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– Road to cheaper power
Increasing dependency on nuclear generated
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Next issue: cheaper and cleaner energy for the 1.2 billion
sector Focus population 22
Coal
special Feature
Budget 2012-13 We will reach the planned capacity 26 aggressive plans in Nuclear
Curtain Raiser s. K Malhotra Dr. eric lowen
Renewable Feature Head Public Awareness Division, President
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3. Editor’s dEsk
Strong Political Will With
clear ViSion!
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very country needs uninterrupted power to sustain its eco-
nomic and industrial growth and India is no different. How- Editor-In-Chief: Pankaj V Chauhan
ever, India’s power sector seems to be clutched amidst issues Consulting Editor: Renjini Liza Varghese
that hinder country’s smooth growth and development. With looming Editorial Team:
global economic crises - it is high time to take necessary steps so as to P Khode, Rahul Vyas, Devendra Mittal
overcome the issues and get ready with strong foundation to meet the Research Team:
uncertainties of the future. Santosh Kaushik, Deepti Mishra
Vipul Singh, Priya Nair, Sonal Shah
Where are we heading? With every five year plan GoI sets huge capac-
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addition targets of 78,000 MW (2007-12) which was curtailed during Sameer Shaikh – GM
midterm to 62,000 MW, the country is expected to add only around sameer@vision-media.co.in
45,000 MW during the XIth plan period ending March 2012. Every sec- K. Pushpageetha – Regional Manager
tor is prey to one or the other reason for sluggish growth momentum. If geetha@vision-media.co.in
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second biggest contributor to the country’s energy basket. However, the Grahic Designer:
sector is also moving at a slower pace on account of more or less similar G. Sanjay
issues. Wind and Solar are two viable options with clean energy but per Production Head:
unit cost is dearer as compared to other sources. Nuclear is cheaper and Shantanu Singh
cleaner but post Fukushima nuclear disaster the country has seen major All right reserved while all efforts are made to
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4. Contents Featured Interview
20 Draft guide for Micro
Grid - implementation
We will reach the planned
capacity
26 Aggressive plans
in Nuclear
22
Srikanth Chandrasekaran S. K Malhotra Dr. Eric Lowen
Chair- India SIG Head Public Awareness Division, President - American
IEEE-SA. Department of Atomic Energy Nuclear Society.
24
EPR reactor has im- Indian Nuclear Power Tremendous oppor-
proved safety standards Sector - Commitments tunity for onshore
Patrick Teyssier
& Challenges development
Nuclear
Director Marketing & Strategy, G. R. Srinivasan Chintan Shah
AREVA INDIA Advisor, Nuclear Power VP & Head Strategic
28 31 Business, GMR Energy Ltd. 54 Business Development,
Suzlon
– Road to cheaper power special report 40 events Calender 46
ELECRAMA 2012 Jan - Dec 2012
Product showcase 42 Advrtisers Index :
Cover New Product & Technology L3 MAPPS IFC
story
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IWES 9
50 DNE Transformer 11
news
Gold Stone Infra 13
Presswell 15
national news 04 34 Wind Power
Pentagon
17
37
Bikaner 39
Global news 18 Inhouse Ad.
KEI
53
IBC
renewable 48 Industry Feature renewable Feature Patel Engineering BC
Updates - Switchgears Wind Technology
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5. NatioNal NEws NatioNal NEws
Power sector
Energy consumption must be increased: PM
Indian nuclear plants to bolster safety measures
India’s atomic energy regu-
lator has decided to renew
nuclear Power
The regulator is also plan-
ning to levy a licence fee
have been suggested. The
NPCIL (Nuclear Power
Atomic Power Station
(MAPS) and the first two
the operational licence of as well as charge for other Corporation of India Ltd) units at Tarapur Atomic
India needs to rapidly in- “We have set for ourselves servation Day celebrations. country relies on imports all the 20 atomic power services to be financially has to give us the road Power Station (TAPS) –
crease energy consumption an ambitious target of 9% for a large component of its self-sufficient. “Every nu- map for implementing the
plants in the country on are being issued limited
annual growth in GDP in The government has target- clear power plant in India
to achieve the ambitious energy requirement, it is vi- a short term basis till the same,” SS Bajaj, chairman period licence to operate
the 12th Five-Year Plan. ed 9% annual expansion in has to renew its operational
target of 9% economic tal to “re-double” efforts to of Atomic Energy Regula- since December 31, 2010,
the country’s GDP over the installation of additional licence once in five years.
This high rate of economic tory Board (AERB), said.
growth in the 12th Five- next five years, even though enhance energy efficiency safety measures as suggest- With the accident in Fu- and March 31, 2011, when
growth would require our
Year Plan (2012-17), Prime energy consumption also to the country’s economy is as a step toward reducing ed after the disastrous Fu- kushima reactors in Japan, As a result, two of NPCIL’s their licence came up for
Minister Manmohan Singh increase rapidly,” he said at passing through a difficult the energy intensity of the kushima accident in Japan. additional safety measures power stations – Madras renewal.
said. the National Energy Con- phase. Singh said since the national GDP.
India needs N-power to meet growing demands
GMR adds 384 Mw from its sub- NTPC to offer maintenance ser- The Government has as- setting up of nuclear plant energy sources and said
sured the Parliament that at Kudankulam, Tamil several countries were go-
sidiary to Andhra grid vices to Bangladesh nuclear energy is safe and Nadu, Minister of State in ing ahead with nuclear
GMR Group has said that at Vemagiri. The first unit State-run NTPC said it has would offer O&M services clean and India needs nu- Prime Minister’s Office
power plants. Citing the
the first unit of subsidiary inked a pact with Electric- for the 2x120 Mw Gas- clear energy to meet pro- V Narayanasamy said the
has been commissioned in example of China, the Min-
GMR Rajahmundry Energy based Siddhirganj Peaking jected power demand of Government is also con-
a record time of 24 months. ity Generation Company
Limited’s combined cycle more than 50,000 MW in scious of its corporate so- ister said the eastern neigh-
of Bangladesh (EGCB) Power Plant near Dhaka.
power plant at Vemagiri, The second unit is expect- the next couple of years. cial responsibility. bour will have the capac-
to provide operation and
in Andhra Pradesh, was ed to be commissioned by “Services to be provided by ity to produce more than
maintenance services Stating this in the Question As regards nuclear energy,
synchronised to the state’s NTPC includes Transition
February, 2012, GMR said (O&M) for a power plant Hour in the Rajya Sabha on he said it is cheaper than 50,000 MW of nuclear en-
power grid on December 9, Management & Take Over
in a statement. This GMR in the neighbouring nation. the issue of protest against several non-conventional ergy in the next few years.
adding 384 Mw capacity to services, O&M of owner’s
project was identified as a The contract is worth about facility, Recruitment &
the grid.
XI Plan project and accord- Rs. 43 crore. It is also the Training of owner’s staff,
The GMR Group is setting
ingly, was shortlisted for
single largest overseas or- Health, Safety, Quality and PM to focus on Russia, Japan N-deals after retail FDI setback
up the 2x384 Mw com- der received by NTPC, Environment Management Prime Minister Dr Manmo- Russia on a 3-day trip from at Koodankulam nuclear hold following Fukushima
bined cycle power plant ad- gas allocation by the gov- making its foray as an over- for a period of six years,” han Singh is now focusing December 15 while Japa- power project in Tamil Daiichi power plant crisis
jacent to its existing plant ernment of India. seas O&M operator. NTPC NTPC said in a statement. that was caused by a tsu-
on the nuke deals with Rus- nese Premier Yoshihiko Nadu due to protests, Dr.
sia and Japan to push for Noda is visiting India in the Singh is expected to sign nami and earthquake on
Government confident of generating surplus power for export new nuclear power stations last week of December. The new contracts for the third March 11 this year. Sources
said increase in the num-
that has been stagnating for prime minister wants to use and fourth reactors at the
With half a dozen power export. will not face any power Sabha. the past few months, after both opportunities to nego- same site during his visit. ber of nuclear plants in the
equipment firms slated to problem. I am confident his government failed to tiate nuclear cooperation country is on the top of Dr.
set up units in India, the “We had only Bharat that the country will export The country’s total power Papers are also being pre-
evolve consensus to allow pacts. Singh’s agenda in dealing
government expressed Heavy Electricals Ltd power to other countries,” generation is about 185,000 pared to sign a civil nuclear with all nuclear power na-
global retail chains to do
confidence of meeting the (BHEL). Now, six big com- Power Minister Sushilku- Mw, of which 108,000 Mw Despite the delay in the cooperation pact with Ja- tions, as he knows that is
business in the country.
domestic power demand panies are coming in joint mar Shinde said during the goes for consumption, he scheduled commissioning pan to import nuclear tech- the only way India can meet
and generating surplus for ventures and the country Question Hour in the Rajya said. Dr. Singh will be off to of the first two reactors nologies that were put on its growing energy needs.
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6. NatioNal NEws
nuclear Power
India, US seeking common Kudankulam plant delay costs
ground on civil nuclear issue pegged at Rs 2,653 crore
India and the US are ex- issued the Gazette noti- The delay in commission-
pected to seek a common fication last month, the ing of two nuclear power
ground on the implemen- Obama Administration plants at Kudankulam has
tation of civil nuclear deal led to escalation in cost to
has decided to not to come
when Deputy Secretary of the tune of Rs 2,653 crore.
out with its view. India
State William Burns trav- The approved completion
els to New Delhi in De- and the US appear to have cost of the Kudankulam
cember second half amid agreed to avoid finger- Nuclear Power project
attempts by two sides to pointing in public on the was Rs 13,171 crore, of-
avoid rhetoric in public. contentious nuclear li- ficials said.
The issue which has been ability issue and are inter- “The completion cost
a matter of contention nally working to find out is now expected to be The total expenditure on
due to India’s nuclear li- a common ground. The Rs 15,824 crore and the the project till Septem-
ability law is expected to project is expected to be ber this year has been Rs
consequence of the new
dominate the discussions completed in 2012-13,” 14,122 crore. As per the
approach is that the US they added. The delay has
that Burns will have with original plan, the first unit
Foreign Secretary Ranjan government has officially been attributed to various was to be commissioned
Mathai and with other of- held off any public com- reasons including delivery in December 2007, which
ficials. ment on the Implementa- schedule of certain com- was revised to mid-2010.
ponents from Russia and This was further revised
Despite strong reserva- tion Rules, preferring to
the ongoing protests in to September 2011 when
tions on this issue, after work with India through
Kudankulam against the the anti-nuclear protests
the Indian Government quiet diplomacy. nuclear power plant. broke out in Kudankulam.
Australia uranium sales to India ‘will improve ties’
Australia’s strategic ties Prime Minister Julia Gil- a deeply significant deci- of exporting uranium to the
with India are set to ben- lard had pushed for the sion so far as our strategic South Asian nation, which
efit from the ruling Labor scrapping of the ban on ex- relationship with India is has fought three wars with
Party’s decision to lift a ban ports to the nuclear power, concerned,” Smith told Sky neighbour Pakistan since
on exporting uranium to which is not a signatory to News. independence from Britain
the growing Asian power, the Nuclear Non-Prolifera- in 1947. “This will advance
Defence Minister Stephen tion Treaty, to help meet its Smith said he had no Australia’s interests,” he
Smith said. energy needs. “This will be qualms about the prospect told.
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7. NatioNal NEws
India Wind Energy Summit, 2012
19th – 20th April, 2012 – New Delhi, India
Coal & Gas -
Coal ministry rejects Coal India’s proposal to cut output target
monsoon. According to However, production has
Coal secretary Alok Perti Prominent Speakers at the event include:
picked up to some extent
the target of 447mt pro- Dr. PramodDeo
duction was cleared by the in the month of December. Chairman
Planning Commission and During 2010-11, the com-
that the ministry does not pany produced 431mt and
want to reduce it. The coal
ministry also fears that giv- supplied 424mt to its cli-
Director –Renewables
ing consent to such a de- ents. It is to be noted that CLP Power India Pvt. Ltd
mand could have a bearing the power sector which is
on global prices.
already reeling under coal Mr. Sunil Jain
The coal ministry has state-run miner wanted its Coal India has produced supply shortage will be af-
turned down Coal India’s production target to be cut 248mt till November, about Green Infra Ltd.
request to cut its produc- to 440mt owing to flood- 20mt less than the eight- fected greatly if targets are
tion target for the year. The ing in its mines during the month target of 274mt. reduced further. Exclusive Opportunities Available!
India to seek special status from Indonesia on coal blocks
The government said that The Ministry of Coal will Ministry has said. to pursue the matter.
it will seek Indonesia’s co- “… Impress upon the -
provisional government/ Seeking the allocation of The decision to approach
operation for the accord of
“special status” to Indian regional government to coal blocks on a “nomi- the Indonesian govern-
companies in the grant of allocate blocks under nation basis”, an official ment was taken in a meet-
coal blocks, a move aimed their special status (most document of the ministry ing of an India-Indonesia Testimonials from our other events
at bridging the widening favoured nation type) to has said it will be sending Joint Working Group on “It gave the delegates a great opportunity to learn about the wind business as well as meet interesting people.”
demand-supply gap for Indian government coal a team from the Coal Min- Coal on November 24 and Terex
the dry fuel at home. companies…,” the Coal istry and CIL to Indonesia 25.
“The event was good in organization and rich in content”
XEMC
NTPC receives 9 wagons of soil instead of coal
NTPC’s Kahagaon unit Bihar’s Bhagalpur district pal Krishnan said. asked to visit Kahalgaon to For further information on the summit, please visit:
received nine wagons of via the merry-go-round investigate the matter, he
soil instead of coal from rail route from Ukhra in While the coal consign- said. The 2340 MW Kah-
Eastern Coal India (ECL) West Bengal. During un- ment from 50 wagons have alhgaon plant receives 11 For more information please contact:
Raniganj colliery, a senior loading, nine wagons were been unloaded, the nine to 15 rail rakes per day to Marketing Communication
official of the power major found to have soil in them wagons filled with soil meet coal demand, but this
said today. A rail rake con- instead of coal, Assistant have been left untouched. was the first time that such
taining 59 wagons had ar- General Manager (AGM), ECL has been intimated an incident took place,
rived at the NTPC plant in Fuel Management, T Go- about the incident and Krishnan added.
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8. NatioNal NEws
transmission & Distribution
BS TransComm gets orders worth Rs. 244 crore
BS TransComm has bagged bined value of these orders Power Transmission Ltd
Crompton
Greaves develops
DNE TRANSFORMERS
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for construction of trans- pany has got an order for stations of 132/33KV in indigenous 1,200
mission line, tower and engineering, procurement Raipur. Further, BS Trans-
substations related to pow- and construction of a 765 Comm has bagged an order kV transformer ? Transformers upto 5000 KVA and 33 KV class are Computer Aided Design and
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offers turnkey service and Transmission Company 765KV S/C Jaipur – Lakha (CG), part of the USD 4 bil-
technology solutions to Ltd. The contract is to be ka Nangal Transmission lion Avantha Group, said it
executed by July 2013. Ac- line spanning 126 kilo- has successfully designed, de-
power and telecom sectors.
cording to the statement, metre, associated with the veloped and tested its first in-
In a statement today, BS the firm has bagged orders Phase I Generation project digenous 1,200-kV class auto-
TransComm said the com- from Chhattisgarh State in Orissa. transformer. Our Range of Products Oil Cooled Transformer
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Reliance Power commissions another 300-MW dia Ltd (PGCIL) in Bina, Mad-
Voltage Class : 0.441 KV, 11 KV, 22 KV, 33 KV
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hya Pradesh. The transformer • Auto Transformers.
unit at Rosa was tested successfully in Oc- Dry Type Transformer
Reliance Power has com- ecutive Officer J P Chalsani commissioned, electricity tober at CG’s Transformer di- • Dry Transformers.
missioned another 300- said the plant was operating generated from the Rosa vision in Mandideep, Madhya Rating 63 KVA to 1,000 KVA
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MW unit under its Rosa at 85% capacity and Chi- plant would meet about 15 Pradesh,” the company said in Application: Standard IS 2026 / IS 11171 / IEC - 726
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project in Uttar Pradesh, nese equipment, sourced per cent of Uttar Pradesh’s a statement.
taking the company’s to- power requirement. Since ? HT Consumers
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Speaking on the occasion private sector investment in Letter of Credit (LC), with 2012, including thermal, gas Installation, Over loading
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Reliance Power Chief Ex- Uttar Pradesh. Once fully the Uttar Pradesh electric- and renewable energy
L&T plans to invest in West Bengal
Engineering major Larsen mega watt power plant in ect. “We have got three- first phase,” said Shailendra DNE Transformers
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9. NatioNal NEws
Finance
Funds raised to expand, not for margin call: Tanti
Founding investors of Su- over other motives. is expanding by 40 per- international climate talks.
zlon Energy Ltd. (SUEL), cent annually, according to There’s “nothing wrong”
India’s biggest wind-tur- Suzlon needs to invest in
Chairman Tulsi Tanti. with founding investors,
bine maker, sold a stake to property for wind farms
and power distribution “We need some liquidity” known in India as “promot-
raise cash for the company
to invest in land and in- equipment to maintain its to fund expansion, he said ers,” selling small stakes
frastructure, the chairman dominant share of the In- in an interview this week that will bring big benefits,
said, rebuffing speculation dian wind market, which in Durban, South Africa, at he said.
Tata Power secures funding for
Power trading triples in 3
25Mw solar project in Gujarat
years: K C Venugopal Tata Power said that it has Mithapur project is being
Volume of power trading between distribution com- tied up funds for its 25-MW developed by Tata Power
in the country tripled to solar project in Gujarat, Renewable Energy Ltd, a
panies Central Electricity
which is to see an invest- subsidiary of Tata Power.
10.25 billion units dur- Regulatory Commission
ment of about Rs 365 crore.
ing 2008-09 and 2010-11. has granted licenses to
The solar photovoltaic (PV) “Tata Power Renewable
About 3.31 billion units 44 entities and permitted power project at Mithapur Energy Limited has suc-
of electricity was traded power exchanges for trad- will be funded through a cessfully tied up the entire
during 2008-09, minister ing in electricity. Traders debt equity mix of 70:30. debt requirement through
of state for power K C had started operations in The plant is expected to a consortium of domestic
Venugopal informed Ra- 2004-05. Power exchang- start power generation by lenders, namely State Bank
jya Sabha.
es India Energy Exchange end-December. of India and Export Import
Power trading in the commenced operations Bank of India with SBI
“The project financing
country is undertaken in June 2008 and Power Capital Markets Ltd acting
comprises equity of Rs 110
through traders, power Exchange of India began as the sole financial advi-
crore and rupee term loans
exchanges and directly trading in October, 2008. of Rs 255 crore,” Tata Pow- sor and arranger,” the state-
er said in a statement. The ment said.
Delhi government agrees for bailout package to BSES discoms.
Delhi government has Rs.500 crore. The deci- deliberation with the Cen- though the company hasn’t
agreed to provide bailout sion was taken at a cabinet tre,” Dikshit said, without demanded a bailout pack-
package to Reliance Infra- meeting chaired by Delhi spelling out any details. age yet. A source said the
structure-backed private chief minister Sheila Dik- government had agreed to
discoms BSES Yamuna and shit. “We have taken the She added that the state help the discoms on the
BSES Rajdhani. The gov- decision to ensure there are government may also pro- condition that they invest
ernment will help them out no power cuts in the city. It vide financial assistance around the same amount on
with fresh equity of around was decided after extensive to the Tata backed NDPL, infrastructure
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10. NatioNal NEws
Hydro Power
Tata Power, SN Power scout for hydro projects in India, Nepal
Tata Power, along with at Tamakoshi in Nepal. and Nepal… The Tamako- provals. Earlier this year,
its Norwegian partner SN shi hydro power project in they had bagged the 240
When asked whether the
Power, is scouting for hy- Nepal is at an early stage of MW Dugar hydroelectric
two entities are looking for
droelectric projects in India development and is await- project in Chenab Valley
other opportunities, Tata
and Nepal. The company in ing government approvals.” in Himachal Pradesh. Tata
Power Executive Director
partnership with SN Power (Finance) S Ramakrishnan According to him, the com- Power has an installed ca-
already has two hydro proj- said, “Yes, the joint ven- missioning date would be pacity of 3,648 MW, out
ects in its kitty, including ture is scouting for other decided after receiving of which 500 MW is from
the 880 Mw project coming opportunities both in India necessary government ap- hydro projects.
Anjaw district of Arunachal excels in Mizo hydel projects
hydro power sector await Centre nod
The remote Anjaw district of ects. The 2X100 KW Yapak, Two major hydro projects in Mizoram - 815
Arunachal Pradesh is marching 2X50 KW Khrowtipani, 2X250 MW Lungreng hydro-power project and
ahead to notch a record in the KW Matinala and 2X250 KW 635 Chimmtuipui hydro-power project -are
hydropower sector and is being Teepani projects were commis- stuck for the time-being as they await a nod
hailed as the future powerhouse sioned recently while 2X50 KW from the Centre.The Mizoram government
of the country with a 58,000 Hatipani, 2X30 KW Ashapani, is awaiting the clearance of the ministry of
MW hydropower potential. 2X100 KW Kachopani, 2X30 external affairs because going ahead with the
KW Maipani and 2X200 KW project could have ramifications at the inter-
The district which has total hy-
dropower potential of above Langpani at Gamliang - are like- national level with the catchment and sub-
7,000 MW is the first of the 17 ly to be commissioned within a mergence areas of both the dams falling in
districts in the state to commis- neighbouring Myanmar as India and Myan-
month.
sion many of its ongoing proj- mar do not have a water-sharing treaty. The
The 16 MW Haleipani project, North Eastern Electric Power Corporation
which is at an advanced stage, is (Neepco) signed an MoU with the Mizoram
likely to be commissioned with- government for the two project in 2010.
in 2012. However, according to
The hydro-power potential of the north-
official sources, no steps have
east is estimated to be 59,000 MW, which
been initiated so far for erecting
is about 40% of India’s total hydro-power
transmission lines for evacuation potential, however only 2% of the total
of excess power to be generated potential has been exploited so far. While
by the Haleipan project. Once increasing concern over the environmental
the transmission lines are com- impact of hydro-power projects in the region
missioned the state would be is being raised by various civil societies and
almost self-sufficient and would social activists, many of the projects are fac-
not need to purchase power at ing stiff opposition from the public.
high prices from outside.
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11. NatioNal NEws
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have stopped generation for ent stock in the station is seek more wagons. How- mal power plant commis-
want of coal. According to only 10,000 metric tonne.
sources, Unit 2 and Unit 8 ever, as per media news, sioned 40 years ago is un-
are closed. The optimum Only three or four rakes of paucity of funds is the main able to produce power to
generation capacity of the coal is received by the sta- reason for shortage of coal the full capacity due to wear
station is 1,720 MW, how- tion every day and that is supply. and tear. Hence, the chief
minister J Jayalalithaa has
ordered to decommission
Green organizations protest Thermal Plants in the plant and go in for an
Vidarbha ultra modern thermal facil-
ity on the 90-acre plot. The
Green organisations in Vi- Vidarbha. thermal plants would affect chief minister announced
darbha came together to environment drastically. that a new 600 MW high-
protest the upcoming large R B Goenka, convenor Vi-
While the water table will tech coal-fired electricity
number of thermal power darbha Environment Ac-
further lower, water and air generation station would
plants on the grounds that tion Group (VEAG) ques- pollution will rise drasti- come up on the same prem- Supported By
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the environment of the re- thermal power plants since `3,600 crore. A detailed
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included the cancelling tal clearance, coal linkage g
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12. Global NEws Global NEws
Global news
ABB Smart Grid
“DirectConnect M.O.V.E” arrester for safety of un-
Center of Ex-
derground systems
The new Cooper Power underground system. The by 80%. The expanded
cellence
ABB, the leading power
Systems 33 kV and 36 kV DirectConnect M.O.V.E. M.O.V.E. arrester product
and automation technol-
China’s State Grid and BYD Launch World’s Largest Battery Energy M.O.V.E.™ arresters pro- arrester installs directly line now ranges from 18 kV
ogy group, announced that
vide the highest level of onto a 600A 35 kV bushing, up to 36 kV. For durability,
Storage Station Temporary Overvoltage replacing three components each arrester features MOV
its Raleigh-based Smart
Grid Center of Excellence
State Grid Corporation of 36 MW-Hours (MWh) of This new project with the tery is worth over $500M (TOV) protection available with one. disks that are rigidly bond- facility, is now operational
China (SGCC) along with energy storage and a smart State Grid has outpaced USD (~3.3 Billion RMB). in the industry to under- This specific design, results ed into a single stack which and open for business. This
BYD has constructed the power transmission system. other grid projects in China BYD’s battery energy stor- ground collector systems in in a 50% shorter stack- eliminates air pockets, new state-of-the-art Smart
world’s largest battery ener- and, though independently wind and solar applications ing height, reduces clut- moisture, and pinched rub- Grid Center of Excellence
The State Grid system is age system provides a solu-
gy storage station. Located designed by SGCC, is part against lightning and other ter in the cabinet, and al- ber between the disks that (COE) was created to dem-
demonstrating a stable so- tion for the realization of
in Zhangbei, Hebei Prov- of the national “Golden surges. The uniquely high lows more generous fitting could compromise the cur- onstrate ABB’s technology
ince, this large utility-scale lution for transferring vast Sun” program. The first energy storage in the smart TOV characteristics of the rent path and overheat the and investment in the smart
of cable accessories into
project combines 140 MW amounts of renewable elec- phase investment with grid that improves renew- M.O.V.E. arrester enable small enclosures. This de- assembly. The MOV stacks grid industry. The recent
of renewable energy gen- tricity safely to the grid on 100MW of Wind, 40MW of able energy efficiency by it to survive and continue sign saves material costs, are also buffed smooth for acquisition of Ventyx (a
eration (both wind & solar), an unprecedented scale. Solar and 36MWh of Bat- 5%-10%. to protect. This increases and, based on time studies, corona-free performance leading smart grid software
the reliability of the entire reduces installation time and improved reliability. firm based in Atlanta), in-
vestment in research, and
Renewables, natural gas to dom- ABB to double cable production the productization of new
France needs massive investment for Nuclear
inate US power sector capacity in Sweden technology have allowed
Among key findings from well as to meet state renew- safety work ABB to become the leader
ABB, the leading power tems division. in the modernization of the
Black & Veatch’s year-end able portfolio standards. France and its national to be shut down immedi- prime minister, said the
and automation technol- distribution grid.
Energy Market Perspective Additionally, the presumed This move follows an in- electricity supplier, EDF, ately but demanded a “mas- government would “ensure
ogy group, will invest over
(EMP) forecast that renew- abundance of a reliable, vestment of about $90 mil- have been told they will sive” investment to ensure that nuclear operators will The Center has functional
$400 million to double the
able energy capacity will cost-effective domestic lion announced last year to need to spend billions of the sites could withstand conform to all of the re- systems which display the
capacity of its high-voltage
more than triple, while dou- natural gas supply supports euros on making their 58 a Fukushima-style natu- quests from the Autorité de end-to-end solution where
cables manufacturing facil- build a new cable factory
bling its overall percentage continued construction of nuclear reactors conform to ral shock. France has the Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN), to information technologies
ity in Karlskrona, Sweden, in the US - in Huntersville,
of the U.S. energy mix, by natural gas-fueled power tough new safety standards world’s biggest dependence the calendar they have im- (IT) and operational tech-
to meet growing demand North Carolina - for land
2036. In addition, natural generation.” deemed necessary after last on nuclear power, which posed”. The scale of new nologies (OT) converge to
for subsea cables. The in- cables used in alternating
gas could overtake coal as year’s atomic disaster at supplies about three-quar- spending required is a blow close the loop of automa-
The Black & Veatch EMP vestment plan includes con- current (AC) and direct
the primary fuel for U.S. Fukushima in Japan. The ters of its electricity, all of to both the cash-strapped tion, control and data ac-
is updated semi-annually struction of new buildings current (DC) applications.
power generation. Robert French nuclear safety au- it provided by EDF. government and to EDF, quisition. In addition to the
and provides a holistic view and installation of addi- The Huntersville plant, cur- thority said in a report that
Patrylak, Managing Direc- which is already struggling demonstration area, ABB
of how the energy industry tional manufacturing lines rently under construction, none of the reactors needed François Fillon, the French
tor of Black & Veatch’s with cost overruns and de- has invested in a Systems
is likely to evolve. The at the existing plant. The
is scheduled to open in the lays on a new reactor proj- Verification Center. This
EMP service said, “Or- subscription-based service expansion will be carried
third quarter of 2012. A ma- ect at Flamanville in Nor- new service will allow
ganizations will continue provides Black & Veatch out in a phased manner and
jor upgrade of ABB’s Karl- mandy. EDF estimates that customers to configure,
building out electric, natural gas, oil is expected to be completed
skrona facility has already the new measures will cost test and install solutions
renewable en- and financial clients with by 2015. “This investment
been completed earlier this it €10bn. Eric Besson, the which will reduce installa-
ergy projects a base case of how key is- will help us to boost pro-
year. The new investment French energy minister, is tion time, site acceptance
at a furious sues, such as regulation, duction capacity and meet
will further strengthen to meet EDF and AREVA, tests and the deployment of
pace to take legislation, technology, fuel the growing demand for
which makes nuclear reac- new advanced applications.
advantage of supply, fuel prices and eco- high-voltage subsea power ABB’s leading position
tors, to discuss a timeframe ABB will host an official
tax credit in- nomic growth, will impact cables,” said Peter Leupp, in the high-voltage cables
for implementing the mea- dedication ceremony for
centives as energy markets. head of ABB’s Power Sys- market.
sures. the Center in January, 2012.
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