The state of Gujarat in India has added another feather in the cap by being the first to roll out Smart Grid project in the nation. Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Ltd.(UGVCL) will be rolling out the Smart Grid project in Naroda, Ahmedabad and Deesa, Banaskantha by April, 2014. The UGVCL MD Nityanand Srivastava announced at […]
What are the Smart Grid Implementation Challenges in India? The Power Industry calls for a complete switch into the next generation through automation. Despite monetary issues, power utilities need to begin with basic automation systems eventually upgrading to the advanced systems. By analyzing the growing power demand and market competence, this is the only way-forward […]
The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA), a globally recognized standards setting body within IEEE, today announced that it has become an associate member of the India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) promoted by Ministry of Power, Govt. of India. The membership will allow IEEE-SA to attend forum meetings and participate in initiatives driven by the forum. The […]
In this modern era when everything runs on electricity, power is a lifeline, without it, life is unthinkable and unsustainable. This was well experienced by more than 620 million (roughly 10% of the world population) people in India by two successive power blackouts. Trains, metros, traffic lights, and many essential service halted which caused chaos […]
Crompton Greaves (CG), the flagship company of Avantha Group, which is into business of power equipments and consumer durables has acquired Spanish smart grid automation company ZIV Groups for $185 million (Rs. 1015 Crore). The Mumbai based company is India largest and world’s 10th largest transmission and distribution equipment maker company. Since 2005, it has […]
The continuous increasing demand for power along with integration of distributed power sources such as micro-grid and renewable energy into the ever expanding electric grid has increased the complexities of managing the reliability of the power grid. Frequent blackouts and brown-outs continuously remind us the need for better electric grid that provide intelligent and automated […]