In its 2018-19 budget, the central government announced plans to invest $108 billion in highway infrastructure over the next five years, with the aim of driving economic growth across the country. The government also aims […]
Location: Wales, United Kingdom Partner: Geosynthetics Limited, UK System Offered: Reinforced soil wall using StrataGrid™ Project Overview This is a rehabilitation project where sections of a 100 year old structure, Elan Valley Aqueduct (EVA) […]
The power sector has been one of the major contributors to the stressed assets of the banking system. A recent move that has significantly affected the sector has been the issuance of the Reserve Bank […]
An engineering graduate with a postgraduate degree in operations research, S. Gopu joined telecom manufacturer ITI in 1982 as assistant executive engineer. Last year, he took over as CMD. During this period, he has been […]
Whatever job he takes up, Saurabh Kumar finds himself in the vanguard of reform. What could be more pioneering right now (apart from artificial intelligence) than ushering in electric vehicles (EVs); switching the entire government […]
The power sector is going through a transition period and, going ahead, the critical success factors for its performance are bound to change, depending on how well renewables are integrated with the grid,” notes Prakash […]
Rajiv Agarwal, managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO), Essar Ports Limited, has over 30 years of experience across industries such as ports and shipping, telecom, retail and business process outsourcing. As MD and CEO, […]
Tunnel development in India has picked up pace in the past four-five years on account of an increased uptake of projects involving longer tunnel lengths. The growth of this sector has been driven by the […]
The Indian tunnelling industry is under-going a massive transformation. Mechanised techniques are gradually replacing traditional, non-mechanised methods of tunnel construction. Advanced, technology-driven, efficient and cost-effective methods of tunnelling are being deployed in almost all the […]
India is one of the fastest growing markets for tunnel construction. With infrastructure development at the forefront, there is great scope for tunnelling in the country, especially for developing urban infrastructure, underground rail and road […]
The tunnelling industry in India has seen rapid developments in the past few years with a large number of projects being commissioned or moving ahead. Major tunnelling projects such as the 9 km Chenani-Nashri tunnel […]
The different types of materials used in tunnel construction include explosives, concrete, steel, shotcrete material, lattice girders, geomembranes, rock bolts/anchors, admixtures, fibres and rock reinforcement. The demand for a particular type of material depends on […]
The government has reiterated its focus on infrastructure development time and again. In the recent past, greater emphasis has been given to the development of water and sewerage, road, irrigation, railway, metro rail and hydropower […]
Capacity addition by renewable energy sources continues to outpace that by conventional sources. In 2017-18, about 11,788 MW of renewable energy capacity was added while capacity addition by conventional sources including thermal and hydro stood […]
The renewable energy segment has seen remarkable developments over the past few years, driven by the government’s efforts to create a conducive policy and regulatory environment. The segment has been further aided by a sharp […]
Captive power plants (CPPs) continue to be a viable option for industrial and commercial consumers to meet their energy demand and hedge against the risks of high grid power tariffs. Further, the quality of grid […]
India’s power transmission segment is growing at an unprecedented pace, mainly due to the thrust provided by the recent policy and regulatory developments as well as government initiatives. The pace of expansion is expected to […]
The performance of the power distribution segment has improved gradually over the past few years but still much remains to be done. The aggregate financial losses of discoms reduced from Rs 561 billion in 2012-13 […]
Over the past year, the power sector witnessed considerable activity, particularly on the policy front. Most notably, NITI Aayog released the draft of the National Electricity Policy in June 2017, broadly setting a new agenda […]
Power trading has come a long way since it was recognised as a distinct activity in the Electricity Act, 2003. Conventionally, discoms sign power purchase agreements (PPAs) with developers to meet their baseload requirements. However, […]
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