1. Understanding the Scale of the Issue India's Transmission and Distribution (T&D) losses are among the highest globally, estimated to be around 20-25%. This translates to a significant economic burden, with estimated losses exceeding $20 (~INR2000) billion per year. These losses significantly impact the nation's economy and the reliability of power supply. Breakdown of Losses: …
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A 5 MW solar power plant in Western India faced monitoring challenges, lacking real-time data for key components. Partnering with OrxaGrid, the plant utilized an advanced Grid Analytics Platform (GAP) to enhance efficiency through real-time data monitoring. This collaboration improved operational efficiency, reduced downtime, and optimized energy production and asset management.
One of the major thermal power plants from Northern India was living with the problem of an undetected cable fault for over two years on their LT Cable. Since this cable was used for Street lighting and had a backup line which used to power up the street lights, this faulty cable went into the …
Now with OrxaGrid's asset management portfolio, you can do so much more. Credits: https://media.licdn.com/dms For electrical manufacturing companies, ensuring the health and longevity of their cable infrastructure is paramount. Ageing cables pose a significant risk, leading to costly downtime, safety hazards, and reputational damage. Traditional inspection methods are often tedious, time-consuming, and prone to human …
The power utilities like generating plants, power transmission and distribution utilities, Industries etc. are the typical example of an operation technology (OT) landscape. Typically, in these OT industries, the field data are being handled on manual legacy methodology due to which there are numerous data being generated but are available in a silo and which …
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It is accepted that industrial activity and the power sector are closely related. Industries use electricity supplied by Utilities through the grid network to power economic activity. While some industries use co-generation (as described in a previous blog) to power their operations, co-generation is not always viable. In a previous blog post, we reviewed the …
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Cogeneration is typically defined as the sequential generation of two different forms of energy from a single energy source (Bureau of Energy Efficiency). This energy source can be fossil fuel or a renewable resource such as biomass. Cogeneration power plants have been in operation for quite some time in India. These power plants are used …
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Over the last twenty years, the telecommunications sector in India has undergone a major revolution. Today, India is the world’s second-largest telecommunications market with a subscriber base of 1.16 billion (Source: India Brand Equity Foundation). Over the next five years, rise in mobile phone penetration and decline in data costs is expected to add 500 …
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One of the primary themes of our blogs has been on emphasizing the need for regular testing and maintenance of electrical assets. Some of these discussions are hyperlinked here for quick reference: a) testing and maintenance of electrical equipment at a steel manufacturing plant, b) earthing and lightning protection system audit and c) health assessment …
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This post is co-created with OrxaGrid to showcase OrxaGrid's interactive & intuitive Single Line Diagram which allows users to easily create, edit and export their single line diagrams The Grid Analytics Platform features an editable and configurable Single Line Diagram (SLD) tool that brings live system monitoring data from on-site sensors. Having an SLD tool …
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