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Coal Supply Surge Pulls Down Spot Power Prices
Spot power prices have declined to about Rs 2.90 per unit from a high of Rs 5 per unit in early September as near-adequate availability of coal led to higher electricity generation. Analysts said prices may fall further and stabilise at about Rs 2.5 per unit. Improved coal supplies and reduced power demand in winter boosted inventory levels of the fuel at power plants. Coal stocks at plants are close to 13 million tonnes, enough to last for nine days now compared with six days in September-October. With higher electricity generation by plants, demand for short-term power on the exchanges in November and December declined from the previous months. Short-term power prices fell to Rs 3.55 per unit in
November and further to Rs 2.9 per unit. The difference between total buy and sell bids at the Indian Energy Exchange turned negative in November and for most of December, indicating a drop in demand for short-term power. On most days in December, half the power on offer remained unsold either due to lack of demand or constraints in the power grids, pulling down prices to below Rs 3. Power generators offered almost 6.4 million units for sale over the past 30 days, of which only about 3.9 million units were sold "Power generation in November, excluding renewable resources, increased 1.7% yearon-year to 95 billion
Brookfield-Kotak Bids for Jaypee’s Power Assets
Canadian asset manager Brookfield and the Kotak Mahindra group have jointly bid for 2,200 megawatts of power assets belonging to Jaypee Power Ventures, a unit of Jaiprakash Associates, two persons with direct knowledge of the development said. The consortium submitted its bid to the committee of creditors and top executives gave a detailed presentation on operational and financial details for the mix of both thermal and hydel assets in north and east India, they said. A deal, if concluded, will close at an equity
value of Rs 3,500-4,000 crore, they said. The power assets are currently part of the strategic debt restructuring (SDR) process intended to salvage the debt-laden company. Brookfield will own 90% of the assets, according to the proposal, one of the two persons said. Kotak Mahindra to Decide on Funds Brookfield's local partner Kotak will hold the remaining 10%, he said. Kotak Mahindra group will decide on the funds it will invest after getting a response from the lenders. Kotak Mahindra Bank and the JP group did not respond to queries, while Brookfield declined to comment.
units," said Nitin Bansal, an analyst at India Ratings and Research. "However, demand in November dipped 8.2% against October due to seasonal variation and drop in temperature across northern India. These factors are likely to pull down power prices at exchanges further over the next three months. We believe it would stabilise at around Rs 2.5 per unit and Rs 2.6 per unit during the next three months." During this time, Coal India increased production 2.6% year-on-year. Production has been rising year-on year since August. Coal inventory levels have improved over the past few weeks on account of increased production and lower requirements due to easing power demand in November dipped 8.2% against October due to seasonal variation and drop in temperature across northern India. These factors are likely to pull down power prices at exchanges further over the next three months. We believe it would stabilise at around Rs 2.5 per unit and Rs 2.6 per unit during the next three months." During this time, Coal India increased production 2.6% year-on-year. Production has been rising year-onyear since August. Coal inventory levels have improved over the past few weeks on account of increased production and lower requirements due to easing power demand in November.
PFC, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ink Mou for Power Distribution
State-run Power Finance Corporation said its consultancy arm PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd for jointly exploring opportunities in electricity distribution sector in the country The scope of the agreement include jointly taking up various distribution
projects, network strengthening, electrical mobility, smart grid, smart metering, distributed energy resources, energy storage and trainings or any other distribution scheme of the Union power ministry in various state discoms and in electricity distribution sector worldwide, an official statement said.
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NPCIL Build A Major Component of the Russian-Make Kudankulam
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd., which had agreed to build a major component of the Russian-make Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant on its own to save cost, ended up spending Rs 706 crore more, a CAG report has said. The Comptroller and Auditor General report on KNPP units 1 and 2 was tabled in the Lok Sabha According to the report, the cost of Russian scope in building the plant was nearly USD 1,600 million
during initial negotiations between the NPCIL and Russia's Atomstroyexport. The Russian side made an offer that the cost may decrease if the NPCIL takes up the work of erection and commissioning of Nuclear Steam Supply System (NSSS) and Turbo Generator (TG). The NSSS and TG form the core of a nuclear power plant.
During the final round of negotiations in August 2001, the offer was accepted by NPCIL and the cost of Russian scope was reduced to a fixed price of USD 1,535 million (Rs 7,217 crore). This was to reduce the cost by USD 65 million (Rs 305.50 crore) by cutting down the number of Russian personnel at the project's site in Tamil Nadu. A CAG audit found that NPCIL incurred expenditure of Rs 1,012.37 crore towards erection and commissioning of NSSS and TG, as against the Rs 305.50 crore previously estimated. "Thus, the NPCIL incurred an extra amount of Rs 706.87 crore as it did not conduct a cost-benefit analysis before agreeing to the shifting of scope," the report said. In its reply to the CAG, NPCIL on June 28 this year said the erection and commissioning of NSSS and TG was shifted to the Indian side in order to learn the technology, which is "generally not parted by foreign vendors", and thus "cannot be quantified in monetary terms". The unit 1 of the KKNPP started commercial operations in December 2014 and unit 2 in March this year. They were built at a cost of Rs 22,462 core. Both units have a capacity to generate 1000 MW each.
India Sets for Safeguard Duty Probe on Solar Cells
India has started a probe to determine imposition of safeguard duty on surging imports of solar cells with a view to protect domestic manufacturers. Domestic manufacturers have approached the Directorate General of Safeguards (DGS) with a complaint that their market share has remained stagnant despite rapid expansion in demand for solar cells in the country. India is targeting to 100 GW (gigawatt) solar capacity by 2022. The current installed capacity is about 15
GW. The government has planned to auction 20 GW capacities by March 2018, and 30 GW each in next two fiscals. Solar cells, electrical devices that convert sunlight directly into electricity, are imported primarily from China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. The application for imposition of the import restrictive duty has been filed by the Indian Solar Manufacturer's Association (ISMA) on behalf of five Indian producers - Mundra Solar PV, Indosolar, Jupiter Solar Power, Websol Energy Systems and Helios Photo Voltaic. They want safeguard duty on 'solar cells whether or not assembled in modules or panels' immediately for four years. The DG said the application has been examined and "it has been found that prima facie" the increased imports of the product have "caused and are threatening" to inflict serious injury on the domestic industry. "Accordingly, it has been decided to initiate an investigation ...," the DGS said, while issuing a notice
for starting the probe. The applicants have submitted the relevant data of imports, production for 2014-15 to 2017-18 (up to September 2017). The Period of Investigation (POI), DGS said is 2014-15 to 2017-18 (annualised). Imports of solar cell are estimated to increase from 1,275 MW in 2014-15 to 9,331 MW at March-end 2017. The domestic production was 246 MW in 2014-15 and is likely to increase to 1,164 MW in 2017-18. The domestic industry also asked the DGS for imposition of provisional safeguard duty in view of steep deterioration in the performance of the local players as a result of increased imports of the solar cells. Photovoltaic solar cells are also known as photovoltaic cells in the market or trade parlance. To make practical use of the solar cells, these are placed in panels or modules. Safeguard duty is a WTO-compatible temporary measure that is brought in for a certain time-frame to avert any damage to a country's domestic industry from cheap imports.
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Government Unlikely to Scrap Import Duty of Solar Panels
The government appears to have turned down a plea by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to scrap import duty on solar panels imposed last year, according to the minutes of a meeting held earlier this month. The renewable energy ministry had backed the demand by solar developers that such equipment should continue to be exempted from duty. This would mean developers getting equipment from overseas having to pay levies that add up to about 10%, possibly reversing the decline in solar tariffs in successive auctions in the past three years unless power producers choose to absorb the extra cost, experts said. However, developers that quoted tariffs based on a zero-duty calculation in past auctions may get some relief. The minutes of the December 6 meeting held by finance secretary Hasmukh Adhia and attended by government stakeholders indicate that the change will stay in force and developers will lose the concession that's been in place since India's solar programme began in 2010. "Policy intervention in the form of customs duty exemption may not always be the ideal way to promote growth of solar power generating industry 16 JANUARY 2018 || ELECTRICAL MIR R OR
in the country, particularly when the import is also being investigated by DGAD (Directorate General of Anti-Dumping) for possible dumping, besides safeguard protection," finance secretary Adhia is cited as saying in the minutes. He agreed however that developers that had already quoted tariffs and won projects expecting customs duty to be nil should be protected, and asked the MNRE to give him a list of such developers and projects. This was in response to MNRE secretary Anand Kumar saying that the imposition of customs duty "will cause distress to importers who have already bid for solar power projects and quoted power tariffs," according to the minutes. The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) ended its longstanding policy of exempting imported solar panels and modules from customs duty last year, imposing a levy of 7.5%, along with various cesses, adding up to about 10%. More than 90% of solar panels and modules used in Indian solar projects are imported, mainly from China, Malaysia and Taiwan. A CBEC notification in September last year said solar panels and modules should not be classified along with diodes, semiconductors and related electronic equipment (under customs code 8541) but with
electrical motors and generators (customs code 8501), which attract 7.5% basic customs duty plus cesses. This doesn't appear to have been implemented however for a year and solar equipment importers weren't aware of the change. Implementation began only in September this year, initially at Chennai port and later at other ports as well. MNRE secretary Kumar argued at the December 6 meeting that this would raise solar tariffs and adversely impact the country's ambitious solar programme, according to the minutes. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) backed the revision, maintaining it would help local solar manufacturers compete with global ones and was thereby in keeping with the Prime Minister's Make in India policy. Imports are around 25-30% cheaper than locally made solar equipment mainly due to economies of scale and hidden government subsidies. Developers had initially resisted paying the duty at Chennai, leading to equipment piling up at the port. They have since begun paying and clearing goods for fear of missing project deadlines. In November, MNRE minister RK Singh wrote to finance minister Arun Jaitley that solar modules had been exempted because they tapped renewable energy. MNRE secretary Kumar made the same argument to CBEC board members. Solar developer Acme Solar, among the worst affected, has moved the Madras High Court against the new classification. At the December 6 meeting, the customs representative said the new classification was based on "Harmonised System of Nomenclature followed all over the world for the classification of goods" and argued that any exception for solar panels and modules should be spelt out clearly in the rules, according to the minutes. The DIPP secretary "emphasised the cause of Make in India and stated there was a need to promote manufacturing of solar panels and modules in India, and that the domestic industry needed protection of at least 30% so as to have a level playing field vis-a-vis imports." The commerce ministry representative noted that, on the basis of complaints made by local manufacturers, DGAD had initiated "anti-dumping investigation into the import of solar panels and modules from China, Malaysia and Taiwan." The DG Safeguards said his office had received a representation from local manufacturers to impose safeguard duty on imported solar goods.
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MP Aims to Build World’s Biggest Solar Park and Aim to Beat China
Just a day after CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan laid the foundation stone for the 750MW Rewa Solar Park, Madhya Pradesh is aiming to pip China by setting up the world's largest solar power park with an installed capacity of 1050 MW. While half of the power from the Rewa plant - one of the biggest in the country - will be supplied to Delhi Metro, power from the new solar plant will
boost Indian Railways. The 1050MW solar power park is to be developed over 2,100 hectare straddling three districts - Shajapur, Rajgarh and Agar Malwa, say sources. The biggest solar power park today is of 850MW in Longyangxia Dam, China. "Some of the land has already been allotted to us for developing this park," principal secretary for new and renewable energy, Manu Shrivastav, told TOI, adding: "Talks with railways are in the final stages and they have agreed to purchase 400MW of power. The remaining would be purchased by state government. " Model code of conduct effective Elections will also be conducted in Nagar Parishad in Akoda (Bhind), Karnawad in Dewas district and Khilchipur in Rajgarh district after council presidents were recalled under Section 47, Sub-section 2 of the MP Municipality Act 1961.
Model code of conduct effective Elections will also be conducted in Nagar Parishad in Akoda (Bhind), Karnawad in Dewas district and Khilchipur in Rajgarh district after council presidents were recalled under Section 47, Sub-section 2 of the MP Municipality Act 1961. The commission also announced elections to panchayats to fill vacant posts as of September 30. In 51 districts, of 5,435 posts, by-elections for 78 sarpanch, 17 janpad panchayat members, three district panchayat members and general election for 90 sarpanch and 1,600 panch will also be held. A notification from the state election commission said model code of conduct would be effective in all municipal bodies with immediate effect where elections were declared on Monday. After nomination and scrutiny of papers, polling for civic bodies would be held on January 17 and the results would be out three days later.
Power Bills will Depend on Electricity Consumed at Specified Peak and Non-Peak Hours From the next financial year, power bills will depend on electricity consumed at specified peak and non-peak hours. Power discoms BSES Rajdhani, BSES Yamuna and Tata Power Delhi have sent their proposals to the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) for tariffs and peak/non peak time slots for time of day (ToD) metering that will be implemented from FY 2018-19 At present, the ToD time slots are applicable from May to September with peak hours between 1pm to 5pm and 9pm to midnight. The existing non-peak hours are 3am to 9am. This is mandatory for those with a sanctioned load of over 25kW and optional for others (other than domestic). The regulator is now in the process of revising these for the new tariff due to be announced next year. Comments will be invited from the public on the revised time slots. The objective of ToD metering is to encourage more people to shift their power consumption to off-peak hours in order to get incentives of reduced tariff and reduce power consumption in peak hours. Discoms have sent their revisions alongwith the surcharge they will impose on peak hours and rebates during off-peak hours. For south Delhi discom BSES Rajdhani, peak hours will be 1pm to 6 pm and 7pm to midnight from April to October — the surcharge
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levied for consuming power in these time slots is Rs 3.20/unit. Rebate of Rs 1.83/unit will be offered for power consumption between 3am to 9am. Then from November to March, peak hours will be 9am to 2pm with a heavy surcharge of Rs 5.75/unit rebate of Rs 1.60/unit for power consumed between midnight and 7 am in these five winter months East Delhi discom BSES Yamuna has proposed a surcharge of 24% over regular tariffs for power consumed in peak time slots 2pm to 6pm and 10 pm to 1am in summer months of April to October. Similar rebate offered in this period is 19% for power consumed between 3am and 9am. In winter months of November to March, BYPL has proposed a surcharge of a hefty 28% in peak hours of 9am to 1pm and 5 pm to 10pm. Rebate of 16% will be offered between midnight and 5am.
The third discom, Tata Power Delhi - which supplies power to north and northwest Delhi, proposes that in the months of May to September, consumers will pay more from 1pm to 5pm and 9pm to midnight. Off-peak hours will be from 3am to 9am. In winter months, peak hours will be 7 m to 1pm and 6pm to 10pm while off-peak hours will be from 10 pm to 6am. After analysing all the proposals submitted by discoms regarding ToD tariffs, DERC has proposed peak hours of 2pm to 5pm and 10pm to 1am from May to September for all discoms BRPL, Tata Power Delhi and NDMC. Only for BYPL, the time slots will be from May to August. Similarly, off peak hours in these summer months have been proposed to be from 4am to 10am.
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New Exploration Regime that Gives Producers Marketing and Pricing Freedom. While the strategic petroleum sector, including oil and gas, continues to remain outside the new GST indirect tax regime that replaced a 70-year-old system, the industry did manage in 2017 to switch over to a new exploration regime that gives producers marketing and pricing freedom. The petroleum industry has been pushing for its inclusion in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure so as not to be deprived of the benefits of input credit -- a novel feature whereby goods and service providers get the benefit of input tax credit for the goods used, effectively making the real incidence of taxation lower than the headline rate. The Centre is keen to bring under GST products like petrol and diesel that generate considerable reveue for the states, which they are loathe to surrender. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley provided this remarkable insight about the functioning of the Council that he heads. ""Everything has been achieved by consensus in the best spirit of cooperative federalism. There has been no politics, even from states which are controlled by opposition parties," he told a gathering of industry leaders here. During the course of the year on the other hand, India conducted its first auctions and, consequently, awarded the first licences for hydrocarbons exploration under a new revenue-sharing model, as opposed to the previous profit-sharing one, and the successful bidders had complete marketing and pricing freedom. In the early part of the year, the government approved 31 contracts for exploration of small oil and gas contract areas under the Discovered Small Fields (DSF) Bid Round. As many as 46 contract areas designated for 67 discovered small fields across nine sedimentary basins were on offer, bids for which came in from majors like Cairn India and Hindustan Oil Exploration Co, along with from five smaller foreign firms.
The auction was held under the new Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP) approved last year to replace the controversial production-sharing contracts (PSC) that had governed the bidding in nine earlier New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) rounds. The PSC regime, which allows operators to recover all investments made from sale of oil and gas before profits are shared with the government, was criticised by India's official auditor, who said it encouraged companies to keep inflating costs to postpone the sharing of profits. The Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) launched by the government in July allowed oil and gas companies to select exploration blocks on their own, without waiting for a formal bid round from the government. It replaced the old system of the government carving out areas for bidding them out. As a necessary complement to the OALP, the country's first national data repository (NDR) was also launched which allows explorers to access seismic data on the sedimentary basin before making their bids. As many as 51 proposals seeking around 60,000 sq km of area for oil and gas exploration have been bid for in the maiden auction under the OALP, bidding
for which is slated to be held twice a year. "In the new model, the government will not micromanage, micro monitor with producers. Government will only share revenue," Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said while announcing the OALP. The bidder offering the maximum share of oil or gas produced from the selected area would be awarded the block. India's domestic crude oil production of 36.95 million tonnes in 2015-16 barely met 20 per cent of its oil needs. Natural gas output at 32.249 billion cubic metres meets less than half of its needs. The reforms in the sector in a bid to raise output comes in the current difficult context for the global oil industry caused by crude prices falling sharply from the highs of over $120 a barrel that prevailed two years ago. Which leads to the other story of the year, whereby oil regained the $60 a barrel level, from lows of around $25, after the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), along with non-OPEC producers, put in place output cuts from January 1 to counter the fall in prices caused by a supply glut. With prices hardening, India's oil imports during October shot up by 27.89 per cent to $9.29 billion, from $7.26 billion in the same month last year. It forced the government to cut excise duty on transport fuels by Rs 2 a litre after the petrol price had progressively risen to over Rs 79 per litre in Mumbai, recording the highest since the coming of the Modi government. In the major corporate move of the year in the sector in June, Reliance Industries and British energy major BP annnouced the creation of a joint venture energy vertical to work across the entire value chain, involving investment of $6 billion, or Rs 40,000 crore. This would also develop their existing deep-water gas fields in India's eastern offshore to bring to fresh production of one billion cubic feet per day by 2022.
SECI Invites Expression of Interest for 20 GW Solar PV Unit
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equipment, the government has floated a document to gauge the market's interest in setting up 20 GW solar PV manufacturing facility in India in a span of three years. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has floated an expression of interest (EoI) document, evincing interest to "invite bids for allocation of project capacities, from prospective solar manufacturers who are willing to set up vertically integrated solar PV module manufacturing facility in India, including
ingots, wafers, cells, and modules." MNRE recently announced its roadmap for achieving 175 GW of installed renewable energy capacity by 2022, which would require setting up of solar power plants of 77 GW capacity by 2020, entailing an investment of Rs 3,50,000 crore. The 20 GW solar manufacturing tender was also a part of this roadmap. The government wants big chunk of raw materials and equipment to be used in the 77 GW capacity be made in India.
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Companies to Recently Shut Down Units Amid a Crisis in Supplies of the Primary Solid Fuel
Indian power plants now have average coal inventory of about nine days, comfortably breaching the critical stock threshold that forced several generating companies to recently shut down units amid a crisis in supplies of the primary solid fuel. "Supplies have improved considerably and a large number of our units at power stations have been brought back up," a senior executive at top state-run generating company NTPC. said. "These units were either operating at very low capacity levels or idling due to the lack of coal. We have been receiving additional rakes since the last few days, helping scale up generation." Another executive at an
independent power producing company said: "Supplies have regularised and are increasing at a slow and steady pace. We are now being able to plan better since we know how much coal we are to receive on a daily basis." According to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), stocks are considered critical if they fall below five days for pit-head plants. For non-pit-head plants, the threshold is less than a week. According to the Central Electricity Authority , there are no pit-head plants with critical stocks while in the non-pit head category, there are just about 10-odd plants against 27 two months ago. All these plants, however, are receiving supplies on a regular basis and a senior Coal India executive said it will take some time before these plants start to build up stock as the fresh supply of coal is almost
entirely being used up for generating power. "Coal India has been loading anything between 275 and 280 rakes a day, including loading from private washeries and goods sheds. Direct loading from pit heads has been hovering around 250 rakes a day and we are aiming to increase that to about 270," said a Coal India executive. Factors that helped improve stocks at power plants include the onset of winter, which led to reduced demand in certain pockets, and increased production. However, land acquisition issues at the Rajmahal mine area under Eastern Coalfields in West Bengal are still affecting coal production. Law and order issues at collieries under Central Coalfields have also considerably affected loading. The closure of a 34-kilometre railroad stretch between Dhanbad and Chandrapura in Jharkhand is also affecting supplies. The alternate route being used involves moving coal via trucks to another loading area. Coal from this region is sent to power plants in West Bengal, Odisha, and north India, including Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The region also supplies coal to plants of the Damodar Valley Corporation.
Rise in Solar Tariffs Slightly in Rajasthan Auction
After a steep fall for over two years, solar tariffs rose marginally at the latest auction conducted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The two part auction for 750MW at Bhadla solar park in Rajasthan held on Thursday and Friday saw the winning tariff at Rs 2.47 per unit in the first auction of 500 MW Bhadla solar park phase III, and Rs 2.48 per unit in the second auction of 250 MW Bhadla solar park phase IV. Bhadla gets the best solar radiation in the country 20 JANUARY 2018 || ELECTRICAL MIR R OR
and historically has achieved the lowest prices at solar auctions. In the last SECI auction held here in May, the winning bid had been Rs 2.44 per unit, the lowest until now, made by Acme Solar. This time in the first part of the auction, Hero Future Energies quoted the lowest tariff of Rs 2.47 per unit and was awarded the 300 MW it had asked for. The remaining 200 MW went to SB Energy — a joint venture of SoftBank, Foxconn and Bharti Airtel—
which quoted Rs 2.48 per unit. The lowest price quoted in the second part of the auction was Rs 2.48 per unit by Azure Power. It sought and obtained 200 MW. The remaining 50 MW has been awarded to Renew Power at Rs 2.49 per unit. Industry insiders cited three main reasons for the slight rise in solar tariffs. First, after falling for a number of years, solar module prices had begun rising in China, from where the bulk of Indian developers import their solar equipment. Also, domestic solar manufacturers have petitioned the Director General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) to slap anti-dumping duty on imported solar modules. DGAD recently held its first hearing. Since Chinese solar panels are significantly cheaper than local ones, developers fear that if such a duty is imposed it would increase their input costs. The third reason they cited is the arbitrary decision of the Central Board of Excise and Customs to start charging 7.5% duty on imported solar panels and modules.The practice, begun at Chennai port in September, has since spread to other ports. Developers had initially resisted paying up, thereby leading to thousands of containers of solar equipment being held up at ports. Factoring in this has also led to the tariff rise, industry insiders said. ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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Six Companies Win Tender to Supply 500MW Wind Power
Six companies on Thursday won bids to supply 500MW of wind power to Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) through competitive bidding. The reverse auction, conducted after several delays, also reached the country's lowest wind tariff of Rs 2.43 per kilowatt hour (kWh). The lowest bidders include Sprng Energy Private
Limited, KP Energy Limited, Verdant Renewables Private Limited, Betam Wind Energy Private Limited, Powerica Ltd and ReNew Power Ventures Private Ltd. Sprng Energy and KP Energy emerged as the L1 bidders, who quoted of Rs 2.43 per kWh (or per unit) tariff for the supply of 197.50 MW and 30MW respectively. The price quoted by the two companies is the lowest wind tariff reached so far through auction in the country. Previously, Solar Energy Corporation of India's (SECI) in a 1,000MW auction in October this year had seen the lowest rate of Rs 2.64 per unit. Verdant Renewables, Betam Wind Energy and Powerica
Lowest Tariff at Rs 2.43 Per Unit by Sprng Energy and K P Energy
Wind power tariff dropped to an all time low of Rs 2.43 per unit in an auction conducted by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL), boosting clean energy initiatives of the country. "In an auction for 500 MW wind power capacities, the lowest tariff was quoted at Rs 2.43 per unit by Sprng Energy and K P Energy," GUVNL MD Pankaj Joshi confirmed. He further said Verdant Renewables, Betam Wind Energy and Powerica quoted tariff of Rs 2.44 per unit each while Renew Energy Joshi said when the bids were opened, the lowest tariff was Rs 2.51 which dropped to Rs 2.43 in reverse bidding conducted later. There were 18 bidders when bids were opened, but only 12 qualified for the
reverse bidding held later the same day. This is the third low for the wind power tariff in 2017. Earlier this year, the tariff touched a new low of Rs 3.46 in first round of auction for one gigawatt by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). In October, the tariff fell again to Rs 2.64 in second round of auction for one gigawatt by SEC The fall in tariff will boost clean energy in view of India's target of having 60 GW wind energy capacities by 2022. At present, India has an installed wind capacity of 32.7 GW. The government has planned to auction 10 GW each in 2018- 19 and 2019-20.
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quoted Rs 2.44 per unit for 100MW, 29.90MW and 50MW, respectively. "Of the remaining 92MW requirement, 75MW has been reserved for PSUs who agree to supply at the rate quoted by L1 bidders. Otherwise, the entire 92 MW will go to ReNew Power, which has quoted Rs 2.45 per unit," said sources in GUVNL. Around 18 wind power developers were in fray to supply wind power to GUVNL, which had floated a 500MW tender in June this year. The wind auction by GUVNL was deferred a number of times as Indian Wind Energy Association (IWEA) first approached the Gujarat high court and then the Supreme Court opposing the bidding process on the ground that the central government had only issued draft guidelines for governing such wind energy auction, and it had not finalized any such guidelines. "SC in its hearing on December 4 did not stay the auction. The bidding was conducted on December 21 considering the code of conduct in the wake of assembly elections in the state," sources privy to the development said.
Waaree Manufactures and Supplies Provides EPC Solutions for Solar Power Plants and Grids Waaree Energies Limited, an integrated solar power solutions company has raised Rs 100 crore through a structured financing deal from a group of investors led by Centrum Financial Services Limited, as the Mumbai-based alternate energy equipments firm intends to expand capacity. Waaree manufactures and supplies Solar Photovoltaic modules and provides EPC solutions for setting up of solar power plants including on-grid, off-grid and rooftop applications. Set up n 1989 and headquartered in Mumbai, Waaree has a 500 MW module manufacturing plant at Surat in Gujarat. Centrum Group, controlled by ex-Standard Chartered top honcho, Jaspal Bindra, made the investment through its non-banking finance arm.
The transaction is coming at a time when Indian solar market witnessing a rapid growth because of policies inclined towards alternate energy. The cumulative installed solar capacity in India is nearly 16 GW with an aspirational target of reaching 100 GW by 2022 set by the central government. The sector has seen large private equity inflows as well. In flows into wind and solar power sectors have jumped 47 per cent to $920 million during the first nine months of 2017, according to data compiled by Venture Intelligence, an industry tracker. This is the second-best year in terms of PE flows into the sector after 2015, when it attracted $979 million across 14 deals.
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India Sets to Achieve Target of 100 GW of Solar Power by 2022
The government is confident of achieving the target of 100 Giga Watt (GW) of solar power capacity by 2022, Power Minister R K Singh said. As against the target of installing 100 GW of solar power capacity as on December 15, a capacity of 16,676 MW has been installed with another 6,500 MW capacity under installation, he said in the Lok Sabha during Question Hour. The trajectory of bidding of the rest of solar power capacity has been finalised
as 20,000 MW in 2017-18, 30,000 MW in 2018-19 and 30,000 MW in 2019-20. "The government is confident of achieving the target of 100 GW of solar power capacity by 2022," Singh said. Since the country does not have enough manufacturing capacity at present for solar cells and modules to meet the full demand, "both imported and indigenous solar sells and modules are being utilised for achieving the targets," he said.
NHPC Board Agrees on Amendment to Apply to CERC for Trade Licence
The NHPC Board approved amending the company's MoA to enable it to apply to power regulator CERC for trading licence. The decision is in line with the Power Ministry's plan to make NHPC an aggregator for meeting the demand of peaking power. At present, NHPC cannot do so because it does not have a trading licence. "Board of Directors in its meeting has, while considering one of the items, directed to alter Memorandum of Association (MoA) of the company to enable it to apply(to) CERC for
trading license," the NHPC said in a BSE filing. According to the statement, the amendment will be subject to the approval of shareholders of the company by way of a special resolution and other statutory or administrative approvals, if any required. A senior official said Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) would also have to bring more clarity on the role of NHPC as an aggregator, specifying about the power it can arrange and supply.
Wind Tariff Competitiveness to Remain A Challenge: ICRA
Even as the tariff competitiveness of wind energy has improved as against the conventional energy sources, its viability continues to be a challenge, says ICRA. According to the rating agency, while the government's wind power bidding programme provides visibility to support capacity additions over the next four years, the renegotiation or cancellation of power purchase agreements (PPAs) by few states will be a major challenge. The ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) 24 JANUARY 2018 || ELECTRICAL MIR R OR
proposes to issue bids for 5,000 MW by March next year followed by 10,000 MW each in FY 2019 and FY 2020, so as to achieve the cumulative wind capacity target of 60,000 MW by FY2022. The tariff discovered in the reverse auction under the second MNRE scheme conducted by SECI in October this year declined by 24 per cent to Rs 2.64 per unit as against Rs 3.46 per unit discovered in the first MNRE scheme. While this significantly improves the tariff competitiveness of wind energy as against conventional energy sources, the viability of such tariffs remains a challenge, ICRA explained. "This would depend upon the availability of long-tenure debt at cost competitive rates, capital cost, plant load factor (PLF) level and ability of the developer to identity locations with high generation potential," ICRA Ratings sector head and Vice President Girishkumar Kadam said. Apart from the credit quality of the state-owned
discoms, weak compliance of renewable purchase obligation (RPO) target and transmission constraints in few regions, the renegotiation or cancellation of PPAs has emerged as a key challenge, he said. "This is following the significant decline in wind energy tariffs discovered through the competitive bidding route," Kadam added. ICRA further said the advisory issued by the MNRE to the state utilities against such actions as well as the orders issued by some state governments in this regard, are favourable for the developers. "However, many of the feed-in tariff-based PPAs with relatively high tariffs as against the average power purchase cost of the state-owned discoms in the wind energy sector may remain exposed to a risk of forced back-down or grid curtailment as observed in few states in the past," ICRA said. This is also in view of the fact that these PPAs do not have any deemed generation clause or termination payment clause, it noted. ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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Gautam Adani - Adanis Acquire Reliance Infrastructure’s Mumbai Power Business
Gautam Adani-led Adani Transmission has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Anil Ambani-led Reliance Infrastructure's power generation and distribution business in Mumbai in a deal valued at Rs 13,251 crore, the two company said. The deal, which marks Adani Transmission's foray into power distributions business, will help Reliance Group to pare its debt. "We have succeeded at closing the deal at the best possible rate and the proceeds will help the group significantly reduce its debt," said Lalit Jalan, chief executive officer at Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra). "We are confident of getting approvals
from Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission and our lenders soon, so that we can conclude the transaction before March," he said. While there will be an upfront payment of Rs 13,251 crore, Reliance Infrastructure will also get regulatory assets under approval estimated at Rs 5,000 crore and net working capital on closing estimated at Rs 550 crore, making the total consideration around Rs 18,800 crore, Jalan said. Adani Transmission has valued the business at Rs 12,101 crore. In addition to this, the regulatory assets approved to the extent of Rs 1,150 crore for the period April 1, 2018 to 31 March, 2019 will be added to the account of Reliance Infrastructure. With this deal, RInfra plans to repay most of its outstanding debt of Rs 15,000 crore, easing the stress from its balance sheet. This is the second deal between the two companies, after Adani Transmission acquired two transmission projects from Reliance Infrastructure in a deal valued at Rs 1,000 crore in November In October, the two companies had signed an
3 Maharashtra Power Utilities Yet to Repay Rs 66-K Crore Loan: Minister
Maharashtra Energy Minister Chandrashekhar Bavankule told the Legislative Assembly today that all the three state-run electricity companies are yet to repay loan worth nearly Rs 66,000 crore. The minister informed this in a written reply tabled in the House, in which he also dismissed
the reports that these companies are not paying additional interest as the state refused to stand guarantee for such loans. "The Maharashtra State Electricity Generation Company Ltd (Mahagenco) has an unpaid loan amount of Rs 35,310 crore with an average interest rate of Rs 10.16 per cent," he stated. "Similarly, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL or Mahadiscom) has an unpaid loan of Rs 23,173 crore and the Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (MSETCL or Mahatransco) is yet to repay Rs 6,733 crore loan," the minister added. Both these companies had borrowed the loan at an average interest rate of 10.54 per cent and 10.60 per cent respectively, Bavankule said.
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agreement to enter a period of exclusivity to consider sale of Reliance Infrastructure's integrated business of generation, transmission and distribution of power for Mumbai city to Adani Transmission. "The acquisition marks our foray in the distribution sector in India," Adani Group head Gautam Adani said. "We see the distribution sector as the next sunrise sector as India embarks on its mission to achieve 24x7 power for all. We see a massive growth opportunity and will look at both organic and inorganic opportunities to build a market-leading distribution company," he said. The transactions entails transfer of a 500 mw power plant based in Dahanu in Mumbai, license for power distribution in the city and related infrastructure. The Mumbai distribution circle of Reliance Infrastructure caters to around three million customers, with a total requirement of 1,892 mw of power, of which 500 mw is sourced from its own power plant. In 2015, Reliance Infrastructure had signed a pact to sell 49% stake in it Mumbai electricity business to the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) of Canada but the deal fell through. Since then, the company was on the lookout for a buyer for this business, which it often referred to as a "cash cow".
Coal Demand Expecting to Grow 4% A Year Till 2022
India's coal demand is expected to grow at about 4% a year up to 2022 as thermal power plants generate more to meet strong demand, analysts say. However, imports are expected to fall, except for coking coal which is projected to rise 5% a year. "In case renewable energy capacity reaches 125 GW by 2022, coal demand growth
would be at around a CAGR of 3.6%, assuming power demand growth as 5% CAGR," said Jayanta Roy, senior vice-president at ratings agency ICRA. "In absolute terms, coal production is expected to touch 1,003 million tonnes in 2022 from 839 tonnes in 2017," he said. ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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Reliance Power Approaches to Delhi HC for Early Allocation of Coal to its Plant
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power has approached the Delhi High Court seeking early allocation of coal to its power plant in Maharashtra. The company has made the ministries of coal and power, Central Electricity Authority and Coal India respondents to the case Reliance Power had in 2008 obtained a letter promising allocation of 1.23 million tonnes of coal for unit one of 300 MW of the Butibori power plant from Coal India. Unit two of the project has fuel supply agreement with Coal India. The plant has a long-term power
purchase agreement with group firm Reliance Infrastructure that supplies power to Mumbai city. The letter of allocation (LoA) was awarded to unit one of Butibori plant through the erstwhile screening committee route, a senior coal ministry official said. "The plant was a captive power plant at that time and was supposed to meet certain milestones to get the coal supply started. Later on the company converted the plant to an independent power plant. The coal ministry is yet to take a view on whether such diversion of coal is possible. In those days, the queue for coal supply for captive plants was shorter," the official said. The next date of hearing is January 15. Reliance Power has also petitioned
the court seeking interim supply of coal to the plant from Western Coalfields Ltd, a Coal India subsidiary. The board of Coal India Ltd (CIL) cleared awarding coal contracts to 10 power plants that won the supply in auction held in September. The companies that will receive the coal supplies to power plants include Adani Power, GMR Energy and KSK Energy that quoted the highest discount in electricity tariffs to receive coal supply. "Auction of coal linkages to independent power producers having long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) have been concluded successfully by CIL whereby 27.18 million tonnes of annual coal linkages have been booked by 10 successful bidders," an official statement said. The fuel supply agreements (FSAs) are expected to result in an annual generation of over 47 billion units per annum and an estimated savings in tariff of about `125 crore per annum for 25 years. The power plants won the coal supply contracts after committing to generate power at discounts ranging between 4 paise per unit and 1 paise per unit over their existing tariffs.
Power Capacitor Production Expanded in Nashik TDK Corporation announces that its subsidiary, EPCOS India Pvt. Ltd., has significantly expanded the manufacturing capacity for power capacitors at its plant in Nashik. In order to meet the growing demand from both Indian and international customers, EPCOS India has erected a new 16,800 m² production and warehouse building, which is now operational. The Nashik plant now has a total area of over 40,000 m² and manufactures India's broadest range of film power capacitors. These state-of-the-art products include capacitors for low-voltage and medium-voltage power factor correction (PFC), power capacitors for power transmission systems, as well as AC capacitors for pumps and household appliances and DC capacitors for EMI suppression. “Nashik has seen exponential growth since it was established in 1996. After the expansion, the Nashik factory is one of the largest film capacitor manufacturing facilities in India,” said H. S. Banerjee, the CEO of EPCOS India. “And we expect it to provide further benefits in terms of scale and synergies.” With its EPCOS products made in India TDK serves all industries in India with a special focus on industrial electronics, renewable energy, traction, automotive, 28 JANUARY 2018 || ELECTRICAL MIR R OR
and home appliances. These are all markets that stand to be impacted positively by a wide range of initiatives of the Indian government such as Make in India, Digital Governance, Infra Development, and others. Natarajan Balakrishnan, Managing Director of EPCOS India explains, “Our success and leadership position in Indian market with film capacitors is attributable to our world class manufacturing capability right here in India. The expansion of our facility in Nashik will enable us to be an even stronger partner to support India’s ambitious goals.”
About EPCOS India Pvt. Ltd.
EPCOS India Pvt. Ltd. is a TDK group company, and one of the leading electronics companies in India. The focus is on demanding markets in the areas of industrial and automotive electronics, consumer, and information and communication technology. The company has a network of design and manufacturing locations for film capacitors and ferrites and sales offices all over the country. The sales portfolio includes electronic components, modules and systems, power supplies, magnetic application products as well as energy devices, flash memory application devices,
and others. In fiscal 2017 (ending in March) EPCOS India employed approximately 2200 people and posted sales of more than INR 7200 million.
About TDK Corporation
TDK Corporation is a leading electronics company based in Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1935 to commercialize ferrite, a key material in electronic and magnetic products. TDK's portfolio includes passive components, such as ceramic, aluminum electrolytic and film capacitors, ferrites and inductors, high-frequency products, and piezo and protection components, as well as sensors and sensor systems and power supplies. These products are marketed under the product brands TDK, EPCOS, InvenSense, Micronas, Tronics and TDK-Lambda. TDK's further main product groups include magnetic application products, energy devices, and flash memory application devices. TDK focuses on demanding markets in the areas of information and communication technology and automotive, industrial and consumer electronics. The company has a network of design and manufacturing locations and sales offices in Asia, Europe, and in North and South America. In fiscal 2017, TDK posted total sales of USD 10.5 billion and employed about 100,000 people worldwide. ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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Market Opportunities
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Cover Story product life cycle, starting from the product design and development phase, to production testing, preand post-market testing, as well as support. Thus, the growth of the T&M industry goes hand in hand with the growth of the electronics industry in the country. A big business opportunity is brewing for the T&M industry in India. This is due to a no of reasons like technology developments, expanding end-user applications and the growing need to validate the performance of equipment. Other factors driving growth in the T&M domain are the stringent quality, safety, environmental standards for manufacturing, maintenance and the use of equipment. Moreover, proper implementation of govt initiatives like Make in India, 100 Smart Cities, Digital India and the defence manufacturing push, will definitely open up new opportunities for T&M industry players. According to some industry experts, the current market size for general-purpose T&M equipment alone is worth over US$ 200 million. However, the market presents a much bigger opportunity considering that Global Industry Analysts Inc., a California based market research firm, forecasts that the world market for general-purpose electronic T&M instruments will touch US$ 6.8 bn by 2020. Forecast on the YoY growth rate of the Indian T&M market is shown below. 14% 57%
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Indian T&M market is driven by both global & domestic demand. Growth in this market is a result of the growth registered by the key end-user segments like power, automotive, electronics, telecom, hardware. Defence and other govt sectors have also been instrumental in driving the growth of this sector. Besides, the increase in R&D activities across academic organisations is expected to further drive up demand. Experts forecast steady growth of the T&M sector in India, and approximately 57% of them expect the sector to grow between 5-10% on a YoY basis
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industry. Considering the strong govt push to make in India in the strategic electronics sector, 70% of the experts mentioned the bright future of the defence manufacturing ecosystem in India and the related opportunities for the T&M segment. India has vast potential in telecommunications and mobile manufacturing too. With the ‘Make in India’ initiative creating a wave of optimism and opportunities, mobile manufacturing is all set to gain further momentum. Sixty% of the experts are looking forward to the burgeoning opportunities in mobile handset manufacturing and allied verticals like mobile services, cable TV, broadcasting, etc. The various govt initiatives, like the Make in India campaign and the development of smart cities, are likely to boost the power and communications sectors in India and eventually contribute to the growth of the T&M industry. The demand for electricity across India has been growing at a rapid rate and is expected to grow further in the years to come. With the growing demand, power generation, transmission and distribution CoS will have to invest in reliable, accurate and efficient equipment to protect their assets from failure. Therefore, the growth prospects of T&M equipment related to the power sector are quite promising. India is an emerging solar hub of the world, considering the kind of capacities that are coming up, with nearly 100GW of solar power to be added in the next five years. Solar power, again, is a very important market for T&M products. The trend of automotive CoS switching to automated testing is also driving up demand for T&M equipment. Moreover, the increasing electronic content in the vehicles for infotainment, connectivity and safety purposes, along with the growing acceptance of green mobility (through e-vehicles) will also fuel the growth of the T&M sector. According to industry experts, the T&M market in India seems to be booming with the entry of low cost Chinese equipment, even
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While interacting with the experts, our analysis suggested that, going forward, the T&M market will be driven by some special trends (Figure 2), which we have listed below. • Increasing awareness about predictive maintenance amongst manufacturers in India is also driving the growth of the T&M industry. • The demand from customers to address complex process issues is forcing T&M CoS to innovate continuously. This has resulted in the development of high-end devices with unique features. • Multi-functional testing kits are the latest trend among decision makers of maintenance departments, where instead of having many different testing kits for individual applications, engineers have realised the benefits of using one kit with multi-functional ||www.electricalmirror.net||
testing capabilities. Such tools save time, money and most importantly, the effort that goes into the testing procedures. New instruments have better GUIs, and provide ease of operation and automated testing capabilities, which increase productivity. • For both testing managers and engineers, the challenge is to ensure quality at increasingly lower costs. To test their smart devices, organisations are transitioning from the status quo of rack-and-stack box instruments and closed turnkey ATE systems to smarter test systems that deliver connectivity and problemsolving capabilities. • The current focus on customised test equipment is driving the overall market, as most of the low-end T&M equipment is now available with control options. • According to a majority of the experts, customers are willing to spend the extra penny for good quality. However, the definition of quality can be subjective and often determined by the customer’s unique perspective. Nevertheless, experts on the panel for this report believe that objective standards of quality lead to quantifiable benchmarks, as every customer segment wants its systems to function properly and reliably on a consistent basis. However, a few experts report that in the telecom sector, huge investments have been made in spectrum procurement but decision makers are not willing to invest in T&M equipment. Instead, mobile network operators have adopted the rental, the managed services or the capex models, which reduce the need to procure T&M equipment in this segment but can also lead to the deterioration in service or product quality.
Technology Trends
Importnt quality and safety norms related to T&M equipment include - Complying with over voltage safety standards like CAT IV, III, II, I, which ensures the instrument is safe on different working environments. Complying with ingress protection stadards, which ensure protection against dust & water. Compliance with IEC 61010-1 safety norms for T&M products. Connected life styles, M2M interaction and the IoT are a few technology trends that will lead to the growth of the T&M industry. The proliferation of smart devices has begun to influence the design and use of T&M equipment. Each ‘smart’ product has to go through a specific set of processes to ensure its usability and functionality for the intended purpose – and behind each of these steps are the design, manufacturing and testing procedures. T&M technologies are going to evolve accordingly. It is certain that the time-tomarket for new devices will continue to reduce, and ||www.electricalmirror.net||
the need to maintain high quality standards will drive additional complexity in these devices – and all this will be invisible to users. Test techniques and test solutions will continue to evolve to ensure that smart device developers and manufacturers can reduce time-to-market and ramp quickly to high volume manufacturing of quality products. Connected life styles, higher use of data and the lower cost of smartphones are some trends in the telecom market. The need for high-speed connectivity will lead to network capacity increasing. Operators are using new technology like MIMO, VoLTE, LTE-Advanced and LTE Carrier Aggregation to improve spectrum efficiency and the customer experience with high data speeds. The 4G roll out and 5G-related R&D in the telecom industry will create opportunities for the T&M industry. Compared to previous generations of mobile networks, 5G presents a no of new design and test challenges. While the technologies that will constitute 5G are still being worked on, the ITU-R has identified three main usage scenarios for 5G. These are: enhanced mobile broadband with up to 20Gbps peak data rate, massive machine-type communications, and ultra-reliable and low latency communications. To meet the requirements for this next generation of mobile communications, researchers are looking to a wide range of enabling technologies in RF, microwave and millimetre-wave frequencies— ranging from advanced waveforms and multiple access schemes to multiple antenna techniques such as massive MIMO and beamforming. Being the first and the best in 5G depends on tools that let you explore new signals, scenarios and topologies. Automation is the new technology trend in the power sector and, hence, the demand for automated products is growing. Accordingly, the new technological advancements like data logging DMMs and auto power calculating power clamp meters will experience good growth. Online transmission line monitoring systems, compact Tan-delta testing machines, automatic breaker testing machines, discrete monitoring of power loss at each feeder by discoms, etc, are the areas of application. With respect to the user experience, touch screen technologies are going to revolutionise the T&M environment. A combination of the right hardware with a ‘designed for touch’ user interface (UI) will enable us to use equipment easily and efficiently. Designed for touch UIs are crucial for creating an effective and usable touch screen environment; it is not enough to simply add a touch screen to an existing UI. The No.1 goal of T&M equipment is to be able to identify, isolate and analyse a system under test as quickly and efficiently as possible. Having an effective touch screen on the instrument can reduce the time it takes to configure the sytem and to analyse signals.
T&M Value Products Market in India
‘High Quality at Good Price Value’, is the mantra that is reigning the T&M market in India and all over the world. With every T&M Company shelling out equipments with multiple features at a budget price, the market is buzzing with newer technologies, each programmed for superior performances for multiple applications. Here are the few major T&M players in India talking about their respective T&M products and their USPs, their key market playgrounds and the CoS’ business strategy in India.
Major T&M CoS, and their USPs Rohde & Schwarz…
Value Instruments from Rohde & Schwarz are designed especially for users, who want high quality products at a budget price. Below mentioned are some of the innovative products under Value Instruments category, from R&S. Uniqueness of the products of Rohde & Schwarz is that, For the price range offered by R&S, customers are getting: The best in class banner specifications; First in class screens sizes – R&S FPC1000 & R&S RTB2000; Highest resolutions measurement capabilities to allow for measurement confidence; Reliability and trust from German engineering, and manufacturing company that is doing business for last 84 years. Market Strategies of Rohde & Schwarz is that, The Value Instruments will have extra sales channels with the channel partners in many part of the country actively promoting them along with company’s direct sales team. Service & Application Support by R&S India: Authorized and certified by R&S Headquarters in Germany as “First Line Service Centre Gold”, R&S is prepared to meet market requirements in terms of comprehensive service support. R S India Service consist of team of competent and technical personal to carry out repairs, complete calibrations and customized measurements. Strong Application Support Team ready to solve typical applications/ queries. Training of Channel Partners to ensure they have technical competence. For R&S, the biggest market segment continues to be wireless communication. There they have customers like Qualcomm, Intel and Broadcom and also manufacturers like Samsung and many other new clients who are growing at very fast speed. Other than this, they have traditional Aerospace and Defense, which is also very strong and important market for the company. R&S have been growing consistently over the years in India and are very strong and well-established company in their domain. The growth that the company would like to see now is from the wide based markets and small-scale industries. In Wireless Communication and A&D Markets, R&S already have a very strong hold in the country. India is one the fastest growing economy in the world and the company sees a lot of growth opportunities in the Aerospace and Defence
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Anritsu…
Anritsu offers great value proposition for all products, pocket-sized, big on performance but cost effective offerings, for manufacturing wireless applications and others where simple measurement are required. Uniqueness of the products of Anritsu is that, Anritsu products offer a great value proposition to customerbest specification products in economical cost. Anritsu post-sales support is unique and it create good bond with customers. Market Strategies of Anritsu is that, Anritsu is committed to Indian market and is improving its reach to all customers, appointing regional channel partners, offering reasonable charge basis after sales 34 JANUARY 2018 || ELECTRICAL MIR R OR
services. Anritsu products are used in many segments: Telecom- Mobile Operator, Handset manufactures educational, broadcast, Defence and R&D. Indian market is growing market. Many verticals are showing growth and Anritsu hopes this will continue in FY17 and open new opportunities for T&M vendors. Anritsu position among top 3 RF MW T&M suppliers. The company claims to be among top 2 in many segments. Anritsu is working to improve its coverage in all region by selecting new channel partners. The company will focus education, Aerospace and Defence market along with telecom manufacturing. Two of the highlighted products are: Ultraportable Spectrum Master MS2760A: By utilizing Anritsu’s patented ShockLine non-linear transmission line (NLTL) technology, the MS2760A shatters the cost, size, and performance barriers associated with traditional large form factor instruments to more efficiently advance technology development. It is truly pocket-sized, but big on performance with industry leading dynamic range, sweep speed, and amplitude accuracy. Its ultraportable size enables direct connect to almost any DUT, eliminating the need for lossy, expensive cables or antennas. The MS2760A is the world’s first handheld millimeter-wave spectrum analyzer to provide continuous coverage from 9 kHz up to 110 GHz, positioning it perfectly for growing millimeter-wave applications like 5G, 802.11ad, satellite communications, automotive radar, and more. The MS2760A is USB-powered and controlled from a Windows-based PC, laptop, or tablet, making it uniquely flexible for use in the lab, on the manufacturing floor, or in the field. 1 port USB VNA MS46121B: The MS46121B is a series of two PC-controlled 1-Port USB ShockLine Vector Network Analyzers with frequency ranges of 40 MHz to 4 GHz and 150 kHz to 6 GHz. The MS46121B provides performance and accuracy for your 1 port measurements in a low cost and space saving solution that is small enough to directly connect to the device under test. All the members of the MS46121B series are aimed at RF and microwave applications in manufacturing, engineering and education. The two MS46121B options both come with 120 microsecond per point sweep speeds and a measurement accuracy of +/- 0.5 dB (-6 dB offset, typical), making them suitable for your passive device test applications.
National Instruments…
NI’s Low cost product offering include USB & PCI based data acquisition devices which can be used for multifunction IO – analog, digital, counter and timer interfacing capabilities. These devices when combined with LabVIEW, the graphical system design environment, are ideal for applications such as data logging, portable measurements, and academic lab experiments to meet your specific system requirements and budget. Uniqueness of the products of National
Instruments is that, NI’s power platform based systems which include modular hardware and software designed aspects are the most important elements of NI’s long-term differentiation. Customers from healthcare to automotive and from consumer electronics to particle physics – use NI’s integrated hardware and software platform to effectively solve their traditional applications as well as exciting new ones in the areas of Internet of Things, 5G and Big Analog data. Market Strategies of National Instruments is that, NI’s employees operate out two branches in India- namely Bangalore and New Delhi along with a portion of NI’s global R&D sitting out of Bangalore. NI India continues strive to ensure that engineers and scientists are successful in using NI’s tools are successful may it be in reducing development time, designing high quality products or lowering design costs across Automotive, Aerospace & Defense, Electronics and Semiconductor, Research and Wireless. NI India’s growth and increased investment in India is a testament to the importance of the Indian market. With many industry majors and global CoS investing in setting up engineering centers across India, and with the renewed emphasis on ‘Make-in-India’, NI expects continued adoption of the company’s platforms in India. From 1998, NI India has worked with Engineers and Scientists from the Indian community to provide answers to the most challenging questions. NI’s customers have brought hundreds of thousands of products to market and overcome innumerable technological roadblocks, this stands testament to the fact that NI’s differentiated product line has been a preferred choice for many in the Indian market and hence the company believes that they are a major player in the Indian T&M Market. NI is committed to its mission to accelerate engineering success across the various elements of its expansive ecosystem by providing an open, software-centric platform that leverages modular hardware. 5G Wireless, Semiconductor Testing, Connected Vehicles and Internet of Things are key concentration areas for NI going forward.
MetroQ…
As MetroQ brand tries to place all their products in “Value for Money” range, all the products from Multimeters / Digital Oscilloscopes / Soldering Stations are very aptly prices with no compromise on quality and Standards. In Multimeters, MetroQ has a range starting from Rs. 500 (MTQ 111) for a basic Multimeter. Even TRMS DMM is available for Rs. 1600 (MTQ 888). In Oscilloscopes the company offers the most economical DSO in India – 30 MHZ (SDS 5032E) @ Rs. 16000 and Pen PC DSO @ Rs. 5900. MetroQ is the pioneers in the T&M Industry in India with taking lead in introducing latest technology and products at the best value. T&M is one of the fastest growing sector and with the demand coming up for quality ||www.electricalmirror.net||
instruments MetroQ offers the right products to the industry.
Way forward SWOT analysis of the T&M Market Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Continuous technological advances in testing equipment like the use of multi-functional testing kits The ongoing practice of procuring the most reliable testing equipment Adoption of best testing practices by OEMs
Enforcement of quality standards like harmonics level, etc, are not yet mandated by the government A need to revive the important quality norms like ISI
Introduction of various government Lack of industry awareness about the initiatives like make in India, Digital usability and functionality of testing India, etc. equipment
Stringent quality and safety standards for end products
Growth of domestic manufacturing in areas like defence, telecommunications, mobile, etc. Growth in power demands leading to the requirement of investments in reliable, accurate and efficient equipment The requirement for efficient generation, transmission and distribution of power
Threats
Various unscrupulous players not adhering to standard engineering and commercial practices Quality is affected because the government's tender business is done only on an L1 (lowest bidder) basis Increasing the focus on the quality of end-user segments will be time consuming. Affecting the growth of this industry
Increasing awareness for predictive maintenance amongst the manufacturers Proliferation of smart devices
The need for effective interoperability between old and new technologies will drive the T&M Equipment Market in India during the forecast period. Increase R&D investments will boost the T&M Equipment Market in India, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of 13.24 % from 2014-2019. A growing need for new product development has led to several investment initiatives in R&D. The growth potential in India has encouraged many global T&M equipment vendors to enter the market by providing high-quality, multi-functional T&M equipment. The availability of a skilled workforce has attracted many vendors to open R&D centers in India. There are low-cost advantage in the manufacturing sector in India compared to other countries, which has made India a manufacturing hub and led to growth in the T&M Equipment Market. There is a growing need for compatibility of test equipment, which has become a key focus for vendors while developing new products. Continuously evolving technology has shortened the lifecycle of T&M equipment, since new technology requires new T&M equipment for testing. The market should be growing at a much faster pace but still nothing significant is happening because of the fluid economic condition – and as a result of that the industry is still reluctant to make any major capital investment. The ||www.electricalmirror.net||
market should be growing at a much faster pace but still nothing significant is happening because of the fluid economic condition – and as a result of that the industry is still reluctant to make any major capital investment. The major competition in electrical test and measuring instrument industry is from Chinese CoS only – as there is not much of competition in this field from within India. The main reason behind that is the Chinese govt subsidizes the export of electrical test and measuring instrument very heavily. Thus, it is not a level playing field for Indian manufacturers. The only way to counter this unfair practice adopted by the Chinese is – the Govt. of India should levy higher custom duty on these equipment when imported from China, failing doing that this industry in India will never develop. The main transformation in this segment is that earlier on – largely these equipment were imported from US / Europe and now these are being imported mainly from China. Industry leaders for some reasons are willing to accept Chinese products, but not those made in India – even though the quality of products coming from China is not good. They are accepting the same as these are really cheap (not less expensive). Suggestion to the potential buyers, especially the ones who are exploring either to buy locally in India or import from China, is that even though you are able to import from China at a cheaper price today – their inability to give efficient and cost effective after sales service will hurt you in the long run. Indian manufacturers, on the contrary, can give you much more efficient and cost effective after sales service – and considering the fact that the test equipment once procured will be in use for next 20 to 30 years after sales service becomes a very important point to be considered while buying it. Industry experts feel that it is very important to make customers aware and convinced about quality, safety and maintenance practices through the use of the right T&M instruments. They expect regulatory bodies to spread this awareness. Moreover, T&M CoS need to work as solution partners with decision makers in the electronic system design and manufacturing (ESDM) industry by offering leading-edge electronics design and test services. By adopting the latest and best T&M solutions, ESDM players can make the elusive breakthroughs that advance technology. That will lead to ideas, systems and products that will make the world a better place and the technology business more productive.
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LED Lighting Market in India: 2017 and Beyond
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Generally, it is considered that the LED invention is new to the world. But the real thing is LED lighting are prevailing from the past 50 years. This is the development of white LEDs that have recently come into knowledge of the public. These LEDs have changed and simplified the lives of people. 1960 and its early years were the years of experimentation on the semiconductors. With continuous experimentation, at the end of 1961, LED lighting were invented by James R Biard and Garry Pittman. Although, there were numerous scientists who have also done lots of efforts but the ultimate credit goes to these two scientists. Shuji Nakamura had launched the first blue LED light in 1994.
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ndia’s LED industry has immense potential. This is evident from the fact that the market has displayed a CAGR of 56.1% in the last five years. LED lights have emerged as a powerful source for lighting over the past several years. Due to their numerous advantages over conventional lighting technology, they have swiftly gained prominence in the Indian lighting market. Although Indian LED lighting market is at a nascent stage, it offers innumerable opportunities for growth over the next few decades. As India represents one of the biggest lighting markets, it offers a lucrative option for LED manufacturers to set up their facilities in the region. Skilled labour, ease of doing business and demographic advantages provides a sustainable environment for the LED industry. Currently, the demand for LED lighting systems is primarily concentrated in the North and South regions due to growing urbanization rates and increasing number of govt initiatives that encourage the use of LED lights. The govt’s support through various regulations that promote the investments in energy efficient lighting tech’s have expanded the applications of LED lights across various industrial, commercial and residential sectors. A rapidly growing automotive industry also provides productive opportunities for the use of LEDs in head lamps, rear lamps, turn signal and brake lights. Other important factors such as increasing infra investments, rapid growth of street lighting systems, decline in average prices of LEDs and various govt and upcoming smart building
projects are expected to drive the demand of LED lights in India. According to new report published by IMARC Group, the Indian LED Lighting market was worth around US$ 1.1 Bn in 2016, growing at a CAGR of around 55.5% during 2009–2016. The Indian LED lighting industry is expected to grow tremendously, even over the long term, on account of the demand for a smart, connected lifestyle and for energy-efficient products.
Why LED?
One can get numerous benefits by using the LED lighting. Saves almost 75% more energy as compared to the incandescent bulbs. One greatest innovations, benefiting the whole country with its extreme benefits as well as with outsourcing. It is totally shock proof and doesn’t harm at all. One more benefit is that it reduces pollution of stray light. Equal efficiency and effectiveness are the best features of this. This most economical formula is ruling in the market. Over 21 lakh LED Street Lights installed across India under SLNP by Apr’17 Under the GoI’s Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) over 21 lakh conventional street lights have been replaced with LED street lights across the country. The newly installed lights have led to brighter streets, feeling of enhanced safety and security among the residents and motorists. EESL, a Public Energy Services Company under the administration of MoP, GoI is the implementing ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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agency for SLNP. The installation of LED street lights has resulted in Annual energy savings of 295 mn unit kWh, avoided capacity of over 73 MW and reduction of 2.3 lakh tonnes of CO2 annually. The project has been implemented across 23 states and union territories. The lighting level on roads have increased significantly after the replacement. The highest replacement of LED lights has happened in the following states: State Rajasthan
Number of Street Lights
Energy Saved per year (kWh)
7,04,891
99,054,808
Andhra Pradesh 5,86,037
82,352,849
Delhi
2,64,185
37,124,579
Gujarat
2,00,536
28,180,321
Goa
94,856
13,329,639
EESL is also implementing a special heritage lighting project, wherein 1000 LED street lights have been installed in Kashi region of UP, and another 4000 lights are being installed. The procurement price of the LED Street Lights has been reduced from Rs. 135/ watt to Rs. 80/watt due to mass procurement of the lights. EESL makes the entire upfront investment in installation of the Street Lights and no additional budget allocation from the Municipalities is required. Municipalities pay EESL from the savings in energy and maintenance cost over a 7 year period, making the LED lights affordable and accessible. EESL also undertakes social audits in all states post completion of the project. EESL procurements conform to BIS specification & carry a 7 year warranty against technical defects. EESL conducts appropriate quality checks right from bidding stage to field level and resulted in the LEDs’ overall technical fault being <1% in the 21 lakh lights installed by EESL. EESL has maintained an uptime of 95% for all street lights across nation. PM launched 100 cities National Program on 5th Jan’15 to convert conventional street and domestic lights with energy efficient LED lights. Under SLNP, Govt aims to replace 1.34 Cr conventional street lights with energy efficient LED lights.
Measures taken by the Govt to promote LEDs
The LED market has emerged as one of the fastest growing industries in India. This industry has been primarily driven by factors such as falling prices of LED lights, increased initiatives taken up by the govt and rising concerns with respect to energy conservation. The LED market in India is hugely driven by a number of govt initiatives. The revenue generated by this market has grown at a CAGR of 56.1% over the past 5 years. The market has evolved over the years, with south India and north India driving growth. However, low 38 JANUARY 2018 || ELECTRICAL MIR R OR
awareness with respect to LED lights continues to deter consumers from using them. Major players in the LED industry are Philips, Osram, Bajaj, Havells and Syska LED Lights, among others. Philips held the largest share in terms of revenue generated in FY’14, followed by Havells. Syska LED Lights was the 3rd largest revenue earner. The LED market in India is expected to touch ₹ 216 bn by 2020 on the back of the govt’s decision to switch to LEDs for all street lamps & public space lighting. The Indian lighting market is projected to grow by over 32% during 2015-20, and the factors which would lead to this are increasing demand for electricity, govt initiatives to replace traditional incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs, and increasing adoption of LED lighting across commercial and residential sectors.
Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP)
A no of facilities for manufacturing & assembling LED lights have sprung up in India over the past few years. Many LED exhibitions have also been held in the country ever since the advent of LED lights. Govt is also playing an imp role in increasing LED penetration in the country with new schemes such as the DELP. This ambitious LED lighting initiative run by EESL, a JV between PSUs under the MoP, has made the LED lamp industry scale heights in less than two years. However, awareness about the benefits of LED lights is still low in the rural areas of the country. Under DELP, EESL has acquired LED lamps in bulk through competitive bidding, and distributed these to consumers through power distribution CoS. Recently, the govt announced the decision to end the subsidy on CFL-based solar lighting systems in a bid to promote the use of LEDs. This scheme is presently running in 6 states - RJ, DL, MH, UP, AP, HP and is rapidly expanding to all other states. Target of the project is to switch all 770 mn incandescent bulbs sold in India to LEDs, which will directly result in reducing electricity consumption by 20GW. According to govt data, the initiative will save around 100 bn kWh of energy and will slash GHG emissions by 80 mn tonnes every year. The yearly saving in the power bills of consumers will be about ₹ 400 bn, assuming the average charge of ₹ 4 per kWh. India has taken an international pledge to reduce its carbon emissions by 30-35%. DELP is a very good initiative, which will propel the early adoption of LED bulbs by consumers. As on date, there is no proposal to make it mandatory. The govt is taking all the possible steps to ensure that it gets adopted, including subsidising the costs to a great extent and offering low EMI schemes to balance costs. A slew of innovative tech’s such as inbuilt sensors have revolutionised the lighting industry, enabling it to make inroads into the residential, commercial and govt space, in particular, in the Smart Cities project.
Light Fidelity (LiFi), a brilliant technology that fulfils a user’s need for high-speed data transmission using nanosecond flickers of LED lights, is expected to be the next big revolution. The govt needs to sustain this momentum and enhance awareness about LED lights and their energy conservation capabilities. It remains to be seen how the next five years would shape up for the sector, considering the govt’s focus on replacing incandescent bulbs with LED lights.
LED the way campaign
In an attempt to create mass awareness regarding LED lighting, the Indian govt has launched a campaign known as iLEDtheway. The Ministry of Power has tied up with several PSUs to promote the benefits of using LEDs all over India. There are 47.5 mn LEDs deployed all over India at present. A website has been created by the govt that shows the number of LEDs installed via this initiative, coupled with the energy and cost savings. LED usage is being promoted across different govt departments too. For example, about 100,000 Western Railway employees have adopted 7 watt LEDs. The Delhi Cantonment Municipal area is going to replace 15,000 traditional bulbs with LEDs too. This campaign is surely going to have a far reaching impact.
Segments of Indian LED lighting market
The Indian LED market comprises various segments like street lighting, outdoor lighting, industrial lighting, railway lighting, automobile lighting, indoor lighting, etc. As stated earlier, the growing demandsupply gap in the energy sector, govt initiatives, increasing awareness and declining prices are the factors driving the growth of LED lighting in India. Lighting accounts for around 17% of India’s power consumption, hence energy efficiency in this sector is crucial. Street lighting applications make up the biggest chunk of India’s LED lighting market, due to various state govts’ initiatives to replace incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs. For instance, in Chandigarh, street incandescent bulbs will be replaced by LED bulbs in 18 major areas. Kolkata and Mumbai are the key cities implementing LED lights in street lighting. Indoor, automobile and railway lighting are the other fastest growing applications in the Indian market. Indian CoS are also coming forward to start local manufacturing of LEDs. Domestic player, Sahasra Electronics is planning to invest US$ 1.79 mn to start production of LED lighting products in India. According to ‘India LED Lighting Market Outlook, 2021’, India’s LED lighting market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 32.15% over the next six years. LED lighting, which currently accounts for 19% of the overall lighting market, is anticipated to reach 62% by the year 2021. The report reveals that Philips, Surya Roshni, Osram, Bajaj, Havells, etc, are the leading players in the Indian lighting market and are expected to dominate it throughout the forecast period also. The ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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growing awareness about LED lighting in southern India has made it the most important market for LED lighting CoS. Some of the major lighting CoS are Bajaj Electricals Ltd; Crompton Greaves; Eveready Industries India Ltd; General Electric Company; Havells India Ltd; Moser Baer India Ltd; Osram India Pvt Ltd; Philips India Ltd; Reiz India; Syska LED Lights Pvt Ltd; EON Electric.
Forecast on major demand generating applications.
Indian LED lighting industry: Poised for growth
The lighting market in India is evolving rapidly, moving from using conventional products to LEDs. This transition is driven by an increasing number of govt initiatives for energy conservation, rising consumer awareness about energy-efficient products, and innovative products offered by the industry that are in sync with the overall trend of digitisation. This evolution indicates a tectonic shift in technology from electrical to electronics. In turn, this may represent a significant growth opportunity for CoS offering electronic hardware/components and solutions used in LED lighting. This move to LEDs will also benefit prototype designers, electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers and OEMs.
LED Market at a glance
India, being the second most populous country in the world and fifth major electricity consumer, has been experiencing an ever-widening demandsupply gap in electricity. Consequently, the market for energy-efficient products such as LED lights is bound to grow. All the survey participants felt that the moderately-growing lighting industry will now move at a faster pace, as the govt is encouraging the use of LED lights in a big way. Other drivers are the Smart Cities project, and the increasing demand 40 JANUARY 2018 || ELECTRICAL MIR R OR
for a smart, connected lifestyle and energy-efficiency measures. According to a report by TechSci (a global research based consulting firm), the LED lighting market in India is projected to register a CAGR of over 30% during 2016-2021. The Electric Lamp and Component Manufacturers Association of India (ELCOMA) shares that the LED market in India is expected to grow to ₹ 216 bn by 2020. This leap will result in the LED market accounting for about 60% of India’s total lighting industry (approx. ₹ 376 bn) in 2020. The key factors that are expected to boost the market include falling LED prices coupled with favourable govt initiatives that provide LED lights at a subsidised cost and promote LED street lighting projects. Moreover, rising consumer awareness about the cost-effectiveness, enhanced life, better efficiency and inherent eco-friendly nature of LED lights will continue to drive volume sales from the industrial, residential and commercial sectors. The LED market is not completely developed but surely running on a rapid phase. But Govt has taken the initiative to push the LED lightings. The street lamps and all other areas will be covered with the LED lightings as these are the most energy efficient lighting. At the various places like, indoor, street, outdoor, railways, industrial areas, automotive and all, everywhere the LED lighting are being used. With the rising consumer awareness regarding the LED benefits, the demand and supply gap is continually widening. But still, manufacturers are giving their best to meet the whole demand of the consumers. In India, the LED lighting has the numerous opportunities to grow. Not only this, with their continuous efforts, they are becoming leader in this sector with maximum production in the entire world. India LED Lighting Market
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From the extreme speed of the production, it seems that the LED lights will grow up to 30% from today’s level of production till 2021. This will become possible with the support of Govt. No doubt, the Govt is giving ultimate support to this innovative invention which is successfully saving the electricity. With a progressive Indian market, it can be assumed that the production will grow at least up to 30% from today’s growth. India’s LED market is forecast to reach a turnover of around US$ 1.46 bn by 2019. The China based company, Advanced Optronic Devices, and India’s Syska LED Lights are planning to jointly invest US$ 75.21 mn in an LED manufacturing unit in Telangana. Given the current Indian market size
and our national focus on LEDs, 2015 has been a growth year for the energy-efficient lighting segment. Although this industry has been growing at a robust pace over the last few years, govt initiatives such as the Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme and consumer awareness about the economic benefits of energy-efficient lighting have given a good push to the industry, not only benefiting individual consumers, big and small, but also enabling the nation to save energy and cut carbon emissions. Govt facilitating wide scale implementation of LED lighting According to a Press Information Bureau (PIB) announcement, by 2019, 770 mn LED bulbs and 35 mn LED streetlights will be deployed to replace conventional lights. Under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), 27.3 mn LED bulbs have to be distributed to BPL households. Over 2.1 mn conventional streetlights have already been replaced with LED streetlights across the country, under the Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP). Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a public energy services company under the administration of the Ministry of Power, govt of India (GoI) is the implementing agency for SLNP. The installation of LED streetlights has resulted in annual energy savings of 295 mn kWh, avoided capacity usage of over 73MW and reduced carbon emissions by 230,000 mn tonnes annually. The project has been implemented across 23 states and union territories.
Current opportunities
LEDs are versatile products and so can be used for residential lighting, street lighting, downlights, landscaping, monument lighting, signage, traffic signals, security lights, industrial lighting, office space lighting, automotive lighting and much more. Low energy consumption, low costs, modular designs and ease of use have made LED lighting the first choice in industrial, commercial and domestic applications. According to survey participants, the top four demand-generating application areas are: Street lighting; Residential lighting; Office space lighting; Industrial lighting. The demand for streetlights is driven by govt initiatives, while in residential and office spaces, demand is mainly driven by increasing consumer awareness about energy-efficient products with more functionalities. In industrial areas, LEDs are used in warehouses, manufacturing floors, etc. In the hazardous work areas across industries, too, most of the new lighting being used is LED based. The demand for LED lighting in India is still mostly driven by its adoption in metro cities, mainly because of better awareness and higher socio-economic growth. However, the demand from Tier-II cities is also expected to grow based on requirements from the street lighting and industrial lighting domains. ||www.electricalmirror.net||
Currently, though, demand for LED lighting from rural India is still not significant. Govt through EESL will be implementing the first rural LED street lighting project by retrofitting 1 mn conventional streetlights with LED lights in the gram panchayats of seven districts of AP under the SLNP. Further expansion of such initiatives across the country will open up new markets for the LED lighting industry. According to 57% of the survey participants, retrofit installations are more in demand compared to new installations.
GST: Pros & Cons
Pros: A unified tax structure may help to create a unified market across the country. A unified tax structure may encourage big industries to support the formation of manufacturing clusters to avoid logistics costs, which were earlier nullified by differences in taxes across the country. Non-tax payers, who account for 30-35% of the LED industry, have been enjoying an unethical price advantage compared to the big brands. Implementation of GST will compel non-tax compliant players to adhere to the tax system. This will have a long term positive impact on the market as well as give genuine brands a fair advantage. Less paperwork and borderless transits may bring down costs and delivery timelines, creating benefits across the value chain. GST will improve the efficiency of the supply chain across industries, including the LED lighting sector. Cons: The rate of GST on LED lights or fixtures including LED lamps is 12%, whereas the components and raw materials used for manufacturing LED lamps have GST rates ranging from 18 to 28%. This anomaly may result in huge revenue leakage, and might even lead to unethical accounting practices like underinvoicing. Metal core printed circuit boards (MCPCB) and LED fixtures will be roughly charged 12% GST. This may result in higher imports of fixtures rather than them being assembled in India. Some imported raw materials, which have been sourced from the countries under category C of Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20, were earlier attracting tax at the rate of 2%, but after GST implementation these came under 28% tax slab. This will make local manufacture of products that use these materials unviable. Similarly, most of electronic components fall under the 18% category, up from 6% earlier. In the case of most SMEs, some amount of work is done by unregistered dealers. Earlier, such services attracted 0% tax as the turnover of those unregistered dealers tended to be very low. After GST implementation, CoS are bound to pay 18% tax (as reverse GST) even in the case of services offered by non-GST registered vendors.
Emerging technology trends
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respect to control, monitoring/sensing and connectivity, coupled with the convenience of longer life and improved aesthetics. Survey participants shared some insights about emerging technology trends that will shape the LED lighting market in India. Here is a collation of their views. Smart connected LED lights will be the next big thing: Lighting systems will get smarter, as the possibility of autonomous, self-commissioning illumination systems is emerging. The industry has been transformed from analogue to digital as LED lighting allows users to control, monitor and measure lighting output. This transformation is taking place across public, home and professional lighting, and the smart connected LED lights will emerge as the largest IoT device segment within the next five to ten years. Control devices, dimmers and wireless lighting with advanced sensors will cater to the needs of modern consumers. Changes in ‘on board technology’: This will happen through the use of IC based drivers to support touch based technology, which is the need of the hour for smart lighting systems. This will also reduce the number of components compared to those used in traditional drivers. Use of fewer components can reduce costs while enhancing the efficiency of the final product. Use of Chip Scale Packaging (CSP) or ‘Flip Chip’ packaging technology: This will enhance lumen output and also increase the reliability of the final product. Use of CSP eliminates the traditional sub-mount, directly attaching the LED die to the PCB, allowing for overall system cost reductions. Introduction of driverless low voltage direct current (LVDC) operated products:This will enable energy saving by reducing AC-DC current conversion losses. It will also make the products compatible with solar photovoltaic systems, helping them run as LED-solar hybrid systems, which will be quite effective in India. Shift in manufacturing techniques from through-hole to surface mount technology (SMT): This will enhance efficiency while reducing operational costs. This, in turn, will help achieve break-even points quickly, in spite of a relatively higher capex.
Challenges that could derail the growth
Mushrooming low quality, unauthorised manufacturing units making sub-standard products, and low cost Chinese imports of poor quality could result in low consumer confidence. Lack of awareness among consumers as well as institutional buyers about the efficiency of LEDs with respect to lux, wattage, life expectancy, etc. This results in the use of products with higher wattage but lower efficiency. The inability to make LED chips and microchips, resulting in their being imported at high cost. This also limits the development of a wider variety of LED light fixtures, reducing the number of colours used, apart from hampering performance and crippling innovations in LED lighting. Absence of a sufficient no of LED packaging
units, resulting in a high dependence on imports. Use of inefficient drivers, resulting in higher energy usage as well as product failure. An acute shortage of experts from fields like chemical, electronics optics, lighting and thermal management, all of whom are required for manufacturing LED chips. Successfully resolving the above mentioned issues through appropriate industry initiatives and govt intervention will not only help the LED lighting industry to achieve sustainable growth but also help the country to move towards greater self-sufficiency in power generation. This will make more power available to the public, so that within the next 2-3 years, electricity can reach even the far-flung hamlets and the hutments of the poor, many of whom have never seen any artificial light other than oil lamps. Today, LED lights have become inseparable part of the life. People use it as these are extremely economical and energy efficient. This has brought a revolutionary change in the lives of people. The complete energy efficient LED bulbs have made the life simpler. These durable and Eco-friendly bulbs are overtaking the incandescent bulbs very quickly. After checking each factor from the label, one can take the best quality LED bulbs from the market.
India is trending on the top in Global LED Market
India is selling around 770 Mn bulbs per day, which is the highest quantity in the entire world. No other country has such tremendous level of sale of LED lights. Out of the total production, just 12% is consumed by India and the rest of the production is being sold to the rest of the world. With this huge production, it seems, India will become the top capital of the LED in the entire universe. Because of this large scale production, the rates have come down from Rs. 332 to Rs. 52. One Ujala scheme was initiated by the govt. Under this scheme, around 9.7 Cr bulbs were distributed with the aim to replace the incandescent bulbs completely. AP is the state with max marketing of 1.9 Cr LED bulbs under the scheme Ujala. The future seems extremely bright in the field of LED lighting. India's lighting market is worth US$1.75 bn, with year-on-year growth of 7.5%, and is stipulated to reach US$2.75 bn. CFL is biggest & fastest growing segment across the Indian lighting marketspace, accounting for 27.5% of total sales value. The CFL segment is stipulated to reach US$760 million, contributing to 28% of the total domestic market. Luminaires is the 2nd leading segment constituting 22% of the total. GoI’s initiatives to replace incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs, increasing energy demand supply gap and declining prices have been leading to an increase in India's LED market, which is stipulated to reach $ 1,457 mn by 2019, with a CAGR of 35,9% between 2014 & 2019. Govt’s mandate of rural electrification along with usage of energy efficient formats is the core driver of the lighting marketspace on the long-term basis (especially CFL variant). On the other hand, the GoI is the largest customer of the lighting product portfolio for urban housing, airports, railways, and highways (NHAI).
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Smart Grid Relevance in India
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE): IEEE views Smart Grids as a large “System of Systems” wherein individual Smart Grid domains based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Smart Grid Conceptual Model are expanded into three layers, namely power and energy, communications and information technology (IT). IEEE considers communications and IT layers to enable the power and energy layer’s infra. Smart grid, is an emergent technology in the field of grid modernization that utilize technological advances in electrical, electronic, communications, and computer science to overcome the challenges of current power systems. The smart grid is essential to ensure high-quality services, consumer engagement in consumption Mgt, cyber and physical security of the system, system reliability, and integration of renewable energy sources into the grid. The existing grid can be made smart by addition, modification or up gradation of the certain aspect of the grid as mention
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under: Sensing and measurement unit and its infra, namely AMM, AMR, DCU, FPI and PMU, which detects signals and measures the state of the whole system from the utility to consumer end. Modern Comm tech’s, either wireless or wired which includes BPL, GSM, fiber-optics, Zigbee, RF mesh, PLC, Ethernet etc. which links all the units and control logistics of the smart grid. Control system, which is considered to be the brain of the smart grid, encompasses elements like SCADA, EMS, WAMPACS, and ADM. India has seen a phenomenal development in power sector in the last few decades and will keep on growing in the coming decades to maintain the equilibrium with the fast growing economy. As estimated capacity addition of about 22,470 MW and 60,885 MW will be required from convention sources during 13th and 14th plan respectively. The projected Peak Demand is 235 GW and 317 GW in the year 2021-22 and 2026-7 respectively. India has set an ambitious target of having 175 GW of RES installed capacity by 2022 and planned to add another 100 GW of RES by 2027. If these targets are realized in future then renewable energy generation will contribute 20.3 % and 24.2 % of the total energy requirement in 2021- 22 and 2026-27 respectively. The T&D and AT&C losses are still very high in the power sector and their reduction continues to be the top priority of both utilities and govt. The targeted level of AT&C losses to be achieved are < 15% and < 10% by the year 2022 and 2030 respectively. To minimize the AT&C losses the effective DSM will be required and it is also estimated that the energy saving through DSM will be 249 BU in the year 2021- 22 and 337 BU in the year 2026-27. If the DSM is executed properly and efficiently it can expect that around 10055 MW and 13225 MW of peak demand can be avoided in the year 2021-22 and 2026-27 resp. Increasing pollution is another concern with the fast growing economy. The current average CO2 emission per kWh is estimated at 0.732 kg and India’s aim of bringing it down to 0.581 kg in the year 2021-22 and then to 0.522kg by the end of 2026-27. Further, India has recently launched a National Mission on Electric Mobility and to roll out EV on streets will require up gradation in electrical distribution infra and use of smarter systems which can control/limit simultaneous charging of hundreds of EVs from the same feeder.
Drivers for Smart Grid in India
Utilities:. Reduction of T&D losses in all utilities and
improved collection efficiency. Peak load mgt – multiple options from direct load control to consumer pricing
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incentives. Reduction in power purchase cost. Improved asset Mgt. Increased grid visibility. Self-healing grid. Renewable integration.
Customers: Electricity expansion – “Power for All”. Electricity reliability supply
to customers – contracting power outage, diesel generating (DG) sets and inverters. Improved supply quality – no more voltage stabilizers. User friendly and transparent interface with utilities. Increased consumer choices, including green power. “Prosumer” (producer and consumer) enablement. Saving money through load shifting from peak periods to off-peak periods.
Govt and Regulators: Satisfied customers. Financially sound utilities. Tariff neutral system upgrade and modernization. Reduction in emission intensity.
Smart Grid Building Blocks
The traditional electric grid will need to build additional layers of automation, communication and IT systems to transform it to a smarter grid. Some of the applications or building blocks of a smart grid are:. Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems (SCADA) with Energy Mgt Systems (EMS) and Distribution Mgt Systems (DMS). Enterprise IT network covering all substations and field offices with reliable communication systems. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)/Asset Mgt Systems. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – mapping of electrical network assets and consumers on geospatial maps. Modernization of the substations with modern switchgear and numerical relays. Advanced Metering Infra (AMI) with two-way communication and Meter Data Mgt Systems (MDMS). Electronic Billing Systems and Customer Care Systems. Distribution Automation (DA), Outage Mgt Systems (OMS) and Substation Automation Systems. Mobile Crew Mgt Systems. Wide Area Measurement and Control Systems. Forecasting, Dispatch and Settlement Tools. Enterprise Application Integration. Analytics (converting data into business intelligence).
In 2015, the govt approved National Smart Grid Mission (NSGM), an institutional mechanism for planning, monitoring and implementing policies and programs related to Smart Grid activities. The NSGM provides support to Smart Grid Projects through assistance in formulation (prefeasibility studies, cost-benefit analysis, financial modeling and so on); partial funding of projects; training and capacity building; consumer engagement and project appraisal post implementation. The approval has been accorded for activities listed above and costing INR 980 crore including a budgetary support of INR 338 crore from the GoI during the 12th plan period. Indian Smart Grid Task Force (ISGTF): ISGTF is an inter-ministerial group formed to serve as a govt focal point for activities related to the Smart Grid. The group members were selected from concerned ministries (power, home, defence, communications and IT, new and RE, environment and forests and finance) and organizations (Planning Commission, Department of Science and Technology, Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Power Finance Corporation (PFC), Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) and BEE. ISGTF has undertaken feasibility studies to understand the market environment for Smart Grids in India. The main functions of ISGTF is to ensure awareness, coordination and integration of diverse activities related to Smart Grid technologies, practices and services for Smart Grid research and development; co-ordinate and integrate other relevant inter-govtal activities; collaborate on interoperability framework and review and validate the recommendations from ISGF. ISGF: ISGF is a public-private partnership initiative of Ministry of Power (MoP) for accelerated development of Smart Grid technologies in the Indian power sector. ISGF advises the govt on policies and programs for promoting Smart Grids in India; working with national and international agencies in standards development and assisting utilities; regulators and the industry in technology selection as well as training and capacity building.
Smarter electricity systems Ministry of Power, Gol Approved SG pilot projects
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AVVNL, Ajmer APDCL, Assam CESC, Karnataka HPSEB, Himachal Pradesh PED, Puducherry PSPCL, Punjab TSECL, Tripura TSSPDCL, Telangana UHBVN, Haryana UGVCL, Gujarat WBSEDCL, West Bengal IIT Kanpur
12 smart grid demonstration/pilot projects were sanctioned by Ministry of Power with 50% GoI grant amounting to US$ 29.56 mn and 100% funding for Smart Grid Knowledge Centre for managing research and innovation activities in 2012. Subsequently, three full Smart Grid projects were also sanctioned in 2016 with 30% funding from MoP. In addition, the country strives to install 35 mn smart meters by 2019. The business cases in Indian smart grids are present in various forms, such as: Accurate and well-timed meter reading enables an intervention ||www.electricalmirror.net||
for loss reduction. Remote connection disconnection of consumer load. Accurate temper alert such as sanctioned load violation, DT overloading. Rooftop solar power speeds up a shift to green energy and produces consumer cost savings in the long run. Time-based pricing (Time-of-Use Tariff) signals the consumer to be more dynamic. The Indian Electric Vehicle (EV) rollout requires a functional charging infra – and its Mgt. DISCOMs provide the anchor infra for smart grids and cities creating a need for value added services and new business models. However, there is critical need to establish business cases for self-finance of these investments. Furthermore, a similar need for value added services is recognized with the large electricity consumers. In addition, smart grid utilities require a variety of digital technologies such as analytics, mobility solutions and customer touch points. The distributed generation based on hybrid sources could provide a sustainable and cost effective power supply to the un-electrified pockets. Option of negotiating smart grid projects with the campus owners (educational, special economic zones, industrial parks, etc.) is a viable market entry option for smaller companies and company consortiums. Moreover, several large Public-Private Partnership smart grid projects present a true mega opportunity for the companies that already operate in the Indian market. ISGF, which is a PPP initiative. The ISGF is divided into working groups focused on specific areas: Working Group
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TPDDL, previously NDPL, is a joint venture between Tata Power and Delhi Govt. NDPL is among the earliest adopter of Smart Grid approach. They have collaborated with GE for using various Smart Grid approaches for efficient distribution of electricity. NDPL serves the NCR. HCL has partnered with Echelon (A Smart Grid product Development Co) for providing smart metering and network infra services. It has also roped in Oncor as a client for its Smart Grid infra services. Telvent recently announced that it is going to partner with L&T for Smart Grid Projects in Maharashtra State. In India, KEMA is going to serve as knowledge partner to BESCOM for its Smart Grid project. POSOCO, a GoI Enterprise, is also implementing various projects on Synchro-phasors/WAMCPS (WAM, Control and Protection System) in India. Synchro-phasors/WAMS are the most essential part of Smart Grid at transmission level. A pilot project is already operational at national load Despatch center with more than 60 Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) already installed starting 2010 in the regional grids. The country felt large scale deployments of WAMCPS with PMUs at transmission grid, after its major grid disturbances on July 30 and 31, 2012. Under Unified Real Time Dynamic State Measurement (URTDSM) project, the Powergrid is installing about 1700 PMUs covering all 400 kV and above voltage level substations and major generating station for enhanced dynamic security monitoring and visualization of the system. Some of the analytics are being developed by IIT Bombay. In order to facilitate seemless integration of large scale deployment of Renewables and allowing power flow and power exchange through regional grids, a green transmission corridor is being developed by Powergrid in the country. Separate renewable desks have been set up at Regional Load Despatch Centers and such Renewable Energy Mgt Centres (REMCs) are to be co-located with the state, regional and national load centres as per the recommendation of ||www.electricalmirror.net||
a Technical Committee formed by MoP in April 2016. This report also suggests measures required to address intermittency of renewable sources in terms of flexible generation and balancing mechanism. Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) and ISGF announced collaboration on sustainable power systems in India and Southeast Asia designed to accelerate market transformation of smart grid technologies and sustainable power systems in the region through GBCI’s PEER (Performance Excellence in Electricity Renewal) program. PEER is designed to measure and improve sustainable power system performance. Through PEER certification, power grids have an opportunity to gain a competitive advantage by differentiating their performance, documenting the value produced and demonstrating meaningful outcomes to accelerate transformation of the electricity sector in the market place. Under the U.S.-India Energy Dialogue, the Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is promoting U.S. demand response technologies in India by supporting a partnership between the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), the Indian utility Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL), and Honeywell. The U.S.-India collaboration is demonstrating Demand Response (DR) technologies in a pilot program involving 167 buildings with more than 25 MW of enrolled peak load in the northern region of India’s capital, New Delhi. First of its kind in India, the field tests serve as a platform for evaluating technologies and suppliers’ capabilities, product specifications, determining consumer and utility benefits, and assessing regulatory readiness before rolling out detailed DR and Smart Grid plans in other utility territories and locations in India. Partnership to Advance Clean Energy - Deployment (PACE-D) Under this flagship, U.S.-India bilateral program, USAID supporting the MoP & MNRE to boost the growth of clean energy in India. PACE-D program is successfully assisting the GoI in the deployment of energy efficient technologies and decentralized renewable energy systems, such as distributed solar power, by strengthening policy and regulatory institutions, increasing access to finance, and enhancing institutional and human capacity. USAID-PACE-D program is supporting NSGM-PMU (NPMU) for capacity building programs. PACE-D has supported one pilot project at AVVNL, Ajmer to demonstrate Smart Metering functionality by deploying 1000 meters. Partnership to Advance Clean Energy–Research (PACE-R) Under Partnership for Advance Clean Energy – Research (PACE-R), US Dept. of Energy and Dept. of Science and Technology, GoI have jointly agreed to fund smart grids and Energy Storage systems at a total cost of $ 30 Mn with matching govt & industrial contributions from both sides.
IoT and Big Data Analytics
IoT: This is an inter-networking of devices connected to enable the sensing and
control through the Internet. These devices typically operate as individual objects in the network, collect and exchange data continuously for facilitating smart control and efficient operation of the entire system. These devices sense the aspects of real world through devices such as meters, relays, SCADA, RTUs, CTs, security cameras, mobile phones and sensors to automate the decision-making process and optimize the infra usage. The continuous evolution of Smart Grids accelerates the adoption of technologies such as IoT. The integration of existing electrical power grid with the new communication and IT’s have leveraged the available infra, via., smart technologies and solutions. The heating or cooling device can sense the atmospheric condition, number of people, and automatically switch on a device to achieve the preferred thermal comfort levels or switch off if there’s nobody inside the house. IoT implementation has its own difficulties, which are typically the opportunities for service providers to enter the market. The major difficulties identified are: Data security (cyber-attacks); Data Mgt (validation and storage); Reliable network (internet); Data analytics (solution development).
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sets. Even if traditional databases are able to capture and store huge volumes of data occasionally, the high latency eliminates the practical usage of such systems. The big data is characterized by three V’s - 1) High Velocity 2) High Variety and 3) High Volume. The big data is not only represented by huge volume of data, but also by high velocity represented by high speed data capturing (which can also be real-time), and high variety in terms of types of data captured. The unstructured data is rich with potential insights which the stakeholders are interested in leveraging. There is a huge volume of data which is continuously being collected by companies without being used. These datasets can be used to resolve most pain areas of the power sector and implement advance analytical solutions to maximize the usage of available data and generate insights never observed before. Big data analytics is the application of advanced analytical methods to generate insights and/or develop data solutions for decision making. This allows various stakeholders to adopt data based decision making through the usage of big data thus, gaining new insights for fast and efficient resolution. The advanced analytical techniques include, not limited to, machine learning, predictive analytics, text/image processing, data mining and statistics. The benefits of successful implementation and usage of big data analytics in developing a Smart Grid is gaining reputation and the same is reflected by Smart Grid data analytics spending trends as shown in the figure. The world market is expected to see continuous increase in investments for Smart Grid data analytics till 2020. Following are the endless possibilities for developing 46 JANUARY 2018 || ELECTRICAL MIR R OR
solutions using IoT and big data analytics: Load forecasting; Automated demand side response; Asset monitoring solution; Consumer behavior analytics; Smart home solutions.
Capacity Building
NSGM is mandated with the role of Training and Capacity Building for Smart Grids. Regular capacity building programs are being conducted for DISCOM officials and other stakeholders. SGKC being developed by POWERGRID with funding from Ministry of Power will act as a Resource Centre for providing technical support to the Mission in all technical matters, including development of technical manpower, capacity building, outreach, suggesting curriculum changes in technical education etc. Ministry of Power has sanctioned US $ 0.15 mn in this regard. NSGM with the help of USAID, launched its first series of training programs aimed at building the capacity and skills of utility personnel to develop India’s Smart Grid infra. Last year two Smart Grid training programs were conducted with the help of USAID that was attended by more than 80 DISCOM officials associated with Smart Grid projects in the country. This training will help the GoI to achieve its target of having 10% of personnel from 14 of India’s state utilities trained in Smart Grid functions.
Cyber Security
Cyber security of Critical Infra is a growing concern among business and Govts worldwide. GoI, through Information Technology Act-2000 laid the foundation of Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERTln), an organization dedicated to the cause of Cyber
Security standards, compliances, incident response and guidance. The GoI, after reviewing the needs of cyber security in critical infra sector, created dedicated sectoral CERTs. Following the directives of GOI/ CERT-In, MOP created four sectoral CERTs, namely; CERT - Thermal – NTPC; CERT - Hydro – NHPC; CERT - Transmission – POWERGRID; CERT - Distribution - DP&D Division, CEA Further, the GoI, under the provision of Information Technology Act, 2000 created National Critical Information Infra Protection Centre (NCIIPC). Following the best practices in the area of Cyber Security, a central coordinating agency to share and analyze various cyber security incidents in the Power Sector, Information Sharing and Analysis Centre (ISAC-Power) was conceived. The ISAC-Power will be the common platform for the four sectoral CERTs under Ministry of Power. The ISAC-Power will focus to be the Central Information Resource pooling and sharing platform.
Smart Metering
Several govt initiatives and policies, such as R-APDRP and CEA guidelines, have paved the way for intelligent smart metering in the country. The current size of the energy metering market is approx $ 340.82 mn and it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8-10% over the next 4-5 years. Further, UDAY - a scheme for operational & financial turnaround of DISCOMS and estimated to install 35 mn smart meters by 2019. India exported over 400,000 of its electricity supply and production meters to Australia, followed by over 50,000 meters to Malaysia, the UK, and the UAE. India’s imports of electricity supply and production meters were very ||www.electricalmirror.net||
limited—less than 5,000 meters each from Hungary, Singapore, Indonesia, and China in 2012; by value, Germany and the US were the leading foreign suppliers. The details of smart meters installed, electric vehicles manufactured in India, installation of automated. Smart Cities Awas Yojna Mission (Smart City Mission) was launched by Prime Minister in Jun’15. Smart Cities Mission is an urban renewal and retrofitting program by the GoI with a mission to develop 100 cities all over the country making them citizen friendly and sustainable. Smart meters are one of the areas identified by GoI in this mission. Implementation of FACTS & PMU for transmission grid is looked after by Central Transmission Utility and funded through their resources.
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particularly in the transport sector, fossil energy should replace the non-fossil energy in products such as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) or EVs as shown in the figure below. Precisely, fossil fuels should be replaced by low-carbon electricity produced by renewable generation. The most promising solution is to replace petrol or diesel-driven cars by electric cars with batteries. Despite issues (short driving distance and long charging time) EES is the key tech for EVs.
Smart Grid Uses: EES plays an essential role in the future Smart Grid.
Some relevant applications of EES are described below. Firstly, EES installed in customer-side substations can control power flow and mitigate congestion, or maintain voltage in the appropriate range. Secondly, EES can support the electrification of existing equipment to integrate the same into Smart Grids. EVs are a good example since they have been deployed in several regions, and some argue for the potential of EVs as a mobile, distributed energy resource to provide a load-shifting function in a Smart Grid. EVs are expected to be not only a new load for electricity but also a possible storage medium that can supply power to utilities during hikes in electricity price. Thirdly, EES is the energy storage medium for EMS in homes and buildings.
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Will gains due to efficient, transparent, visible and clean system be sufficient to justify the investments?
Substation Automation
Substation automation is far above automation of substation equipment. It is the first step towards creating a highly reliable, self-healing power system that responds rapidly to real-time events with appropriate actions and that supports the planning and asset Mgt necessary for cost-effective operations. Automation does not simply replace manual procedures but, permits the power system to operate differently, based on timely and accurate information provided to the decision-making applications and devices. Earlier, the utility attention was focused only on managing the power infra. However, currently, 2 infras, the power infra and info infra are managed. Previously, substation automation was not feasible. The communication technologies were unavailable to handle the demands of complex substation automation requirements. For instance, one of the major enablers of substation automation was to recognize the vast point-to-point wiring between the control house and the equipment in the substation yard, which can be eliminated through the use of Ethernet networks. Communication standards have now been developed and can address many such demands. Specifically, IEC 61850 provides solutions to automation issues using state-of-the-art object modelling technologies.
Storage Technologies
On-Grid Areas: In on-grid areas, the increased ratio of renewable generation
may cause issues in the power grid. In power grid operation, the fluctuation in the output of renewable generation makes it difficult to control the system’s frequency, which can deteriorate the system’s operation. Conventionally, frequency control is mostly managed by o/p change capability of thermal generators. When used for this purpose, thermal generators are not operated at full capacity, but with some positive & negative output margin (i.e., increase & decrease in output) which is used to adjust frequency, and this implies inefficient operation. With greater penetration of renewable generation, this output margin needs to be increased, which decreases the efficiency of thermal generation even more.
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Way Forward
India’s power sector market present conditions might require significant smart grid infra investment. It has one of the highest T&D loss rates in the world. In some states, the T&D loss rates exceed 50%, and almost all states have loss rates above 15%. Most Indian utilities fail to achieve cost recovery, and smart grid investment will be an important tool for utilities to reduce losses and improve revenue collection and operational efficiency. India is projected to invest USD 44.9 bn smart metering, distribution automation, battery storage and other smart grid market segments over the next decade. These numbers are based on the market research published on “India Smart Grid: Market Forecast (2017-2027)” by Northeast Group, llc. This investment will help to reduce the country’s staggering 22.7% T&D loss rate. India represents what is arguably the best smart grid market opportunity among all emerging market countries. It has the second largest electricity customer market size in the world. Unlike China, which has the largest, the Indian market will be open to international vendors, as stated in the central govt’s smart grid development strategy. This will create very significant market opportunities for the leading global players. Vendors from across Europe, North America, and Asia have already participated in small-scale pilots and grid upgrade projects, and have been linked with announcements of large-scale rollouts by Indian utilities that are upcoming in the next several years. Initiatives by GoI has paved way for successful pilots of imp Smart Grid projects by both Indian & International participants. The expected developments in cybersecurity standards from BIS and proposed large scale rollout of smart meter throughout India, emphasize the seriousness of the GoI in promoting Smart Grid developments. These developments are investor friendly and reduces the risk associated with the outlook of GoI and other ministries involved. The successful pilot projects can be taken as reference while deciding on investment prospects, while their implementation report will guide the investors on operational and financial risks identified. Presently, market sweet spots are to be exploited where min or no serious competitor exists. ELECTRICAL MIR ROR
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team of OMICRON test engineers was assigned to perform a comprehensive condition assessment of a 300 MVA power transformer. The power transformer was intended for sale and, therefore, the operator and the potential customer wanted to receive a clear insight into the current condition of the different transformer components. The expectations were clear: All required tests had to be performed within one day as the power transformer needed to be online again the next day.
8:00 a.m. – Arriving at the substation
The power transformer was disconnected from the grid in the morning. A smart choice of power transformer test systems was needed to perform all required tests within the short time frame available: • The lightweight DIRANA for dielectric response analysis • The smart FRANEO 800 for sweep frequency response analysis • The three-phase TESTRANO 600 for all common electrical diagnostic tests • The accessory CP TD1 for power/dissipation factor testing Due to their compact design, all the test sets fitted easily into one car without any need for shipping heavy devices in advance or requiring a large van or truck. The Primary Test Manager (PTM) software was used for convenient operation of all these test devices on site. The PTM software is the ideal support during diagnostic testing and guides its user step by step through the different testing procedures, including detailed wiring diagrams and high levels of automation. It also automatically assesses all obtained test results in accordance with the applicable international IEEE and IEC standards.
8:15 a.m. – Preparation for the first tests
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The operator of the power transformer had sent a picture of the asset nameplate prior to testing. It is a 22-yearold, 200 MVA, 220 kV/110 kV power transformer with a star connection on the primary and secondary side. All bushings have a resin-impregnated paper (RIP) insulation. The transformer and its bushings had already been specified and all test jobs prepared the day before in PTM. This reduced the required offline time of the asset to a minimum and the test engineer was able to start the different test jobs on site immediately.
8:30 a.m. – Initial screening of the power transformer
The operator had taken an oil-sample in advance to acquire a first insight into the transformer and its condition. Based on the sample, a dissolved gas analysis (DGA) was performed. Using DGA means a very broad spectrum of faults in the active part of a power transformer can be detected. The gas concentrations listed in the DGA report were entered into the designated DGA form in PTM. The software applied all common assessment methods automatically and displayed the results in very comprehensible graphs. This kind of initial screening allows trending over time or evaluating the change rate of certain gas concentrations to be identified. In this case, both the Duval’s triangles and the gas ratio didn’t indicate any conspicuous abnormalities such as partial discharge or signs of aging. Nevertheless, further diagnostic tests were required to assess the overall power transformer condition prior to its sale.
9:05 a.m. – Dielectric response analysis
The DIRANA test system was set up to perform the dielectric response analysis and the clamps were connected to the transformer bushings. An additional guard was connected to the tank to suppress unwanted capacitive and resistive
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currents of the substation environment. Since DIRANA is supported by the PTM software, the operation is very simple and almost fully automated. After entering the oil temperature, everything is measured and calculated automatically. DIRANA uses a combination of Frequency Domain Spectroscopy (FDS) and advanced Polarization and Depolarization Current+ (PDC+) techniques to speed up testing. After about 5 minutes, the software informed the user that they just needed to measure for another 12 minutes. After 17 minutes in total, the measurement was completed, including the assessment. This is extraordinarily fast: Using the conventional FDS technique only, the measurement would have taken more than 2 hours for a frequency range from 1 kHz to 400 µHz. With a moisture in paper of 1.5 wt.% and an oil conductivity of 3 pS/m, the insulation was automatically classified as “dry” and the oil conductivity as “very good”. All results were saved in PTM and documented in the asset database at the click of a button.
• Three-phase short-circuit impedance measurement • Transformer turns ratio measurement with excitation current measurements in parallel • Single-phase winding resistance measurement on the high-voltage side including dynamic resistance measurement of the On-Load Tap Changer (OLTC) • Three-phase winding resistance measurement on the low-voltage side • Demagnetization • Sweep frequency response analysis
1:10 p.m. – Short-circuit impedance measurement
The three-phase short-circuit impedance measurement on the high-voltage side was performed while the low-voltage side was shorted. Thereby, the current and the voltage across the high-voltage winding was measured in amplitude and phase. In this case, the measurement was performed on taps 1, 10 and 19. The deviations were only -0.2 % for tap 1, 0.3 % on tap 10 and 0 % on tap 19. Afterwards, the setup was changed on the low-voltage side to perform all further tests. Now, one cable was connected to the high-voltage side, one to the low-voltage side and one to the tap changer. As well as the simple connection concept using just three cable bundles, the color-coded cables and the intuitive side panel of the TESTRANO 600 further support a safe and reliable set up of the measurements.
Figure: DIRANA-Bushing-Setup
9:40 a.m. – Power/dissipation factor measurement
As a next step, the capacitance and power/dissipation factor of the transformer bushings was measured using TESTRANO 600 and its accessory CP TD1. Similar to the performed dielectric response analysis using DIRANA, it is an insulation test but within a limited frequency range. In contrast to the traditional test at mains frequency only, the frequency sweep from 15 Hz to 400 Hz increases the sensitivity of the measurement. Thus, defects and faults can become visible at an early stage. An additional “tip up test”, which tests at different voltage levels, was performed to detect contact problems within the bushing. Consequently, the high-voltage cable of the CP TD1 was connected to the shortened conductors of the bushings while the measurement cable was connected to the tap of the measured bushing. The RIP bushings on both the high-voltage and low-voltage side were measured, firstly from 2 kV to 10 kV at a constant frequency, and afterwards in a frequency range from 15 Hz to 400 Hz. Two hours later, the results were available. The bushings at the high-voltage sides showed low power factors between 0.3 % and 0.4 % at mains frequency. In addition, the frequency sweep and the “tip up test” didn’t show any indications of problems and the capacitance values matched the values of the factory test. On the low-voltage side, three of the four bushings also showed no signs of problems. The power factor of the bushing on phase L2 didn’t seem to be too bad, with a value of 0.5 % at 50 Hz, but at 15 Hz the power factor was 1.1 %, which is too high for it to be in good condition. The test was repeated with double-checked connections, but the results were still the same. Such results were most likely due to moisture ingress, and thus, the bushing should be changed soon to avoid a failure. The first impression was that the insulation part of the power transformer was in good condition, with the exception of one bushing. The team took a closer look at the conductors and the core of the transformer during the afternoon.
Figure: TESTRANO-600-Connection-Cables
1:30 p.m. – Transformer turns ratio and excitation current measurements
The transformer turns ratio was measured over all taps. TESTRANO 600 can control the tap changer and switch from tap to tap automatically. The measured turns ratio values didn’t reveal any abnormalities. The deviations were less than 0.5 % of the nominal ratio, which is below the tolerance limit according to the IEC 60076-1 standard. While measuring the turns ratio, the excitation currents were determined for all three phases. The results showed a typical HLH phase pattern of a three-legged core design with two similar high values on the outer phases and one lower value on the center phase.
1:00 p.m. – Preparation for all common electrical tests
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1:45 p.m. – DC winding resistance measurement
A DC winding resistance measurement was performed on both the high-voltage and the low-voltage windings. On the high-voltage side, the winding resistance measurement was combined with a dynamic resistance measurement (DRM) to analyse the transient switching process of the OLTC. For good isolation of the phases during the switching of the tap changer, the combined measurement was performed in single-phase mode. Vice versa, the resistance measurement on the star connected low-voltage winding was done as a three-phase test. Both tests were carried out fully automated at 33 A per phase using the same setup used for the transformer turns ratio and excitation current measurements. Thirty minutes later, the measurements on the high-voltage side were completed for all 19 tap positions and showed no cause for concern. Due to the integrated threephase source of TESTRANO 600, the three-phase measurement of the low-voltage side just took another 5 minutes. The results obtained were also satisfying as the differences were less than 2 % and, thus, within the tolerance.
were additionally mounted and ran tightly along the body of each bushing in order to eliminate any influence of the grounding system on the measurement. For SFRA measurements, the reproducibility of a measurement depends on the setup and the connection technique used. For SFRA measurements, the applied voltage is between 0.1 Vpp and 10 Vpp. As no high-voltage is applied, the two test engineers can work in parallel. While one starts the different tests per phase via PTM on the laptop, the other one is already connecting the next bushing. Thus, the team could test all relevant phases of the primary and the secondary side within 30 minutes. The fingerprint was taken, the comparison showed no deviations, and all important plots and data were saved in the PTM asset database.
2:30 p.m. – Demagnetization
Whenever DC voltage has been applied to a transformer core, for example, as happened during the DC winding resistance test, the core will be magnetized. Upon re-energization, the remaining residual magnetism can cause high inrush currents, sometimes up to the maximum short-circuit current. This could harm the transformer, especially when it is switched back into service. Another threat is that the magnetized core affects subsequent measurements and can lead to false interpretation of the results. A demagnetized transformer core and proper ground reference are required to ensure the reliability of, for example, sweep frequency response analysis, which was planned to be carried out directly afterwards. For the demagnetization, the same setup as before can be used. TESTRANO 600 demagnetized the transformer core automatically, resulting in a remanence of less than 1 %.
2:55 p.m. – Sweep frequency response analysis
Finally, the mechanical integrity of the transformer, such as its magnetic core, the winding assembly, and the clamping structure was verified by performing a sweep frequency response analysis (SFRA). The SFRA measurement also gives the transformer operator a new reference measurement, so-called fingerprint, before the transformer is decommissioned and transported to its new owner. The test team removed the setup for TESTRANO 600 and prepared the wiring for the SFRA measurements. As no previous reference measurement was available, the measurement curves of the three phases had to be compared phase by phase. Differences between the individual curves can indicate changes, movement or deformation of internal components. Specially designed SFRA clamps were connected to each bushing. Grounding braids
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Figure: FRANEO-800-Clamps
3:40 p.m. – Result assessment and reporting
Within one day all desired tests were performed and already documented in PTM. The overall impression of the power transformer was that it was in good condition. None of the performed diagnostic tests showed any other mechanical or electrical abnormality or faults. Just one bushing was conspicuous and seemed to be in poor condition. Due to the information being available in advance, however, the bushing can be changed before being sold and before a failure occurs. All asset and testing data is now available in PTM. Based on the operator’s requirements a comprehensive, customized report was created directly on site, which was forwarded to the potential customer within days.
4:00 p.m. – Leaving the substation
All test equipment had already been packed back into the car and the test team left the substation. The power transformer in turn was ready to be reconnected to the grid.
Mareike Weng Graduated with a Master’s degree in Electrical Power Engineering and Business Administration from the RWTH Aachen University in Germany. During his studies he was involved with several industry funded research projects on the condition assessment of electrical power apparatus at the Institute of High Voltage Technology. He joined OMICRON in 2010 as an Application Engineer and currently holds a Product Manager position. He has extensive international application experience, specializing in the electrical diagnostics of circuit breakers and power transformers.
Mareike Weng holds a Dipl.-Ing. (FH) in technical writing, specialized in mechatronics, from the University of Applied Sciences in Aalen, Germany. She has been working as a marketing communication specialist at OMICRON electronics in Klaus, Austria, since 2010. After starting out with a main focus on partial discharge analysis, she has expanded her scope of work to include power transformer diagnosis.
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VARIOUS CASE STUDIES ON OPERATION AND CONTROL SCHEMES FOR GRID SUB-STATION Contdâ&#x20AC;Ś. 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.
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Fig-2.1-1 Total Damage of Cable inside Pipe.
Action Taken.
132/33 KV line, an outgoing 33 Kv feeder was tripped on Earth Fault with burning of Main Bus Isolator contact. As per the practice, the line was planned to be charged on Bus-coupler. This time, the line was again tripped on E/F.
Observations:
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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.
to patrol the line in detail. 3. On patrolling nothing was found and the team declared as the line was healthy. So it was decided to charge the line after replacement of burnt isolator contact. 4. This time the line was loaded successfully up to the required load of 22 Mwatt. 5. So the BC bay was suspected with problem on the CT circuit that was resulting mal-operation.
2.1. Confusion of fault Tracing: At one of the
1. After tripping of the line on feeding through Bus-Coupler, it was declared the line as faulty. 2. So the line the maintenance team was asked
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.
Fig-2.1-1 Damage of Cable at Mouth
1. This time the same feeder was again planned to be charged through Bus-coupler with outage of Tripping circuit. 2. On doing so, it was observed with anomalies on the Ct circuit of both the protection and metering core as follows. 3. Protection Core secondary current (Ir = 0.28A, Iy=0.5A, Ib=0.5A), Metering core secondary current (Ir = 0.12A, Iy=0.5A, Ib=0.49A). ||www.electricalmirror.net||
4. Because of this abnormal current, the R phase CT was suspected faulty. So the primary injection to this CT was conducted for confirmation. 5. On testing of the CT was found OK. So the cable leading from the CT secondary box to CT console box was suspected shorting of the R phase core. 6. The cable leading from secondary box to Console box was removed and found with RAT biting of the insulation keeping the conductor OPEN, which was causing the SHORT circuit with each other and resulting the abnormal current. The faulty cable with rat bite has been shown in the figure (Fig 2.1-1 and Fig 2.1-2). 7. The faulty cable was replaced by a good one with arrest of Cable mouth by cement PUTTY. 8. The feeder was again charged by Bus-Coupler for confirmation of the circuit and reflected current to the relay circuitry. 9. This time everything was found normal and system was fully loaded on Bus-coupler Bay.
Recommendations: The Cable used for CT/ PT circuit
must be ARMOURED type to avoid the possibility of external damage and rat bite. 2.2. Non-tripping of Breaker: At one of the 132/33 kV Grid Sub-station, It was observed with non-tripping of a 33KV out-going feeder and subsequent tripping disturbance on the upstream system and blackout of the network. ||www.electricalmirror.net||
Observations:
1. The detail tripping scheme of this breaker was checked and found with the followings. a. Actuation of the Protection Relay upon the fault occurrence was OK. b. The MASTER relay has also actuated and issued the tripping command to the breaker circuit. c. But on checking of the TB (Terminal block), it was found with connection of single strand wire to this point without any lugs on the wire. 2. So the wire was getting loose due to vibration of the breaker mechanism under the operation of the breaker. 3. This looseness of the breaker terminal block was resulting after 3-4 operations of the breaker (tripping and closing). 4. The trip circuit supervision was also there and becoming indicative during the looseness of the terminal. But before attending the tightness of the terminal, if fault to occur then up-stream system used to trip, causing system disturbance.
Actions Taken:
1. Because of non-availability of cable and proper TBs, the same cable and same TBs were planned to be used. 2. But this time, the 2.5 mm2 single strand cable was twisted and flattened for the proper gripping to the TBs was done and connected
to the TBs till to the arrangement of proper TBs and multi-strand wire with use of proper lugs. 3. After considering this modification, this nature of non-tripping has not yet been reported.
Recommendations:
So it is recommended to use NUT & BOLT type of TBs and multi-strand wire with lugs on it for the important circuits like CT system, Breaker tripping system etc..
2.3. Abnormal Tripping of Transformer: Tripping
of transformer on Bucholtz, OSR, WTI high etc.. Simultaneously during any close in faults on 33 KV system or lightning in the system.
Observations:
1. This incidences happen occasionally during heavy lightning or/and nearby fault on the outgoing 33 KV feeders, without causing the actual fault in the transformer. 2. These protections (Bucholtz, OSR, and WTI) were grouped under the one source of the available two different DC sources in the sub-station. The other source of DC was connected to the group containing the protections (PRV, WTI, and APR). 3. The cables were of armoured type but not connected to gland support (not earthed) of the cable. 4. Non-tripping of any electrical protections like Differential, REF and BU schemes.
Analysis:
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1. Any protection trip resulting simultaneously, without supporting by any current activated protections like Differential, REF relay tends to the indications of Mal-operation. Similarly vice versa activation of current relays with no mechanical support. 2. Now to enunciate why it happens. This may cause due to the following reasons a. DC leakage in the system and un-wanted extension of DC supply to the protection points during rain or any other situations. b. Entry of water droplet or moisture causing the short of the Trip contacts. c. Reptiles or lizards fault causing the shorting of the trip contacts. d. Abnormal settings of the protective devices. e. Development of Induced voltage f. Some other causes like wrong installations, vibrations etc.. 3. Here it is clearly mentioned that this abnormality usually happens during heavy lightning or the case of close earth fault in the system. So these situations could be considered under poor earthing in the system and development of GPR (Ground Potential Rise) and induction voltage on the strands due to non-earthing of the armoured sheath of the cable. Such situation only happens occasionally. 4. So these conditions can be treated as the situations of Induction voltage on the tripping point and causing outage of the system during certain limit of fault occurrence. 5. The neutral of the Transformer winding was not connected to the main mat.
Actions taken:
1. The earthing system was strengthen. 2. The armoured sheath of the cable was firmly earthed at both end as these cables were of only 200 meters length. So the condition of circulating current flow and chance of heating of the sheath is less. 3. The star point neutral of the transformer winding was firmly connected to individual tri-pod earth pit and again connected to the main mat of the system. 4. The protection contacts from the field (OSR, PRV, Temperature Device, and BUCH APR) were connected to the HIGH IMPENDANCE aux relay.
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connected to the earth mat to cause equi-potential.
2.4. Tripping of Incomer Breaker: In one of the
new ACDB arrangement, during pre-commissioning check it was observed with auto tripping of Incomer breaker for the addition of DG set to the system.
Observations:
1. This arrangement was of Source-1, Source-2 with BUS â&#x20AC;&#x201C;coupler arrangement as like shown in the figure (Fig-2.4-1). 2. BUS Source one was with Distribution agency supply. The bus-coupler was in OPEN condition and attempt was done on the BUS-2 from DG supply. 3. Before connection of DG set, it was wormed up with idle condition without the closure of the incomer breaker. 4. During running condition, the moment, the incomer breaker was closed, that tripping was resulting automatically.
Analysis:
1. The voltage magnitude and phase associations of the DG set was also checked and found in order. 2. The detail circuit and connection was checked along with interlock scheme. 3. It was observed with problem on the UV feature of the circuit. DG Supply
Dist Supply
BUS-1
BC OPEN
BUS-2
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4. This was connected with the UV relay and supply feeding to this relay was from the out-put of the Incomer Breaker. 5. So when the incomer breaker was getting close, the contact of the UV (Under Voltage) relay was causing tripping extension to the breaker, before the relay resulting its activation from the supply and readiness of causing this contact from NC (Normally Close) to NO (Normally Open). 6. To know the circuit of Bus-1 relay, while checking it was found with the supply extension to the relay from the Incoming side of the Incomer and UV interlock contact to the breaker control circuit. 7. In this condition the circuit was modified and relay supply was changed from out-put
terminals to input side of the incomer with an interlock to the control circuit. 8. As this circuit was attempted for charging for the initial point, the defect was not noticed before. 9. The circuit was modified as per the way done for the BUS-1, with NC contact of the UV relay on the breaker closure circuit. So in case of actual UV voltage condition, the breaker shall not be closed electrically.
2.5. Abnormal tripping of Remote WTI, OTI: It
was observed with abnormal reading of RWTI, ROTI of one Power Transformer as compared with the local meters at Transformer Marshall Box.
Observations:
1. This case was with a 20 MVA 132/33 KV Power transformer. It was connected with two numbers of WTI and one OTI. 2. Local OTI, WTIs were showing correct. These meters have been connected on the principle of CCU (Current Converter unit) at the local point, at Marshall Box and the signals of 4-20 m Amperes were routed through Cables for the remote readings at Control room. 3. At remote center, i.e at Control room on the RTCC (Remote Tap Changer Cubicle) panel it was observed with the problems on HT WTI only. But both LT WTI and OTI indicators were showing correct as that of the local. 4. The differential reading of the faulty WTI was showing 7 deg less as that of Local meters.
Action Taken:
1. The Local meter (HT WTI) was calibrated with the standard and found with the result within order. 2. The CCU output was also checked by connection of a display meter during the calibration of the HT WTI and found within the limit of the result. 3. Now the cables used for remote display extension from the local end were checked and found with the problems. 4. It was observed with the use of ARMOURED cables for the correct reading meters and sheath was properly earthed at both end. But the meter showing with differential reading was of normal NON-ARMOURED cable. 5. Now for confirmation of the fault on type of the cable as used, this cable was interchanged with the Armoured one and results was obtained within the limit. 6. So finally, the cable was replaced by ARMOURED one with proper earthing on both end and the fault was rectified. ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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mart Metering is still at a nascent stage in India, where it is being tested and implemented by only a few utilities equipped with technology and deep pockets to do so. However, it provides a sea of possibilities in streamlining and advancing our home energy infrastructure. Asmart meter is an electronic device that records consumption of electric energy in intervals of an hour or less and communicates that information at least daily back to the utility for monitoring and billing. Smart meters enable two-way communication between the meter and the central system. Traditional meters only measure the total consumption, providing no further breakdown of information; smart meters on the other hand measure site specifi c information, allowing utilities to introduce different prices for consumption based on usage during the time of day and according to the season. This works in a way that in case electricity generation is constrained due to various reasons and has to be bought from other gencos, the price fl uctuates, depending on which the meters will automatically charge the customer. But this has its own set of pros and cons. Proponents believe that billing customers at a higher rate for peak times will encourage consumers to adjust their consumption habits to be more responsive to market prices and could delay the construction of additional generation, thereby controlling sharp rise in electricity prices. There are some concerns, however, that low income and vulnerable consumers may not benefi t from intraday time-of-use tariffs; besides the inherent ability of smart meters to provide two-way communication and data readings remotely could result in large layoffs of meter readers. The smart metering business case is broad and complex, as the technology has the potential to impact the entire electricity system, from generation investment and dispatch, through network optimisation, all the way to retail operations and beyond into the home. The most commonly pursued benefi ts, however, have tended to be focused on the retail area, particularly the core areas of meter reads and consumer service support. While the benefi ts are becoming well characterized in the retail area, it is clear
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that many of the potential benefi ts from distribution optimisation and capital effi ciencies are commonly discounted or ignored. “The benefi t of any smart metering to a utility is that the utility gets a better view of the customer’s usage of electricity by the customer. While, the benefi t to a customer is that a customer can also get a better view of his usage, through the customer portal and thereby control the usage of electricity. The customer and the utility can work closely to implement multiple programs such as time of day billing, demand management programs etc.
Potential of Smartmeters
Smart metering is becoming the trend in many countries such as Italy, Sweden, Australia, Canada and UK. It enables power players to provide accurate bills without the need for manual reading of the meter; helps in managing supply and distribution remotely and assists customers reduce their consumption by providing accurate real time data on their consumption as and when required. Smart metering and smart grid technology in the Indian power sector have recently attracted much attention to improve the performance of power utilities. Many countries in the west have already started using smart metering on pilot projects or in selective roll out for specific urban areas. India is a very important market for new emerging technologies such as this, as the country gets ready to transform its power sector. Power utilities procure meters from various meter manufacturers. This ensures completion and the utility is able to negotiate competitive pricing. As a result, it is critically important that smart metering solutions are interoperable, enabling meters from multiple vendors to be incorporated into an ‘open system’. Currently, the Indian meter manufacturing industry does not have standardised communications protocols, a gap that could prove problematic when sending data across a wireless network. The implementation of an ‘open meter protocol’ that is tailored to the requirements of the Indian utilities and optimised for real time monitoring over wireless mesh networks will prove invaluable and should be implemented as soon as possible. To witness a turnaround and make this
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technology mainstream, a collaborative approach through vendor partnership and an economics of scale needs to be worked out before the large scale rollout of this technology. With growing economy of India and its ever increasing demand for electricity, use of smart metering technologies can offer varied benefits and help address some of the most pressing challenges of power sector like high AT&C losses, poor customer service, peak load management etc. Govt policies too are encouraging installation of metering for all customers. Adoption of smart metering technologies is emerging to be the most relevant next step. Realising the importance of smart meters, the CEA had brought out a report outlining the functional requirements. Also, with the announcement of Smart Cities, the smart grid technologies are expected to gain importance. The smart metering will be the first step towards this cause. Smart metering is still in an early stage, as there is no mass scale implementation done of any smart metering program. They need to start rolling it out for select customers, wherein a utility can get the RoI of smart metering. Thus, the roll out of smart metering will take time as the demand is yet to pick up. Large scale orders of over a million meters will help bring down prices and help pick up demand. However, these technologies need huge investment and the industry does not have the financial capacity to fund for technologies. Successful implementation would require support of Govt programs to provide incentives for investment. The 14 smart grid pilot programs were launched by the Govt about two years back. Some projects have been awarded and are operational. These are in the pilot phase and the success of these projects will definitely help boost the application of smart metering. While Govt is trying provide a push through enabling policies, which along with regulatory directives and mandates will propel faster implementation; additionally, integrating it with R-APDRP will help address the funding problems faced by most distribution utilities. The Smart Grid pilot projects are still in the testing phases, so we need to watch the space. Smart meters are important building blocks of the smart grid, so it will definitely help in boosting up the metering technologies too.
Drawbacks
Planning and deploying significant advanced, end-to-end meter technology systems (AMI) is an essential part of a utility’s strategy. Processing and assimilating massive volumes of data gathered from multiple AMI networks. Maximising significant AMI investments through the vital translation of raw data into actionable, enterprise-level business intelligence. One of the most problematic task to date is implementing security protocols that will protect 58 JANUARY 2018 || ELECTRICAL MIR R OR
these devices from malicious attacks and new exploits that are discovered against them. One proposed method of verifying the data provided by smart meters is though analysing the data in real-time to detect anomalies. By identifying exploits as they are being leveraged by attackers, this Intrusion detection system (IDS) will mitigate the suppliers’ risks of energy theft by consumers and denial-of-service attacks by hackers. Some groups have expressed concerns regarding the cost, health, fi re risk, security and privacy effects of smart meters and the remote controllable “kill switch” that is included with most of them. Many of these concerns regard wireless-only smart meters with no home energy monitoring or control or safety features. There are also health and safety concerns that the meters due to the pulsed RF radiation emitted by wireless smart meters. Privacy concerns are also an important issue. One technical reason is that these meters send detailed information about how much electricity is being used each time, which would allow to the utility company to infer behavioural patterns for the occupants of a house, such as when the members of the household are probably asleep or absent. A solution which benefits both the provider and the user’s privacy, would be to adapt the interval dynamically as smart meter power data usage patterns can reveal much more than how much power is being used. Research has been done which has demonstrated that smart meters sampling power levels at two-second intervals can reliably identify when different electrical devices are in use and even what channel or program is being viewed on a television based on the electrical consumption patterns of these devices and the electrical noises that they emit.
India enters global smart-meter race to fight utility losses
India is aiming to help its ailing power distribution companies by buying five million smart meters for two of its northern states in a global tender to be conducted later this month. EESL., the Govt agency responsible for running the country’s energy efficiency programs, will conduct the tender. This is a pilot project where four mn smart meters will go to UP and the rest to Haryana. If successful, the program could be adopted by a large number of states. For India, smart meters represent a possible gamechanger by handing power distribution companies the ability to address billing inefficiencies that have contributed to their losses and debt burden. Global investment in the technology is expected to hit $19 bn this year, according to research from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. =A smart-meter is an electronic device that records electricity consumption at short intervals and communicates it back to a utility for monitoring and billing. The devices are capable of two-way
communication. Most of India’s discoms, lose money on every unit of power sold due in part to theft, inadequate billing and selling below cost to poor and agricultural consumers. State-run distributors held combined debt of 4.3 trillion rupees as of Sep’15, the latest year of available data. The debt levels limit their ability to adequately meet the power demands of existing customers or add new consumers in a country where millions of households don’t have electricity, but where power plants also remain underutilized. The average technical and commercial losses at discoms in 24 states who’ve signed up under a reform plan currently stand at 21%, according to the Govt. Last year, the Indian Govt said it’s aiming to outfit approx. 35 mn customers with smart meters by the end of 2019. Considering that there are 1-2 mn meters installed as of today, this would require an installation ramp-up faster than any country except China. If we were to see a no of large utilities announcing large procurements then this might alter the forecast but currently it looks reasonable. In terms of market size, BNEF estimates a cost of $73 per installed meter, which is toward the lower end of global costs. Due to the low costs and limited installations, BNEF expects India’s market position to fall somewhere between third and sixth in Asia in the next 3-4 years. Smart-meter assets have become attractive to bidders in recent years ahead of a European Union goal to replace at least 80 percent of electricity meters with smart meters by 2020 in a drive to reduce emissions. In July, Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing agreed to acquire CVC Capital’s German smart-meter business Ista International GmbH for about $5.3 bn, including debt. EESL is a joint venture between India’s Ministry of Power and state-backed companies in the power sector such as NTPC Ltd., Rural Electrification Corp., Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd., Power Finance Corp. and the Bureau of Energy Efficiency.
India’s largest smart meter rollout may not be very smart
EESL, a JV between several public-sector enterprises helmed by the ministry of power, invited bids to procure 5 mn ‘smart’ meters to be deployed in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana in Aug’17. However, in this first large-scale rollout of smart meters, EESL may not have chosen the smartest technology, an IndiaSpend analysis shows. Unlike traditional meters that only record energy consumption, a smart meter is capable of two-way communication to also send information back to the electricity provider. In choosing GPRS over other technologies, EESL wants to use the existing telecom network to transmit data from smart meters, obviating the need for building a communication network from scratch and reducing upfront cost. However, experts have told, this technology may not be the most suited for India, which has poor ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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mobile and data connectivity not only in remote and rural areas but even in large cities. Although EESL would avoid having to pay for installing new infra, new meters may be obsolete every time 5G or newer technology comes in, requiring fresh expenditure. Also, GPRS-based meters would have monthly recurrent costs to be paid to telecom CoS. Govt’s leading electricity advisory, the CEA, finds GPRS less suitable for Indian conditions, and experts say a mix of tech’s is the way forward. Smart meters use modern computer technology to enable a two-way flow of electricity and information, unlike traditional meters that only record energy consumption and can only be used for billing purposes. Deploying a smart, automated metering system would reduce meter-reading and data-entry errors and costs by removing the need for manual meter reading. These meters would also estimate consumer demand, letting utilities forecast and contract power requirements more accurately, according to a 2017 analysis by the ISGF, a PPP helmed by the ministry of power. This is also essential for integrating renewable energy into the grid. Smart metering is among the measures proposed under the UDAY to improve the financial health of discoms, which would together cut AT&C losses from 60 JANUARY 2018 || ELECTRICAL MIR R OR
about 22% to 15%, and close the gap between the average cost of supply and the average revenue for discoms by 2018-19, as IndiaSpend reported on 13 Apr’17. As per the power ministry’s strategy to roll out ‘advanced metering infrastructure’, smart meters are to be installed in phases, with those consuming 500 kWh or more to be provided with smart meters by the end of 2017, those consuming over 200 units by Dec’19, and all consumers getting smart meters by 2027. There are currently 52 mn meters in India that consume over 200 units of power, of a total customer base of 250 mn, according to ISGF estimates. In Oct’16, the CEA revised its guidelines to suggest that metering infrastructure be rolled out by area and by feeder (a wire that carries electricity from a sub-station to a transformer for further distribution to the consumer), with high-loss pockets taken up first. Consumers are not to be charged for smart meters, and financially stressed power utilities have been unable to pay either. As a result, only 3% of the more than 5 mn meters (5,011,620) recording consumption of over 500 units had been changed to smart meters by Sep’17. Therefore, EESL announced a smart meter bid in August 2017 for the states of UP and Haryana. These states grapple with huge aggregate technical and commercial losses, with latest figures for both states coming to an average of ||www.electricalmirror.net||
39.35%. EESL will make the upfront investment, and discoms will gradually pay it back from their cost savings. “The smart meters will help these states in not only significantly reducing their AT&C losses by way of increased billing efficiency, but will completely change the way in which electrical energy is presently being consumed and paid for by the consumers,” the statement added. AT&C losses include losses during transmission and due to theft and deficiencies in metering. EESL will procure meters operating on the GPRS communication system using 3G telecommunications technology, as used in cellular or mobile phones. However, this technology may not provide complete coverage, especially in rural and other areas with low connectivity, and may not bring all the benefits expected, an IndiaSpend analysis has found. To function efficiently, a smart meter must reliably send data back to the server, and IT systems should be able to pull these data out and process them. The trickiest part is communication between the meter and the control centre; that is the challenge. Several competing technologies could be used for this communication, including GPRS, which uses a SIM card within the meter to send data to the server and is the one that EESL has chosen for the current procurement exercise. The others are radio frequency mesh (RF mesh) technology, which uses radio waves to communicate among groups of meters that send the data to a data concentrator unit (DCU) for further transmission to the server; and power-line carrier communication, which uses existing power lines to transmit data. In an RF mesh network, about 200 meters send data to a data concentrator unit, which has a SIM card that sends this data through the telecom network to the server. This unit with a SIM card can be installed in an area with good telecom connectivity, and even optical fibres can be used to transmit data. In a GPRS-based network, however, every single meter needs a SIM card to communicate with the server. All meters may not be located in areas with reliable, round-the-clock connectivity, leading to patchy data collection. In many cases, meters are installed in basements, where there is no connectivity. The power line-based technology, on the other hand, enables the grid to transmit data on its own power lines. In practice, however, the network has shown poor results while wireless technologies have become cheaper and more reliable. In Indian conditions, where connections are constantly being added and power lines upgraded, the power line model is not ideal. The CEA’s technical specifications say smart meters can use any of these technologies or their combination. Tata Power is installing 250,000 meters using RF-mesh technology while CESC is running a large pilot in two localities in Kolkata, with 25,000 meters each, and will also replace 200,000 meters in Kota and 50,000 in Bharatpur with RF mesh-based meters. For efficient functioning, information from smart meters must be provided to the IT system at frequent intervals, but data transmission with GPRS technology is not fast enough when used for hundreds of thousands of meters, Chatterjee added. A comparison by the CEA shows that GPRS cards will consume 10 times more power than the nearest comparable RF mesh technology, defeating the aim of making the grid more energy efficient. In 2012, the CEA estimated that the fixed cost of a GPRS modem (required in each meter) was Rs 1,200, as against the Rs 300 that each RF-mesh modem would cost. Large tenders invite low bids: L&T, an infra company, submitted the lowest bid (for single phase meters) of Rs 2,722 per meter (not including the GST), which is 40-50% lower than current market rates, according to this Govt press release dated 9 Oct’17. Yet, GPRS meters entail the additional monthly cost of recharging the data package for a fee, while RF mesh-based meters’ operational costs are negligible. EESL reasoned that there is no point building a communications network when there is one readily available, and that not having to create such an infrastructure would lead to significant cost savings. One contests this cost savings claim, arguing that over a 10-year period, installation and maintenance costs for RF mesh-based ||www.electricalmirror.net||
smart meters would be lower. EESL said it would ask telecom operators to increase capacity in areas where data connectivity is poor, which would be in their interest too: They will be getting 50 lakh data points in the country. However, one said, telecom companies have not been enthused by the idea of smart metering because it would require them to make “huge investments” to create a reliable data network in rural areas. None of the telecom companies agreed to guarantee required service levels for smart metering in our previous interactions. If some of the meters in a bad network area are not giving you data in real time the whole purpose of doing this [installing smart meters] will be lost. Although the EESL statement claimed GPRS is the most widely-accepted technology worldwide for setting up smart meters, the CEA comparison says there is not a single notable installation of GSM/GPRS across the full spectrum of industrial, commercial, household or agricultural connections in the world. The RF mesh technology, on the contrary, is being used in electricity meters, gas meters and water meters worldwide, the CEA comparison said. The main benefit of smart metering is to identify power losses in real time through online energy accounting. This is feasible only if all the meters on a feeder are communicating in real time. With the GPRS system, this is not likely to be the case. An alternative way to approach the digitisation of India’s electricity grid would be to let utilities choose a mix CEA Comparison Of GSM/GPRS And RF Mesh Technology For Single-Phase Meters GSM/GPRS
RF Mesh
GSM/GPRS is essentially one-to-one communication. The maximum speed available is 9.6 kbps/256 kilobits per second (kbps)
It assures dedicated speeds of 100-250 kbps
GPRS is mainly designed for data download, whereas meter data is uploaded. GPRS bandwidth reduces to a quarter on upload
RF mesh has the same upload and download speeds
GSM/GPRS is highly unreliable in rural areas. Meters are permanently fixed devices and power availability to mobile towers may vary, leading to skewed information
The advantages of RF reliability and low cost become more prominent in rural areas, but there is no distinct disadvantage in urban areas
GSM/GPRS connections are highly susceptible to call drops, and reconnection time is nearly 20 seconds
100% uptime
Telecom companies’ current revenue model may not justify tens of millions of SIM cards logging on to servers at all times and there may be huge increases in running costs
99.9% of the network is independent of telecom operators
Since the GSM/GPRS card is always in communication mode, the power consumption is huge–more than 10 times that of the nearest comparable technology. A mobile phone balances between talk time and standby time, which is not the case with meters. For the 200 million meters that must be replaced, the power requirement will go up by nearly 240 MW
Negligible power requirement
To address the issue of tampering, the modem needs to be sealed inside the meter. If GPRS technology gets outdated (which is likely as it is a very inefficient use of available bandwidth), all meters will again have to be replaced
The modem can be easily upgraded with new software
There isn’t a single notable installation of GSM/GPRS across the full spectrum of industrial/commercial/household/agricultural connections in the world. It is still restricted to small numbers for industrial and large commercial establishments
Thousands of RF meters are getting installed in electricity meters, gas meters and water meters worldwide every month
The SIM card change on site is a huge cost if service provider is changed and same number is retained
No such constraint
Fixed cost of a GPRS modem is Rs 1200 for each meter
Fixed cost of an RF mesh modem is Rs 300 for each meter
Running cost is Rs 300 per month
Negligible in comparison. In fact, total investment cost in RF technology can be recovered in one month’s operating cost of GSM/GPRS
of technologies by giving them vouchers to buy their preferred meters, Johannes Urpelainen, founding director of the Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy, a research programme that tests and implements better energy policies in emerging economies. A technology-neutral approach would avoid the risk of locking in an inferior technology. Given that EESL must recover its investment from discoms’ savings in coming years, a flexible approach would be in its interest. ELECTRICAL MIR ROR
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• Among the different sources of renewable power in India, the CAGR in installed capacity over FY07-FY18 was 2.32% for hydro power, 20.12% for other RE sources, supported by the commencement of solar capacity addition since 2012. • GoI is projecting a rapid 17.04% CAGR increase in other RES installed capacity to 275 GW by 2027 supported by a surge in solar power capacity addition. • India accounts for approx. 4% of the total global electricity generation and contributes 4.43% to the global renewable generation capacity amounting to 2,011 GW in 2016 • International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook projects a growth of RE supply to 4,550 GW in 2040 on a global basis. • As of Jul’17, total renewable power generation installed capacity in the country stood at 103.92 GW, which is 31.2% of the total installed capacity. • Hydro power forms the largest source of energy constituting >43% of total renewable power generation installed capacity. • A hydro power revival policy is in underway which is likely to include the classification of all hydro power projects as RE. • India has the 5th largest power generation portfolio in the world and its current RE contribution stands at 44.812 GW which includes 27.441 GW of Wind power and 8.062 GW of Solar power installed capacity in the country. (As on 31.07.2016). • 4th largest installed capacity of wind power. • 3rd largest installed capacity of concentrated solar power (CSP) • RE contributes 14.7% of the total installed capacity in the country as on 31.07.2016. • Ambitious target of 175 GW of renewable power 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. Comparison of installed capacity (GW) 350.0 300.0 250.0 200.0 150.0 100.0 50.0
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Reasons to invest
• India has the 5th largest power generation portfolio worldwide with a power generation capacity of 304.76 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 up-scaled 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 renewable power in the country by 2022, which will offer massive investment opportunities across the value chain.
Stats
• India's Annual Solar installations to grow over four times by 2017. 10.50 GW of utility-scale solar and grid connected rooftop solar capacity will be added by 2016-17. • Wind energy accounts for nearly 61% (27.441 GW) of renewable installed capacity, thereby making India the world’s fourth largest wind energy producer. • The GoI has set targets which will take the total renewable capacity to 175 GW by the end of 2022. This includes 60 GW from wind power, 100 GW from solar power, 10 GW from biomass power and 5 GW from small hydro power.
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. GoI through MNRE is playing a proactive role in promoting the adoption of RE resources by offering various incentives such as generation-based incentives (GBIs), capital and interest subsidies, viability gap funding (VGF), 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 govt has created a liberal environment for foreign investment in RE projects. The establishment of a dedicated financial institution – the Indian RE Development Agency (IREDA), makes for renewed
impetus on the promotion, development and extension of financial assistance for RE and energy efficiency/ conservation projects. RE is becoming 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 RE 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 mn trained personnel within a period of 5 years (2015-16 to 2019-20). FDI up to 100% is permitted under the automatic route for RE generation and distribution projects subject to provisions of The Electricity Act, 2003.
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 (GBI) 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 (VGF) support up to USD 153,846.2/MW based on reverse e-auction for 5000 MW Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme to be implemented in 4 years by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).
The Provision of Central Financial Assistance for Small/Micro Hydro-Power Projects: The 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 govts for the identification of new potential sites, including surveys, the preparation of detailed project reports and the renovation and modernisation of old projects.
The Setting up of the 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 Renewable Energy (RE) technologies and ensuring inclusive RE power development throughout India.
infrastructure. To promote spatial planning and management of maritime RE resources in the exclusive economic zone. To achieve energy security and reduce carbon emissions. To encourage indigenisation of offshore wind energy technology. To promote R&D in the offshore wind energy sector.
The Policy for Repowering of the Wind Power Projects: To promote optimum utilisation of wind
energy resources repowering policy has been issued. The 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.
The Policy for Grid connected Solar Roof-top Projects: Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission
(JERC)/State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERC) of 29 States/UTs namely Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Delhi and Pondicherry have notified regulations/tariff order for grid connected solar rooftop projects.
State Initiatives: State Electricity Regulatory
Commissions in Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Kerala, Punjab, Orissa and West Bengal 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.
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 (BCD) is being provided on evacuated tubes with three tyres of solar selective coating for use in the manufacture of solar water heater and system.
Incentives offered by Govt for the The Announcement of the Offshore Wind Energy development of the Solar Energy sector Policy: To explore and promote deployment of offshore
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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 third 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 sectorspecific SEZ. A payment security mechanism to cover the risk of default by state utilities/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
Accelerated depreciation: a claim of 80%
depreciation in the first 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 govt 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 mn/ MW for special categories and North-Eastern states and USD 0.53 mn/ MW for other states limited to USD 3.07 mn 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.
Investment opportunities
From barely 20 MW in 2011, India’s installed solar capacity has increased to 8.062 GW as on 31.07.2016. India has vast untapped RE resources - wind energy has installed capacity of 27.44 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 4.88 GW as opposed to an estimated potential of 22.5 GW. Solar power has installed capacity of 8.062 GW with the potential of 7.48 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 capacity 20 GW have been sanctioned. Land for the solar parks are identified in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya
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India RE Sector Review
The Indian RE sector is the second most attractive RE market in the world.1 The country ranks fourth in the world in terms of total installed wind power capacity.2 It added record 11.0 GW in wind and solar power capacity in 2016-17. The focus of GoI has shifted to clean energy after it ratified the Paris Agreement. With the increased support of govt and improved economics, the sector has become attractive from investors perspective and India ranked second in RE Attractive Index 2017. As India looks to meet its energy demand on its own, which is expected to reach 15,820 TWh by 2040, RE is set to play an imp role.
Market Size
Total installed RE capacity in India touched 58.3 GW as of Sep’17, which is around 17.7% of total energy capacity of the country (329.3 GW). During Sep’17, total installed wind power capacity in the renewables mix stood at 32.5 GW (55.8%), while solar power capacity was 13.1 GW (22.5%). Total solar capacity is expected to touch 18.7 GW by the end of 2017, which is about 5% of global solar capacity, and further increase to 8% by 2035. With a potential capacity of 363 GW and with policies focused on the RE sector, Northern India is expected to become the hub for RE in India.
Investments/ Developments
According to data released by the DIPP, FDI inflows in the Indian non-conventional energy sector between Apr’00 and Jun’17 stood at US$ 5.9 bn. The CEA expects investment in India's power transmission sector to reach Rs 2.6 tn during the 13th plan (201722), and to enhance the transmission capacity of the inter-regional links by 45,700 MW. Some major investments and developments in the Indian RE sector are as follows: PE investments in India's wind and solar power have increased by 47% in 2017 (Jan 1 to Sep 25) to US$ 920 mn, across nine deals, as compared to US$ 630 mn coming from 10 deals during the corresponding period in 2016. JSW Energy has signed 66 JANUARY 2018 || ELECTRICAL MIR R OR
a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Govt of Gujarat for setting up an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing unit in Gujarat at an estimated cost of Rs 4,000 Cr (US$ 608.88 mn). Tata Capital Ltd and IFC have invested Rs 200 Cr in their joint venture (JV), Tata Cleantech Capital Ltd (TCCL), to increase its loan book for investing in RE projects. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Punjab National Bank (PNB) have signed a financing loan worth US$ 100 mn, which will be used to support solar rooftop projects on commercial and industrial buildings across India. India’s first ever multi-modal electric vehicle project has been launched at Nagpur, which will bring together a fleet of 200 electric vehicles including taxis, buses, e-rickshaw and auto rickshaws, on cab aggregator Ola’s app platform in Nagpur. Private equity (PE) investment firm, Actis LLP, is planning to invest about US$ 500 mn in Solenergi Power Pvt Ltd, its second RE platform in India. Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Construction bagged an order worth Rs 5,250 Cr from Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) for electricity transmission and expansion of network. The GoI and the ADB have signed a loan agreement for US$ 175 mn to be provided to PGCIL for construction of interstate transmission systems for solar power projects which will enable the transfer of surplus solar energy to power-deficit states. The GoI and the Govt of UK plan to jointly invest up to GBP 240 mn in an India-UK fund, which will invest in India's energy and renewables sector. Greenko Energy Holdings has raised US$ 155 mn from its existing investors, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, which will be utilised for expanding its clean energy portfolio to 3 GW from 2 GW at present. RE company ReNew Power has announced securing US$ 390 mn debt funding from its existing investor ADB, and will use the funds to develop and expand capacities of 709 MW across various states of India. IFC, along with IFC Global Infrastructure Fund, the private equity fund of IFC Asset Management Company, has announced investment of US$ 125 mn equity in Hero Future Energies, which will help the firm set up 1 GW of greenfield solar and wind power plants.
Govt initiatives
Some initiatives by the GoI to boost the Indian RE sector are as follows: The Maharashtra State Govt plans to set up a 500 MW capacity solar park in its Dhule district with private bids planned in FY’18 and has already selected 1,000 acres of land for the first phase of the project. The GoI has announced plans to implement a US$ 238 mn National Mission on advanced ultra-supercritical technologies for cleaner coal utilisation. MNRE has decided to provide custom and excise duty benefits to the solar rooftop sector, which in turn will lower the cost of setting up as well as generate power, thus boosting growth. The Indian Railways is taking increased efforts through sustained energy efficient measures and max use of clean fuel to cut down emission level by 33% by 2030. The Union Cabinet has approved raising of bonds worth Rs 2,360 Cr by the IREDA, which will be used in various RE projects in FY 2017-18. Union Cabinet has approved construction of 10 units of indigenous PHWR, with a nuclear capacity of 700 MW each, which is expected to bring substantial economies of scale and maximise cost and time efficiencies, and thereby boost India’s nuclear industry. Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi, has proposed building model cities where power demand is met only by solar energy and further stated that bio-ethanol refinery projects should be accelerated to control India's dependency on fossil fuels. SECI, outlined GoI's plan to tender 750 MW of solar capacity, along with offering deals covering four GW of wind capacity during FY 2017-18.
Road Ahead
The GoI is committed to increased use of clean energy sources and is already undertaking various largescale sustainable power projects and promoting green energy heavily. In addition, RE has the potential to create many employment opportunities at all levels, especially in rural areas. MNRE has set an ambitious target to set up RE capacities to the tune of 175 GW by 2022 of which about 100 GW is planned for solar, 60 for wind and other for hydro, bio among other. It is expected that by the year 2040, around 49% of the total electricity will be generated by the RE, as more efficient batteries will be used to store electricity which will further cut the solar energy cost by 66% as compared to the current cost. ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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Rise of Doors Automation in India: Demand Projected to Surge Indian Doors Market Size can be categorized by Product (Hinged, Bi-fold, French, Dutch or stable, Stacker, Sliding, Tilt, Roller, Security screen), by Material (Aluminum, Steel, WPC, Glass, uPVC, Wood), by application (Residential, Commercial [Healthcare, Education, Hospitality]).
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continue over the forecast timeframe. Maharashtra accounted over 12% of Indian doors market. As per the national population and housing census of 2011, out of 3.36 Cr registered houses, 2.98 crores were in the Maharashtra. In addition, the state govt proposed a draft notification in 2017, which will allow developers to offer housing stock or pay a premium to the authority for projects spread over 2,000 sq. meters. West Bengal generated over $ 90 mn revenue in 2016. Rise in the no of commercial projects will also influence the product market demand positively. Delhi will witness a sig growth due to rapid urbanization coupled with proliferation of nuclear families which has created a culture of moving into apartments, propelling the construction industry of the UT. Century, KONE, DORMA, Fenesta, D.S. India, Welltech, Duroplast, Lumani Schuco, Reynaers Aluminum, Sapa Building System and Beautex, Gandhi Automations, Avians and Toshi Automatic Systems, to mention only a few are among the key manufacturers of Indian doors market share. Presence of numerous regional, national and local producers makes the industry highly competitive in nature.
Demand Surge
Indian construction industry has been keeping a hectic pace of growth over the last two decades. With the country emerging as a key global market and with an increasingly open economy, there has been a steady influx of new concepts, materials and technologies into the market. A good case in point is that of industrial and commercial doors. Now, who would have thought that doors would be multicrore business and yet they are that today. The market today is flooded with industrial & commercial doors of every type. This is apart from the slew of choice available for the residential sector. Specialized applications in industrial settings and commercial buildings are driving the growth story of this market segment. The scorching pace of industrialization in the country, along with the burgeoning growth of the commercial realty sector has been behind this growth story. With subsequent govt’s focusing on providing impetus to the manufacturing sector, the pace of industrialization has been relentless. From the various SEZs to industrial parks, textile parks, IT parks, etc., the country has been witnessing a quiet revolution. With such a huge market staring at them, it is not surprising that suppliers of specialized entrance automation systems have been keeping a close tab on the lucrative Indian market.
Types of Auto Door Systems
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that operate at a slow speed with low power and can be remotely activated by a push switch / plate or other remote activation device. Sliding Doors Single slide, bi-part slide and telescopic slide configurations. Typically activated by sensors. Swinging Doors Overhead concealed operators for direct drive applications or surface mounted for push and pull applications. Typically activated by push plate or sensors. Folding Doors Used to minimize the area required by swinging doors and where the advantage of a sliding door is desired but the walls beside the door are not wide enough. Typically activated by sensors. Revolving Doors Consists of three or four doors that hang on a central shaft. They reduce the heating or cooling required for the building. Typically activated by sensors but may have a ‘push to slow’ push button.
Industries and Warehouses in Focus
The rising emphasis on quality was the trigger for the growth in demand for specialized industrial doors. From doors that could keep products under certain temperatures to fire resistant ones to doors that could open and close in quick time, there are several types available in the market today. High performance doors became popular in the European countries in the 1970s, before they made their way into the Americas. With the economy of several European countries not doing well, a ‘look east’ policy of many companies meant that China, along with India emerged as key markets for high performance industrial doors. Specialty industrial doors are designed in order to cater to unique requirements. For eg, in the F&B sector, control of temperature, both in the factory and warehouse becomes of paramount importance. Specially designed industrial doors help maintain optimum temperature in such settings as in the case of cold storage units or clean rooms. In the F&B and pharma sectors, they are additionally used to separate different areas. For instance, they are used to separate areas which require different atmospheric conditions. They are a familiar sight in the clean rooms that are usually part of these industries. They perform a key function in aggressive environments of the pharma industry, since they are the ones that help reduce the risk of airborne contamination. Wherever it is necessary, doors are also being made out of fire retardant materials. Similarly, they may be used in factory floor shops to separate areas with differing noise levels. To put it in a nutshell, one can say that the use of high-speed doors helps accelerate the logistic processes, improve
the energy efficiency of buildings and optimizes traffic flow. All these advantages are apart from their ability to improve security in both industrial and commercial settings. Specialized doors in industrial and warehouse settings, where the speed of the door has a direct bearing on the logistics, temperature and pressure control are in demand. These high speed doors are designed to handle a high number of openings. Some of them for example, can handled a cycles of opening and closing as high as 100 cycles/ day. In certain instances, they are designed for high speed opening rate of min 20 inches/second. With competition intensifying manufacturers are leaving no stone unturned in having the competitive edge. All this has spelt good news for customers. Today, almost every leading player in the market offers industrial doors with custom features. Similarly, focus among CoS is to offer high performance industrial doors that are also easy to maintain. Safety is another key aspect that is being taken care of by the manufacturers. Latest high performance industrial doors are designed to able to withstand equipment impact and come with features such as automatic breakaway in case of any accidental hit by a vehicle. One of the most popular types of high performance doors used in industries and warehouses are the sectional overhead doors. The key feature that distinguishes sectional overhead industrial doors from conventional roller doors that are so commonly found in the country is ‘speed’. The specialized industrial doors are made using composite materials, that given them the high opening speeds. Operated by powerful motors, a guiding system allows for the smooth operation of the high performance industrial doors. In many instances these doors are also designed for easy docking of vehicles. The sectional overhead industrial doors are also usually designed to achieve sound insulation. Sliding doors, both the horizontal and the top hung type are also popular in industrial environs these days. Depending on the type of industry they are used they can be designed in different forms. For eg, while sliding doors made up of double skin insulated panels are ideally suited for heavy duty protection, there are also single skin doors that are available widely. In several industries telescopic sliding doors, with several panels are also becoming popular choices. Another popular type in the industrial/ laboratory environments are automated swing doors. They are made of special material that helps keep the interior either cool/ heated to a certain limit. They are usually the choice when it comes to indoor application in industries/ laboratories.
Aircraft Hangar Doors in Demand
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for protecting airport hangars feature robust steel or aluminium construction and are designed to offer protection to aircrafts parked inside against the vagaries of weather. PVC fabric hangar doors are also becoming a popular choice these days. Designers of hangar door systems need to take into account several factors. Apart from their extraordinary dimensions, the doors also need to withstand wind loads. Similarly, they also need to provide both sound, as well as heat insulation. Both vertical and horizontal opening systems are available for meeting the unique access challenges of an aircraft hangar. A lot of effort also goes into custom designing aircraft hangar door systems in order to improve their aesthetic appeal too nowadays. Fabric based aircraft hangar door systems that can be pushed or towed, thanks to low friction design, are also getting popular. In fact, these light weight systems have a huge potential in India for with they can be moved even when electricity is not available, a problem so typical to India. Hydraulically operated, hangar door systems must be able to withstand the various vagaries of the weather. Similar types of doors which are ideally suited for large openings are also used in other settings such as in the case of ship building industry.
Commercial Buildings Scene
There has also been a healthy growth in the demand for specialized doors for commercial buildings. There is burgeoning demand for world-class office space in India these days. The swanky offices of IT companies are a testimony to the rapid strides that are being made in this field. This apart the boom in the retail sector has also been instrumental in driving up demand for specialized doors, that are not only stylish and add to the aesthetic appeal of commercial buildings, but also score high on the performance front. Architects are experimenting with a variety of designs and styles of doors nowadays, since these doors apart from being functionally useful also need to add that touch of elegance to buildings. One of the most popular types is the revolving doors. They are a part of almost every high rise building entrance these days. These revolving doors, available in both manual and automated versions, are used for ability to create good seal from the outside environment. They thus, help in reducing HVAC costs, apart from adding to the glamour quotient of a building. In the case of the automated version sensors placed on top of the door detect the presence of a person triggering the doorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operation. Automatic telescopic sliding door systems too have become extremely popular in recent times. One can find them in places such as airports, office complexes, shopping malls, large showrooms, etc. Both four leaf and double leaf versions are popular in India. These glass doors are ideally suited for handling high traffic, while also allowing for ample amount of daylight to come inside the building. The latest trend is towards curved sliding doors. These curved glass sliding door systems seem to blend with virtually any dĂŠcor. ||www.electricalmirror.net||
Full view aluminium and glass doors are another popular choice these days. These doors are ideally suited for places where open visibility is a requirement, such as in large showrooms, shopping malls, car dealerships, restaurants or commercial office spaces. With bright light filtering, they add a touch of class to the overall aesthetics of such establishments. Rolling steel doors are also a popular option, particularly in the case of retail outlets. Roll up shutters are usually a common sight across Indian cities. These days specially designed roll up shutters that help separate areas in a large building or retail outlet are also becoming popular. Good examples are the counter shutters that can be found in restaurants and cafeterias that may be located as standalone outlets/ inside shopping malls.
Many Doors Opening
There is no denying the huge market potential for automated industrial and commercial doors in India. While the market is still at a nascent stage, there is huge potential waiting to be tapped. The market is being currently catered to mostly by the unorganized sector. However, with demand picking up there will be a steady entry of big name players into the field. This will help bring in more technology focus in the field. The trends are already visible, with the steady entry of companies that specialize in the field. With competition expected to intensify, manufacturers are also expected to sharpen their aftermarket focus, for it is sure to emerge as the key differentiating factor. With demand being generated even from the smaller tier II and tier III cities, there will also be pressure on manufacturer to increase their geographical distribution cum service networks, if they want to hold a competitive edge. With the present government showing keen intent on further industrialization and with the commercial realty sector showing signs of robust growth, with a reviving economy, the demand for specialized industrial and commercial doors is expected to grow rapidly in the next few years. This market segment is definitely going to be among the most keenly watched in the near future.
Technological Advancements to influence Market Growth
Automatic door control is widely deployed in public places like theatres, hotels, shopping malls, grocery stores and many others to eliminate the tedious job of opening the door manually.. Sensor based automatic door control technologies include ultrasonic/radio, infra-red and other wireless sensing methods. The automatic door control system is basically based on intention analysis and human detection. This is achieved with the assistance of a passive infrared sensor. A live body emits infrared energy which is sensed by the PIR sensor from a considerable distance. This sensed signal is transferred to a microcontroller which in turn operates the door motor. While the closure of the door is managed through a fixed time
delay. Further, interrupt signals are controlled through limit switches to avoid locked rotor condition of the motor. Automatic door control is a widely used product especially in the developed economies to avoid human labor and workforce. The global automatic door control market can be segmented on the basis of geography, type, operating mechanism, technology and application. On the basis of geography, the global automatic door control market can be segmented into North America, Latin America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa and Japan. On the basis of type, the global automatic door control market can be segmented into glass doors, metal doors, plastic doors and composite doors. On the basis of operating mechanism, the global automatic door control market can be segmented into swinging doors, sliding doors, folding doors, revolving doors and others. On the basis of technology, the global automatic door control market can be segmented into manual, automatic and access control. On account of applications, the global automatic door control market can be segmented into residential, industrial and commercial. The key factor driving the global automatic door control market are high disposable incomes. Moreover, changing lifestyles of people also accounts for a major share in driving the global automatic door control market. Improvement and increase in construction activities and adoption of automation in most of the developed regions is another factor driving the growth of the market. Moreover, increased construction of malls, high technology airports, grand hotels and multiplexes have led to the growth of the global automatic door control market. High initial costs is one major challenge pulling down the growth of the global automatic door control market. Moreover, heavy maintenance and repair costs and less demands of automation in small and emerging economies restricts the global automatic door control market to grow. Further, increased price of raw materials like metal and glass is another factor restricting the builders or owners to use such automatic doors thus challenging the overall growth of the global automatic door control market. North America and Western Europe are the biggest markets for automatic door control because of high tech developments in the regions. Developed regions like North America and Western Europe are mature markets in terms of automatic door controls. Asia Pacific is the fastest growing market followed by Middle East and Africa. Eastern Europe and Latin America are also showing positive growth in the global automatic door control market. Asia Pacific is expected to witness significant growth due to increasing development and automation in the developing economies like India and China.
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ELECRAMA 2018 Organizer: IEEMA is the apex association of manufacturers of electrical, industrial electronics and allied equipment in India. Founded in 1948, IEEMA is the first ISO certified industry association with 800+ member organisations encompassing the complete value chain in power generation, transmission and distribution equipment. IEEMA members contribute to more than 90% of the power equipment installed in India and represent a turnover of over USD 25 bn. IEEMA has a pan India presence with its corporate office at New Delhi, registered office at Mumbai, regional offices at Kolkata and Bangalore and eight state offices. IEEMA has around 800 member organisations encompassing the complete value chain in power generation, transmission and distribution equipment. IEEMA members have contributed to more than 90% of the power equipment installed in India. The Indian electrical equipment industry size in 2015-16 was in excess of INR 1.45 lakh Cr, with exports of US$ 6 billion. The industry provides direct and indirect employment to over 1.5 mn persons, and to 5 mn across the entire value chain. ELECRAMA 2018 KEY DATA - 80,000 m2 gross space; 1000+ exhibitors; 8+ country pavilions; 5 new technology area; Industry & trade summits.
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Conferences & Experiences, World Class Thought Leadership Platforms I. ChangeXchange 2018
4th Reverse Buyer-Seller Meet at ELECRAMA-2018 will be organised between 10-14 Marâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;18 at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, Delhi NCR, India. With the support of Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, IEEMA is organizing ChangeXchange - The Reverse Buyer-Seller Meet at ELECRAMA-2018. This will be an excellent forum for meeting foreign buyers who plan to source products and equipment from India. Under ChangeXchange - The Reverse Buyer-Seller Meet at ELECRAMA-2018, IEEMA will be hosting 650 foreign buyers from countries in Africa, ASEAN, CIS, SAARC and Middle East, to visit India and attend the event. All ELECRAMA-2018 exhibitors who are keen to meet these hosted foreign buyers are invited to apply as sellers so we can arrange one-to-one networking meetings for them. Salient features of ChangeXchange - The Reverse Buyer-Seller Meet at ELECRAMA-2018: There is no participation fee for ELECRAMA-2018 Exhibitors. A seller can opt for a maximum of 3 product categories under which they can request for meetings. In case a seller is opting for more than one category, they should be prepared to send more than one team at the same time to do the meetings. Applications will be received from all interested sellers as per the enclosed format till 31 Octâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;17. All received applications will then be matched with requests received from hosted foreign buyers and meeting slots shall be arranged for the sellers. All meeting slots will be of max 15 min duration. Meetings under various categories will be equally distributed to various sellers applying under that category and will be prioritised in the order of the applications from the seller. All foreign buyers will be available at the ELECRAMA-2018 venue for at least 3 days. Full database of the foreign buyers will be provided to all ||www.electricalmirror.net||
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the registered sellers for making business contacts post RBSM meetings. In case you are interested in attending ChangeXchange - The Reverse Buyer-Seller Meet as a seller, you can submit your application online at www.ieema-rbsm.in or download and email a scanned copy of the same to sudeep.sarkar@ieema. org or akeel.khan@ieema.org, latest by 15 Jan’18.
II. World Utility Summit
The pre-eminence of clean, uninterrupted power in today’s world is impacted by growing need for de-carbonization, Socio-economic and political pressure for access to power, Interdependencies of water, land and electricity and evolving customer behavior patterns due to technology dependency. To address this phenomenon, utilities of world have to move towards finding solutions that are seamless, inter-connected and caters to all constituencies equally. Power utilities operate in their regional silos, seldom interconnected except in a few regional power forums. Utilities within themselves have varying degrees of expertise and experience across diverse conditions, but are rarely exchanged. In converging market there is need to share resources optimally and find solutions for the addressing big challenges, arising out of evolving changes. Utilities have no choice but to adapt to this change! Optimal utilization of resource is one way to reduce carbon emission, achieve equitable power for all and adaptability to changing customer demands, for doing so it is imperative for utilities to come together to remodel and upshift to the next generation to be swifter, more agile, efficient and creative to explore new business models and services 74 JANUARY 2018 || ELECTRICAL MIR R OR
co-created with all stakeholders. WUS-2018 which is spread over three days from 11th to 13th March, 2018 will provide common ground for electricity, water and gas Utility personnel to discuss with Industries, Consultants, Service Providers, Researchers and Regulators and re-define the “Utility of Utilities” in the changing business environment. Conventional definition of utility is “a firm that owns and/or operates facilities used for generation and transmission or distribution of electricity, gas, or water to general public. However, with more and more penetration of the renewable energy into the grid, utilities are embracing the smart grid technologies, internet of things (IoT) and usage of real time data to enhance the performance and structure of future Utilities. The rise of the digital technology and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) are also key focus of the future utilities, which are bringing the much needed transparency in the system resulting in better consumer engagement. With the help of digital technology, there is lot more convergence of activities of different types of industries and Utilities are more focused on convergence of technology and services. WUS-2018 which is spread over three days from 11th to 13th March, 2018 will provide common ground for electricity, water and gas Utility personnel to discuss with Industries, Consultants, Service Providers, Researchers and Regulators and re-define the “Utility of Utilities” in the changing business environment. The summit will focus on the following topics: Empowering electricity, water and food security; Harmonizing the regulatory frame
work for utilities; Racing with technologies; Impact of environmental regulation on Utility; Convergence of Utility business; Transportation electrification, storage and renewable energy integration nexus. WUS-2018 will come out with the proceedings on the above topics and the findings would be deliberated through keynote addresses, panel discussions and interactive sessions.
III. eTechNxt
India is rapidly transforming. Aspirations are evolving faster than before. A recent report by Morgan Stanley, a financial services firm, projects India’s GDP to cross US$ 6 trillion by 2027. Winds of change are in motion. The Electricity domain is getting intertwined with digital/internet tech (including IoT & AI), Industry 4.0, energy storage, transporta- tion electrification & evolution of next gen consumer behavior.This is driving the metamorphosis of the Industry. Globally new value in trillions of US$ is expected to be created, globally and India shall be among the “new value” creation hotspots. Create a co-creation platform for collaborative engagement between IT,Telecom, Energy Storage, Electric transportationEngage the electrical industry with the rapidly evolving “startup eco system” in India & thus kick start the concept of “new value co-creationEngage with engineering students, academia & researchers to promote new thinking & high quality innovation, development of new ideas/concepts as well as high quality sustainable innovation. Showcase technologies & innovations and give a perspective of the future & enable thought leaders to interact with industry leaders & visitors. Enable Policy makers, Professionals, Indian industry ||www.electricalmirror.net||
in general & IEEMA members in particular to plan future direction & growth. A hybrid new age platform that combines the experiential elements and conversations, ETechNXT features state-of-the-art showcase of products and solutions companies and startups on the cutting edge of technology, supported by high quality conference featuring top Industry leaders with tracks on Digital Transformation of Power Delivery; Energy Storage Systems & Solutions; IoT, AI & Electricity; E-Transportation
IV. Engineer infinite
IEEE Delhi Section and IEEE UP Section along with IEEMA, Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers Association are jointly organizing an International Conference “ENGINEER INFINITE”, along with ELECRAMA. The conference will provide an opportunity for researchers, academicians, scientists and professional engineers to present their work, publish their results, exchange ideas and network for scientific and industrial collaborations in an international forum. The preference will be given for high technical quality papers having demonstration /product setup for exhibition. Prime objective of this international conference is to connect the electrical & electronics industries to research, academia and bring out new technologies / products & markets that are “NxT”. The theme of conference is “Showcase of Technology Next” focused on the following 4 tracks. Power Electronics & Digital Transformation of Power Delivery. Energy Storage Systems and Solutions. IoT, AI and Electricity. e-Transportation.
V. RE-PAVILION
The only Indian platform where the renewable energy equipment vendors can engage with their key end customers - Utilities, T&D Industry & Power Storage. This is where the sun meets the socket. For ||www.electricalmirror.net||
the first time, the entire renewable energy portfolio converges with the consumption and application side of the business. Interface with power utilities, trading entities, independent power producers, EPCs engaged in setting up evacuation systems, IoT & automation experts, power storage and electric transportation that integrate renewables.
About ELECRAMA
The premier showcase of Indian Electrical Sector, is the World’s largest confluence of the power transmission & distribution community. ELECRAMA is now a movement, beyond just an exhibition. Held biennially since 1990 in India, the twelfth edition ELECRAMA-2016 hosted 835 exhibitors from India and, 173 exhibitors from 23 countries also attracted 120,000+ footfalls into the exhibition. ELECRAMA as an exhibition features the biggest names in the global electrical T&D industry, to whom it serves as the perfect launch vehicle to introduce latest products and technology. ELECRAMA showcases products and technology through the entire voltage spectrum, from 220 V to 1200 kV, conforming to global standards and specifications. A large number of business and technology partnerships are also transacted during the 5 day period giving it a must attend event status amongst global exhibitions. ELECRAMA visitors consist of a wide spectrum of industry stakeholders, offering them an international framework for display, discussions and deliberations. It brings together manufacturers and suppliers to interface with key customer segments like private and public transmission and distribution utilities, EPCs, Consultants and specifiers, members of the government and policy makers. It also brings together global thought leaders in the electrical transmission and distribution sector consisting of industry
leaders, engineering professionals & technologists, professionals and academia, et al through high power panel discussions, premier conferences, technical workshops, tutorials and seminars held concurrently with the exhibition. ELECRAMA also hosts international diplomatic and trade visitor delegations from various countries and large country pavilions from leading manufacturing nations from around the world. ELECRAMA parallel hosts events aimed at showcasing student talent, interfacing with industry and utilities. These activities enjoy active participation from government departments like the Ministry of Power, Ministry of Heavy Industries and top ranking officials from leading government institutions. ELECRAMA also enjoys active support and patronage of key Indian industry institutions. ELECRAMA is the flagship showcase of the Indian Electrical Industry ecosystem and the largest congregation of power sector ecosystem in the geography. ELECRAMA brings together the complete spectrum of solutions that powers the planet from source to socket and everything in between. Featuring not just equipment & technology, but peerless thought leadership platforms for everything electric - from technical conclaves to industry summits.
VENUE & LOCATION
10-14 MARCH 2018 INDIA EXPO MART, GREATER NOIDA, NCR, INDIA. Helpline: 1800-30000-912. Spread over an area of 58 Acres, connected by an 8 lane high speed expressway from the national Capital. NOIDA EXPOMART is a state-of-the-art, multi-functional venue with a rare combination of technology merged with world-class facilities and safety standards is preferred by leading international events.
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Architectural Lighting K-LITE INDUSTRIES an ISO company, manufacturing indoor and outdoor luminaires have launched a new series of LED Architectural Lighting. Being the trend setters in outdoor lighting and inspired by the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make in Indiaâ&#x20AC;? vision, K-LITE, through their innovative outlook, have showcased an all new product portfolio under Architectural Lighting. The application includes Facade Lighting, Pathway Lighting, In-ground Luminaire, Uplighter, Up-down Lighting, Billboard Lighting, Vertical Light Bars, Wall Washers, Area Lighting poles and above all popular sleek polar lighting solutions. The solutions offered are backed by extensive understanding of illumination in urban spaces and the expertise gained over a period of three decades. The fixture are designed to provide value technology, ideally suited to Indian Conditions. The LEDs used comply
to LM 80 testing requirements and from Internationally reputed makes such as Nichia / CREE. The luminaires are RoHS, LM 79 and CE certification compliant. The luminaire efficacy (lumens/ per watt) is much above 100 for all luminaires. Varied optical options for lighting distribution and correlated colour temperature (CCT) for cool white, neutral white or warm white are available to suit specific requirements. The outstanding item of the series viz., the Sleek Polar Lighting Solutions is a contemporary design that is both timeless and unique in its impression. Compact without visible mounting equipment and optimised integration, Polar Lighting is in perfect continuity with the geometric lines of the square column. These assemblies are ideal for surroundings of contemporary architectural constructions. For more details visit our website : www.klite.in
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Extech Launches Compact EMF Meter Optimized for Extremely Low Frequencies
EMF510 Meter Measures ELFs in 30-300Hz Range
Nashua, NH, USA) Extech Instruments, (http://www.extech. com), a world leader in test and measurement tools, announced today the launch of the EMF510, a single-axis electromagnetic field (EMF) meter optimized for measuring extremely low frequencies (ELF). The compact new meter makes it easy to measure EMFs in the 30 to 300Hz frequency range, making it useful for applications from utilities to product development and engineering. The EMF510 features an informative, oversized dual display indicating both EMF reading levels and the selected EMF range. Users can measure EMF/ELF levels in either milliGauss (mG) or microTesla (µT) units in two ranges up to 2000mG (200µT) with +/-5% accuracy. Useful data functions include data hold, as well as minimum and maximum readings. A bright backlight adds versatility for testing in dark job sites. The auto-power-off function preserves battery life and can be disabled for extended monitoring. The pocket-sized EMF510 is always ready for testing by utilities of EMFs found in the generation, transmission and
distribution of electricity, with power lines and substations, as notable examples. Product development and electrical engineers can use the EMF510 to quickly assess EMF levels generated by electrical components such as motors and blowers. Homeowners can use the meter to measure EMFs in household wiring and appliances from vacuums and hair dryers, to electric and hybrid vehicles. A wrist strap is useful for toting while a tripod mount lets users set up the meter with consistent placement to avoid variability in routine measurements (using an optional tripod, TR100). The EMF510 is backed by Extech’s one-year warranty and comes with three AAA batteries. Learn more about the EMF510 here: http://www.extech.com/ emf510
For more information, please contact us at: FLIR Systems India Pvt. Ltd. 1111, D Mall, Netaji Subhash Place, Pitampura New Delhi - 110034 Tel: +91-11-45603555 Fax: +91-11-47212006 E mail : flirindia@flir.com.hk Website : www.flir.in
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MECO “POWERGUARD” MECO offer POWERGUARD in four Models – PG07, PG08, PG09, PG09H
POWERGUARD is a simple to use and easy to handle product which can be widely used because of its portability and light weight. It can be used to measure various parameters like Voltage (V), Current(mA), Power factor(PF), Power consumption(kw), Energy usage time(EUT), Energy consumption(kWh), Frequency(Hz) and Carbon Emission (CO2). You can use POWERGUARD • During Research & Development to measure power factor, energy consumption and current drawn by your product & use the measurements to optimize your product design. • For Quality Check on the manufacturing line POWERGUARD will help you to know power consumption of your manufactured Electrical Products. • At the Point of Sale POWERGUARD will help you to demonstrate energy efficiency of your product over competition.
• POWERGUARD is also useful during field visits to help you to demonstrate testing of appliances easily as this is a handy product.
You should use POWERGUARD because
• It is an economical product and gives maximum value for your money. • You don’t need to buy many instruments to measure different parameters; as POWERGUARD has 7 – 8 measurements in one instrument. • It has memory retention so that it stores selected data during the power failure or power off condition. • Simple to use, Easy to handle and accurate to measure. • Backlight display helps to read even in dark / low light areas.
How to use POWERGUARD?
Just put POWERGUARD’s plug into power socket, and then put your electric equipment’s plug into Power Guard’s socket, values of each given parameters can be displayed on LCD.
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MULTIFUNCTION POWER & HARMONICS ANALYZER MODEL – KM 2100 Model KM-2100 is a new Power Quality Analyzer introduced by “KUSAM-MECO”, an ISO 9001-2008 certified company. This Power Quality Analyzer has an Auto Power off & LCD Backlight display function. It has safety features CAT III 1000V / CAT IV 600V & standards : IEC61000-4-30 (2008) S class, EN50160 (2007). It can be easily operated to capture the power quality problem. It can be used in Single-phase 2W / Single-phase 3W / 3-phase 3W / 3-phase 4W system. It displays Run Chart, Bar Chart, Vector Graphic, Waveform, Event List, Readings & 8G Memory Card to Make the long-term measuring data storage. It support USB port to connect to PC and analyze the data / screen shots copied by U-disk & also supports LAN port to make the remote control available, transfer the measuring data. It measures Voltage range (0~1000Vrms), Current range (1~3000Arms), Frequency range (42.5~57.5Hz
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& 51~69Hz), Harmonics range (0~50). It can also measure Active power range (1.0~20MW), Apparent power range (1.0~20MW), Reactive power range (1.0~20MW), Power factor range (0~1), Energy (0kWh~200GWh), Inrush current measurement range (0.5~400Arms), DIPS & SWELLS range (0~200% for Vrms/Arms) with Programmable threshold in % of nominal voltage Event detection based upon ½ cycle rms voltages Captures Dips, Swells Interruptions and Rapid Voltage Changes. This model has Data Logger function, System monitor (Record time upto 7 days & Record Event number >10000). It has adapter input AC 220V (1 ± 10%), 50 Hz (1 ± 5%), ≤ 10VA. It is supplied with Voltage Test Lead 3 meters long x 5, Alligator Clips x 5, External DC Adaptor, Flexi CT Clamps 300A / 3000A X 4, Software CD & User Manual.
MODEL – KM 2100 For Details Please Visit : www.kusamelectrical.com
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Tenders Ref. Number :
26987790
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26709286
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26917121
Requirement :
Works of HT LT line maintenance and service line brackets of Obra Thermal Power project Colony Obra.
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Procurement of Bagasse based power purchase.
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Design, supply, installation and commissioning of solar photo voltaic power plants with twin wall insulated control rooms nd chain link fencing with five years comprehensive onsite unconditional warrantee for site in various districts.
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Main Plant Turnkey Package for Extension Unit No. 5 (1 x 660 MW, Super Critical) of Sagardighi Thermal Power Project.
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26769102
Requirement :
Works of 2 x 660 MW Shree Singaji Thermal Power Project (SSTPP) Stage-II. Balance General Civil Works and related electrical and mechanical works on EPC / Turnkey Basis.
Ref. Number :
26775934
Requirement :
Execution of Hydro-Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical works for the Renovation, Modernisation and Uprating works of the existing Kuttiyadi Hydro Electric Project (3x25 MW) to (3x27.5 MW)
Document Fees :
INR 17,700
EMD :
INR 500,000
Tender Estimated Cost :
INR 1,562,000,000
Closing Date :
5/03/2018
Document Sale To :
05/03/2018
Annual rate contract for tentative aggregate capacity of 50 mwp of grid connected rooftop solar power plants, without battery bank (with net metering facility) from the prospective bidders for design, supply, erection, testing & commissioning including comprehensive maintenance for a period of 5 years including supply of solar generation & bi-directional meter in two envelop system i.e. technical bid and financial bid.
Location :
Kerala - India
grid connected rooftop solar power plants of aggregate capacity 50 mwp.
Ref. Number :
26876313
Requirement :
Request For Proposal Towards Design, Installation, Commissioning, Operation, Maintenance And Supply Of Power To Irel Of Grid Connected 5mwp Solar Power Plant On Build Own Operate (Boo) Basis At Irel, Oscom.
Construction of Various Buildings / Structure and RCC road with bridge. Building Work & Electrical Works.
EMD :
INR 200,000
Tender Estimated Cost :
INR 3,000,000,000
Closing Date :
30/01/2018
Location :
Haryana - India
EMD :
INR 525,000
Document Fees :
INR 1,575
Ref. Number :
26992053
Closing Date :
1/03/2018
EMD :
INR 450,000
Requirement :
Closing Date :
30/01/2018
Expression Of Interest For Empanelment Of Agencies For Solar Roof Top Power Plant Programmes .
Document Sale To :
30/01/2018
Location :
Orissa (Odisha) - India
Closing Date :
31/01/2018
Location :
Lakshadweep - India
Ref. Number :
25664472
Requirement :
Set up 2 x 800 MW capacity thermal power project.
Document Fees :
INR 100,000
Closing Date :
2/01/2018
Location :
Jharkhand - India
Location :
Madhya Pradesh - India
Ref. Number :
26869120
Requirement :
Expression of Interest for Following Thermal Power Plants are under Construction / Proposed for Construction 1 x 660MW harduaganj Extension TPP, Kasimpur, 2 x 660 MW Jawaharpur TPP, 2 x 660MW Obra 'C' TPP Obra Sonbhadra, 1 x 660 MW Panki TPP, Panki.
Closing Date :
23/01/2018
Location :
Uttar Pradesh - India
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Ref. Number :
27014700
Requirement :
Design, Manufacturer, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of Solar RTPV Grid Connected Power Plants With Net Metering on the Existing Office Buildings in Circle Wise Packages in Jurisdiction Including Operation & Maintenance for a Period of Five years.
Closing Date :
31/01/2018
Location :
Karnataka - India
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Projects Corporations/ Associations/ Others | Uttar Pradesh - India | PID: 171888 State-run Power Finance Corp (PFC) -led consortium will provide a loan of Rs 11,067 crore to 1,980 MW thermal power plant at Ghatampur in Uttar Pradesh PFC, as a lead lender, in consortium with Rural Electrification Corp (REC) and State Bank of India (SBI) participated in e-tendering process for funding of debt of Rs 11,067 crore of 3x660 MW coal-based thermal power station being executed by Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Limited (NUPPL) in Ghatampur tehsil, Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh," a PFC statement said The NUPPL has subsequently awarded LoA (letter of award) to the consortium of the PFC, REC and SBI for providing financial assistance of Rs 11,067 crore for the project and the lenders have given their consent The NUPPL is a joint venture company of the NLC India Ltd (NLC) and Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (UPRVUNL) for the supply of electric power in Uttar Pradesh. The NLC has an installed capacity of 4301 MW with thermal and wind power plants in Tamilnadu and Rajasthan With a proposed capacity of 3x660 MW, Ghatampur coal based thermal power station is being developed at an estimated project cost of Rs 17237.80 crore to be funded in the Debt-Equity ratio of 70:30 Out of total debt of Rs 12,067 crore, Rs 11,067 crore debt is funded by the PFC-led consortium. Balance debt is provided by Bank of India The 3x660 MW project is expected to be commissioned by November 2021 and generate approximately 13,969 million units of energy to meet the future power requirement of Uttar Pradesh The signing of the documents related to this loan arrangement took place at Puducherry on December 31, 2017, in the presence of Susheel Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Coal The PFC has a long-standing relationship with the NLC and has sanctioned loans worth Rs 7,278 crore in the past for various existing units of New Neyveli and Tuticorin Thermal Power Projects This upcoming thermal project is further expected to strengthen the relationship between these two entities
| Updated on: 02 - Jan - 2018 | Central Government/Public Sector | Karnataka - India | PID: 171818 State-run power giant NTPC Group's capacity will cross the 51,000-MW mark midnight with the beginning of commercial operations of Unit-2 of the Kudgi Super Thermal Project
"Unit-2 of 800 MW of Kudgi Super Thermal Project, Stage-I (3 X 800 MW) will be declared on commercial operation from midnight on December 31, 2017," the NTPC Ltd said
With this, the commercial capacity of Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project, NTPC and NTPC Group would reach 1,600 MW, 44,492 MW and 51,383 MW, respectively NTPC Ltd said its board of directors in its meeting held today designated Sudhir Arya, Executive Director (Finance), as the Chief Financial Officer of the company with immediate effect Arya, 58, has over three decades of experience in corporate finance and other related functions in various units of the NTPC
| Updated on: 30 - Dec - 2017 Central Government/Public Sector | Kerala - India | PID: 171733 In a state where big hydro-electric projects are a taboo subject, small projects are offering a ray of hope. The state government has allotted a fresh bouquet of 20 small hydro-electric projects (SHEP) of varying capacities to independent power producers (IPP) on a build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) basis.The projects, with installed capacities ranging from 0.15 MW to 11 MW, are in Palakkad, Ernakulam, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Idukki. The biggest of the lot is the 11 MW Kakkadampoyil-II project in Kozhikode awarded to CIAL Infrastructures Ltd They are all run-of-the-river schemes. The concession period is for 30 years,” said G Anil, joint director, Energy Management Centre, Kerala (EMC), which oversees the scheme. “We have been allotting SHEPs on IPP mode since 2003-04. The total generation capacity of all these projects has now touched 45 MW.” The SHEPs were identified for development by the Kerala State Electricity Board and the EMC. The power department gives the final nod and the tariffs are fixed by the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission For the latest batch of SHEPs under the IPP mode, the government had kickstarted the process in 2016. In all, 55 projects were shortlisted under provisions of the Small Hydro Power Policy issued in 2012. Originally, 21 projects were approved, but the Karuvarai SHEP failed to take off due to bidding issues Compared to big hydel projects like the 163 MW Athirapally plant, SHEPs face better prospects of getting clearance and less chance of triggering a controversy. But they do face problems. “Land acquisition and forest and environment clearances pose problems. So, some investors are reluctant to step into the sector,” Anil said.Recently, the power department had taken back three SHEPs in north Kerala awarded to a private consortium after the latter sat on the projects for more than 10 years
| Updated on: 28 - Dec - 2017 | Central Government/Public Sector | Meghalaya - India | PID: 171704 The government of Meghalaya has decided
to allot the 57 MW Umduna and 69 MW Umjaut hydro power projects to North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) The cabinet has handed over the projects to NEEPCO since Meghalaya Energy Corporation will be engaged in developing the 210 MW Myntdu Leshka Hydro Power project-Stage II, besides 15 other power projects The state government has also agreed to extend guarantee to Meghalaya Power Generation Corporation to avail a loan of Rs 60 crore for the Myntdu Leshka Hydro Electric project, besides agreeing to the proposal of converting the loan component of the generation company to equity The cabinet also agreed to convert the Rs 60.25 crore loan component that was extended to the company as equity at the ratio of 70:30
| Updated on: 27 - Dec - 2017 | Private Sector | Madhya Pradesh - India | PID: 171422 Essar Power Transmission Company Ltd (EPTCL), a subsidiary of Essar Power Ltd (EPL), is expected to commission the 337-km MahanSipat transmission line by the end of this fiscal The commissioning will consolidate EPL’s position in the transmission business and help evacuate power from Essar Power MP Ltd’s 2x600 MW Mahan Thermal Power Project without interruption and with superior reliability, a spokesperson of the company said With this transmission line, power will be wheeled from Mahan in MP’s Singrauli district to Sipat in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district. “EPTCL is expected to commission the 337-km Mahan-Sipat transmission line by the fourth quarter of financial year 2017-18,” the official said EPL recently commissioned the second unit of the 2x600 MW Mahan power plant, doubling the total generation of the project from 600 MW to 1,200 MW,” he said Informing about the company’s 400 kV line, he said the D/C (double circuit) 400 kV line extends from Mahan to Sipat pooling station, that is connected to the national grid. EPTCL has already commissioned the 105-km 400 kV D/C Gandhar-Hazira transmission line, which is similarly connected to the national grid and has been operational since April 2013, the spokesperson said Currently, the Mahan project is fulfilling its PPA obligation to Essar Steel Hazira through a 22-km loop-in loop-out on the 400 kV Vindhyachal-Korba S/C line, which is also constructed by EPTCL and has been in operation since April 2013. “Through this inter-state system, we are proud to make a significant contribution to India’s underserved transmission business. It opens up a new opportunity for EPL,” the spokesperson saidEPTCL’s operational transmission lines have had a good track record. The company had achieved more than 99.98 per cent availability in the period between April 2016 and June 2017, he added
| Updated on: 18 - Dec - 2017 |
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Automation Expo 2018 .............................................................................. 69
Meco Meters Pvt. Ltd. ..............................................................................
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Elecrama 2018 ........................................................................................... 73
Mersen India Pvt. Ltd. .............................................................................
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The Motwane MFG. Co. Pvt. Ltd. ............................................................
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March 05–09 2018
May 03-05 2018
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www.isgw.in
www.solartech-exhibition.net
ISGF is a public private partnership initiative of Govt. of India with the mandate of accelerating smart grid deployments across the country. With 180+ members comprising of ministries, utilities, technology providers, academia and research, ISGF has evolved as a Think-Tank of global repute on Smart Energy and Smart Cities.
An annual gathering and market place for international manufacturers & suppliers to showcase their latest product equipment, tools and technology in solar power and PV technology to the professional audiences maintenance professional audiences form across Asia and other countries.
Akota Stadium, Vadodara
We are dynamic group of people and we are best in creative, innovative and unique approach. We believe in creating WIN-WIN Situation with clients, suppliers and service providers.
January 19-21 2018 Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai www.ii.co.in
The Indian Society of Lighting Engineers has great pleasure in presenting the LIGHT INDIA INTERNATIONAL 2018, at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India during 19-21 January 2018.
January 18 - 21 2018
New Delhi, India
March 06-08 2018
Dubai World Trade Centre, Uae www.middleeastelectricity.com
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.
MARCH 10-14 2018
SOUTH AFRICA
May 23-25 2018
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India www.solarindiaexpo.com
Over 300 million people still have no access to electricity, which is why solar power is being seen as a viable, long-term source of clean energy.
June 14-16 2018
BIEC, Bangaluru, India
India Expo Mart Greater Noida www. elecrama.com
Chennai Trade Center, Chennai www.elecxpo.in
It is estimated in the coming future, India will spend more than a, billion dollars upgrading Building constructions, housing and infrastructure developments, according to a new report.
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.
The Indian Society of Lighting Engineers has great pleasure in presenting the LIGHT INDIA INTERNATIONAL 2018, at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India during 19-21 January 2018.
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February 20–21 2018 SOUTH AFRICA
www.africaenergyindaba.com The Africa Energy Indaba Exhibition is highly relevant to companies actively involved in all areas relating to showcasing solutions for the benefit of Africa. This extends to services for major energy projects on the continent, rural energy solutions, urbanization and energy needs and the renewable & sustainable energy industry and the management thereof.
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April 10-12 2018
Bangalore International Exhibition Center, Bengalura-India www.solartodayexpo.com
All the shows will host leading players in solar energy sector, LED & Battery Industry that will include manufacturers, suppliers, contractors, Distributors, R & D, Technologies, consultants from India and Overseas.
29th Aug to 1st Sep 2018
Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai www.automationindiaexpo.com
After delivering a grand and successful event in 2017, Automation Expo, the largest Automation & Instrumentation exhibition in South-East Asia is all set to make a mark in 2018 as well. Under the valiant leadership of Dr. M. Arokiaswamy, IED Communications Ltd has been successfully hosting Automation Expo and achieving its objective to fuel innovation and growth since the past 14 years.
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