U>i~,h

S'C·4,OOO~~~ar~j

'.. . , .., .' <1... ' .. ,

oldsin States with higher power tariffs

country wouldsave 100 billion units of elec­tricity a year by switchingover to LEO, which, he said,translated .to a saving ofRs,40,000 crore across allhouseholds .

Switqhj,ngto LEDS,. ,~~~:fa~~~~~~~h:'~:he Lp~~~'also helps the govt:' .gramme website, lias resiflt­meet its carbon' ed in a saving of more than

2.72laIql unitsof electricitydioxide emission per day.' .reduction _targets And, the new line of fans

" • '( will-only add to this environ-Switching to, LEOs', also, mel)tally"fl'tendlyeriqeavour.

,helps the"g()verpwent,,~~e,!'i'(/'~e coolingv needs" of ' .its. carbon dioxia!rcinis,gionJ fuo'~tQ,fth'ehouseholds-jnIn­reduction targets, sinceJow~/ dia are.Iriet'tiy fans, giveflthater power. consum,ptio~' Will." the .penetration "pr.,j\Cs ineventually ;result •.LlJ.. lowe~,. '.'hQu~eholdsis still lessthfID 10. power productionand hyqroj': \ per:cept," ~qin a re~, .carbon uset.v-': .., ••..•'•., .'<I'r §!f;.I~se.XlJ!.!I() .~cc()r~in~' to !l).e.weR.site;~c;:em~ht!~(l

. .of ..the D~mestlc Efflclen,t!'¥,effi fl;' .'.Lighting }.;' Pr?gral'lllll,¢;~';'tat' 'tile, [;'(DELP), thl'gov:eqlllent'h' , . "m th(l' ". ' be-'sold 9:17·G;voreMD bulbli . .8C~ whereas~riqt;. . '. 'Q. the.utilisation'« ": '. .iendans gl'p..vid~the

woU!di.r~sult in <1((T arne Je:v~l Piii{(iQquoii;,'atducti6n (If 26;451-tOl1lies'0 ,r apo1J.t 45"$O'W."', '. :.qar-tlOndf~xt%rerday, or al{ ~W.:<\Ji'her~,irr.e35 Gr?p~!ip.effi-'mestlO mi.lJ,19.1\ toIlIles a year; .Clent fan.s across ~,he,9ountry.To put'it in perspective,;10 If all of thf!se are replaced ,.million tormes of C02 is with BEE 5-~tar rated energy·.equivalent to nearly 54 mil- efficient .fans, the countrylion railcar worth of coal will have an expected annual.burned., energy savings of 47 billionUnder the Street Light Na- KWh with a reduction of over

tional Programme, the gov- 12,250 MW of electricityernment ~~s converted load," EESL added.

-rr-r--r- <-'-<'l' .:'11

NEW DElHI::'St@ip~"i6"LEObulbs C9tild Saye an' :avetagefamily 'lu'o\ln&.RS:'''4,OOO ayear on their power biUs dueto energy efficiency gains and10\Verreplacement costs, ~c­cordfug't() :Energy EffidiencySerVlces,('EESL). a govern­ment-run [ointventure. 'The, company's ....National

Energy' Efficient Fan Pro"'gramme' inaugurated onThursday, is expected to helpreduce hollsehold electricitybills a,ri~the GOuWry'soverallcarbon dioxide emissions., "TakiIlg an aver~ge'of five

bulb ppints per' householdand an' assumption that fiveincandescent bulbs are re­placed with LEOs,' a .house­hold stands, to have energysavings 6fh77 kWh per dayarid aIlnually649 kWh," EESLtold TheHindum an emailedresponse. "Considering aver­age tariff as Rs.4/ kWh, an ~v~erage . household," staI).ds -tosave <Ippr.Q!WriatelyRs2,550

rannually."""'·' ';"H" .~~~;,~~~~~~, 'These $avings wlIlpropor- ....". ~"",'.w..tionally increase for, house-

• -,' i'_ _ , ; ~: .• ; ..... :.

.-'-~

consumers, '"There was uncertainty over

the last few years on the sanc­tity of tariff discovered througha competitive bidding process.This judgment puts a quietuson the issue,". Sakya SinghaChaudhuri Partner, HSA Ad­vocates.

Duton HC:':lfa~ oS -- C> ~ - wi J, f(j> r j-

DHEL commlssioas• . . " .... . '. '. . . . • {; .: .>F'Tf,/'-.~I;t~lt: .

.record generattonof15 GW in FY16Company's shares gain4.65%at Rs119.30NEWDELHI:State-runSharat Heavy ElectronicsLimited (SHEL)has commis­sioned an all-time high pow­er generation capacity ofover 15,000 MWandbooked new orders worthRs43,727 crore in 2015-16,the largest in five years.

"Enhanced focuson projectexecution has resulted inBHEL creating history bywayof commissioning/synchronis­ingan all-timehigh15,059MWof power generating equip­ment during the year (20l5-16),"BHELsaid in a statementon Thursday.With the commissioningof

15GW (1000 MW is equals 1GW) capacity last fiscal, theworldwide installed base ofpower generating equipmentsuppliedbyBHELhas exceed­ed 170CW,it said.This 15 GW includes the

highest-everpowergenerationcapacityadditionofl3,061MWto the Indian utilitysegment, aquantum jump of59010 overthepreviousyear.Notably,the ca­pacityadditionofdomesticutil­ity sets is 23%higher than thetarget set by the government

1IIIIInllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillilillilllili111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

Stellar performance

• Worldwide installed base of power generating equip-ment supplied BHELhas exceeded 170 f:!W" '

-,.-....,..~

for BHEL. With this, BHELhas already achieved 94% ofthe capacityadditiontarget forthe 12thPlan (20l2-17)in first4 years the fiveyear policype­riod itself.Despite intense competitive

pressure in the power and cap­ital goods markets during lastfiscal, BHEL achieved thehighest order booking at Rs43,727 crore, a 42%leap over20l4-15.The bookings comprises or­

ders worth Rs 38,529 crore inthe power segment and Rs5,125crore in the industry seg­ment. The companyended theyear with a total order book ofoverRs 1,10,000crore.Focus on increased localisa-

tionofsupercriticaltechnology,higher technology depth, anddesign optimisation enabledthe company to enhance its,competitivenessand strength­en its leadership in the powerplant and associated equip­ment segment of the Indianutilitymarket. itsaid.The companysaid thatwhile

operating inadifficult businessenvironment, tberompany en­hanced its market share to asignificant74%,therebyre1ain­ing its market leadership posi­tion during 2015-16.The stock ofBHEL climbed

4.65% to settle at Rs 119.30onBSE.During the day,it gained6,49%to Rs121.40.PTI

'thatcorwerts I current. Thecurrent is gent!ratedwhen .photollSare

abs0rlledintlle photodiode.Asinall!lmounto(qliire~is alsQproducedwhenno light ispresent.<f?hqt0'!:liodt!$maycontain optical til:ters.built:iillenses, andmay have largeor.small surtaceareas. Photodiodes usuallyhaveaSJowerr-esponse.time.Thetraditional

di'1t t+,~)'"or;!64/,{,~~~~lt~~~:~cue~:~:ts·f.•..•.. . p,(lrCOIMBATORE:Energy'EfficiencyServices Ltd. (EESt),which is an 'energy services company, plans to

. replace 10 lakhaqricultural pump• s~ts.lnthe ~.ountryJbis finar)ciiJI

year with energy efficient ones. '.EESL'hadameeting with pump ~etmanufacturers,bereon.. .: . ..".•.WedneSdayin this regard_A.K.; .'...~Ujjta.'{fs[)jrector'iij~~-#»~ ,~:~:

\ pressp~sonsth!ltit~?y!~~Plaee "\" old agricultural pumpsets wltli .

energy efficient ones(Bureau ofE~er9YEfficiency·rated pumps)tree .otcost to Jarrner5 in. .'.' .Miharasiitra)ajasthan and .i\riclhril Prade.shangJalks areYiitn ()ne mdre state ..~,. <.g()vernment. It f1oat~dten~ersfor.~.S·I:~k~'~,~m,,~~p.+~la;fit'".'~k;- M. Soundariya Preetha ,j~J;~~;;;;~:"'i"~~"

-_ -..,

rt t"_

Presenting his second Budgetfor Deihl. Deputy ChiefMinister and FinanceMinister

ManishSisodlaannouncedthat theAAPgovernmentwould continue togive 50% subsidy to domesticconsumersof electricity. who useless than 400 units every monthduringtheyear2016 also.Thismovemakesthe power.tariff in Delhi. thecheapestIn India.Presenting the Budget In the

Assembly. Sisodia said thatgovernmenthasproposedto allocateRs 1.600 crore for powersubsidy.In the last Budget. the Arvlnd

KeJrtwalgovernmenthad also madea provision for 50% subsidy onelectricity bills of domesticconsumers.As per the -scheme, all the

consumers whose monthly power,.consumptton do not exceed 400,units will get 50% subsidyIn tariffand the scheme will benefit around36 lakh or 90% of the consumers.TheGovernmenthasalso decided

tomakeall possibleelforts toensurethat electricity tariffs are not hikedthis yearalso In the nationalcapital.Alter the AAP governmentcame to I 'companies (dlscoms) seeking the Delhi governmentis of the firm view2015 It red Electricity Reoulatory Commlsson , hit I 'ty tariffs In Delhi needpower In February ',' ensure ..~ f h electricitytariff hike.It resultedIn no t at e ec r Cl .' th t the - rejected the petitions 0' t e b d d 'for the first time In fiveyears a . . distribution, tariff hike in Delhi during 2015. to ere uce . • '?.~.~~~~r,I.~~~~:~~~.~.~= ~.~~~~.I ~.~~~.~~.~ ~.~~~~.~ , ~

BENEFITS,Il.~(fucedpollutionand low;niliniilgccis~:aretwobene­c fits''ofs61arpower. Com-pared to keroseneused forcookingand lightingneeds,s~l~p0"Ye,:~iscleaaer fIlld ...safer, Itis a reliablealter-nate source ofenergy.Solarcellsare long-lastingand re­

,~~~f'g&t"estll~'JISi~pl}otj:);.<,qUW~ve~litt,le.'*r-rinte-1I:¢'~;fuE~eIl~;oi;l~i~~(¢lE~i nance.This renewable

energyis htimlleliSllll'fi1;,:).;') source ofenergy.isa.popularalternate energysource inmanyregions.our energy Electricalenergyispro- .

energyin the comingyears. needs.Sustainablebuildings cluced,directlyusingsolarWhat better ~()I.it!:,~th3J1the and healthyhomesaremore cellsorphotpVoltaiccells. COST INVOLVED ROOF-TOP GENERATION.sun,with an infinite source thanjust a trend.Alternate Depending.O'nhO'-vsC}~areih" ..The)llainten~~ c~t ofso~ Youcangenerate.solarener-'ofenergy.Fro . . e ~Iitrpe-....,~2o-fri¢Jidlyellergyoptions..'.ergyistappecl,converted . . lei panels fu:vecylow', gybyinstallingageneration

~~"l ;~'F:~r~~~d'it~~~~:~,~~=···~r~~~;~

\

/

,

per cent in carbondioxide emissions for a givenamount of power produced.

The concept, proposedbyMITdoctoral student Katherine Ongand Ronald C Crane (1972)Professor Ahmed Ghoniem, isdescribed in their paper in theIournal of Power Sources.The keyiscombining into a single systemtwo well-known technologies;coal gasification and fuel cells.

Coal gasification is a way ofextracting burnable gaseous fuelfrom pulverized coal, rather thanburning the coal itself.The tech­nique is widely used in chemical minimal energy losses. In fact,processing plants asa wayof pro- the fuel cell wou~9 generateducing hydrogen gas. Fuel cells enough heat to sustain the gasifi~produce electricity from agaseous .cation part of tb.e pioces~, shefuel by passing it through a bat- says, eliminating the need for atery-Iike system where the fuel separateheating system.,which isreacts electrochemically with usually provided by buirJing: aoxygenfrom the air. portion ofthe coal. ' '

The attractionof ccnibtning Coal gasification,hy itself,these two systems,Ong explains, works at a lower tempera'tureis that both processes operate at than combustion and' "is moreSimilarly high temperatures of -effident than bw:ping," .Ong.says.800 degrees Celsius or more. First, the coil is pulverized ~oaCombining them in a singleplant powder, which is then ~eated inwould thus allowthe twocompo- it flow of hot steam, somewhatnents to exchange heat with, likepopcomkeIllels hea.t~in an

This illustration depicts a possible configuration fDr the combined systemproposed by MIT researchers. Althe bottom, steam (pink arrows) pasSes'through pulverised coal; teleasing gaseous fuel (red' arrows) made up ofhydrogen and carbon monoxide. This fuel goes into a solid oxide fuel cell(disks near top), wherait reacts with oxygen from the air (blue arrows) toproduce electricity (loop at right)

was, p,roce,ss

work more efft­ctentlyusmg steam or car­bon dioxide to react withthe particles of coal. Both •.methods have been wide­

ly used, but most previousattempts to study gasification incOmbination;with'fuelcellschosethe carbon dioxide'(')ption. :r1Jjsnew studyder#on~tiates that thesystem produces two to threetimes as much power outputwhen steam isused instead.

air-popper. The hearleads t(') ,.fonv~m!9.IJ,~18P'!J:burningchemical reactions that release p()~~rplantStypically,have veryg~ses' fr~Ill.the S9~.I,;partkJ,es; lo~ ~f!i8ency-;.pn,ly~Q.percentofmainly carb6ri'<monoxide and theeriergy cOritamed ihthe fuelhydrogen, both ofwJ:ii~ can pro- .Is a<.t\lall)(convertedtoelectricity,duce electrtcity illa solid oXid~ IIi -<;ompa;rison,the proposedfuelcell.I~ the coInbi.qedsystem,' wrn.biped\g2sific;:tion 'and" fiAel,'these gases'would then be piped cell syst~rri;l:od1aacruevJ~den:from the gasifier to a seperatefuel ,des as t-Jgp as 55 to 60 percent,cell ~t~ck,or ultimately, the fuel Ong says,according to the simu­cell system could be installed in lations.The next step would be tothe same c:ttambe!as the gasifter build a small"pilot~scale,planttosothatthe hotgas flows straight measure the performance of theinto the cell, In the fuel cell, a hybrid system in real~woddcon-membrane separates the carbon ditions. 'DAVID LCHANDLECmonoxide al}d hyd'rogen. from MIT NEWS OFFICE,/\

\""/

;.r ! .

IOk in India byYear-e__~--sreform agenda,on

In~lf:lerolethatheseesABB!''''L'I !'",!"oo sectors where we

& transport andfuture for us in India

pulling the company Into new ad-o jacencles, Including creating a

~~lil~i~i1l~~]~',).""\fu~n~dforfechnOIOgystartups .. ABBhas plans to use India as aforother countries as well.be investing and rampingglobal business services

• '·Aft~'·~·inBangalore.We'llberam- hofer believes that ABB Is ope­.plng up our engineering services nlng up. and diversifying and ex-tl~,~~~::;~~:,~~~~~~:~~:':.centre in Chennal," he said. "So pandlng geographically to move

g fl- : altogether we are setting up faci- some bases In select growth mar-.litlesfor contlnuous growth." kets,Most of it has been done and so- In a town hall at TIT Chennal on

,:me are still work in progress. In a Tuesdayevening.'Splesshofernar­.drastic overhaul, he Is bringing rated a recent conversationhe had.down the business centres that withtheCEOofaGermanenglnee­.ABBhas across the globe to just ring company. In the meeting Intwo from 68. Of the two global Germany, his worried peer said:

vil- tel' he took June 'centres, India will host one. "we need to protect EUrope."Spi-darkness and have on- ~013,hu:.l:MIe~c¥ujng jObSand. ".Unllkesomeof his peers, Spiess- esshofer was Incredulous hearing help . edg~, -

··"lI&UUlIlili.i1WtIlilittulllllllltlli(1I111111111111111111111II11I1I111II1'lilililiill'"I"1II1I1Iiii.;il"i"'''''tllllllflIIIlfIllUUllitlUI-~ill'tlIH·IIt-ltth''uitlIlltlUJuhuuum.1I1I111I1I111111I1II1I11111111l11111l111l11l1t1l11l1111l1l111IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1I1I1I11II1II1I1I1tItlIlIlIlmllllllllillllllllllllllfllllll'III,"1llllllllilllllllllutUtl~/, .-.- "I""II"tttltllflH~'llt~!!l'~~lllllill~fillily:III"O'III1~'~'~'~H~I.!f~J"611111111111f11l11lnl"'II1I11I1I'IIII1\1111111111111II

Volatile Dayfor rataPower,AdaniCo onAPTEL Order Confusion

<t;',

Mumbal: Shares of TataPowerandAdani Power tumbled on ThursdayfollowingtheAppellateTribunalfbrElectricity's (APTEL)onierfbrcotn-".pensatorytariff fortheir Indonesian •coal-basedpowerplants InMundra.Theirsharesplunged9% and12%,respectively during the session onreports that APTEL has deniedcompensatory tariff. However,theyrecoveredmost of the early lossesasclarity emerged that these compa­nies have been allowed to recoverhigher fuelcosts fromconswnersoftheir Mundra power plants underthe 'forcemajeure' clause.This helpedTata Powerand AdaniPower trimlosses but they still end-

eddown4.1%and3.6o/~,respectivelyAPTELhas directed the CERCtoworkout thequantum of compensa­tory relief ona 'forcemajeure' basisInthreemonths."As per management (of Tata

Power),after CERCreverts on this,APTELmaynotdoanyfurther hear­Ings and awardtheC'l'(cotnpensato­ry tarift),..APTEL'srulingon CTis(avourable,"JPMorgansaid.. Other analystsweredfvtdedon the .

. interpretation of the order,but add­ed that these stocks will remain·aroundcurrentleeels tillthere Isfur­therclarlty onwbatcomponents willbecoveredunder 'forcemajeure'."Stockperformance will be driven

·by the fact that whether the stateelectricityboardsgoahead and chal­.Ienge this In the Supreme Court oragree to order given by APTEL. If·they challenge it InSC,then theproc­esswill restart. Then SCwill decidewhether this is a force majeure ornot," Harshvardhan Dole, VP­Institutionaiequities atIIFL said.

OUrBuruu

,•

)

..

~80/each

/