, we want to be a part of the fabric of India, just as we are in China. We do have an explicit longer-term objective of being listed in India, but we want to do it for the right reasons and with right assets. We recognise it may take 2-3 years to get listed in India,” Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, the managing director of CLP India, told in an interview.
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InvIT IndiGrid to acquire four more projects
The power sector’s first ‘Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT)’ IndiGrid, which was floated to own transmission assets across the country, would acquire four more projects of its sponsor Sterlite Power Grid Ventures Ltd.. IndiGrid currently owns two assets of Sterlite– the Jabalpur Transmission Company Ltd. and the Bhopal Dhule Transmission Company Ltd.. The 4 projects are the East-North Interconnection Company Ltd., the Purulia & Kharagpur Transmission Company Ltd., the RAPP Transmission Company Ltd. and the Maheshwaram Transmission Ltd.. Of these, except Maheshwaram, all other assets are commissioned.
KSEB: Electric vehicles to drive power sector Spurred by the 'green energy' concept, and forced to search for alternative sources of revenue in a state where industrial growth has stagnated, the state electricity board (KSEB) is looking to set up charging stations for electric vehicles (EV) in major cities. The board is also planning to introduce electric vehicles in major govt hospitals and technology parks soon. The state road transport corporation too has initiated talks with at least 3 vehicle manufacturing companies for electric buses. To begin with, solar-powered charging points are planned on Thiruvananthapuram medical college campus, Technopark and a location each in Ernakulam & Kozhikode. These grid connected charging stations will conform to specifications laid down by the department of heavy industries on standardization of public EV chargers.
Renewable energy
ahead of thermal power sector: India Ratings The recent aggressive bidding and adverse perception due to falling renewable tariffs have led to non-remunerative electricity tariffs causing a scenario of muted power demand for the private thermal power generation projects, according to research and ratings agency India Ratings which said private developers are facing more challenges in operating thermal power projects than RE projects. It added strong counterparties for solar companies including Solar Energy Corporation of India and NTPC are providing comfort to developers on payment security but an improvement in the financial profile of distribution utilities is important for power projects to have stable revenue receipts. The average per capita supply of electricity is lower than the national average in some states including UP and Bihar. Also, with reliable and continuous supply yet to be ensured in most states, electricity demand is likely to grow across the country, driven by industrialisation. The industrial sector alone accounted for 44% of electricity demand nationally in 2015-16. In the scenario of electricity replacing diesel in applications including diesel generators, agricultural implements and railways, the additional electricity demand can be addressed by a 6% point increase in the PLF of thermal plants, the report noted.
Spending Rs 3,600 cr on Andhra Pradesh power sector Andhra Pradesh is spending 3,600 crore, obtained from the World Bank as a loan, on modernization of the power sector, according to state Power Minister. The minister said APEPDCL, with only 4.9% T&D losses, stood first in the country and efforts were
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underway to further reduce the losses. The minister said the state govt had taken up a project to replace 15 lakh inefficient farm pump sets in the state with more efficient ones and also to give solar power pump sets to farmers at a nominal cost. Each solar pump set costs 4.5 lakh.
Competitive bidding will have positive impact in the long term for wind industry Competitive bidding in the wind power segment, which has replaced the earlier feed-in tariffs where a fixed price was ensured for power producers, may put temporary pressure on wind sector players, but will have positive impact in the long term. The first wind auction conducted in Feb led to a fall in tariff to Rs 3.46/unit down 16.8% from the lowest prevailing feed-in tariff of Rs 4.16 among the windy States, India Ratings (Ind-Ra) said in a recent report. The second wind auction rolled out in the beginning of July was oversubscribed 2.9 times, with more than 10 large developers participating. Although the reverse auction is being delayed and the tariff is yet to be discovered, analysts and industry players expect wind tariffs to go further down. Hence, the cost of wind power is close to achieving grid parity which solar power has already did after the tariff dropped to Rs 2.44/unit in the recent Bhadla solar park auction. Wind power, at the moment, is just 2% above coal, according to Morgan Stanley report on India’s renewable sector. Given the existing overcapacity and stagnant power demand, the SEBs are likely to choose solar or wind power instead of signing short-to medium-term (3-10 years) coal based PPAs incrementally. Moreover, with wind
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power tariff dropping further, non-wind generating States may be interested in procuring wind power from windy-states by laying down transmission lines which will overall increase the demand and off-take for wind projects.
Coal prices getting reduces by 2-3% After the implementation of the GST regime, effective coal prices notified price plus taxes have decreased by 2-3% for consumers from the power sector as the new tax structure has abridged several additional taxes. Coal attracts 5% tax under the new tax regime compared to 12% tax earlier. Prevailing local taxes, environmental taxes and other hidden charges have effectively brought down the tax rate by 2-3%, instead of seven%. Moreover, the new tax regime has also widened the scope for CIL to claim input credit on its costing front. Previously, under the VAT system, CIL used to claim back part of the five% VAT it paid during procurement of materials. However, central excise of 2% and some other regional taxes could not be claimed back. Under the new tax structure, which has modified the entire system of levy of taxes, the company is in a position to claim back a major part of the taxes as input credit.
KEI Industries invests Rs 1.9 Cr for setting up PVC manufacturing plant As a part of backward integration, the company has invested approximately Rs 1.9 Cr in plant, machinery and accessories for setting up PVC manufacturing plant at Silvassa. The investment is expected to meet approximately 90% of Silvassa plant total requirements of PVC compound. KEI Industries Limited
is engaged in the manufacture and supply of power and other industrial cables. The company’s segments are cables, which consists of extra high voltage (EHV), high tension (HT) and low tension (LT) power cables, control & instrumentation cables, winding wires, and flexible & house wires etc.
Launches of the latest version for energy analytic by Ecolibrium Energy Energy analytics firm Ecolibrium Energy announced the launch of the latest version of its advanced Energy Analytics platform – SmartSense. This new version called ‘SmartSense 2.0’ will enable advanced IoT and machine learning analytics to help Industries and Buildings become smarter and more energy efficient. Nearly 44% of the power in India is consumed by Energy guzzling Industries and commercial buildings. SmartSense 2.0 will help these large consumers not only perform real time monitoring of their energy consumption using a wireless and cloud hosted platform but will also help convert data into automated recommendations for performing predictive maintenance on large power-hungry equipment such as Motors, Industrial Air Conditioning systems, and Transformers. The new platform has the capability to automatically scan the entire energy usage across enterprises and convert business data (power, production, etc.) into intelligence for identifying energy leakages and predicting failure of critical equipment 10-15 days before it occurs, thus preventing breakdowns. This helps businesses reduce their energy and maintenance costs by up to 15%. This advanced version of SmartSense also includes industry specific customized dashboards using a new widget maker, and an easy algorithm builder for equipment manufacturers and businesses to easily adopt IoT and Energy Analytics for their operations.
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Chinese Firms Prohibited Eyeing BSNL Cable Project
Even as Indian and Chinese troops remain locked in a tense military standoff along the Sikkim sector of their border, the prospect of Chinese companies bidding to lay a submarine telecom cable system for the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), with defence implications, has set off alarm bells in some quarters. Sections of the government and industry are against allowing Chinese bidders for the cable system between Chennai and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, but BSNL’s detailed notice inviting tender does not prohibit them, sources said. “The tender for design, engineering, planning, supply and implementation (including management and coordination) of the submarine cable system between mainland Chennai and A&N Island using four fibre pair with 100 Gbps initial traffic capacity consisting of six segments with one being repeatered from Chennai to Port Blair and five unrepeatered segments from Port Blair to 5 different landing points at Havelock, Little
Andaman, Car Nicobar, Kamoria & Great Nicobar,” the BSNL tender floated on July 7 said. Sources said that of the eight fibre cables (four pairs), two fibres will be dedicated to defence use. To some, the prospect of a Chinese company or consortium bidding for, and possibly securing, the tender is cause for concern.
Defence Ministry’s stand
However, the Defence Ministry does not appear to share that concern. “It is not up to the Defence Ministry to decide. The Ministry of Home Affairs will take a final call on this issue,” a top Defence Ministry official told BusinessLine. Ever since BSNL floated a draft tender in November, after Cabinet approval for the project in September 2016, murmurs have been growing against allowing Chinese firms to bid. Industry associations, such as the Telecom Equipment Manufacturers Association, have written to the Department of Telecom (DoT) to exclude Chinese players and include at least one Indian company to partner any global company. However, DoT sources say that since it is a global tender, the government may not have a choice but to select a Chinese firm or one of its partners if their bid is the most attractive. But the maintenance job
will not be given to them. “We have to check all the provisions from a national security perspective,” said a DoT source. “The project may not necessarily go to a Chinese company or partner, but even if it does, rules can be set for the maintenance work.” In any case, he said, the fibres to be used by defence will be managed and maintained by defence personnel.
‘Aggressive’ participation
Industry sources said Chinese firms were set to “aggressively” participate in the bidding process. “Chinese companies have their government’s support for such bids. Our government should be wary of giving them tenders that can render us vulnerable later,” an industry veteran said. Over the next few years, the government also plans to extend the cable to Singapore. Asked if BSNL would be open to Chinese firms bidding for the project, its CMD Anupam Srivastava said: “The notice inviting the tender is out...the tender is under preparation...and will also be out within a week.” Global firms such as NSW (Germany), NEC (Japan), Alcatel Submarine Networks (UK) and Tyco (US) may bid for the project, as will Chinese firms such as Huawei Marine (China) and ZTT Submarine, sources said. Among the Indian companies likely to participate are Sterlite Technologies, Himachal Futuristic Communications and Paramount Wires and Cables.
Gujarat Will not Suffer if Supply of Power Decreases from Private Firms Gujarat will be able to withstand any loss of generation from the three stressed electricity plants of Tata Power, Adani Power and Essar Power that run on imported coal, the managing director of the state's power utility said. The state has a diversified generation portfolio with a balanced fuel mix, Pankaj Joshi of Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) told ET in an interview. "Nonor less availability of generation from a particular fuel may have a marginal impact. However, there is no threat to the financial position of distribution utilities," he said. GUVNL, the umbrella company managing electricity supply in Gujarat, is exploring blending of domestically produced coal with that imported from cheaper sources and increased purchase of the fuel from the spot market to insulate consumers from fluctuations in international coal prices, he said. ||www.electricalmirror.net||
In June, Tata Power, Adani Power and Essar Power each offered a 51 per cent stake in their Gujarat plants that use imported coal for Rs 1. These plants are under financial stress as they are unable to increase electricity prices to offset higher cost on imported coal. The reason for the higher cost on the fuel is changes in laws in supplier countries. The Supreme Court in April ruled that increase in coal prices due to such a reason cannot be cited for changing the terms of power purchase agreements. While SBI is drawing up various options, GUVNL is in the process of completing its due diligence. "State has received the proposal from generators offering stakes. State has yet not done detailed technical, financial and legal due diligence. Further, other states are also involved in the matter and their view also needs to be taken into consideration,"
Joshi said. "Once it is done, it may enable the state government to take a suitable view in the matter." Tata Power operates the 4,000 mw Mundra ultra mega power project that has power supply pacts with five states. Adani Power's board has already approved hiving off its 4,620 mw Mundra plant and is exploring offering a majority stake in the resultant subsidiary to GUVNL that buys 2,000 mw from the project. Essar Power offered its 1,320 mw Salaya plant to Gujarat after the adverse ruling from the court Tata Power has said lenders to Mundra project have suggested selling a stake to power procurers from the plant. He said Gujarat has adequate power capacity tie-ups on a long-term basis. "It is making constant efforts towards cost optimisation and may pursue purchase under long, medium and short term to optimise the cost," Joshi said. ELECTRICAL MIR ROR || AUGUST 2017 21
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Power Dept Yet to Decide on High Tension Wires, Iffco Flyover Work Stuck
For the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the presence of high tension electricity wires on the alignment of U-turn flyover and underpass coming up at Iffco Chowk is turning out to be major hurdle. The NHAI needs these towers immediately removed for the construction to go forward. Work at the site has been stopped for the last couple of weeks.
The Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam (HVPN), the transmission agency that owns the high tension wires, once changed its plan again two days ago and wrote to the NHAI asking for a joint site inspection to explore the possibility of overhead replacement of wires. Earlier, the plan was to construct an underground duct and shift the overhead cables into it. The NHAI, it is learnt, is unhappy with the change in the plan. AK Sharma, project director, NHAI Gurgaon, said, “We have replied to HVPN stating our position about how the works are suffering due to the delay in shifting of high tension wires falling in the alignment of the flyover and underpass. HVPN was to give NHAI the approval for moving the overhead high tension wires underground. But now it says a
Imports of Oil from Asian Counties Hits 14-Month Low Imports of Iranian crude by major buyers in Asia fell for a second month in a row to a 14-month low in June, weighed down by sluggish purchases by China and Japan. It is the first time that import volumes of Iranian crude by Asia's four main buyers have fallen for two straight months since Western sanctions against Tehran were lifted in January last year, leading to a spike in shipments. China, India, South Korea and Japan together imported 1.46 million barrels per day (bpd) last month, down 15.2 percent on a year ago and the lowest amount since 1.32 million bpd in April last year, government and ship-tracking data showed. The fall comes as Iran aims to raise oil output to around 4 million barrels per day by the end of the year from around 3.8 million bpd in recent months, and increases shipments to Europe. nI7N1HC01M] For the first six months of 2017, purchases by Asia's main buyers were still up 21 22
percent on a year ago at 1.71 mln bpd. Iran was exempted from an agreement by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to reduce output by 1.2 million bpd, a victory for Tehran which has argued it needs to regain the market share it lost under Western sanctions over its disputed nuclear programme. The latest data showed India's imports of Iranian crude rose more than 30 percent in the first three months of India's financial year in April-June. Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said in mid-July that India's state refiners plan to buy less Iranian oil in 2017/18 compared with the last fiscal year due to commercial and operational considerations. Japan's trade ministry on released official data showing its Iranian imports fell for a second straight month last month. NITC, Iran's leading oil tanker operator, said this month its shipments to Europe were increasing daily and the company plans to upgrade its fleet to support expansion.
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fresh site inspection will be carried out to explore the option of overhead replacement.” The highways authority said HVPN failed to decide to take a decision on the matter for the past six months, thereby delaying the crucial road infrastructure work. “The construction of the flyover is complete, except for the portion occupied by the power transmission towers. These towers are located along the Delhi Gurgaon Expressway – if one is going from Shankar Chowk to Iffco Chowk,” Sharma said. There are 12 such towers (electricity poles) to the left of the NH-8 near Iffco Chowk, if one is going from Delhi to Gurgaon. Anil Yadav, superintending engineer, HVPN, said, “There is no harm in exploring best the suitable option with regard to the high tension wires, but land limitation is a major constraint. There will be no delay as we will decide on this as soon we complete the site inspection with team of experts.”
Growth in Coal use Falls in Last 10 yrs as India Eyes Paris Goal Coal will continue to have a prime place in India's total energy mix for the next many years but data shows that the country's coal boom may have been over a couple of years ago, much earlier than expected. Over the past two years, the country's coal use has increased by an average of just 2.2%, a sharp fall from the previous 10 years when average annual growth was over 6%. The findings, published by Greenpeace's Energydesk on Wednesday , are significant because India, the world's third largest CO2 emitter after China and the US, is seen as the next big coal frontier. Though the country's per capita carbon emission is much less than these top two emitters, the decline in overall use of coal will help India achieve its goal under Paris climate accord. India has committed to produce 40% of its electricity from non-fossil sources of energy by 2030 under the deal. It, therefore, has planned to scale
up targets for renewable energy capacity from 30GW by 2016-17 to 175 GW by 2021-22. The report shows that the renewable sector is certainly booming in India due to increasingly cost-competitiveness of solar and wind energy installations. “India's demand for the carbon-heavy fuel is not sky-rocketing and the country's energy needs will do nothing to arrest coal's global decline,“ said Ashish Fernandes of Greenpeace energy . The Greenpeace, however, said there were a number of new coal-based power plants in the pipeline. It said the coal industry has experienced troubles, with many plants running less than half the time due to an over-capacity crunch. It also noted that the slowdown in coal consumption growth was largely due to the cement, iron and industrial power generation sectors burning less.
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Coal Auction in India do Not Get Another Chance
Independent power generators that do not participate in the announced auction for coal supply or do not offer any discounts on existing tariffs will not get another chance to secure long term coal supply contracts from Coal India, the company has decided. Coal India will hold two separate auctions to ensure coal supplies for independent power producers.
One would be for those with power purchase agreements, estimated to be around 13,000 MW, in which producers would bid on the basis of discounts they offer. The other would be for producers without a PPA. It would be an e-auction on the basis of the highest bid. Coal would be made available to them once they sign power purchase agreements. Coal India is likely to fix a minimum discount on existing tariffs, which would act as the floor for discounts under reverse auction. Companies will have to bid for additional discounts on the basis of which they would be supplied about 75% of their coal requirements.
According to sources in know of the development, this ceiling for discount is likely to be around 3-4 paise per unit. The discounts committed by the power producers would be deducted by the utilities buying this power at the end of every billing cycle. Power producers are free to offer different discounts for each year under the auction, but for the purpose of evaluation of successful bidders, an average levellised discount rate is likely to be considered. After short listing of power companies, and looking at total quantum of power purchase agreement they have signed, Coal India would be in a position to finalise demand for coal. Based on this estimate, it will decide on the volume of coal that would be offered at the auction. “While applicants have been given time till August 7 to register. Short listing and finalisation of the quantum of coal to be offered would take a week’s time and we hope to hold the auction by the third week of August,” said a senior Coal India executive.
6 Years to Cap Toxic Emissions from Power Plants
India wanted to cap toxic emissions from power plants by December. It’s now discovering that target is at least 6 years from its reach. The nation’s power industry regulator says a countrywide roll out of equipment to lower sulfur dioxide emissions won’t be completed until 2023. And that’s only one of the the four types of pollutants plants must cap. The Central Electricity Authority has asked for the environment ministry’s December deadline to be extended, according to Ravindra Kumar Verma, chairman of the CEA, which is run by India’s power ministry. “There’s no way the present deadline can be met,” Verma said. “We are very serious about it, but one has to consider that it’s a very complex process. We have to maintain power supplies to people, which is ||www.electricalmirror.net||
our biggest priority. I am hopeful that the environment ministry will appreciate the challenges.” The emission upgrades, estimated by an industry lobby group last year to cost as much as 2.5 trillion rupees ($38.8 billion), have been delayed as power companies battle stressed finances and are under pressure to reduce costs amid an increasingly competitive electricity market. The caps are meant to ease emissions from coal plants, which cause tens of thousands of premature deaths annually, according to a report published in 2013 by Greenpeace and Conservation Action Trust. A.B. Akolkar, member secretary at Central Pollution Control Board, a unit of the environment ministry, didn’t respond to an emailed request for comment. While Verma’s predecessor at the CEA, S.D. Dubey, warned in November that the target might be missed, the environment ministry as recently as March said the Dec. 2017 deadline is still valid. The environment ministry in Dec. 2015 set a two-year deadline for thermal power plants in India to cap emissions of particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and mercury. The regulations followed public criticism over growing air pollution choking Indian cities, including capital New Delhi.
Air Quality
Ten of the 20 global cities with the highest level of PM2.5 -- small particles that are the greatest health
risk -- were in India, according to data compiled by the World Health Organization published last year. Plants will need to be shut down while installing sulfur dioxide control units, which requires coordinated scheduling to avoid any grid imbalance to ensure uninterrupted power supplies, Verma said. The progress on capping other types of emissions may be slower. The technology for controlling nitrogen oxides is still to be tested on high-ash Indian coal and will first be used on a few plants owned by state-run NTPC Ltd., Verma said. A plan for mercury emissions is yet to be finalized, he said. “The industry needs a regulatory assurance that the costs can be recovered through tariffs,” said Ashok Khurana, director general at New Delhi-based Association of Power Producers, an industry group that represents the interests of non-state power generation companies. “Without that clarity, no bank is going to fund these projects.” The delay is frustrating environment groups that are asking for greater urgency in the matter, citing the health hazards caused by coal plants in India. “The deadline was set after consultation with all the stakeholders and it was a reasonable time for implementation,” said Sunil Dahiya, a campaigner for climate and energy at Greenpeace India. “We just didn’t show enough will. ELECTRICAL MIR ROR || AUGUST 2017 23
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India's Zombie Power Plants Debt Threat Lurking Behind
In the central Indian village of Raikheda, the construction of a thermal coal power plant once promised jobs and economic progress. Years after its completion though, the debt-saddled project that promised power supply to hundreds of thousands of homes, sits mostly idle. It is unable to buy coal to power the plant or sell electricity to utilities. Dozens of nearby stores that were reliant on the project's success have shut down.
Raikheda is not alone.
A Reuters analysis of India's power output data shows over 50 coal- and gas-fired power plants in India are largely mothballed, or operating at a bare minimum. They are symbolic of a broader power sector struggling to service and pay off billions of dollars in loans, a major debt risk for the banking sector that could come to a head in coming months and ultimately leave tax payers picking up the bill. After steel, power firms make up the second-biggest portion of India's $150 billion mountain of bad debts. Steel made up roughly a fifth of the bad debts and power more than 12 percent. Last month, the central bank ordered commercial
banks - the main financiers of infrastructure projects in India, including the semi-complete, or largely mothballed power plants - to resolve non-performing debt problems in six months, or push defaulters into bankruptcy. That could leave the statedominated banking sector with the bad debts and hasten a government recapitalisation of the sector. "These loans aren't going anywhere," said Supratim Sarkar group head of structured finance at SBI Capital Markets in Mumbai. "The government will have to take care of the banking sector." GMR Infrastructure, which also operates the New Delhi airport, built the Raikheda plant in the central state of Chhattisgarh with around 80 billion rupees ($1.24 billion) in loans. GMR did not respond to multiple requests for comment, although earlier this year it d a debt restructuring for the Raikheda plant. GMR commissioned the first phase of the 1.4 gigawatt Raikheda station in 2014 and its second in 2016, but they are fired up only occasionally to keep the power systems operable. During construction thousands were employed at the site and the local economy was bustling. Many farmers sold land in exchange for jobs at the plant.
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India's stalled or stranded power projects account for nearly 50 gigawatts of electricity produc ..
That is potentially critical output in a fast-growing economy where total power-supply capacity is, on paper, sufficient to meet demand. But blackouts are not unusual during peak hours. Several stranded projects are owned by the likes of Essar Power, GVK PowerBSE 1.81 % and Reliance PowerBSE -1.44 %, who rushed to set up power projects in the past decade when tariffs were rising. That is potentially critical output in a fast-growing economy where total power-supply capacity is, on paper, sufficient to meet demand. But blackouts are not unusual during peak hours. Several stranded projects are owned by the likes of Essar Power, GVK PowerBSE 1.81 % and Reliance PowerBSE -1.44 %, who rushed to set up power projects in the past decade when tariffs were rising.
Policy Missteps
Compounding the risks for the coal and gas-fired power sector, India's most-populous state of Uttar Pradesh recently rescinded eight power purchase deals the prior government had inked, deeming them too costly. And a shift in government policy in favor of clean energy further undermines the prospects of power plants reliant on coal. Earlier this year, GMR said it had agreed with banks to a strategic debt restructuring (SDR) for its Raikheda plant, giving lenders an equity stake in the asset and the ability to force a sale. At a conference in June, GMR said banks are still looking for potential buyers. So far, the use of SDRs have seen little success, analysts said. "Valuations of projects are the main reasons why SDRs have not yielded the desired results," said R. Venkataraman, senior director at business consultancy Alvarez & Marsal in Mumbai. With promoters of these projects also not keen to give away control, many of these cases will go to the bankruptcy court, he said.
Derc Public Hearing on Power Tariffs Held The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) on Wednesday held a public hearing on power tariff increase petitions filed by state distribution companies There has been no rise in power tariffs in Delhi in the last two years, the last such increase being in 2014 of 5%. The tariffs prescribed in this order was applicable for FY 2015-16. There was no tariff order for FY 2016-17. As per the process, the Commission will analyse 24
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the expenses and revenue requirement of the power utilities, including the discoms. It had invited suggestions and objections from stakeholders on the petitions filed by discoms for true up of expenses for FY 2014-15, FY 2015-16 and Aggregate Revenue Requirement (ARR) & Tariff for FY 2017-18. In this financial year, Bihar announced a 20.4% power tariff hike, Jharkhand 12.24%, Madhya Pradesh 9.48% and Karnataka 8.10%.
Delhi discoms claim a total revenue gap of over Rs 34,000 crore till 2015-16as a result of a non-cost reflective tariff over past many years. The estimated revenue requirement submitted by the three discoms for 2017-2018 is-- BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd at Rs 9,052 core, BSES Yamuna Power Ltd at Rs 4,892 crore and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd at Rs 7,680 crore .
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Government Fears Solar Developers May Delay Projects to 'Gain' From Fall in Tariffs
With the steep fall in solar tariffs in the last two years, the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has written to all states to ensure that solar developers do not get “undue benefits” from the development by insisting that solar projects meet the deadlines initially set for them without any extensions. Tariffs have fallen from Rs 7-8 per unit in mid 2015 to Rs 2.50-3.50 per unit at present. The lowest tariff was Rs 2.44 per unit at a solar auction conducted for projects at the Bhadla Solar Park, Rajasthan. The fall is largely due to the lowering of prices of solar cells and modules in the global market, especially
in China, which has seen considerable overproduction. The MNRE is concerned that developers who signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) at fairly high tariffs while solar equipment prices were also high, could earn a windfall over the next 25 years – most solar PPAs are for 25 years – if they delayed buying their requirements and did so after prices had dropped. "One of the reasons of falling tariff is lowering of prices of solar cells/modules internationally," said a letter from Dilip Nigam, adviser, National Solar Mission in the MNRE, to principal secretaries (energy) of all states. "Falling prices may give undue benefits to developers at the cost of the government if project duration is extended." Developers take a completely different view. "When a developer is putting in a bid, certain assumptions about panel prices are made months in advance,"
said one of them, not wanting to be named. "If that's the way the MNRE wants it, it should allow developers to bid without considering panel cost and then add it later. You can't have the cake and eat it too. If panel costs fall, developers will obviously want to take advantage of it." Others feared the letter could be used by state distribution companies as a pretext to renegotiate earlier contracts at tariffs lower than already signed for. Recently, Uttar Pradesh reworked contracts it had signed with developers following an auction in September 2015 at prices between Rs 7.02 and Rs 8.60 per unit. It insisted that, since solar tariffs had fallen, all of them should sign fresh contracts at the lowest tariff reached during that auction ie. Rs 7.02 per unit. "The letter doesn't say so, but states might take a cue from it and start renegotiating the way UP has," said another developer. The construction period usually allowed for a solar plant can vary between 13 and 18 months, with stiff penalties for delays. But given the difficulties of locating suitable land, and other impediments, projects are often delayed and extensions usually allowed. "It is important that already awarded projects are commissioned on time," the July 3 letter added.
JSPL's Chhattisgarh Plant buy on Track The deal with regard to buying JSPL's 1,000 MW power plant in Chhattisgarh is on track and is likely to close by June next year, JSW Energy has said. "The Tamnar acquisition is on track and expected to close before the long stop date of June 30, 2018," JSW Energy said in its annual report 2016-17. For the Tamnar asset, it said the Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Energy has paid an interest bearing advance of about Rs 373 crore to younger brother Naveen Jindal's Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) as on March 31, 2017 against the shareholders approved limit of Rs 500 crore. JSW Energy had earlier signed firm agreement with
JSPL to acquire 1,000 MW Tamnar project. JSW Energy had last year said that it will acquire Jindal Steel and Power Ltd's 1,000 MW power plant in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh for Rs 6,500 crore with certain pre-arranged conditions. The move is seen as providing help to the Naveen Jindal- led steel-to-power group to pare its debt burden. The consolidated debt of JSPL is around Rs 46,000 crore. The deal was inked between both the firms in May 2016. JSW Energy had also entered into a pact with
Jaiprakash Power VenturesBSE -1.60 % Limited (JPVL) to acquiring 500 MW Bina thermal power plant. However, the recent SDR/debt restructuring of JPVL has delayed the Bina acquisition as JPVL's lenders are yet to approve the same. "On May 12, 2017, the company and JPVL have agreed to extend the long stop date of the Bina acquisition to December 31, 2017 from May 31, 2017 earlier," the report said. JSW Energy operates 4,531 MW - 3,140 MW (thermal) and 1,391 MW (hydel) of power generation capacity with the long term vision of achieving 10,000 MW capacity. SID JM ABM.
India Planning IFC Plans $6 Billion Investment International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank Group member, is planning to invest up to $6 billion in India over the next five years to support initiatives in renewable energy and green buildings, said a top official of the institution. ||www.electricalmirror.net||
We have already invested over $2 billion in green buildings initiatives in India since 2005. Over the next five years until 2022, we will be investing $5 billion to $6 billion on climate change-led initiatives,” said Jun Zhang, India country head, IFC.
Out of this proposed investment, 20% will be invested in efforts towards green buildings initiatives, while rest will be in climate change-led and sustainable development projects.
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Jharkhand Now Manages to Renegotiate Solar Tariffs
Solar power developers who won the mega auction of 1,200 MW of projects in Jharkhand 16 months ago have agreed to reduce tariffs, which will help them sign power purchase agreements. Jharkhand is the second state after Uttar Pradesh to renegotiate solar tariffs arrived at through an auction. But while UP went back on signed PPAs, Jharkhand has not actually signed any because the state distribution company found it too costly. Developers had offered a tariff of Rs 4.99 per unit of power to the Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) at a recent meeting. Among projects offered at 45 different locations in the state, winning bids ranged from Rs 5.08 to Rs 7.95, depending on size and location of the project. The agency has not yet taken a decision and the matter may even be discussed by Jharkhand cabinet at its next meeting likely later this week. The biggest winner in March 2016 Jharkhand auction
was ReNew Power with 522 MW. Other notable winners included Suzlon Energy with 175 MW, OPG Power Generation with 124 MW, Acme Solar with 75 MW, Adani Green Energy with 50 MW and the now defunct SunEdison with 150 MW. Most of the developers declined comment, given the delicate stage of the negotiations. A solitary exception was ACME Solar Holdings, which won 75 MW, and indicated its willingness to discuss a reasonable tariff revision. “PPAs were not signed because it was not beneficial for the state to get power at the arrived tariff,” said Nikhil Dhingra, CEO at ACME Solar Holdings, which won 75 MW. “We remain committed to the state for future bids. It will really help both parties if the gap between the bidding and the PPA tariff adoption is minimised for it to make sense for the state. .. Letters of intent were sent out to the winners in May 2016, but thereafter the state power distribution company Jharkhand Bijli Vitaran Nigam (JBVN) refused to actually sign PPAs with the winning developers. The developers claim they were told the rates were too high as the state bought conventional power at about Rs 4.30 per kwH. JREDA officials were unwilling to comment on why, despite letters of intent having been issued, PPAs
had not been signed more than 16 months after auction was held. Nor would they confirm or deny fresh offers from developers. But in an interaction in October last year, a Jharkhand official had hinted that the delay was due to both JREDA not having enough funds and its apprehension that the winning tariffs at the auction were too high Ten months later, the matter has still not been resolved. With LoIs already issued, cancelling the bids is not an easy option either for the state. In the meantime, solar tariffs have fallen even further across the country, thanks to a drop in input costs, with the lowest tariff reached being Rs 2.44 per kwH at an auction held for projects at the Bhadla Solar Park in Rajasthan in May. Developers say Jharkhand tariffs were higher because of many factors. One winner, who did not want to be named, recently pointed out five of them in a letter to JREDA: low solar irradiation, relatively more expensive land, the security threat posed by Naxalites, insufficient power evacuation infrastructure and lack of any sovereign guarantee from the state government that it would step in if the discom JBVNL were to default. “As compared to Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat, solar irradiation in Jharkhand is 7-9 % less, thus resulting in low plant load factor (PLF) for similar plant design,” the letter noted. “Jharkhand has large forest cover and large contiguous land without vegetation is scarcely available. Land prices in other states are Rs 3-5 per acre, whereas In Jharkhand they are double and vary between Rs 8 lakh and Rs 10 lakh per acre.”
All Households to Be Electrified Before 2022
All households in the country will be electrified before August 15, 2022 and all villages before May next year, the Lok Sabha was informed today. Power minister Piyush Goyal said the government has set a deadline of August 15, 2022 for electrification of all households in the country and May 2018 for the electrification of all villages. 26
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Goyal said he was happy to announce that the government will complete the task much before the deadlines set. The minister said during Question Hour that the accumulated loss of DISCOMs has increased from Rs 2,53,700 crore in 2012-13 to Rs 3,60,736 crore in 2014-15. As per the 'Report on Performance of State Power Utilities' published by Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC), the accumulated losses and outstanding debt of DISCOMs have increased from Rs 2,53,700 crore and Rs 3,04,228 crore respectively from 2012-13 to Rs 3,60,736 crore and Rs 4,06,825 crore respectively in 2014-15. "I am hopeful that we will improve the situation with the help of the state governments," he said. However, since launch of Ujwal DISCOM Assurance
Yojana (UDAY) in November 2015, the participating states have provisionally reported reduction in annual losses by approximately Rs 11,000 crore from 2015-16 to 2016-17, he said. The generation capacity from all conventional sources has increased by 99209.5 MW in the period 2012-13 to 2016-17. However, there is no established correlation between DISCOMs' losses or debt with their generation capacity. Replying to another question, Goyal said the previous attempts at addressing the DISCOMs' adverse financial position were limited, as they could not achieve financial and operational turnaround. "Accumulated loss and debt kept on increasing due to several reasons which includes limitations of the scheme, limited participation of states and unsustainable operations of DISCOMs," he said. ||www.electricalmirror.net||
Harit Jal Vaayu : Addressing Advancements in Green Engineering
The Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE) is an association of 12000 members of HVAC&R engineers across India with presence in 41 cities. It also has 10,000 student members. The main goal of ISHRAE is disseminating the knowledge of HVAC & R through trainings and courses. The Mumbai Chapter of ISHRAE in association with Mumbai chapter of Indian Plumbing Association and Mumbai chapter of IGBC organized a stimulating seminar on Advancements in Green Engineering on August 4, 2017 at The Leela, Andheri (East), Mumbai, which brought together nationally renowned industry players, consultants and industry experts on a single platform from the Indian Construction and Infrastructure Industries. Key dignitaries present for the inaugural were Mr. V.Suresh, President, Good Governance India Foundation, and Chairman, IGBC Policy and Advocacy,
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Mr. Ajaj Kazi, President ISHRAE Mumbai Chapter, HH Mr. Gauranga Das, Life Coach, & Mentor – ISKCON, Mr. Vishal Kapur, National President, ISHRAE, Mr. Ashish Rakheja, Regional Managing Director, AEON Consultants & Presidential member ISHRAE, Mr. Jagdeep Singh, Managing Director, Rosemex Ecotech Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, Mr. Deepak Gadhia, Social Entrepreneur, Gadhia Solar Energy Systems Pvt. Ltd., , Mr. Gurmit Singh, National President, IPA, Co - Chairman, IGBC Mumbai Chapter & Executive Board Member, IGBC, Mr. Sharat Rao, Chairman, Indian Plumbing Association among other industry players. Harit Jal Vaayu brought together over 350 delegates and business experts from the Construction, Infrastructure, Cement, Architecture, Realty and Electronic industries to congregate, interact, network, discuss the latest innovations, source business solutions and gather invaluable expert support, under one roof. The conference also provided a platform for addressing contemporary topics like Breaking new Barriers in Green Engineering, Net Zero Building - giving back to the environment with Carbon-neutral structures, Smart and efficient buildings powered by Hybrid Geothermal Technologies and Sustainable Community living in a ‘Green Ashram’.
Mr. Vishal Kapur, National President, ISHRAE said, “30% (400 million) of the Indian population lives in urban areas and this figure is increasing every year and could well touch 50% ( 900 million ) by 2050. Thus, the requirement for building stock will increase multiple times and we need to ensure that the growth is responsible and sustainable. Affordable & efficient thermal comfort, water conservation and green buildings are the way forward. A conference like Harit- Jal – Vayu is a good platform to build awareness and bring forward the solutions and technologies of the future. We are expecting an exceptional turnout of participants and eminent speakers handpicked from various industries to address new developments in the infrastructure industry.” Gurmit Singh, National President, IPA and Co-Chairman and Board Member CII – IGBC said, “We at IPA and IGBC are delighted to be part of the Harit Jal Vaayu seminar. Convergence of building services is very important for the proper functioning of a building.” Sharat Rao , Chairman IPA Mumbai Chapter said, “Indian Plumbing Association ( IPA) is honored to be a part of this wonderful event "Harit, Jal,Vayu. We collectively believe that plumbing has an immense role to play in shaping the Environment awareness especially on the conservation front.” Ajaj Kazi, President – ISHRAE Mumbai Chapter said, “ISHRAE is honored and delighted to be part of the Great Initiative of "Hari Jal Vayu" Seminar. This is a great gathering of building systems and services for smooth operation and sustainability of buildings.” This seminar also included a talk on a never-before spoken topic: how Spirituality and Sustainability go hand in hand, by HH Gauranga Das, Life Coach and Mentor – ISCKON.
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Some of the major bottlenecks which are affecting the growth of the industry possibly include - Delay in implementation of REC norms by various state electricity boards. Since past two years REC has made mandatory for all SEBs to purchase BIS marked Level 2 rated distribution transformers.
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Electricity is a major constituent for the economic growth of the country. There has been a surge in demand for power in India which was due to increase in capacity utilization, industrialization, urbanization and population. Today, India has the 5th largest installed capacity in the power sector worldwide. Reforms such as ‘Power for all’ and govt plans to add 88.5 GW of capacity by 2017 and 93 GW by 2022 would fuel the demand for power T&D equipment. The transformers market in India was valued at US$ 1.8 bn as of July 2015. It is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10% till 2022 to reach US$ 2.9 bn. With an overall annual installed capacity of over 370,000 MVA, the Indian transformers market is characterised by 20 large players of the more than 300 CoS. Power transformers contribute to 45% of total market, while distribution transformers form the balance 55%. GoI is taking major steps to strengthen the power T&D network and has undertaken initiatives such as UDAY for financial turnaround of Discoms. Further, the GoI has projected an investment of INR 146,000 Cr in power transmission sector by FY 2019 to strengthen the transmission network thus increasing the demand for power transformers.
Market…
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The Indian transformer industry is more than five decades old hence mature. The market is highly fragmented with a large no of small & medium enterprises involved in the manufacturing processes, and is dominated by organised players. The domestic manufacturing industry is fairly well established with manufacturers having capabilities to develop all type of transformers up to the 800 kV and 1,200 kV levels. The industry enjoys a good reputation in terms of quality, price and delivery in the domestic as well as overseas markets. Transformers comprise 19-20% of total transmission & distribution equipment manufactured in the country. Transformer manufacturing capacity in India is currently valued at 370 GVA, with capacity utilisation rates at an average of 60-70% over the last 5 years. India exports 10% of domestic transformer production to over 100 nations including the US, South Africa, Cyprus, Syria & Iraq, apart from Europe, Malaysia, Singapore, Bangladesh. In the domestic power transformer segment, almost 15% is exported to international markets. India also imports transformers from China, Germany, USA, Korea, Japan. Indian transformer industry is currently exporting about 10% of their production. If this additional exports share continues at 8-10% level, it may only add 2% to CAGR growth. Hence, increasing the export market basket or share is important for a substantial growth. ELECTRICAL MIR ROR || AUGUST 2017 29
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Transformers are classified into 2 major segments power and distribution transformers. Power transformers alone are utilised in power generation stations, while both power and distribution transformers are employed in operating T&D utilities. Power transformers contribute to 45% of the total market, while distribution transformers account for the bulk of the industry at 55%. Transformer manufacturers cater to all utility boards across India. Over the last couple of decades, Indian manufacturers have developed a mature technology base with proven technology and the capability to manufacture a wide range of transformers for various applications. India’s transformer market is dominated by several small companies. However, in recent years, many such companies are rapidly growing into medium sized enterprises, expanding the organised sector and providing further impetus to the growth of the industry.
DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS (DTs) Single phase DTs up to 315 KVA Small DTs (0-315 KVA) Medium DTs (316-2,499 KVA) Large DTs (2,500-10,000 KVA ONAN)
with 20 organised players including Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), ABB Ltd., Crompton Greaves Ltd. (CGL), Areva T&D, EMCO Ltd., Bharat Bijlee Ltd. (BBL), Vijai Electricals, Transformers and Rectifiers India Limited (TRIL), Voltamp Transformers Ltd., among others.
Business Environment...
Leading manufacturers such as CGL, ABB and Schneider among others prefer to enter into contract manufacturing partnerships to fill large orders. However, the market for contract manufacturing is largely dependent on order size and several big players are rapidly expanding their manufacturing facilities. The extent of contract manufacturing is, therefore, limited & irregular. Several CoS are also pursuing business opportunities in new segments such as Renewable energy (RE), UHV and energy automation. Their focus is now on building competencies to further augment products supplied for windmills and solar power projects. Organisations have also forayed into turnkey solutions for RE, designing and building transmission grids for instance, for offshore wind parks. Large org’s use various strategic marketing practices to build brand value in the domestic & int’l markets. These include publishing details of executed projects in industry specific magazines, announcing upcoming projects with large clients in the domestic & overseas market, and marketing promotions through large turnkey project consultants. Several large firms are also developing their marketing teams and allocating significant budget to promotional activities.
Regulatory Environment…
POWER TRANSFORMERS Generator Step up Transformers HVDC converters Transformers Shell Transformers System Intertie Transformers
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The Energy Label Scheme (ELS) by GoI is applicable for outdoor DTs that are liquid filled, naturally air cooled, 3-phased, and are double-wound and non sealed, ranging from 16-200 KVA. The CEA is mandated by govt regulations to ensure purchase of only those oil-filled DTs that meet the prescribed min efficiency value for KVA. Manufacturers must maintain a 3-star rating as specified by the BEE. Several govt and industrial associations are involved in the functioning of this industry. The Indian Transformer Association is a national association with the objective of promoting the interest of manufacturers of distribution & power transformers, auto transformers, furnace transformers, rectifier transformers, instrument transformers and allied goods. The MoP administers the policies set forth in the Electricity Act 2003 and the Energy Conservation Act 2001. It also undertakes amendments to these Acts, as necessary and in conformity with the govt’s policy objectives to ensure growth in the industry. The IEEMA is the apex association of manufacturers of electrical, industrial electronics and allied equipment in India. It has around 800 member org’s encompassing the complete value chain in power generation, transmission and distribution equipment. Set up in 1960 by the GoI, CPRI is the powerhouse of the Indian
electrical industry. It functions as a centre for applied research in electrical power engineering, assisting the electrical industry in product development and quality assurance.
Rural Market...
As a result of increased govt spending on electrification and rising power demands, the electrical equipment manufacturers are likely to get benefitted. Programmes such as RGGVY & R-APDRP are bolstering the demand for electrical equipment such as switchgears, conductors, capacitors and transformers. Transformers being used in generation, transmission as well as distribution n/w have experienced healthy growth over the last few years and the market is further set to rise as a result of increased govt focus towards rural electrification - to electrify 1.15 lakh non electrified villages and providing free electricity connections to 2.34 Cr BPL household wherein GoI will provide funds upto 90% of the project cost as grant while the remaining 10% will be provided by the REC as loan under RGGVY. So far, 562 projects have been sanctioned at total cost of Rs.265 bn of which Rs.135 bn has been spent for providing 6.35 mn rural household electricity connections for electrifying villages. For this scheme, lakhs of small transformers are required to be manufactured for which the Indian industry is adequately equipped.
Key Trends…
India has become an attractive destination for int’l transformer CoS. In addition to various govt initiatives, several other factors have contributed to making India the country of choice. Several foreign players are already setting up base in India. Over the last 12-15 months, new players have entered the market either through acquisitions or have set up facilities of their own. This includes the likes of the Canadian company, Hammond Power Solutions, which has acquired 70% equity stake in the Hyderabad based transformer supplier PanElectro Technic Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries is also planning a facility for manufacturing transformers in Sanand, Gujarat. Several Chinese CoS have also entered into JVs with domestic CoS to set up plants in India for the manufacture of transformers. Chinese manufacturer, TBEA has set up a manufacturing unit in Gujarat in order to qualify for the bids from PGCIL. Another Chinese player, Baoding Tianwei Baodian Electric Co. has set up a JV with Gujarat based Atlanta Electricals Private Limited to set up a transformer factory in India. With the introduction of the “Make in India” initiative, the share of transformers is set to grow to 22% of national exports by 2019-20. Currently, 10% of India’s export market is contributed by transformers. With the introduction of the “Make in India” initiative, the share of transformers is set to grow to 22% of national exports by 2019-20. Several incentives have also been ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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introduced for capacity addition in power generation, which are expected to significantly increase the demand for transformers and other electrical equipment in the coming years. With huge investments proposed across various sectors the transformers market in India is slated for strong growth. The excess capacity in the transformer industry in India, and entry of new players is further expected to increase market competitiveness. This is also expected to lead to market consolidation over the next few years.
Demand…
To sustain the envisaged annual GDP growth rate of around 8-9% over the next 20 years, it has been estimated that India will required to increase its electricity generation capacity by around five times by 2032. Rapid growth in metros, airports and others infra projects is expected to generate huge demand for matching transformers and equipment. currently, share of India’s exports in the global market is about 1%. With the electricity sector being a sunrise sector across the entire developing world, there exists a significant export potential for the domestic industry. Increasing emphasis on power and infra sector by the Govt. of India, there is a huge potential for the contractors for the coming years in this sector.
Bottlenecks…
Some of the major bottlenecks which are affecting the growth of the industry possibly include - Delay in implementation of REC norms by various state electricity boards. Since past two years REC has made mandatory for all SEBs to purchase BIS marked Level 2 rated distribution transformers. Most of the states have taken lot of time in approving the REC norms. Due to delay in implementation of above all the DDUGJY and IPDS tenders have been delayed by at least a year. As on date, CPRI and ERDA are the only two NABL accredited laboratory in India for complete testing of DTs. Also, waiting period in both these labs is not less than 2-3 months for testing to be conducted. Due to this delay, lot of transformer manufacturing CoS have not got BIS license till date. The industry requires min of 25 such laboratory to get testing done on time. Unfortunately in India to supply DTs one needs dual certification BIS & BEE, while BEE certification is also taking lot of time anywhere between 2-3 months. To get certification for different sizes with different star ratings is expensive and tedious process. Procedural delay in implementing the projects DDUGJY and IPDS schemes brings forth the lack in synergy between central & state govt’s. Poor financial condition of major utilities are resulting into lower allocation or budgets for the procurement of new material. The govt’s new scheme UDAY is expected to give boost 32
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for the utilities & improvement in the procurement activities thereon. Non-uniform procurement policies and qualifying criteria for vendors is also visible. Tendering procedures and contract awarding based on L1 bidder and negotiations leads to malpractices due to price pressure and hence market is driven by prices than quality. Pre-qualifying requirements provide no encouragement for field trials of innovative products or technologies. Also on the other hand inadequate supply of prime quality CRGO steel is biggest challenge faced by manufacturers. CRGO requirement is completely met through imports. It is in fact challenging to assess the true quality of the material that is used by the transformer manufacturers in India. India needs 2.5 lakh tonnes of CRGO/year.
CRGO Issue…
Indian steel producers should set up CRGO plants as the demand is about 3 lakh tonnes/year, with lot of scope for export. Excellent testing facilities should be created as at present EHV/UHV transformers have to be sent abroad for type testing. However one test lab for UHV is being established in Bina (MP) which needs to be expedited. Such more labs are required in northern and N-E zone. India is known to be an active supplier of transformers to nations worldwide. It has always been an exporter of transformers and this avenue is set to become even more lucrative in the coming years. Exports from India are diverse including PTs, DTs and even special purpose transformers. It is estimated that around 15% of India’s production of PTs is destined for int’l markets. With India proving its technological edge by producing even 1200kV transformers, surpassing global standards, the country has a very bright future. It is not only developing economies that are importing from India, India-made transformers are even finding their way in USA, UK, Canada, African & Central Asian markets. India has been net exporter of transformers till now. Several of foreign firms who already have base in India are looking forward to making their Indian setups as manufacturing base for supplying to int’l markets. The Indian transformer industry is gradually gaining prominence in developed markets on the basis of its quality & pricing. The domestic transformer industry has the potential of becoming the manufacturing/ sourcing hub for the supply of transformers in foreign markets.
Steel ministry to produce electrical steels in India
The steel ministry is spearheading a Rs 500 Cr public private R&D project for indigenous technology to produce high value CRGO, or electrical steels in India. Electrical steels, used in manufacturing static motors such as transformers, are priced at nearly Rs 1.5 lakh/tonne which is 5 times the value of hot rolled coils (HRC) that are used to make cars and consumer durables. Globally, only a clutch of CoS have the
capability to produce CRGO and the technology is not easily available for assimilation. The Indian project will involve the Ministry, the Department of Scientific Industrial Research-National Metallurgical Laboratory (DSIR- NML), Tata Steel and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam. If successful, it would be a significant breakthrough since CRGO grade steels will be produced in India for the first time. Currently, all requirements are met through imports. The venture would also mark a significant leap for the steel industry’s technology prowess. In the last couple of years, the country has emerged as the third-largest steel producer in the world and is in line to reach the second spot. A pilot plant will be set up at NML premises in Jamshedpur after a detailed engg and project mgt report. A DPR has already been prepared and submitted by engineering consultancy Mecon. Depending on its success, stakeholders are likely to adopt the technology for producing CRGO. All key aspects relating to licensing and IPR have been covered under a master agreement. Mecon has, in collaboration with a knowledge partner, developed a ‘process route’ for the CRGO, which is completely indigenous and does not infringe on existing technology. This was after NML conducted fundamental research to find the white spaces for developing the technology without any infringement issues. While efforts to develop CRGO were taken up by SAIL’s Rourkela Steel Plant a couple of decades earlier, it proved elusive. At that time it was Armco, also the first developers of this grade of steel, which was providing the main technology. Currently, Rourkela Steel Plant is the largest producer of cold rolled non-oriented steels in India. More recently, JSW Steel, in cooperation with JFE Corp of Japan, was also in talks to develop CRGO steels in India.
Shifting market trends…
The Indian transformer industry is one of the oldest manufacturing segments in the country and is broadly categorised into power and distribution transformers. The technology used is contemporary and two types of core materials are generally used. CRGO forms the major chunk of core material while amorphous metals used by limited numbers of manufacturers as core material but the usage is increasing. The large transformer segment is dominated by multinationals and large sized Indian companies as capital requirement is high due to high level of technology and sophisticated manufacturing and testing facilities. Distribution transformer segment is concentrated with small scale sector. The industry is currently operating at about 60% capacity as the govt projected demand has not materialised fully. However, more and more players are entering this segment. The industry witnessed large level of imports from countries like China, Korea etc. The transformer market in India has been in a healthy state for quite some years now. The market is further expected to witness ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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healthy growth rates and stimulating demand for the coming years. The initiatives undertaken by the Indian government along with the need of replacement of transformers installed in the earlier years is expected to drive growth in the Indian transformers market.
China factor…
Some Chinese power transformer manufacturers are setting up their units in India. This will definitely give impetus to Indian manufacturers to enhance their production capacity with the best & latest tech’s, so as to give competition to the Chinese and other manufacturers in the world due to open economy at global level. It can be observed that there are players entering India from China which is one of the reasons why the industry is feeling the heat. It is not deniable that Indian transformer industry consistently facing tough competition from the Chinese manufacturers. In addition, cheaper imports from China & Korea have majorly impacted the industry. According to reports, China manufactured products are much cheaper and are technologically advanced. This has a bigger direct impact on small & medium sized transformer manufacturer. However, keeping in mind the stronger electrification drive which is happening in India, the industry will be able to overcome the main issues and maintain a healthy growth rate. The future for quality transformer manufacturer seems bright as there is lot of scope for electrification in India.
Future Outlook…
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for govt’s that intend to take action against imports which are causing injury to their local industries. In addition, the govt need to conduct research through R&D schemes as well as priorities the promotion of domestic brands. It must always weigh the economic benefits of allowing cheap imports against their negative effects. For instance, where domestic markets are struggling, it is prudent to allow cheap imported goods. This will not only ensure the availability of necessary goods that Chinese imports can offer, but also offers necessary competition for the benefit of consumers. It is crucial, however, that govt’s simultaneously take advantage of technology transfer agreements in order to benefit from the technical know-how and skills from China necessary to efficiently develop and run the ailing industries. In this way, trade with China will add real economic value. Indian transformer industry continues to face tough competition from the Chinese manufacturers. However, with the continuous support from the govt to promote the power transformer industry through investments, tax benefits, subsidies etc. will help the industry to grow over the coming years. The transformer industry in India has evolved and now has a well matured technology base up to 800 KV class also has a field proven technology and capacity to manufacture a wide range of PTs, DTs and other types of special transformers for welding, traction, furnace etc. Today, about 95% of the transformers installed across India are of indigenous origin. Energy efficient transformer with low losses and low noise
levels can be manufactured in India to meet int’l requirements. India has a good and sound base of over 700 industries and has total transformer manufacturing capacity of 1,000 GVA sufficient for domestic and export market. The Indian transformer industry is facing some key challenges, which restrict it from growing of its full potential and targets. One of the major concerns for the industry is the growing imports from China and South Korea. As per estimates, the Chinese manufacturers share in Indian electrical equipment imports has increased. The absence of a level playing field for the domestic industry poses a major threat to local manufacturers. Delay in release of payments by power utilities adversely affects top line & bottom line of the industry. Low investment in R&D and no structured long-term approach for basic research. Lack of standardisation of product specification, design parameters and ratings for generation and distribution equipment across different utilities. Bouncing of orders by utilities, because of factors beyond their control such as govt. approvals, release of funds etc. Outdated tendering procedures and contract awarding based on L1 bidder by utilities. Unavailability and cost of power project funding. As and when the above issues get sorted out transformer industry should grow with leaps and bounds especially with proper implementation of DDUGJY and IPDS schemes, The industry can grow with min 10% incremental yearly growth for coming 3 years. ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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Make in India: Opportunities in Renewable Energy Sector
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India has the 5th largest power generation portfolio, 4th largest wind energy producer, 3rd largest installed capacity of concentrated solar power (CSP) in the world. Its current Renewable Energy (RE) contribution stands at 57.26 GW which includes 32.27 GW of Wind power and 12.28 GW of Solar power installed capacity in the country. (As on 31.03.2017). India's Annual Solar installations to grow over 4 times by end 2017. Almost 10 GW of utility scale solar and grid connected rooftop solar capacity added in 2016-17.Wind energy accounts for nearly 56.37% (32.27 GW) of renewable installed capacity, thereby making RE contributes 17.39% of the total installed capacity in the country as on 31.03.2017. Ambitious target of 175 GW of RE by 2022 which will include 100 GW of Solar power, 60 GW from wind power, 10 GW from biomass power and 5 GW from small hydro power.
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Reasons to invest…
India has the 5th largest power generation portfolio worldwide with a power generation capacity of 329.20 GW. Economic growth, increasing prosperity, a growing rate of urbanisation and rising per capita energy consumption has led to increased demand for energy in the country. Huge renewable resource availability and potential.The target of National Solar Mission has been upscaled to 100 GW from 20 GW of grid connected solar power by 2022, which creates a positive environment among investors keen to tap into India’s RE potential. GoI has a target of adding 175 GW of RE in the country by 2022, which will offer massive investment opportunities across the value chain. Moreover FDI up to 100% is permitted under the automatic route for renewable energy generation and distribution projects subject to provisions of The Electricity Act, 2003.
Growth drivers…
India is the 4th largest importer of oil and the 15th largest importer of petroleum products and LNG globally. The increased use of indigenous renewable resources is expected to reduce India’s dependence on expensive imported fossil fuels. The GoI through MNRE is playing a proactive role in promoting the adoption of RE resources by offering various incentives such as generation based incentives, capital and interest subsidies, viability gap funding, concessional finance, fiscal incentives etc. The National Solar Mission aims to promote the development and use of solar energy for power generation and other uses, with the ultimate objective of making solar energy compete with fossil based energy options.The objective of the National Solar Mission is to reduce the cost of solar power generation in the country through long term policy, large scale deployment goals, aggressive R&D and the domestic production of critical raw materials, components and products.The government has created a liberal environment for foreign investment in renewable energy projects. The establishment of a dedicated financial institution, the IREDA, makes for renewed impetus on the promotion, development and extension of financial assistance for RE and energy efficiency/conservation projects. RE is becoming
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increasingly cost competitive as compared to fossil fuel-based generation, like the prices of solar modules have declined by almost 80% since 2008. RBI has revised the guidelines for all scheduled commercial banks including RE in the categories priority sector, in addition to existing categories making significant inroads for renewable energy in the priority sector lending, also bank loans for solar rooftop systems to be treated as a part of home loan/ home improvement loan with subsequent tax benefits. Focus on skill development of workforce: “Suryamitra Scheme” launched in May 2015 to create 0.05 million trained personnel within a period of 5 years (2015-16 to 2019-20).
Sector policy…
Guidelines for Green Large Area Developments by MNRE: These guidelines cover various fiscal and promotional policies for the development of grid interactive solar and wind energy. The package of incentives includes fiscal concessions such as 80% accelerated depreciation, concessional custom duty for specific critical components, excise duty exemption, income tax exemption on profits for power generation etc. Generation based incentives of USD 0.007/unit subject to max of USD 153,846.2/MW for wind power projects (not availing the benefits of AD). Viability Gap Funding support up to USD 153,846.2/MW based on reverse e-auction for 5000 MW Viability Gap Funding scheme to be implemented in 4 years by Solar Energy Corporation of India. Central Financial Assistance for Small/Micro Hydro Power Projects: MNRE is providing central financial assistance to set up small hydro projects both in the public and private sectors. Support is also given to state govt’s for the identification of new potential sites, including surveys, the preparation of detailed project reports and the renovation and modernisation of old projects.
Solar Energy Corporation of India: The mandate
of the SECI allows wide-ranging activities to be undertaken with an overall view to facilitate the implementation of the National Solar Mission and the achievement of targets set therein. The SECI has the objective of developing RE technologies and ensuring inclusive RE power development throughout India.
Offshore Wind Energy Policy: To explore & promote
deployment of offshore wind farms in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the country. To promote investment in energy infra. To promote spatial planning & mgt of maritime RE resources in the EEZ. To achieve energy security and reduce carbon emissions. To encourage indigenisation of offshore wind energy technology. 40
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To promote R&D in the offshore wind energy sector. Policy for Repowering of the Wind Power Projects: To promote optimum utilisation of wind energy resources repowering policy has been issued.
National Policy on Biofuels: To encourage the
accelerated development and promotion of the cultivation, production and use of biofuels to increasingly substitute petrol and diesel for transport and be used in stationary and other applications.
Policy for Grid connected Solar Rooftop Projects:
JERC/SERC of 29 States/UTs namely Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, HP, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, MP, Meghalaya, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, TN, UP, Uttarakhand, WB, A&N and Lakshadweep Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Delhi & Pondicherry have notified regulations/tariff order for grid connected solar rooftop projects.
State Initiatives: SERCs in Andhra Pradesh,
Haryana, Punjab, MP, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Kerala, Punjab, Orissa and WB have announced preferential tariffs for purchase of power from wind power projects. New Solar Policy in 2016-Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. New Solar Policy in 2015-Telangana Jharkhand, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh.
Wind Energy Govt incentives...
• 100% FDI through the automatic route for the renewable energy sector. • Tax-free income from sale of power for 10 years under Section 80 1A of the Income Tax Act. • 100% exemption from excise duty on certain wind turbine components. • Accelerated depreciation of 80% applicable in the first year & remaining spread over the life cycle. • Generation based incentive scheme reinstated in the annual union budget. • Concessional customs import duty (5%) on specified wind turbine components. • Provision of low interest funds from the NCEF to viable renewable energy projects, the scheme will have a lifespan of 5 years. • Preferential feed-in tariff in 13 states for wind power. • RPS announced in 26 states as mandated by the Electricity Act, 2003. • National-level dynamic RPS of 5% (20092010) increasing by 1% every year to 15% by 2020 mandated under National Action Plan on Climate Change. • REC mechanism introduced for inter-state
trading of renewable power.
Financial support...
Full exemption on excise duty is being provided on Pig Iron (SG grade) and ferro-silicon-magnesium for use in the manufacture of cast components of wind-operated electricity generators.The excise duty on solar water heater and system is restructured from 12% to NIL without CENVAT credit or 12.5% with CENVAT credit. Full exemption on excise duty is being provided on round copper wire and tin alloys for use in the manufacture of solar PV ribbon for manufacture of solar PV cells.Full exemption from basic customs duty is being provided on evacuated tubes with three tiers of solar selective coating for use in the manufacture of solar water heater and system.
Incentives offered by Government: Exemption
from excise duties and concession on import duties on components and equipment required to set up a solar plant. A 10 year tax holiday for solar power projects. Wheeling, banking and 3rd party sales, buyback facility by states. Guaranteed market through solar power purchase obligation for states. Reduced wheeling charges as compared to those for conventional energy. Special incentives for exports from India in RE technology under renewable sector-specific SEZ. A payment security mechanism to cover the risk of default by state discoms.A subsidy of 30% of the project cost for off-grid PV and solar thermal projects. Loans at concessional rates for off-grid applications.
Fiscal Incentives for Biomass Power Projects:
A claim of 80% depreciation in the 1st year for certain specific equipment. A 10 year income tax holiday. Concessional customs duty and excise duty exemption for machinery and components during the setting up of the project. An exemption of sales tax in certain states.Financial assistance from IREDA for the setting up of biomass power and bagasse co-generation projects. A subsidy of USD 30,769 per MW for biomass power projects and USD 23,076 per MW for Bagasse Co-generation projects limited to USD 230769.2 per project.
Fiscal Incentives for Small Hydro Power Projects:
Central financial assistance to the State government and the private sector for the setting up of small/mini hydro projects. Subsidy to upgrade watermills and thereby improve their efficiency. A subsidy of USD 1.15 million/ MW for special categories and NE states and USD 0.53 million/ MW for other states limited to USD 3.07 million per project for State govt projects. A subsidy of USD 230769.2/ MW for special categories and North-Eastern states and USD 153846.2/ MW for other states for the projects developed by private developers.
Key Challenges…
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institutions is 13% with recourse, which makes renewable energy projects with thin margins less attractive; in most of the cases, Indian developers go for ECB1) route for financing. Loans of longer tenure: Due to low PLF, RE projects require longer tenure loan of say 12-13 years against the current 5-7 years. Inherent seasonality of power generation adversely impacts cash flows, especially in case it gets commissioned during non productive season. Capital expenditure significantly higher as compared to conventional sources. Complexity of subsidy structure and involvement of too many agencies such as MNRE, IREDA, SERCs etc. Availability of contiguous land at competitive prices; delays in acquiring land and obtaining statutory clearances with limited govt support. Securing ‘Right of way‘ for transportation of large size capital equipment (like turbines, blades and towers). Discoms sign PPA only after companies have secured land. Grid connectivity to nearest sub-station. Delay in providing grid connectivity. Limited fund allocation for the sector limits the growth. Availability of skilled manpower across RE value chain.
capacity 20 GW have been sanctioned. GoI identified land for the solar parks in AP, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, HP, J&K, Kerala, Telangana, UP, Uttarakhand, WB, MP, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan and TN.
Business opportunities in Indian Solar energy…
Solar energy key application in India. Utility scale projects driven by private companies, while off-grid applications is still driven by government subsidies. MNRE approved 33 solar parks in 21 states with aggregate capacity of 20 GW as shown in below india map and SECI is the nodal agency and handles funds to be made available under the scheme on behalf of GoI. India is at present one of the most attractive solar markets in the world in terms of solar investments for manufacturing and projects.
Fast Growth…
India is making giant leaps in the RE sector. In FY2016-17, renewable power projects output rose by 26%, which makes India's RE sector as the fastest growing in the world. Indian is expected to be the third biggest solar market from 2018 onwards after China and USA. National Resource Defense Council estimates that more than 1 million full time equivalent jobs will be created by the Solar Industry alone, by 2022. This includes more than 2 lakh engineering jobs and more than half a million jobs in the skill sector. Wind sector will create 1.9 lakh jobs by 2022. RE target of the country interlinks with Skill India initiative, which aims to skill 400 million people by 2022. India has set ambitious targets to generate 60MW of electricity from Wind power by 2022. GoI expanded its solar plans targeting $100 billion in investments and 100 GW of solar capacity, including 40 GW directly from rooftop solar. Tamil Nadu has the highest installed solar capacity followed by Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab. With large scale solar power deployment, India is set to achieve more than double of that achieved by China and Germany. In 2016, GoI laid the foundation stone for the headquarters of International Solar Alliance in Gurgaon. ISA will focus on promoting and developing solar energy and solar products for countries lying between Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn. RBI has revised the guidelines for all scheduled commercial banks including RE in the categories priority sector. Also the bank loans for solar rooftops system to be treated as a part of home loan. Transitioning to an energy future that has a significant component of RE has come. Political support to the sector through 'Make in India' is unparalleled. With millions of job and access to high quality training program to support the domestic solar and wind manufacturing market, the pace of renewable energy scale up in India should be very high, and it is not long before India becomes the world leader in energy sector.
Investment opportunities…
From barely 20 MW in 2011, India’s installed solar capacity has increased to 12.28 GW as on 31.03.2017. India has vast untapped RE resources, wind energy has installed capacity of 32.27 GW and an estimated potential of 302 GW at 100 meter height. Small hydro has installed capacity of 4.3 GW and an estimated potential of 19.7 GW. Bio-power (including biomass and bagasse co-generation) has an installed capacity of 8.3 GW as opposed to an estimated potential of 22.5 GW. The Solar Policy of Rajasthan notified in 2014 envisages the setting up of solar manufacturing facilities at proposed solar parks. 34 solar parks of total ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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India’s wind energy target and potential (on-shore) is shown in below figure. ~78% of wind potential is still unexplored in India; Gujarat has the highest unexplored potential for wind power; Tamil Nadu and Gujarat are expected to take the lead in developing offshore wind potential. High untapped potential 42
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in Indian wind sector offers business opportunities like plant development, R&D, manufacturing, support services and trading. Power plant developer: Developing the wind project from concept to commissioning. Establishing access to capital, construction of roads and related infra for transport of heavy equipment and components. WEG manufacturing: Manufacture of critical components such as the nacelle in-house, blades and towers. Use India as a manufacturing hub for export requirements. Support Services: Feasibility studies & project development, Geotechnical services, Logistics support, EPC, O&M. R&D opportunity: Reduction in amount of materials used. Efficiency improvement of generators and blades. Turbines used for utility scale (gearless, vertical axis, etc.). Advanced Technologies: Development of offshore wind energy and hybrid wind energy solutions in India (wind-solar, wind-pumped hydro, wind-fuel cells).
SWOT analysis of India's wind energy… Strengths
• High preferential tariff offered by some state governments like Maharashtra, Rajasthan etc. • Escalation in the cost of fossil fuel-based power generation. • Availability of soft loans and government incentives. • Project gestation period is significantly shorter than conventional sources. • Capacity addition can be modular form
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Weaknesses
• Low capacity utilization of the wind generation plants (PLF1): 18-23%). • Rising land costs and development issues. • Forced outages due to technical factors such as weak grid integration, mechanical problems etc.
Opportunities
• Substantial untapped market (current utilization:24%) • Potential of around 102,778 MW at 80 meters height • CDM credits for clean technologies • Concept to commission model offered by few manufacturers (everything from land acquisition, implementation and O&M. • Depleting fossil fuels reserves, climate change and ensuring energy security provide an ideal opportunity
Threats
• Risk of obsolescence in case of technological innovations in offer forms of energy • Wind power subsidies may be rationalise or pegged down • Legal issues related to land, government laws and liability concern • Project life is only 25 years
The Road Ahead
According to IBEF - India ranks third among 40 countries in EY’s Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index, on back of strong focus by the govt on promoting renewable energy and implementation of projects in a time bound manner. The MoP has set a target of 1,229.4 BU of electricity to be generated in the financial year 2017-18, which is 50 BU’s higher than the target for 2016-17. The annual growth rate in renewable energy generation has been estimated to be 27% and 18% for conventional energy. The govt has added 8.5 GW of conventional generation capacity during the Apr’16-Jan’17 period. Under the 12th FYP, the govt has added 93.5 GW of power generation capacity, thereby surpassing its target of 88.5 GW during the period. The Indian power sector has an investment potential of Rs 15 trillion in the next 4-5 years, thereby providing immense opportunities in power generation, distribution, transmission, and equipment. The govt’s immediate goal is to generate 2 trillion units of energy by 2019. This means doubling the current production capacity to provide 24x7 electricity for residential, industrial, commercial and agriculture use. The GoI is taking a no of steps and initiatives like 10 year tax exemption for solar energy projects, etc., in order to achieve India's ambitious RE targets of adding 175 GW of renewable energy, including addition of 100 GW of solar power, by the year 2022. The govt has also sought to restart the stalled hydro power projects and increase the wind energy production target to 60 GW by 2022 from the current 20 GW.
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Conductors, Wires and Cables Industry Trends and Outlook
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onductors are also one of the largest exported products within the T&D equipment segment. A worldwide substitution of copper with aluminium is under way in the electrical equipment and power transmission industry. Over the past decade, the price differential between copper and aluminium has increased exponentially spurring a huge demand for aluminium as the electricity conducting metal of choice among leading wire and cables manufacturers. Study shows, aluminium wire is set to replace 30-40% of copper wires used in automobiles. The global aluminium conductors (used in modern-day cables) market is also estimated to grow at a CAGR of 2.63% during the period 2017-2021. Founded in 1948, IEEMA is the apex industry association with 800 plus manufacturers of electrical, industrial electronics and allied equipment in India. The Association member companies have contributed to more than 90% of power equipment installed in India. Govt has taken several positive initiatives in this sector. Some of the recent ones are, Electricity generation capacity additions, Debottlenecking fuel supply through coal block auction, Boosting RE, Better penetration in rural India, Improvement in quality of power in urban and industrial area , Speedy project clearances etc. In India, the wire and cables segment comprises nearly 40% of the electrical industry and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 15%. With the Government now
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focusing on Make in India, the industry can grow at a similar rate over the next 5 years. India's economy is capable of absorbing $50 billion in foreign direct investment per year. India's economy will grow five-fold in the next 20 years (McKinsey). India's infrastructure financing requirements and the new manufacturing policy will open up US$ 1 Trillion opportunities for global investors over the next five years. Wires and cables play an indispensable role in today’s digitally advanced life and find extensive usage across a number of applications in several industries. The extensive usage and applications of wires and cables across various industries will put the wires and cables industry on the right path for the future. The trend in the market keeps changing these days. But it is also believed that government has made the right move in the past few months when it comes to talking about investment. The government on the whole needs to get private investments moving by reducing the interest rates. This will help in kick starting the economy. That being mentioned, the government needs to start focusing a little bit on incentives. As we all know giving a particular incentive regardless of the industry will get things moving better. Direct incentives for a list of specified industries coupled with the ease of doing business will have investments pouring in. It’s sure true that the processes being followed currently would bring about a positive result
but incentivizing the investments would yield an immediate result. Back to positive developments, the government’s initiatives on the front of power, housing, infrastructure and digitization are sure to pay dividends to all the industries. Housing for all, power for all and internet for all means a lot of business for the wire and cable industry in the coming future. Not only the above mentioned industries, the emphasis the government is putting on non- conventional sources of energy like solar is also a positive step for the wire and cable industry. There are a lot of DC based products that come into the market to specifically serve these particular segments. By the time these translate into field investments, the demand for the needed electrical would already be there, making it a positive outlook for the wire and cable industry. The main customers for the wire and cable industry are the automotive, telecommunication and construction industries. In the past few years, these three have witnessed a rapid expansion and have led to an annual growth of about 25% in India. The government of India has begun to Focus primarily on public private partnerships with major infrastructure projects. As per the details provided in the Automotive Mission Plan 2006-2016, the Indian government is geared up to double the automobile industry's contribution to the country's GDP by 2016 and furthermore intends to create 25 million new jobs in the industry. The ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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telecommunications market in India is the third largest in the world and it is the fastest growing. This growth is being witnessed in the wireless and telephony sectors. Furthermore, in the Internet sector, the government is making endeavours to provide the rural regions of India with broadband connections. So from it all, the cable and wire industry are only going to benefit and that is great news for those in the industry.
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Conductors Products and Subproducts...
AAC (All Aluminium Conductors): Conductor ranging from cross-sectional
area from 15 mm² to 1700 mm² with maximum construction of 126 wires in conductor. Basic features of conductors are high current carrying capacity, suitability for LV & MV line in urban area, excellent resistance to corrosion and ideal for use in coastal area.
ACSR (Aluminium Conductor Steel Reinforced): Conductor ranging from
cross-sectional area from 15 mm² to 1750 mm² with maximum construction of 126 wires with various combination of Steel & Aluminium proportion in conductor. Basic features of conductors are high tensile strength, better sag properties, economic design and suitability for remote application involving long span.
AAAC (All Aluminium Alloy Conductors): Conductor ranging from cross-
sectional area from 15 mm² to 1700 mm² with maximum construction of 126 wires in conductor. Basic features of conductors are high strength to weight ratio, better sag characteristics, improved electrical properties, excellent resistance to corrosion; compared to ACSR, AAAC have lighter weight, lower losses & excellent resistance to corrosion.
ACAR (Aluminium Conductor Alloy Reinforced): Conductor ranging from
cross-sectional area from 15 mm² to 1750 mm² with maximum construction of 126 wires with various combination of Aluminium & Aluminium Alloy proportion in conductor. Basic features of conductors are improved strength to weight ratio, improved electrical properties, excellent resistance to corrosion and improved mechanical properties.
ACSR/AW or ACSR/AS (Aluminium Conductor Aluminium Clad Steel Reinforced): Conductor ranging from cross-sectional area from 13 mm² to
1750 mm² with maximum construction of 126 wires with various combinations of Aluminium and Aluminium Clad Steel wires in conductor. Basic features of conductors are good mechanical properties, improved electrical characteristics, excellent corrosion resistance and better sag properties.
AL 59, AL-57 & AAAC 1120 (High Conductivity Alloy Conductors): Conductor
ranging from cross-sectional area from 31 mm² to 910 mm² with maximum construction of 126 wires in conductor. Basic features of conductors are better conductivity, leading to better power transmission, lower operating cost due to
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lower ohmic losses, also can be recycled easily.
TACSR, TACSR/ AW, TACSR/MA (High Temperature Thermal Resistant Alloy conductors): Conductor ranging from cross-sectional area from 15 mm² to 1750
mm² with max construction of 126 wires with various combination of Aluminium & Aluminium Clad Steel or Mischmetal coated steel proportion in conductor. Basic features of conductors are ability to operate up to 150°C with specified strength loss, can carry 50%-60% more current than ACSR of the same size & for up rating lines, no modification/ reinforcement is required to the existing towers.
ACSS and ACSS/ TW (Aluminium Conductor Steel Supported): Conductor
ranging from cross-sectional area from 15 mm² to 1,750 mm² with maximum construction of 126 wires with various combination of Steel & Aluminium proportion in conductor. These conductors are with round wires and/or with Trapezoidal Shaped Annealed Aluminium wires. Basic features of conductors are these can operate up to 200°C with specified strength loss, its sag is less than that of conventional composite conductors and final sag is not affected by creep, it has excellent self-damping characteristics.
STACIR/AW (High Temperature Super Thermal Resistant Alloy Conductor):
Conductor ranging from cross-sectional area from 15 mm² to 1750 mm² with maximum construction of 126 wires with various combinations of Al. Clad Invar Steel & Super thermal resistant aluminium alloy proportion in conductor. These conductors are with round wires and/or with Trapezoidal Shaped STAL wires. Basic features of conductors are these can operate up to 210°C with specified strength loss, its sag is less than that of conventional composite conductors and final sag is not affected by creep.
GZTACSR GAP-Type Super Thermal Resistant Aluminium Alloy Conductor Steel Reinforced: Conductor ranging from cross-sectional area from 50 mm² to
1750 mm² with maximum construction of 126 wires with various combinations of Steel & Super thermal resistant aluminium alloy proportion in conductor. These conductors are with round wires and/or with Trapezoidal Shaped STAL wires. The gap between 1st layer of STAL and Steel core is filled with high temperature grease having drop point of 300°C and above. Basic features of conductors are limiting the sag increase with the increase in temperature by the thermal expansion coefficient above knee point related to the steel core, maintaining the mechanical strength of the conductor with continuous operating temperature up
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to 150°C & 210°C, reduced costs as no expansion material being required.
the best match for public places like metro, malls, hospitals, schools and more. Features are does not emit hazardous gasses, Can stand for longer period of time in excessive temperature.
ACCC (Aluminium Conductor Composite Core): Conductor ranging from cross-sectional area from 155 mm²
Mining Cable: Working in industries is not safe at all. However, if followed
to 1451.2 mm². The product is proprietary and manufactured under license of CTC Global USA. Basic features of conductors are superior strength to weight ratio, low coefficient of thermal expansion that allows additional electrical current and increases thermal capacity and a 30%-40% reduction in losses.
GSW Earth wire, Stay wire, Guy wires, Spaces Cables, etc.: Conductor
ranging up to 3 wires strand to 61 wires strands with tensile grades of 350 N/ mm² to 1,800 N/mm².
the standards it is not bad also. Safety against heavy machines, dust, and other particles is necessary. The mining industry perhaps affects people the most. We have tried to give some healthy environment in mines, By proving Mining cables. These cables ensure the safety from electricity while giving continues flow of electricity. These cables can be used in drilling, shuttle cars, power feeds and more in underground applications. Features are ability to work in different temperature, XLPE/PVC insulation and Copper conductor.
Airfield Lighting Cable: The announcements, lights, communication, and
another field at airports which needs electricity need suitable cables. These cables have a role in CCR (Constant Current regulators), Control Towers flights and in isolating transformers. Features are Fire-resistive, Easy and safe transmission.
Flexible Multicore Cable: Flexible cables are designed to work inside cable
carriers against physical stress and tight bending area which is directly associated with the application in moving state. You can use these cables in cable panels, electrical installation and more. Features are PolyUrethane jackets for water and oil protection. Ideal cables for portable devices.
Submersible Flat Cable: Initially, Submersible flat cables were used in submersible
pumps for motor winding and other purposes. These cables are best suited in wet condition and protect the devices from water, oil, and grease. Besides, the use in motor winding in submersible pumps these cables are now also being used in mining. Features are Flexibility and Long life.
Trends and drivers…
Electrical Wires & Cables Products and Subproducts...
LT Power Cable: Better known as Low Tension Power Cables is an assembly
of one or more electrical conductors. Generally, these conductors bind together with a sheath and transmit electrical signals from one place to another. These cables can be used in overhead transmission, and flexible power cables can be used in portable devices and machinery. Features are Less Dielectric losses, Flexible, fire resistant.
Copper Control Cable: When direct access to any device is not possible, then
copper control cables take action. These cables are used to transmit low voltage signals. Copper is a powerful and flexible conductor. The best thing about copper control cable is, its conductor is covered with the galvanized steel braid that does not affect the conductor at all. And promises to have a continues flow of electricity. These cables are a perfect match in cable trays, Underground applications, Overhead, and other application where transmission is required. Features are Highly Compatible, Flexible
Fire Survival Cable: Fire Survival cable or fire resistant cable or fireproof cables
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The wires and cables market in India is comprised of nearly 40% of the electrical industry. According to industry experts, it is expected to double in size in the next 5 years. The industry is growing at a CAGR of 15%. The market has been growing steadily, and according to a recent research at Netscribes, it is expected to touch Rs 572 bn by 2018. The increasing importance of power, light and communication has kept the demand high for wires and cables. This trend will continue as demand for reliable, efficient energy and data communications will strengthen the wires and cables industry in the future as well. As the new govt is focusing on ‘Make in India’, the industry can grow at a similar rate for the next 5 years. One of the major trends in the electrical conductor market is the increasing use of green products. Companies are focusing on developing wires and cables that have a less detrimental impact on the environment, without compromising on the quality, flexibility, efficiency and ease of usage. Functions such as flame and fire retardant, low emission of poisonous fumes, non-corrosive and halogen-free insulation are being adopted by major power cables companies. Another trend that has been observed in the recent years is the entry of foreign companies through collaborations. An increase in the demand for electrical conductors from replacement market and rapid urbanization are also driving the growth in this segment. Old equipment such as T&D transformers, switchgears, circuit-breakers and power cables are being replaced with technically advanced T&D equipment; thus, increasing the demand for electrical conductors. Every conductor in the electrical system has a built in resistivity. This means that part of the electrical energy that it carries is dissipated as heat and is lost as useful energy. For a given conductor diameter, those energy losses can be reduced by choosing material with a high electrical conductivity. The electrical conductivity of copper is second only to silver and is 65% better than aluminium. Energy losses can be further reduced by increasing the conductor diameter. The energy savings that result from increasing the conductor diameter lead, in the vast majority of cases, to a reduction in the life cycle cost of the system. ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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Smart wiring is a structured way of pre-wiring dwelling units; it helps deploy and manage delivery of low voltage systems and control services, and provides a connected environment effectively and efficiently. The need for smart wiring concept arises from the demand for home technology, which shows no sign of declining despite a challenging housing market. Installed infrastructure like high-speed wiring, and the adoption of broadband enable the growth of wholehome networks for digital media as well as data. The smart wiring system can be divided into two parts: Basic system-Telephone, satellite TV, internet and data services; Advanced system-Supports basic system plus surveillance (CCTV) and building automation.
Future Outlook…
The wires and cables market in India has come a long way, from being a small industry to a very large one, over the past decade. The industry is mostly volume driven, although it comes with a lot of technical and quality nuances. Over the last 20 years, the industry has shifted from being an unorganised sector to an organised one, although 35% of the industry continues to be a part of the unorganised sector. PGCIL’s recent new projects involve implementation of 2 green energy corridors, 3 communication investment projects and implementation of interconnection between India & Bangladesh. Telangana is also planning to invest more than US$ 6.9 billion in the next 5 years for capacity additions, besides improving transmission network in the power sector. The wire and cable industry in India is growing at respectable rate currently and hopes to continue doing so in the next few years, because of many ambitious plans for infra development as announced by the Govt. in the railways, power transmission, data communication, etc. Many CoS, hopeful of the continued positive vigor experienced by the industry, are gearing up for new performance enhancing initiatives on product, process, human resources, and environment fronts for the individual company growth and collective industry progress. 2017 is a critical year for CoS mainly due to promising growth opportunities presented by the segments they are present in. Year 2016 started out with the belief
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that the Indian economy could touch the 8% growth mark. Year 2017 started with the acknowledgement that this is not going to happen at least in the current fiscal. There are a few imponderables which could pose risks for Indian economic growth in 2017. First of course is demonetization and its impact. The demonetization is expected to impact growth in the short-term with the cash crunch impacting discretionary consumption and cash transaction heavy sectors. In the medium to long term, demonetization is expected to benefit growth and improve tax compliance resulting in an improvement in tax buoyancy. Interest rates will also come down since the banks are having lot of surplus deposits. Another important thing is the GST implementation. GST will be a game changing reform for the Indian economy by creating a common Indian market and reducing the cascading effect of tax on the cost of goods and services. The gains from GST always come in the long term, but there will always be some pain in the short term. GST will also ensure greater compliance and supply chains will also be revamped. Brexit and Trump effect, though seemingly far-fetched, is also important; Slower growth of goods exports (& imports) because of bleaker global macroeconomic environment caused by rising protectionism, uncertainties created by the unexpected outcomes of referendums in Britain and Italy and Trump’s Presidency. The rise of crude oil also affects us a lot. India is the fourth largest importer of crude oil. Lower oil prices kept the economy on a stable path and managed to keep inflation under control. Following the OPEC decision, there is likely to be a cascading impact on the country’s fiscal scene and inflation dynamics. Despite these challenges, India’s economic outlook for 2017 is optimistic. It could be among the fastest growing economies in 2017. Mitigating these risks is important, particularly given global economic uncertainty, and failure to do so may prevent the economy from realizing its growth potential in the coming year. We expect the dust to settle down in six months and thereafter, we might see economic buoyancy. GST being implemented with consensus and clarity, the organized sector will benefit significantly. The first two quarter of 2017 looks a little uncertain due to the impact of demonetization on overall
economy. Moreover, remained challenging due to factors like uncertainties around GST roll out, possibilities of economic and financial reforms etc. Combined effect of all these factors is going to keep the market range-bound demanding highest level of perfection in the short-term/ long-term planning. Looking on these changes, the impact on economy would be severe in short term. The latest developing sector is in solar cables with the thrust on renewable energy. The automobile sector also appears to be facing slow down in the immediate present. But other sectors should not face a dent in the demand for cables.Therefore, a short term dip in demand, in some sectors of the cable industry, should not affect the overall scenario in long term. Even for the domestic cable Industry, it is expected that with the roll out of the GST and expansion of the formal economy, the outlook should be bright at least in the second half of 2017. The pent up demand can be deferred for a while but cannot be extinguished, since cables are essentially in the category of durable goods. As far as the wire and cable sector is concerned, expected that solar, defence, cement and power domains to provide growth momentum to the sector. With the slowdown in the real estate sector, believed that there would be muted demand for the domestic segment. Smart city projects are seeing some traction and 2017-18 is expected to see the projects really taking off; this will provide demand to niche and highly specialized cables. However, the outlook for the wire and cable industry is in good shape for the next few years. Power sector is undergoing a significant change that has redefined the perspective and decision making process of cable and conductor manufacturers. Even small and medium businesses are willing to evaluate and use high-performance machinery in order to achieve quality products, lower costs and higher production efficiency. The bigger players in the market are focusing not only in expanding, but also in optimizing their current stranding capabilities with a long-term view on capital goods investment that perform consistently for more than 20 years with min maintenance. The RoI is increasingly worked out taking into account the overall cost of ownership including raw material, manpower, space and energy savings.
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Home Automation and Modern Switches: Things you Need to Know
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here are a lot of ways to automate your home's lighting - here's how to pick what's best for you. Home automation has for long been the absolute domain of the rich. But we are at a stage where anyone can afford to have automated homes, customised according to their needs and budgets. The notion of automated homes has evolved from pressing buttons to open a door or to bring out an owen, now it is more about securing your house and being able to remotely observe and control the space like switches, fans, TV etc. Automated homes tend to be much more energy efficient than conventional homes. In India, with the boom in the realty sector many new homebuyers are opting to add automated elements to their new properties. While some real estate CoS give you options even as you buy a new home, many buyers just take the help of 3rd parties with complete solutions. While it is possible to automate an old house, the cost of retrofitting will be much more. Automation for a new house should be planned from the stage the electrical layout is prepared which enables a well designed solution meeting the homeowner's expectations. The first item on the wishlist for households is security, followed
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by automated and energy efficient lighting systems. The initial investment will turn into savings in a few years. An energy efficient home can reclaim the amount spent on automation within 2-3 years just from the reduced power consumption. Smartphones and tablets are also changing the picture, letting home owners take charge of their homes wherever they are. No wonder, a smart home now is also a connected home.
electronic main door mortise lock. Both Zicom and Eureka Forbes have video door solutions priced under Rs 20,000. These two CoS also offer fingerprint or biometric lock @ >Rs. 12000.
Lighting: From scene or mood lighting integrated
Others: CoS like Smart Automation offer solutions
for your entertainment hubs to sensor based LEDs that switch off when there is no one in a room, the options are endless. ABB Ltd sells presence sensors priced between Rs 3,500 and Rs 7,000, while timers and switching units are cheaper at Rs 2,500. ABB i-bus EIB brightness sensors, that control lighting according to the ambient light in the room, cost Rs 3,000. Schneider Electric has solutions that control lighting from a mobile device.
Security: Many homeowners opt for full CCTV
surveillance system with solutions like IR Bullet and Speed Dome covering a wider area and recording even in low-light conditions. But a more practical solution for Indian homes is a video door phone. These can be linked to remote door mechanisms like the Trane
Climate Control: Another automation option is to
access the air-conditioning/heating in the home from a mobile device and set it according to your need even if you are not there. Use this to switch off an AC or to switch on the heater before you enter the house. that let you open/close curtains with the click of a button from anywhere in the house. You can also have a remote in the car to open the front gate/ garage door. All home entertainment equip. can also be synced to be controlled by a single mobile app/remote. Automated systems can also be used to control owens, deep freezers and refrigerators in the kitchen. However, these are not so popular in India.
Smart home‌ If you have a wallet that is expendable, it is very easy to set up a home that is automated and can almost be remote controlled. Spend on a contract upwards of Rs 3.5 lakh and CoS will offer complete home automation solutions that make your new house smart
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enough to keep out intruders, and nimble enough to let the light in or keep it out, without you actually doing anything. The real smart homes of the future won't need its residents to do anything. Sensors that run across the walls and floors will gauge dips in temperature, know if you have a visitor staying over for the night, and even understand when you are having a bad day! These homes will be smart because they will be able to act on the gigabytes of data being generated across the home. So, as the temperature dips, the smart devices will up the thermostat and even play a soothing jazz number to ease work related stress. And for that extra guest, it will have a warm bath drawn even before he is up. But that perfect smart home is still a few years in the making and till such time when your turf gets fully automated, you will have to make do with central controllers that take commands from you, or a mobile device, and execute the same across the home. Ultra-smart devices like the Android-powered Samsung T9000 fridge, which can be imported, makes managing your kitchen very simple thanks to features like displaying recipes from the net on its LCD screen and running your favourite smartphone apps. We, however, seem to have a fetish for security and don't really think beyond doors with automated locks that can be opened from inside even as you view who the visitor is on a security screen powered by Zicom. New home security systems can send alerts to phones every time there is an unforeseen movement in the house or there is a need to open the door remotely for someone to come in. Smart homes are also essentially energy efficient homes. Sensor-based lights switch off as soon as they detect that there is no one around and light up as someone walks in. Similar sensors can also switch off all appliances that are running when not needed. Just this energy saving is enough to cover the cost of the investment in a couple of years. According to some estimates, about 14 bn of the 19 bn connected devices in the world by the end of this year will be non consumer machines like security cameras and air conditioners. However, the connected home is also a security threat of a new kind. For those with malicious intent, a home that talks to devices or networks outside provides an open window for unsolicited entry. Protecting such homes will be one of the new challenges for security agencies, especially since it will be hard to convince users to have a firewall for an oven or a refrigerator.
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you arrive home after work, to the security of lights that cycle on and off to simulate occupancy while you're away on vacation. Automating a single lamp isn't too tricky, just swap the bulb out for a smart light with built-in Wi-Fi like the Lifx White 800, or plug your lamp into a smart plug like the Belkin WeMo Switch . But what if you're looking to automate a whole home's worth of lights? Our first connected lighting option is to go right for the bulbs themselves and swap them out with smart versions that have wireless communication capabilities packed inside. A few, like the Lifx and Lifx White 800 LEDs , use built-in Wi-Fi radios or perhaps Bluetooth, this lets them communicate directly with your phone or tablet, eliminating the need for a hub or control device. On a small scale, that kind of plug-and-play simplicity is pretty appealing, but the price per bulb tends to fall on the high side, making it expensive to scale up. The more common wireless lighting protocol is ZigBee. That's the signal transmitted by Philips Hue LEDs , Osram Lightify LEDs , Belkin WeMo LEDs and $15 bargain-priced bulbs like the GE Link LED and the Cree Connected LED . Your phone doesn't speak ZigBee, so you'll need some sort of hub or bridge device to act as translator. Many options here offer some sort of starter kit with a bridge or hub included. The price on these kits can vary, a two-bulb kit from TCP goes for about Rs 3000, while a 3-bulb Philips Hue kit will set you back Rs 12000. The price per bulb varies, too, ranging from that Rs 1000 mark up to Rs 3000 or 6000 for higher end models that change colors on demand. The good thing is that you've got a growing number of options on the low end, and, in many cases, you can mix and match between different brands under a single control device. The Philips Hue bridge is probably the best example of a proprietary controller that works surprisingly well with 3rd party bulbs, including those Rs 1000 GE and Cree bulbs. You can also incorporate many of these bulbs into a larger smart home setup by using a dedicated hub like the ones you'll find in systems like SmartThings and Staples Connect . Thumbs up! Setup is relatively simple with the bulb approach, and it's easy to move a bulb to a new fixture if needed. With many of your options, the cost of scaling up and adding lights to your setup is fairly low. Spend a little more, and you'll find feature-rich bulbs that change colors, track motion, stream audio
over Bluetooth, or double as connected cameras. Thumbs down! Most all of your smart-bulb options are A-shape bulbs with standard-size E-shape screw-in bases, so if your fixtures require something else, like candelabra bulbs, you're out of luck. If the fixture in question is tied to an in-wall dimmer switch, the smart bulb will likely flicker and buzz. There also isn't a great deal of variety with respect to brightness and color temperature. And, of course, the bulbs won't work if the light is switched off. If you're willing to roll up your sleeves and fiddle with your home's wiring a bit, you'll be able to swap your light switches out for smart switches fairly easily. Instead of automating the bulb, you'll be automating the on/off switch itself, and programming when it should turn on or off. Like smart bulbs, most of your smart-switch options use either Wifi/ZigBee. Wi-Fi models like the Belkin WeMo Light Switch can pair directly with your home network, while models that use ZigBee will require some sort of hub or control device. Most smart switches cost somewhere around Rs 3000, so it's a pricier approach than with smart bulbs, where you'll be able to scale up for Rs 1000/ light if you want. You also don't have as many options as you do with smart bulbs, nor will you be able to change fixtures without re-installing everything should you decide to smarten up a different light. Some smart switches offer built-in smart dimming capabilities, these tend to cost a little more. You might also find smart switches with full color touchscreen displays/built-in speakers & microphones for intercom functionality. Smart switches also make sense for guest bedrooms, as there is no need to teach guests to leave the light switched on in order for things like motion-activated lighting to work. Thumbs up! With a smart switch, you're free to use whatever bulb you want, perfect if you're picky about ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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light quality, or if your fixture requires bulbs of a particular size, shape, or style that's incompatible with smart bulbs. In many cases, your scheduled lighting changes will still run even when the switch is turned off. Thumbs down! Installation is more hands-on than with smart bulbs, and you'll have to repeat the process if you want to move the switch to a different fixture. Scaling your system up isn't as cost efficient as with smart bulbs, either. Along with other small appliances, desk fans, space heaters, and coffeemakers all make sense for automation. You can also plug a power strip into a smart plug or outlet, then automate everything plugged into that power strip at the same time, useful for turning your media center off automatically at night and preventing it from leeching power. Go the smart-plug route, and you'll enjoy the same sort of plug-and-play simplicity that you'll find with smart bulbs. They're a flexible option, too, if you want to change your setup, just unplug the thing and move it somewhere else, or plug in a different device. Smart outlets are obviously less flexible, since you'll hardwire them into your walls, but they offer a more seamless and fully integrated feel for full-fledged smart homes. Thumbs up! Smart plugs offer simple setup and strong accessibility for smart-home novices, while smart outlets offer a seamless, built-in smart-home aesthetic. Aside from automating lamps, you'll be able to automate any small appliance with a plug on it. There's a good variety of smart plugs to choose from, too. Thumbs down! With smart outlets, installation is, again, a lot more hands-on than simply swapping out a bulb. And since they only automate what you 56
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plug into them, smart outlets and plugs can't control hardwired lights and fixtures. Like with smart switches, the price per plug/outlet is typically higher than the price of a single smart bulb. Some plugs might also block off an entire outlet. A lot of what we decide to go with will ultimately depend on what system we use to control all of the gear in the house. We plan on installing a wide range of gadgets from a wide range of manufacturers, so we'll want to find something capable of helping everything work together, we'll likely favor the smart lighting options that fit in best with whatever larger setup we end up putting together. Smart light switches & plug adapters are the building blocks of the connected home. But it can be tough to tell the difference between various devices.
Smart Switch/plug‌
When raising the IQ of your traditional home, you can adopt a device-by-device approach, in which you slowly replace large, dumb devices with smart ones over time, or you can use smart switches and plugs. If you want all the smarts of a connected TV, for instance, then a smart plug won't cut it. But if you want all the small pieces of your home, like lights, fans, air purifiers and so on, to cooperate, then switches and plugs are a good fit. And if you just want smart lights in your home, then you can consider smart LED bulbs. In fact, we have a whole article discussing the pros and cons of bulbs versus switches. You've decided a smart switch or plug really is what you need. Now the question is, which one should you get? In-wall switches, like Belkin WeMo Light Switches or Lutron Switches, are convenient because toggling them is as natural as hitting a normal light switch.
Plus, you get the added smarts of remote control, scheduling and automation. That means if you have light fixtures you want to automate, but you want to keep their normal wall-switch control too, then in-wall smart switches are what you need. Smart plugs, like the iDevices Switch, offer many of the same features, but also increased flexibility, as you can plug in whatever device you want. And if you want to change your setup, it only takes a minute. Smart plugs also are more likely to include the power-monitoring feature that in-wall switches don't have. To toggle a smart plug like this iDevices Switch, you have to either press the button on the device itself, or use the app. Neither is very convenient, so you'll want to take advantage of its scheduling features. Smart plugs don't always have the same easy manual toggle of in-wall switches, so they're usually better for scheduling and automating miscellaneous devices or lamps. This is an important question to ask, simply because how well your tech cooperates can be as important as the tech itself. As a general rule of thumb, the devices you already use around the house, whether it's an iPad or Android device, Nest or Ecobee, will work better with some switches and plugs than others. Depending on the devices around your home already, some plugs and switches will work better than others. If you use Apple HomeKit-compatible products, whether that's an Ecobee thermostat or an iPad, it's worth checking out the iDevices Switches and in-wall outlet. If you use the Nest Learning Thermostat, check out the Zuli Smartplug. If you use SmartThings, check out GE's smart switches. In other words, whatever technology is already part of your daily habits should work with whatever switches or plugs you want to buy. If you don't know what platform you want your switches ||www.electricalmirror.net||
or plugs to work with, you'll want to find out which communication protocols to use.
ZigBee and Z-Wave…
Wireless communication is the basic way smart home devices send data back and forth to each other and to your phone. Pretty much every major smart plug or switch will say on its packaging that it is Z-Wave, ZigBee, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connected. These are the way devices communicate with other gadgets around the house. Z-Wave and ZigBee are both radio protocols that require a hub of some sort, to translate the language of the device to a language your phone can understand. These plugs are often more affordable, if you already use a platform like SmartThings or Lowe's Iris. Z-Wave and ZigBee devices fit well into larger smart home setups. If you just want one or two devices, you probably should look elsewhere. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi both connect directly to your phone. That means they're perfect as stand-alone products. Bluetooth devices like Zuli plugs don't have the away-from-home remote control of Wi-Fi plugs. But Bluetooth technology allows for presence-reactive automation that the Belkin WeMo Insight Switch, for instance, just can't replicate.
The takeoff…
As home automation tech develops, smart light switches will continue evolving. What separates the different switches right now are features, smartphone app
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capabilities and ease of installation. These are more fully explained below. The trick is to find the most affordable switch or plug that meets the needs of your particular setup. These devices typically include any combination of the following features: presencesensing automation, scheduling, energy monitoring, integrated automation with other smart home gadgets, surge protection and dimming. The more features you add to a smart plug or switch, the more it will generally cost. A low quality Bluetooth plug like the Nyrius Smart Outlet, for example, will only set you back 25 bucks. A higher quality Bluetooth plug will be closer to $60. But presence-sensing feature is far more precise and reliable, and it integrates with other smart home devices. The best affordable smart plug, with scheduling, power monitoring and remote control may cost you around $25. Knowing exactly how you plan to use a smart switch or plug can make all the difference in which product you select. So you know whether you want a switch or plug, what features you want, what platforms and protocols you prefer, and where you plan to use your device. These should lead you in the right direction, but sometimes finding the perfect fit just isn't possible. The good news is, smart plugs and switches are some of the most flexible devices in the smart home, so creating a personalized setup that you're happy with only takes a little time and research.
Features: The primary purpose of any lighting system
is its ability to control the lights in your home. A smart switch should be designed like any other control, with an on and off switch so you can immediately control it from its physical location. It should come in a number of common colors, and it should have an LED light to indicate its connection status with your wireless network. The most important feature of all is that which makes it a smart light switch: the mobile application. At the core of every smart light controller is its app, which enables you to turn lights on-off from your smartphone. The best apps also allow you to turn any light into a dimmer, or even set schedules and desired lighting levels for when a light turns on. Few, if any, light controls include professional installation as part of the package. In many cases, you will be expected to install the wireless lighting control yourself, which means you’ll need a basic understanding of electrical work. You’ll need to replace the entire existing unit with the smart switch, and you’ll have to attach all the wires to the new switch, including the neutral wire to gain full wireless access. Smart lighting controls bring your home into the era of smart tech. The ability to control your home remotely through a mobile app helps to maintain an easier & carefree lifestyle. Controlling your lights through your phone is a small step toward a full smart home, and it is one you’ll enjoy on a daily basis.
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Er P.K.Pattanaik, is presently working with OPTCL as Asst. General Manager (Elect) in E & MR Division, Bhubaneswar- Odisha and associated with the Protection and Control schemes of Electrical systems. He is having 25 years of technical experience in Designing, Testing and Commissioning of Protection Control and operational Schemes, project Implementation, co-ordination, operations & maintenance of Electrical Equipments at various LT/ HT/ EHT level Grid Sub- Stations. He has also published around 70 technical papers in different national/international seminars/journals. ele.pkpattanaik@optcl.co.in
VARIOUS CASE STUDIES ON OPERATION AND CONTROL SCHEMES FOR GRID SUB-STATION Contd‌. 1. Introduction: For the last few months, the response
of the readers to the case studies on various incidents is overwhelming. Hence this month we are again choosing the write up on similar kind of studies for developing the synchronisation of practical observation to the theoretical concepts. The analysis of each incident being supported by actual observations had been described during the situation to add awareness amongst the operation, testing and commissioning engineers to know the cause of problems and be helpful for easy rectification of the problems. This can also help to develop economic schemes for the smooth running of the operation and control system in the Grid Sub-Station.
2.1. Crack development of barrier Board: One of
the old 132/33 KV, 20 MVA transformer was asked for the vacuumisation, but after vacuumisation, it was observed with breaking of the barrier board.
Actual Observation with Analysis:
a. This transformer was designed with tank mounted OLTC chamber being separated by the main tank by means of barrier board. b. The terminals from the main winding had
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been routed through the insulated studs arranged in the barrier board. On the day of vacuumisation, the equalization pipe between the main tank and OLTC tank was not used. So the OLTC tank was left without oil and with air of certain pressure. When the vacumisation was attempted on the main tank, the greater pressure value exert the stress on the barrier board. Now due to unbalance of the pressure (air in the OLTC tank and vacuum in the main tank), the barrier board started breaking with crack on it.
Recommendation:
It is always recommended to use equalization valve or pipe between main tank and OLTC Tank during the vacuumisation process.
2.2. Abnormal tripping of LBB scheme: At one
of 220/132 Kv Grid sub-station, it was observed with tripping of LBB scheme and subsequent tripping of all the feeders on this station during DTT being
received from remote station.
Actual observation:
1. While manual tripping of breaker is done at the remote end, the breaker at local end on the same feeder used to trip for the 220 KV feeder. 2. This situation results in the feeder is due to provision of DTT scheme. 3. But even after tripping out of the breaker successfully, LBB feature on the feeder was actuating and resulting the tripping of all the feeders at the local station. 4. This occurrence was resulting only on a particular feeder being provided with part of the transmission on CABLE system. 5. The setting of the LBB scheme was checked and found with the logic associated with master trip relay, unbalance current and final timing value as described in the figure 1. 6. Setting of the relay was with unbalance current of 0.1 Amp (100 mAmp) and time delay of 200mSec. ||www.electricalmirror.net||
once tripped with differential relay only with of no mechanical relay in action.
86 relay trip (1Ph or 3Ph. Current=0.1A=10%
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Analysis: 1. The line upon which this tripping of LBB was resulting was of Long line, 80 Kms out of which 20 Kms was of Cable extension. 2. During tripping of the line at remote end, the DTT (Direct Trip Transfer) scheme was causing trip command extension to remote end and resulting the actuation of 86 Relay (Master trip relay) and final tripping of the Breaker poles also. 3. But in practice, even after outage of the breaker at both end, the line de-energisation being delayed was causing the availability of reactive current on the line CT circuit and reflection of approximately 0.12 Ampere of current on the secondary. 4. This current of 0.12Amp, along with actuation of 86 relay and elapse of time delay of 0.2 sec was causing the actuation of LBB scheme. 5. So all the feeders connected to this bus was tripping on LBB and total outage of the System.
Rectification:
1. As the residual current was remaining of maximum of 0.12Ampere. So the setting was changed to 0.25 Ampere as the current for the initiation. 2. Now the problem was rectified and the incident there after did not occur.
2.3. Tripping on Differential Relay only: At one
of 132/33 Kv Grid sub-station, there were installed with 2 Nos of transformers. One of the transformer
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Actual observation:
1. During this incident, the weather condition was cloudy and resulting with lightning effect. 2. After the incident of differential tripping on one of the transformer, the detail of the affected transformer was checked. 3. No any abnormality was found on it. 4. The LA (Lightning Arrestor) monitor was checked and found with rise of counter by 2 Numbers (Previous was 8 raised to 10). 5. The other transformer was found with initiation of over current relay only.
Analysis:
1. The LA was within the range of internal zone, for which the differential relay actuated and resulted the tripping of one of the transformer. 2. Due to this and sudden rise of the current on the system caused the initiation of OC relay on the adjacent transformer.
Rectification:
As there was no any mechanical relay actuation, the transformer was again charged and loaded successfully.
2.4. Fire in the transformer: At one of 220/132 Kv
Grid sub-station, due to failure of the transformer bushing, the auto transformer of rating 100 MVA, 220/132 was caught with fire and the transformer was burnt completely.
Actual observation:
1. This transformer was of an old transformer and shifted from one place to this sub-station. 2. On detail commissioning check, the transformer was declared for energisation. 3. On the day of energisation, the other preliminary checking was also done. 4. Then the transformer was allowed to charge on idle condition and stood successfully.
5. The sound and vibration of the transformer was studied and found normal and smooth. 6. But after successful idle condition, the transformer was allowed to connect to the system with load. 7. Now after successful loading of the transformer with 42% and after 45 minutes of running in parallel, suddenly the Y phase busing got splashed out from the transformer. 8. Suddenly the transformer caught with fire and because of no control on the fire, the transformer was burnt completely.
Analysis:
1. The reason of catching fire on any of the transformer oil may be due to the following points. a. Running transformer with hot Pressurized oil if splashed out to atmosphere and broke down above flash point. b. This flashing could be due to the spark for connecting lead to touch on the body of the transformer. c. Once the temperature reaches to flash point of 140 deg Centigrade, oil may start decomposing for the aggravation of fire beyond control. 2. The reason of failure of bushing could be due to the following points. a. Manufacturing defect on the bushing: In general transformers are being used with OIP bushing with oil inside the bushing chamber being hermitically sealed. But this oil and its condition may be damaged if found with any mechanical defect on the use of paper insulation and materials. So while energisation, the failure may cause due to defect on the system. b. Problem on the Tan delta tap point cap: The tandelta point is the metallic terminal to act as an electrode during the measurement its capacitance and tandelta value. During
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running condition of the transformer, this point needs to be connected to ground for potential to be at zero value. This cap is of screw knob type and usually spring loaded. During the connection to the body the spring part gets pressed and connectivity becomes confirm. But due to some mechanism if the spring loading becomes loose then the terminal remains open to earth. The voltage availability becomes high on this terminal and possible of sparking results with damage of the bushing. c. Problem in the top of the bushing cap and damage of the oil seal/ gasket: In some of the bushings oil seal/gasket is provided on top of the bushing terminal and due to wear and tear it may be damaged. So water ingress may cause the contamination of oil and reduction of the di-electric strength, finally failure of the bushing. d. Trap of Air on the turret part of the bushing: In some of the transformer due to manufacturing defect and wrong provision of air release, air is trapped at the turret part causing dying of the insulation part. During charging of the transformer, this trapped air gets ionize and results sparking and pressure upon the base
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of the bushing. In some cases it has been found with damage of the bushings.
Conclusion:
In this situation the reason could not be established, but due to splashing of hot oil and damage of the bushing, the fire was spread resulting the damage of the transformer.
Recommendation:
1. So it is always recommended to check the possible points as described under the reasons of failure, before charging of the transformer. 2. Particularly the checking of tan delta point and air release from the release valve is highly important to check before charging of the transformer.
2.5. No continuity of CT secondary: At one of the 400/220KV Grid Sub-station, one 220 KV CT of an outgoing feeder was taken shutdown for change of the CT ratio. On checking of the CT secondary, the resistance of the terminals were found OPEN.
Actual observation:
1. This line was of DC (Double Circuit) 120 Km, and this feeder was under shutdown with other circuit in service. 2. To avoid induction on the system, Earth switch on both end of the line was closed. 3. The weather was of drizzle type. 4. On observation of CT secondary resistance,
it was found with OPEN. 5. This line was in charged condition with this CT. 6. The secondary terminal voltage was checked and found with induction of around 515Volt as measured by Voltmeter.
Analysis:
1. As the weather was of drizzle and moist in atmosphere. 2. The other circuit was live with availability of power flow. 3. So the induction on this line was of active in nature. 4. Though the line was earthed at both end, but the induction on the system did not subside and resulted with the flow of ionization current on this line. 5. Hence during measurement of resistance by the multimeter on resistance mode, the value was of indicative as OPEN due to availability of voltage on the terminals. 6. The availability of induction voltage on the secondary circuit of the CT was due to the induction on the primary side of the CT.
Recommendation: For working on the secondary
side of the HT CT on the long line, earthing must be done at both end of the line with local earthing also to avoid electrocution to the operator.
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Offshore Wind Development in India: Recent FDI’s
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ndia will get electricity generated by wind-propelled plants installed in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu in about 5 years as part of the country's green energy development programmes, an energy expert has said. A 100-megawatt pilot project will likely be installed in ocean off Gujarat in about three years, he said on the sidelines of the Singapore International Energy Week held last week. It is to kick start a new power generating sector under the Facilitating Offshore Wind in Industry (FOWIND) programme funded by the European Union. A FOWIND consortium has done a series of report on wind conditions for wind-generated electricity and its integration into a grid along the coastlines of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. FOWIND is supported by Euro 4 million grant from the Indo-European Cooperation on Renewable Energy programme and Euro 500,000 contribution through the Gujarat Power Corp Ltd (GPCL).
Renewable Energy is the way forward
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clamor for increasing share of Renewable energy. Renewable sources of energy mainly include Solar, Wind, Small Hydro, Waste to Energy, Bio energy. These have numerous advantage over conventional. All conventional resources use a scarce resource which is expected to exhaust in near future. Even Hydro power falls in this category as water is a scarce resource and countries are having hard time securing their future water needs. Renewable sources on the other hand, use resources which are abundant from nature. Wind and Solar resource won’t exhaust even if fully exploited. Other renewable sources such as waste to energy, bio energy aims to turn waste into resource. This character of renewable sources is also expected to give cost advantage over other sources, once current technical and economic barriers are overcome. Like coal market, oil markets wind market or solar resources in future are in fluctuations in raw material prices. Only cost is Infrastructural and Operational cost is mainly of management and maintenance. Another strong argument is of environmental costs of conventional sources which are enormous. While doing cost benefit analysis if we include costs of damages to
ecology and so renewable energy is preferable even if its current economic costs are substantially higher. Combustion of fossil fuels emits greenhouse gasses such as Carbon dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, Nitrogen Oxide, Sulphur dioxide, methane. Coal undergoes incomplete combustion which emits Carbon Soot and more carbon monoxide, these both causes respiratory problem. Carbon Monoxide is extremely poisonous and has affinity with Haemoglobin cells; hence it can eliminate oxygen from human cells. Further coal mining operations are one of the riskiest jobs and results in gross violation of human rights of miners to have safe working environment. Many instances like where miners got killed due to mining roof collapse or suffocation by hazardous gases such as Methane. Similarly Oil rigs and pipelines have time and again leaked in seas causing havoc with marine ecology and biodiversity. There is a rising sense of environmentalism in people now they are more conscious about the different kinds of environmental hazards that could affect our future. This has led to cost savings and shift towards sustainable living. Green power has now assumed centre-stage as a way to continue progress through clean technology. The Fifth ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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Assessment Report (ARS) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states that CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes contributed about 78 % of the total GHG emission increase. In India, the energy sector is the largest emitter of CO2, contributing 55% to the national emissions. Augmenting green power capacity in the country has become a necessity.
Solar leading and wind follows
India has an estimated renewable energy potential of about 900 GW from commercially exploitable sources Wind 102 GW, small hydro 20 GW, Bio-energy 25GW and 750 GW solar power (Ministry of I&B). Generation from conventional sources showed an annual growth rate of over 5% in the 11 months period of 2016-17 while output from renewable power projects rose more than 26% during this period. The target from various renewable energy sources has been increased to 175 GW by the year 2022 (which include 100GW from solar energy and 60GW from wind energy). The govt has announced in Feb’17, ambitious scheme to double solar power generation capacity under the solar park scheme to 40,000 MW by 2020 apart from various on-going solar power development programmes. As part of an ambitious greening effort in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a plan to set up solar photovoltaic (SPV) power plants at two sites in Port Blair with battery storage of 25 MW is underway just short of half the island's’ current operational generation capacity that is predominantly diesel-based. According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, once the proposed solar capacity is set up, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands would be the first in India where renewable sources would account for nearly half the generation. More importantly, the setting up of solar power plants with battery storage is being done on such a scale for the first time in the country. The International Solar Alliance which is an alliance of 121 solar-resource- rich countries was launched after India’s initiative to address their special energy needs and provide a platform to address gaps. With legal framework in place, ISA will be a major international body, headquartered in India. The major states generating wind power are Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. The installed capacity of wind power has risen to 28.87GW due to positive policy environment and promotional assistance. India has attained 4th position in global wind power capacity after China, USA and Germany. The National Institute of Wind Energy has used advanced modelling techniques and revised the estimate of wind power potential at 100 metre at 302 GW. To exploit the vast 7600 km coastline 64
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for offshore wind energy in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone, the National Offshore Wind Energy policy has been announced. Renewable energy has come in focus globally. A vast artificial island is to be built at Dogger Bank in North Sea to supply of renewable energy. It will act as a hub for offshore wind turbines and a new place to put solar panels. Under the proposals, the island will be connected by electricity cables to UK, Norway, Germany, Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands. Wind and solar energy complement each other. There is more sun from spring and autumn and more wind in the colder and darker months in the year.
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Integrated energy policy 2006 has projected 800 GW installed capacity in 2031-32. Around 40 per cent of this, or 320 GW will come from non-fossil fuel energy. Considering the renewable energy potential in India, we have to go far at a rapid pace. The technology is evolving fast and therefore research needs a big push. New materials like gallium arsenide and carbon nanotubes have the potential to increase solar efficiency by 50 per cent. For wind energy growth, it may be necessary to have installation of mega off-shore plants. The technology of wind towers has to be optimised using advanced techniques. At the same time, boost to other technology for the growth of bio-energy, waste management, geothermal and ocean energies is also necessary.
Wind Energy
• Wind energy holds largest share in renewable energy in India and also in most of the countries. • Current capacity is of about 21 GW. • Government has launched a ‘Wind Resource assessment Programme’ under which more than 700 ‘wind monitoring centres’ have
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been established at various locations all over the country. These assess potential at various heights. Wind energy potential grows with heights. At 50 m height potential is about 49 GW and at 80 m its 103 GW (Total potential = 152 GW). Highest potential is in Gujarat, followed by Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Wind energy requires huge tracts of land and this is major constraint in India. Above given potential is based on assumption that 2 % of land (5% in hilly areas) will be available for the sector. Further, potential for offshore wind energy is also under assessment. Here wind mills are erected on continental shelves. Globally 7 GW is harnessed from Offshore Wind Plants. Some International Journals put India Offshore energy potential at 350 GW. Preliminary Assessment indicates reasonable prospects of offshore wind energy in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. GoI came out with ‘Generation Based Incentive scheme’ which allows ‘Independent Power producers’ and FDI in the sector. This scheme was re-continued after it was discontinued in 2009. It currently allows disbursal/subsidy upto Rs. 1 Cr per MW generation of power. Under revised scheme capacity of 2100 MW has been added. However, wind mills have been dangerous for threatened birds. Time and again carcasses ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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of Flamingos, Great Indian Bustard, White Backed Vulture, and Sugarcane are found near wind mills which die of collision with moving blades. India added a record 5,400 MW of wind power in 2016-17, exceeding its 4,000 MW target. Of about 50,018 MW of installed renewable power across the country, over 55% is wind power. In India, which is the biggest greenhouse gas emitter after the US and China, renewable energy currently accounts for about 16% of the total installed capacity of 315,426 MW. During 2016-17, the leading states in the wind power capacity addition were Andhra Pradesh at 2,190MW, followed by Gujarat at 1,275MW and Karnataka at 882 MW. In addition, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana and Kerala reported 357 MW, 288 MW, 262 MW, 118 MW, 23 MW and 8 MW wind power capacity addition respectively during the same period. At the Paris Climate Summit in Dec, India promised to achieve 175 GW of RE capacity by 2022. This includes 60GW from wind power, 100 GW from solar power, 10 GW from biomass and 5 GW from small hydro projects. It also promised to achieve 40% of its electricity generation capacity from non-fossil fuel based energy resources by 2030. In the last couple of years, India has not only seen record low tariffs for solar power but wind power too has seen a significant drop in tariffs. In Feb, solar power tariffs hit a record low of Rs 2.97/kWh and wind power tariff reached Rs 3.46/kWh. Even though wind leads India’s renewable power sector, it has huge growth potential. According to government estimates, the onshore wind power 66
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potential alone is about 302 GW. But there are several problems plaguing the sector. For instance, the government has been concerned about squatters blocking good wind potential sites, inordinate delays in signing of power purchase agreements, timely payments and distribution firms shying away from procuring electricity generated from wind energy projects. In January, the ministry held a meeting with the states to sort out these issues. The ministry has also taken several other policy initiatives, including introducing bidding in the wind energy sector and drafting a wind-solar hybrid policy. It has also come out with a ‘National Offshore Wind Energy Policy’, aiming to harness wind power along India’s 7,600 km coastline. Preliminary estimates show the Gujarat coastline has the potential to generate around 106,000MW of offshore wind energy and Tamil Nadu about 60,000MW.
Offshore vs Onshore Wind Power
The Draft National Offshore Wind Energy Policy 2013 released by MNRE has several essential ingredients in place such as mandatory Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance, International Competitive Bidding (ICB) and Decommissioning policy. However several key concerns about the on-shore wind power still remain at large. Draft policy for Offshore Wind Energy Policy mandates EIA for offshore wind power development, however there is no such provision existing for on-shore wind power sector. Wind power has started showing huge impact on natural resources especially forest land. As per the data available with Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) since 1980, area totaling to
3932 hectares has been diverted for wind power. And all this diversion has happened without any Environment Impact Assessment being done to study their impact. The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel Report (WGEEP) chaired by Prof Madhav Gadgil has recommended EIA for wind power as forest clearances for wind power project has been found to be granted by misrepresentation of facts. Moreover, as per the Gadgil committee report, CSE research and field visits, wind mill projects have been found to cause large scale erosion and landslides through poor construction of roads with steep gradients and all the rubble ending up on fertile farmlands and river streams. India is always power deficit. Though some states of the country such as Tamil Nadu are rich in renewable energy like wind power, but some of the power being generated by the wind mills goes unutilized for the want for proper transmission infrastructure. Though the government has ambitious plans to set up green energy corridors to evacuate renewable energy with assistance from German government, it needs to be expedited so as to ensure smooth growth and development of renewable energy in the country. GoI a had announced Rs 800 crore for Generation Based Incentives (GBI) for wind energy sector in its annual budget this year. However wind power investors are yet to taste the fruits of this incentive. Many of financial institutions have held back investments waiting for actual implementation of this incentive. The impact of it is already visible in sluggish growth in the wind power sector. The offshore policy for wind power also includes requirement of decommissioning programme along with EIA. However there is no such ||www.electricalmirror.net||
policy in place for decommissioning of onshore wind turbines. Wind power in India had already begun 20 years ago and many wind farms have either completed their life or are about to complete. Hence it is very important for decommissioning policy to be framed for on shore wind turbines so as to optimize the use of land resources. Owners of very old wind farms should consider repowering or selling their land asset to other potential wind power developer who can set up bigger capacity turbines so as to optimize land usage. It is also need of the hour to utilize high PLF wind power sites to the maximum potential which do not impact the environment. Mapping of non forest areas having high wind power potential needs to be undertaken on priority basis. Hence the government incentives and push should be directed towards efficient utilization of wind power resources which have minimum negative impact and maximum outcome in terms of power generated and utilised.
India’s recent collaborations on Wind Energy
With EU: The European Union and India have
adopted a Joint Declaration on a clean energy and climate partnership, vowing to cooperate on solar and offshore wind energy development, smart grids, energy efficiency, energy research and innovation. Under the partnership, both the EU and India will share views on policy and regulatory approaches, promote business solutions and support joint innovation activities. The declaration, endorsed by leaders at the EU-India summit in Brussels on 30 March, builds on the 2012 Joint Declaration for enhanced cooperation on energy between the EU and India and takes it further. According to the IEA, India is set to contribute more than any other country to the projected rise in global energy demand. Steep rises in power production and consumption are expected to accompany India’s economic growth, the European Commission said in a press release. MNRE has developed a policy dedicated to offshore wind, which was approved by the Cabinet in Sep’15. Furthermore, the European Commission released early information about the “Clean Energy Cooperation with India (CECI)” project last year, in an effort to enhance India’s capacity to deploy low carbon energy production, improve energy efficiency, secure power supply and contribute to global energy security. The project also aims at creating opportunities for European businesses in the energy technologies sector.
CDPQ Commits USD 150 Million to Indian Renewables: Caisse de dépôt et placement du
Québec (CDPQ), a shareholder of the London Array offshore wind farm, will invest USD 150 million in renewable energy in India. The Canadian institutional fund manager also established its Indian office in New Delhi, and appointed Anita Marangoly George as Managing Director, South Asia, with the objective ||www.electricalmirror.net||
of finding the best investment opportunities across all asset classes in South Asian markets. Ms. George will take up her new position on Apr’16. Over the next 3-4 years, CDPQ will use its commitment to target hydro, solar, wind and geothermal power assets, with investments likely to take the form of select partnerships with leading Indian renewable energy CoS.
India Becomes Senvion’s New Core Market:
Senvion, a manufacturer of onshore and offshore wind turbines, is starting operations in India as of 22 Feb’2016. In addition to the Senvion R&D Center in Bengaluru that supports Senvion’s global TechCenter in Osterrönfeld, Germany, Senvion India Ltd will focus on providing high-quality wind energy solutions for Indian wind sites, the company said. In Sep’2015, India set up a National Offshore Wind Energy Policy, paving the way for offshore wind energy development. Along with the new policy in place, the country teamed up with Belgium and the UK to cooperate on RE, and started working towards developing its offshore wind industry. The first tendering process for the development of offshore wind projects in India is expected to start in early 2018. In early 2015, Senvion was acquired by funds advised by the investment firms Centerbridge Partners and Arpwood Partners and has since embarked on a transformation plan that includes increased investment into research and development for product development, and further global expansion. In Mar’15, Senvion completed the commissioning and initial test phase of the prototype of its largest offshore wind turbine, the Senvion 6.2M152.
With UK: UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office is
funding a project under which a consortium of three British consultancies will support the Government of India in setting up its offshore wind industry. IT Power Consulting, CmY Consultants and SeaChange Offshore will deliver a 10 month long project that is focusing on the delivery of a concession competition process for new offshore wind projects and a financial model to better estimate the costs of future Indian offshore wind farms. MNRE has been developing a policy dedicated to offshore wind for the past few years and had this approved by the Cabinet in Sep’15. With the policy now in place, the companies will help MNRE better understand project costs and the requirements of project developers, and spend time engaging with the local industry to obtain feedback on the competition process and to determine the level of interest in offshore wind projects in India. MNRE and the nodal agency, National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), are taking a strategic approach in the formation of the industry and will use the coming two years to collect offshore wind measurements and gather site data to help plan the first projects and future pipeline. It is currently anticipated that the competition for the first offshore wind projects will
start in early 2018 and be open to both international and local applicants. The consultancy consortium said that its current project intends to consult industry in the coming months and will soon publish details on how companies can register their interest to be part of this consultation.
With Belgium: India and Belgium have vowed to
cooperate on renewable energy by signing a MoU, which was approved by India’s Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The two countries will focus on the development of renewable energy technologies, including wind and marine energy sectors. With a growing energy demand, India is working to achieve energy security and reach targets set out in its National Action Plan on Climate Change. The country is deemed to have vast offshore renewables potential that is yet to be tapped. Preliminary assessments along the Indian coastline have shown potential for the development of offshore wind power, especially off the coasts of Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Gujarat. In line with the aforementioned, the Indian government recently launched the National Offshore Wind Energy Policy, which will provide a level playing field to all investors/ beneficiaries, domestic and international, and ensure offshore wind energy development in the country, including setting up of offshore wind power projects and R&D activities, the government said. In 2015, Chinese company Sany Group pledged to invest USD 3 billion (approx. EUR 2.8 billion) in renewable energy in India from 2016 to 2020, and develop 2,000MW of wind energy projects, including offshore wind. Also, Vestas will start building a blade manufacturing factory in India in 2016, a project worth around EUR 50 million that will support Vestas’ operations in the Indian market, as well as potentially servicing activities in other markets, the company announced in its Q3 financial results in 2016. In addition, at the end of October, the country’s government discussed a wave energy project with WERPO, which would be set up in the state of Gujarat. The company said it met investors in India who are willing to fund its wave technology and set up an Indian subsidiary of the US-based company.
With China: Indian renewable energy sector will
see USD 3 billion being invested from 2016-20 by a Chinese manufacturer of construction equipment, Sany Group. The company said it will establish efficient technologies for offshore wind power generation and aims to develop 2,000 MW of renewable energy projects in India. Sany Group said it plans to generate 4.8 TWh of clean power a year and create 1,000 jobs, by bringing in the relevant expertise, operational excellence and global best practices for development of renewable energy in India. The company presented the Green Energy Commitment to the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. ELECTRICAL MIR ROR || AUGUST 2017 67
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solutions centered around the concept of energy efficiency and design. Our projects are varied in terms of scope of work, project sizes, location of sites, degree of complexity and support requirements. We are known for our experience, attention to detail, ethics, realistic budget estimates and timely delivery of projects. This has made us one of the most well regarded companies working in this field in India. ||Anurag Bajpai||Director||GreenTree Global ||
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the Green Tree building Energy Pvt Ltd; also tell us your journey till now with this company and your challenging role?
Success for us at GreenTree has never been about the revenues alone. Our reputation in the field has been built on the basis of uncompromising integrity. This integrity is reflected via all aspects of our work right from understanding the requirements of our clients, providing realistic budget estimates, and through execution and timely delivery of projects. Every project we undertake benefits from the experience and attention to detail of our very capable team. We’ve ensured that we’ve nurtured the right mix of domain specialists, creative talents and executive experience within GreenTree
Q. What is your role in Green building solution?
GreenTree began its journey in Jan. 2009 focusing on Green Buildings and Energy Efficiency Industry and since then it has delivered numerous energy efficient and sustainable buildings to the nation. At present, GreenTree is working on more than 250 projects globally to provide green building and sustainable solutions. We become part of the team at conceptual design stage and analyze the project requirements based upon various parameters of project. We consult the project team at each step in terms of architectural design, energy efficiency of the building, water efficiency, materials to be used and site related activities to ensure essence of 68
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sustainability in the building. Our prime focus is to maximize the sustainable features without inflating the project budget.
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portfolio till yet you hold on, and what other new projects you working in future?
Our projects have varied in terms of scope of work, project sizes, location of sites, degree of complexity and support requirements. We have been an integral member of some of the landmark projects like University of Petroleum and Energy Studies Dehradun, Fortis Hospital – Gurgaon, IIT Delhi Lecture Hall cum Lab Complex, GAIL Regional Office Building – Mumbai, Gulshan Ikebana – Noida, JM Orchid – Noida, Elite Homz – Noida, Homes 121 – Noida, Ajnara Daffodil – Noida, etc. Also, we have been involved in the adaption of ECBC guidelines prescribed on the basis of the local climatic and geographical conditions for the States of Uttar Pradesh, UttaraKhand, and Assam. GreenTree, as a member of ECBC drafting committee, introduced adequate alterations and specifications related to locally available materials and technologies in the draft undergoing notification protocol. It is anticipated that the inclusion of ‘easy to implement’ guidelines shall help the SDA (State designated agency)/ ULBs (Urban local bodies) in implementing the energy code across these states.
We have worked with Swiss Development Agency (SDA) for “Mapping & Assessment of Sustainable Building Rating Systems in India”. The overall objective of this study was to get an overview of existing rating systems and their response to the energy efficiency challenge in India from the market and from the institutional perspective. This study shall further lead to exploring the potential of a simple energy-efficient rating system for the residential building sector. Also, we have worked on USAID ECO-III Programme for developing ECOnirmand and ECObench tools. ECOnirman is a code Compliance Tool which makes it easier for the user to find out if their proposed or existing building meets the compliance requirements as set by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC). It is intended as a self-containedtool that addresses the Envelope, Air-conditioning, Service hot water system, lighting system, and Electrical Power requirements. ECObench: A building Energy Benchmarking Tool which helps building owners/designers in evaluating performance of their buildings by comparing energy consumption of their building with similar buildings. USAID ECO-III Project in partnership with Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) launched an online building energy data collection and benchmarking tool. The building level data collected has been analyzed and used to compute energy consumption benchmarks and comparative performance based rating of the building among its peer group. ||www.electricalmirror.net||
Q. What are your comments on recent policies
by government for promoting green buildings in India?
Government has been continually evolving their local policies to support and incentivize the growth of Green Buildings in India. These incentives have been quite impactful as driving factors for pushing green buildings in the Indian market. In recent years there have been some major reforms which include the additional upto 15% FSI incentive in Haryana region for achieving GRIHA Rating, additional 5% FSI incentive in Greater Noida region for achieving minimum Gold/4 Star rating under IGBC/GRIHA/LEED Certifications. Punjab government, along with the additional 5% FSI over Gold/4 Star rating under IGBC/GRIHA/LEED Certifications, is giving 15% rebate in property tax would be given to the building till the time the building is compliant to Punjab ECBC (Energy Conservation Building Code). It has also become mandatory for some of the government bodies to make their all upcoming buildings minimum 3 Star GRIHA compliant. About 22 states are at various stages of mandating ECBC, wherein most of building construction activities are happening across the country. These incentives have
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led to a tremendous increase in the green building footprint across the country. We also work closely with various government organizations to extend advisory support for implementation of Energy Codes and Standards in existing/new built environment.
Q. Please elaborate your International
presence and give us your views on the market transformation tools such as LEED, ECBC, IGBC, GRIHA, EDGE, PEER?
We continue to have a strong international presence in almost all the countries of South-East Asia as well as in countries like New Zealand, South Korea, Kuwait etc. We next plan to expand and actively pursue projects in the Middle East, Africa and Australia We believe that all the tools like LEED, ECBC, IGBC, GRIHA, EDGE and PEER have one basic intent, Sustainable Built Environment. These tools provide benchmarks in terms of energy and water efficiency which are updated regularly to maintain their high relevance. Additionally, many other local rating systems like BREEAM, ESTIDAMA, Green Star and WELL Rating standards have also been introduced.
In our opinion, all these provide choice to the end customer and help create awareness and solutions that fit the market and society better. On a more prosaic note, these tools are part of the essential tool kit for any team and project having anything to do with sustainability, and often are used as efficient marketing strategy by real estate developers.
Q. How supportive is the Indian market in terms of technology when it comes to green buildings?
We believe that green buildings are not just about using latest shiny technologies. It is equally important to understand the needs of a climate, a culture and a society as well as the constraints that are in place. Thus traditional and local strategies can serve as important guidelines in this area. That said, the technology available in the Indian market is comparable to the International market standards but more awareness on the technologies and options available is certainly desirable. Awareness about this topic is still limited to a small percentage of people in the industry and a lot of initiatives and solutions are still required to make green buildings mainstream.
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APPLICATION STORY
Thermal imaging inspections of roof-mounted solar panels FLIR T640 mounted on retractable pole allows to inspect hard to reach areas
The FLIR T640 thermal imaging camera is the perfect tool for solar panel inspections.
As solar panels are becoming increasingly affordable, and therefore increasingly profitable, many residential homes have been fitted with solar panels in recent years. Mounting solar panels on the roof has advantages in avoiding shadows and maximizing the amount of sunlight that falls upon them, but there’s a downside as well. The high location makes it difficult to reach for thermal imaging maintenance inspections. One company came up with a creative solution to this problem: mounting the camera on a retractable mast. Visiotherm, a Belgium company based in Esneux, concluded after performing a feasibility study that a retractable pole would be a good solution. “The result is very satisfactory”, says the company’s director and founder Patrick Robe about their own created pole mounted thermal imaging solution. Very useful for solar panel inspections “We’ve been using thermal imaging cameras to detect faults in solar installations for quite some time now”, says Patrick Robe. “In our experience FLIR thermal imaging cameras in general and
the FLIR T640 thermal imaging camera in particular are very useful for solar panel inspections. Defects in solar panels usually generate heat, so a defect can be detected with a thermal imaging camera in an early stage.” Choosing the right angle But the reflective top layer of solar panels poses a problem. “If you choose the wrong viewing angle you will be looking at the infrared radiation emitted by the overhead sky, which is reflected by the glass surface, instead of the infrared radiation emitted by the panel itself,” explains Patrick Robe.
Overheating cells impede the performance of the entire photovoltaic system. This thermal image shows some defective cells within a solar panel.
“This can be solved by carefully choosing the right angle or if the panel can be accessed from behind you can circumvent this problem entirely by inspecting the back of the panel instead of the front.” Inspecting roof mounted solar panels can be quite challenging, according to
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imaging camera is then controlled through a wireless connection with a tablet PC that runs the FLIR Tools app. “The wireless connection is just perfect for this application, we can change emissivity settings, adjust level and span, add temperature measurement points and boxes and such, and all of this can be done from ground level.”
Patrick Robe. “Most roof mounted solar panels can usually not be inspected from the back so the inspector must choose the viewing angle carefully. Sometimes assuming a good viewing angle is not possible due to the limited availability of vantage points. If you are lucky there are buildings nearby that allow you to inspect the solar panels from a good vantage point, but for that situation to occur you have to be very lucky indeed. That is why we decided to find a solution to this problem.”
FLIR T640 thermal imaging camera The thermal imaging camera used for these inspections is the FLIR T640 thermal imaging camera. It has an uncooled microbolometer detector that produces crisp thermal images with a resolution of
Retractable pole system “At first we tried using industrial platform lifts, but these require a lot of free space to be set up and they can also be quite expensive”, continues Patrick Robe. “Our retractable pole system is much more affordable and requires only 3 square feet of bare ground to be set up. This means that it can be used almost everywhere. When extended to maximum reach the aluminum pole is approximately 12 meters high, allowing it to inspect the roofs of most residential homes.” “On top of the retractable pole a remote controlled pan and tilt unit is used to point the camera towards the intended target”, explains Patrick Robe. The thermal
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FLIR: an obvious choice For Patrick Robe the choice for a thermal imaging camera from FLIR was an obvious one. “I have worked with thermal cameras from FLIR and its predecessors since 25 years now and the quality of their cameras has been much better than the competitors throughout this period. Combined with their excellent after sales support this makes FLIR the best thermal imaging camera supplier on the market today.”
The aluminum pole is approximately 12 meters high, allowing it to inspect the roofs of most residential homes.
For more information about thermal imaging cameras or about this application, please contact:
With thermal imaging complete panels can be inspected in one view. Anomalies in the solar panels clearly show up in these thermal images.
FLIR Commercial Systems Luxemburgstraat 2 2321 Meer Belgium Tel. : +32 (0) 3665 5100 Fax : +32 (0) 3303 5624 e-mail: flir@flir.com
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With the FLIR thermal imaging camera mounted on a pole, the wireless connection is perfect for this application. The thermal images can be viewed on the tablet PC and the camera can be controlled remotely using the FLIR app
According to Patrick Robe the weight of the entire system is 34 kilos, allowing it to be set up on most flat roofs as well. “If the roof is too high to reach it from the ground level we can mount our pole on a flat roof, to give an overview of the roof and to allow us to choose a good viewing angle.” Roof mounted solar panels are not the only inspections currently executed with the retractable pole. “We also inspect roofs for insulation defects and water intrusion.”
640 x 480 pixels. It can accurately measure temperatures from -40°C to +2000°C with a thermal sensitivity of less than 35 mK. The FLIR T640 thermal imaging camera is very practical, combining ergonomic design and light weight with ease-of-use. Apart from its powerful imaging and temperature measurement capabilities it also contains several interesting additional features such as the ability to automatically embed GPS coordinates in each thermal image, facilitating easy filing in the image archive.
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LANXESS’s Rhein Chemie Business Unit Combines Rubber & Colorant Specialties
• Focus on specialty business • Business lines under new leadership Following the acquisition of U.S. firm Chemtura in April this year, specialty chemicals company LANXESS has revised its organizational structure. The two business lines Rubber Additives Business (RAB) and Colorant Additives Business (CAB) now both belong to the Rhein Chemie business unit. LANXESS’s goal with this restructuring is to adopt a more targeted approach with an even stronger customer focus. The unit will in the future cover specialty business with active ingredient compounds, specialty chemicals and processing aids for the rubber, plastics and colorants industries. “The two business lines have similar requirements and the realignment caters to our specialized business, which sometimes involves small volumes,” says Philipp Junge, who has been head of the Rhein Chemie business unit since April 2017. Junge is also in charge of Rubber Additives Business, having been responsible for this business line since the end of 2014. The new head of Colorant Additives Business is Dominik Risse, who is returning to the operational side of the business from the Mergers & Acquisitions group function to take charge of this business line. He was previously responsible for LANXESS’s colorants business in his role as head of Marketing. The name Rhein Chemie, which has been a hallmark of success in the chemical industry for over 125 years, will remain the umbrella brand for rubber and colorants business. Lubricant and flame retardant additives business, meanwhile, has been transferred 72
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to LANXESS’s Additives business unit. Together, these two business units form the Specialty Additives segment in the company’s extended organizational structure. The Rhein Chemie business unit currently has around 1,000 employees and supplies more than 2,000 products to over 3,000 customers in 120 countries across the globe. It is split into two business lines:
Rubber Additives Business
RAB supplies the rubber industry with a broad range of pre-dispersed chemicals, processing promoters, vulcanization and filler activators, anti-sun check waxes, release agents, tire marking inks and high-performance bladders. It provides a wide selection of products from a single source for all applications in the rubber processing industry and also supports important developments in this sector through innovation.
Colorant Additives Business
CAB is a leading supplier of high-quality colorants for use in numerous demanding applications and manufactures organic colorants at a state-of-the-art production facility in Leverkusen. It serves customers around the world with the help of a global logistics and warehousing network. Outstanding product quality, long-standing technical expertise, high innovation capability and the fulfillment of wide-ranging regulatory requirements are the critical qualification standards of this business line.
Forward-Looking Statements
This company release contains certain forwardlooking statements, including assumptions, opinions,
expectations and views of the company or cited from third party sources. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause the actual results, financial position, development or performance of LANXESS AG to differ materially from the estimations expressed or implied herein. LANXESS AG does not guarantee that the assumptions underlying such forward-looking statements are free from errors nor does it accept any responsibility for the future accuracy of the opinions expressed in this presentation or the actual occurrence of the forecast developments. No representation or warranty (expressed or implied) is made as to, and no reliance should be placed on, any information, estimates, targets and opinions, contained herein, and no liability whatsoever is accepted as to any errors, omissions or misstatements contained herein, and accordingly, no representative of LANXESS AG or any of its affiliated companies or any of such person's officers, directors or employees accept any liability whatsoever arising directly or indirectly from the use of this document. LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 7.7 billion in 2016 and about 19,200 employees in 25 countries. The company is currently represented at 75 production sites worldwide. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals and plastics. Through ARLANXEO, the joint venture with Saudi Aramco, LANXESS is also a leading supplier of synthetic rubber. LANXESS is listed in the leading sustainability indices Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World) and FTSE4Good. ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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Danish CHP Station Achieved Stable Temperature Signal Surveillance in the Boiler Room – Also At 60°C
The members of the maintenance team at Fyn Power Station were fed up getting error messages and false system alarms from one of the boiler’s temperature surveillance systems. The problem occurred when the ambient temperature approached 60 ˚C. The solution to the problem did not seem straight-forward, but after a talk with one of PR’s sales engineers they decided to do a test set-up with PR 3111 isolated TC converters – and that solved the problem … also at 60 ˚C . Fyn Power Station generates electricity for the Nordic electricity market and supplies heat to more than 85,000 Danish households and industries, including horticultural greenhouses. Today the station is one of Europe’s largest electricity producers.
Danish CHP Station
System errors and false alarms in connection with ambient temperature fluctuations The station used to get false system alarms and error messages from one of the boilers’ temperature surveillance systems. The problem occurred when the ambient temperature hit 60 ˚C in the boiler room,
which often happened in summer. False alarms and false error messages from the boiler room surveillance system used to be a re-occurring problem especially during the summer. The team agreed to do a PR TC converter test set-up. The test set-up delivered stable system monitoring from day one. The PR 3111 converters are designed to operate within a temperature range of -25 ˚C to +70 ˚C. To test their ability to solve the problem, twelve 3111 TC converters were installed in the panel A cost-efficient solution that delivered stable system monitoring from day one. This new set-up with twelve 3111 TC converters were installed and then waited for false alarms to occur. No alarms. No error messages due to ambient temperature fluctuations. The system performed and still performs as expected - also on very hot summer days. The panel in the boiler room equipped with PR 3111 temperature converters.
3111 TC converters – isolated
The 3111 offers excellent accuracy, better than 0.05% of the selected range, slim housing of 6 mm, and excellent EMC performance (50/60 Hz noise suppression). Users can select < 30 ms / 300 ms response time. Pre-calibrated temperature ranges are selectable via DIP switches.
Devices used:
Communication Enabler Introducing PR 4511 – a new, detachable interface which enables digital communication on all current and future PR system 4000 and 9000 devices. With the PR 4511 operational interface you can enable Modbus protocol – while still preserving the analog signal - on your existing base of PR 4000 and 9000 devices. Mounting 4511 is easily done by simply clicking the interface onto the front of your installed device.
Application:
• The 4511 detachable display adds Modbus RTU RS-485 serial communications to all current and future 4000/9000 units. • The unit converts a wide array of sensors and analog device signals measured by the system 4000 like uni- and bipolar mA and voltage signals, potentiometer, Lin. R, RTD and TC, to a Modbus communication line signal.
I.S. Devices for Industrial Signal Conditioning and Process Our 9000 series, offers you the widest range of multifunctional I.S. interfaces with the fewest variants. Each product is easy to use and service which is fully SIL compliant. This makes them ideal in more critical industries such as chemical, oil and gas,marine,water & waste water,cement factories,pharmaceutical and energy. They are intuitive, easy to configure using the detachable communication interfaces.Fast and easy commissioning for major DCS systems.9000 series is user-friendly and reliable and easy to install.
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For Further Details Contact :
Toshniwal Hyvac Pvt Ltd 267,Kilpauk Garden Road Chennai - 600010 Contact: +91 44 26445626 /8983 Email :sales@toshniwal.net Web: www.toshniwal.net
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Meco Multifunction Power & Energy Monitor - Trms Model “Mfm-96Af” “MECO” Multifunction Power & Energy Monitor, Model : “MFM-96AF” Microcontroller based with MODBUS RTU Protocol is indigenously designed, tooled and manufactured by the R & D Department of MECO and Competitively Priced. “MFM-96AF” TRMS is 23 Parameters on 46 pages, 4 Rows of 4 Super Bright Red LED Displays, 3 Phase 3 Wire / 3 Phase 4 Wire System (User Selectable) Programmable CTR, PTR, Instrument Address, Password & MD Period are main features. It Displays Voltage, Current, Active Power, Reactive Power, Apparent Power, Frequency, Power Factor, Active Energy, Reactive Energy & Apparent Energy (Import / Export - 4 Quadrant operations)
Energy Retention & Password Protected Energy Reset Facility, Max. Demand for KW or KVA with user Selectable Demand Interval (5-30 Minutes) are Key features of “MFM-96AF” TRMS. THD for Voltage & Current, Run Hours, On hours, Phase Angle & Phasor Angle Measurement, Auto / Manual Scroll Display are additional features. “MFM-96S” is Ideal to monitor & acquire Power Data from Generator, Remote Monitoring, Building Management System, PLC’s / SCADA application, Energy Audit, QC Testing, Power Management, etc. RS485 Port with MODBUS Protocol & Power Master Software to store parameters on the PC is optional.
Product Name
MECO MULTIFUNCTION POWER & ENERGY MONITOR
For Details Please Visit : Website : www.mecoinst.com
Overvoltage Protection Varistors With Increased Permissible Operating Temperature TDK Corporation presents leaded EPCOS metal oxide disk varistors, which have now been approved for an increased operating temperature of 105 °C (previously 85 °C). The reason for this is the recertification of the B722* series of varistors in accordance with UL 1449, 4th Edition, and IEC 61051. Raising the permissible operating temperature to 105 °C also changes the climate category from 40/85/56 to 40/105/56. The flammability of the epoxy enclosure complies with UL 94 V-0. The monolithic EPCOS varistors are available with rated voltages of between 11 VRMS and 1100 VRMS and, depending on type, can withstand
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surge currents of up to 20 kA (8/20 μs).
Main applications
• Power supplies and converters for industrial electronics applications, as well as household appliances and telecommunication devices.
Main features and benefits
• Increased permissible operating temperature of 105 °C • Wide range of rated voltages from 11 VRMS to 1100 VRMS • High surge current capability of up to 20 kA (8/20 μs)
For Details Please Visit : Website : www.epcos.com/tools_mlv
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EVENT DIARY Month/Date Location Web
: September 14-16, 2017 : Delhi, India : www.electronica-india.com
About Event electronica India. A place that is unique in the universe as we know it. Nowhere else are there as many ways to promote your business and get an exclusive look into the future of the electronics industry in India.
Month/Date : 5 – 7 October 2017 Location : New Delhi, India Web : www.cablewirefair.com About Event Cable & Wire Fair 2017 (CWF17), the second edition will take place from 5 – 7 October 2017 at Hall 12 & 12A, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India
Month/Date : 06- 08 October 2017 Location : Hotel Gulmor, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Web : www.tradeshows.tradeindia.com/electromaindia About Event Electroma Expo would provide an upbeat, pioneering & value based platform for interaction within professionals, distributors, Dealers, Retailers & OEM of latest Electric, Electronic & Solar Energy manufacturing technology under one roof. The expo would focus on the latest technology & products of the sector thereby proving an ideal platform f or disseminating the knowledge & innovations etc.
Month/Date : 18th - 19th October 2017 AugustLocation : Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Phone : +91-9036981048 Website : www.kingdom-renewableenergy.com About Event Kingdom Renewable Energy summit 2017 will give you a latest renewable energy technologies and solutions. Renewable energy is increasingly becoming a new sector in the Kingdom and is expected to expand until the new renewable energy program can reach its target by 2023. So it is a right time to start focusing on Renewable energy, and the benefits in world market 78
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Month/Date : 03-05 November 2017 Location : BTI, Ground Raipur Chhattisgarh, India Phone : +91-9873609092 / 9212271729 Website : http://www.tradeshows.tradeindia.com/asiaenergytechexpo About Event We are pleased to inform you that BSL Confrence & Exhibition pvt ltd organizing Asia Energy Tech Expo 2017 ,which will be held in 3rd to 5th November''2017 at BTI, Ground Raipur , Chhattisgarh , India . Asia Energy Tech Expo 2017 provide the ultimate business solution for the Meetings and Events industry, uniting and elite class of buyers from india and around the world.
Month/Date Location Web
: December 5–7, 2017 : Mumbai, India : www.intersolar.in
About Event Intersolar India is the country’s largest exhibition and conference for the solar industry. It takes place annually at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC) in Mumbai.
Month/Date : 06 - 08 March 2018 Location : DUBAI WORLD TRADE CENTRE, UAE Web : www.middleeastelectricity.com About Event MEE is the region’s leading international trade event for the power industry, with dedicated product sectors for power generation, transmission & distribution, lighting, solar and brand new in 2018 - Energy Storage & Management Solutions.
Month/Date Location Web
: March 10–14, 2018 : Greater Noida, NCR, India : elecrama.com
About Event The biggest showcase of the world of electricity, ELECRAMA brings together the complete spectrum of solutions that powers the planet. Featuring not just equipment & technology, but peerless thought leadership platforms for everything electric – from technical conferences to industry summits.
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Worldwide manufacturer of high-end test and measurement systems for the power industry. ISA s.r.l. is a reputed manufacturer of high quality electrical test and measurement equipment since 1938. With a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Taino, Italy; the company’s operations are spread over more than 100 countries, either through resource centers or through fully trained sales representatives. Innovative products with rugged hardware and user-friendly software are the hallmark of brand ISA. Every product at ISA is developed, designed and manufactured in compliance with international standards and is tested thoroughly to be used in severe working environments like HV / EHV substations and heavy industrial plants. ISA’s customer base includes: • Power utilities • Equipment manufacturers
• Oil & Gas sector • EPC contractors and electrical consultants
• Testing service companies • Renewable energy producers
Our Product Portfolio • Multi-functional Test Kit for Power Transformer, Instrument Transformer etc. (STS Family) • Automatic Three Phase Relay Test Kit (DRTS Family) • Single Phase Secondary Injection Kit (T 1000 Plus / TD 1000 Plus) • Circuit Breaker Analyzer (CBA 1000 / CBA 2000 / CBA 3000)
TDX 5000
TAN DELTA AND CAPACITANCE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM FOR POWER APPARATUS
TDX 5000 is developed as a fully automatic and compact solution for high voltage Capacitance & Tan Delta (Dissipation Factor) measurements. Using the reactor option, TDX 5000 can also perform tests on rotating machines. It includes Advanced Test & Data Management Software for test set control, results storage and analysis
• Primary Current Injection Kit (T 2000 / T 3000 / eKAM / KAM) • Automatic Tan Delta Test Kit (TDX 5000 / STS 3000 + TD 5000) • Metal Oxide Surge Arrestor Test Kit (SCAR 10) • Battery Test Set (BTS 200 MKII/ELU 200 MKII) • Online Diagnostics & Measurement System
E KAM
ELECTRONIC AND AUTOMATIC PRIMARY INJECTION TEST SYSTEM
E KAM is the new fully automatic electronic primary injection test equipment which includes two portable units: one control unit with a large graphical display, that adjusts output, and one current unit (up to 2000, 3000, 5000A). It can also perform Step & Touch tests with the optional modules STLG-STSG and ground grid accessories kit.
CBA 3000
ALL IN ONE CIRCUIT BREAKER ANALYZER
CBA 3000 is the ultimate all-in-one circuit breaker analyzer: safer, faster and more accurate than ever. It allows any timing test, motion and speed analysis, multiple contemporary static and dynamic contact resistance measurements, Both Sides Grounded (BSG) tests, Undervoltage condition test and more. All these functions are integrated in one lightweight test case.
The subsidiary company, ISA Advance Instruments India Pvt. Ltd. provides proactive support to ISA’s Indian customer base. Since its inception in 2012 the company has witnessed exponential growth with the support of a dedicated team of application engineers.
South Asia - Regional Office: C-33, Ground Floor, Sector-2, Noida- 201301, Uttar Pradesh, India T: +91 120 4543853 / 54 / 4222712 | F: +91 120 4574772 | Email: info.asia@isatest.com
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