In our cover story on ‘Reviving gas-based power’, we take a look at the several such power plants that have been lying idle for a few years due to drying up of gas supplies, and how the only way to revive them is to bolster LNG imports. Our features on ‘Wires & Cables’ we analyse how upcoming investments in the power sector worth Rs 15,000 lakh crore over the next five years, will boost the wires & cables segment - which are essential to enable this development and will witness a huge growth trajectory. Our second feature on ‘Capacitors & Meters’ finds that while the smart meter initiative will pull the growth rate of meters to double digits in the coming years, the capacitor market is expected to remain in the sub-5 per cent levels.
In the Renew section, we focus on ‘Geothermal Energy’, its growth and implementation around the world and possibilities in India. While the Power Point sections expands on the tools for maximizing wind turbine ROI and the legalese overviews how UDAY is an ambitious indian distribution sector bailout. The issue also features an exclusive interview with Mr Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC Limited and analysis the benefits and finer details of asset performance management over the IoT platform.