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Time of India
17 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Nandan Nilekani appointed Chief Mentor for India Energy Stack Task Force
As reported by ET earlier, the Ministry of Power confirmed on Saturday the appointment of Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani as the Chief Mentor of a newly formed Task Force to develop the India Energy Stack . The move aims to form a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) designed to standardise and modernise operations across the sector. ET had earlier reported the news on June 18. The initiative has been approved under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), with REC Ltd. as the Programme Nodal Agency and FSR Global as Knowledge Partner, said an official memo. In a major push to digitise India's power sector, India Energy Stack aims to create a unified digital architecture that will enable interoperability and data-driven innovation across generation, transmission, distribution, and consumer services. "A correction of up to 25% in generation, transmission and distribution costs is the desired outcome of this exercise," an official aware of the project had told ET earlier this month. Nilekani, who previously spearheaded the Aadhaar project as Chairperson of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), will guide the Task Force in charting a roadmap for the Energy Stack and preparing the scope for a Utility Intelligence Platform to enhance efficiency and transparency. Alongside tech entrepreneur, the Task Force includes several distinguished experts and senior officials: Dr Ram Sewak Sharma, Chairperson, former CEO of the National Health Authority and ex-Chairman of TRAI. Pradeep Kumar Pujari, Vice Chair, Distinguished Fellow at FSR Global and former Chairman, CERC. Pramod Verma, Chief Architect of FIDE and former Chief Architect of Aadhaar. Ghanshyam Prasad, Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority. Alok Kumar, Director General, AIDA. Jitendra Srivastava, CMD, REC. SK Soonee, Founder and former CMD of Grid India. According to the government notificiation, representatives from major DISCOMs, including CMDs of MSEDCL and GUVNL, will also participate in shaping the initiative.
Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
Nandan Nilekani appointed Chief Mentor for India Energy Stack Task Force
As reported by ET earlier, the Ministry of Power confirmed on Saturday the appointment of Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani as the Chief Mentor of a newly formed Task Force to develop the India Energy Stack . The move aims to form a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) designed to standardise and modernise operations across the sector. ET had earlier reported the news on June 18. The initiative has been approved under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), with REC Ltd. as the Programme Nodal Agency and FSR Global as Knowledge Partner, said an official memo. Play Video Pause Skip Backward Skip Forward Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:00 Loaded : 0% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 1x Playback Rate Chapters Chapters Descriptions descriptions off , selected Captions captions settings , opens captions settings dialog captions off , selected Audio Track default , selected Picture-in-Picture Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Text Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Caption Area Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop shadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Join new Free to Play WWII MMO War Thunder War Thunder Play Now Undo In a major push to digitise India's power sector, India Energy Stack aims to create a unified digital architecture that will enable interoperability and data-driven innovation across generation, transmission, distribution, and consumer services. "A correction of up to 25% in generation, transmission and distribution costs is the desired outcome of this exercise," an official aware of the project had told ET earlier this month. Live Events Nilekani, who previously spearheaded the Aadhaar project as Chairperson of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), will guide the Task Force in charting a roadmap for the Energy Stack and preparing the scope for a Utility Intelligence Platform to enhance efficiency and transparency. Alongside tech entrepreneur, the Task Force includes several distinguished experts and senior officials: Dr Ram Sewak Sharma , Chairperson, former CEO of the National Health Authority and ex-Chairman of TRAI. Pradeep Kumar Pujari , Vice Chair, Distinguished Fellow at FSR Global and former Chairman, CERC. Pramod Verma , Chief Architect of FIDE and former Chief Architect of Aadhaar. Ghanshyam Prasad , Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority. Alok Kumar , Director General, AIDA. Jitendra Srivastava , CMD, REC. SK Soonee , Founder and former CMD of Grid India. According to the government notificiation, representatives from major DISCOMs, including CMDs of MSEDCL and GUVNL, will also participate in shaping the initiative.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini approves projects and procurements worth Rs 718 crore in high-powered committees' meeting.
With box attached in CCI Chandigarh: In a major push for infrastructure and public service improvements, Haryana's High Powered Purchase Committee (HPPC) and High Powered Works Purchase Committee (HPWPC) on Friday approved projects and procurements worth ₹718 crore during a meeting that chief minister Nayab Singh Saini chaired. In a marathon session of more than 6 hours, they cleared key development works, with a focus on Gurugram and Faridabad, power infrastructure, and public health. Officials claimed to have achieved a total saving of ₹26 crore through negotiations with bidders. Power sector investments Power utilities Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (HVPNL) and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) received ₹132 crore for the manufacture and supply of transmission line towers, substation structures, and underground cables for financial year 2024-25. Additionally, ₹53.86 crore was approved under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) for strengthening power distribution and reducing AT&C losses in Ambala's Naraingarh division. Animal health and rural security The animal husbandry and dairy department secured approval for procuring 220 lakh doses of the FMD+HS dual vaccine to prevent foot-and-mouth disease and haemorrhagic septicaemia in cattle. The programme, which helps maintain Haryana's current disease-free status, will cost ₹73.45 crore. The vaccine is administered statewide twice a year to prevent outbreaks and support livestock health, officials informed. Governance and oversight Ministers Mahipal Dhanda, Vipul Goyal, Shyam Singh Rana, Ranbir Gangwa, and Shruti Choudhry were present at the meeting where CM Saini directed departments to monitor progress closely and ensure time-bound project completion. "This is a crucial investment in urban resilience, public health, and energy infrastructure. Our goal is transparency, efficiency, and citizen-first delivery," Saini said following the approvals. MSID:: 122115911 413 |
New Indian Express
5 days ago
- Business
- New Indian Express
KV Singh Deo seeks RDSS support to build resilient power infrastructure
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government on Tuesday made a strong pitch for central financial assistance to strengthen the state's disaster resilient power infrastructure under the revamped distribution sector scheme (RDSS). Attending the Conference of State Energy Ministers and Energy Secretaries of Eastern Region States at Patna in Bihar, deputy chief minister-cum-Energy minister KV Singh Deo urged Union Power minister Manohar Lal Khattar to sanction Rs 6,284 crore under the RDSS to the state. The state government's proposal is pending approval by the Ministry of Power since June 2023. In April 2023, the state cabinet had approved the Energy department's proposal to implement the revamped distribution sector scheme (RDSS) to improve reliability and resilience in the power distribution network, especially in the coastal districts covered by TPCODL, TPNODL and TPSODL. While a major part of the proposal amounting to Rs 4,248 crore (67 per cent) of the total project proposal was towards creation of cyclone resilient power infrastructure, the state government had posed Rs 1,510 crore for upgradation of distribution infrastructure, Rs 428 crore for smart metering and Rs 97 crore for project management agency (PMA). After initial reluctance to accept the state's proposal as the central scheme does not permit financial assistance to private distribution companies (discoms), the Power Ministry finally agreed to consider it following assurance from the state government that the assets to be created under the programme will be in its books of account and there will be no tariff impact on the consumers. The state's proposal is hanging fire even after compliance to queries from the Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and several rounds of discussion with PFC officials. Singh Deo also reiterated the state's demand for allocation of 800 MW of power from the second unit of the super critical thermal power plant of Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL) at Talabira in Sambalpur district. The central PSU is setting up a 2,400 MW (3x800 MW) pit-head thermal power plant for which it has already procured power purchase agreements (PPAs) with four states including Odisha. GRIDCO will get 800 MW power from the first unit of the power plant which is expected to be commissioned in 2028-29 while 1,500 MW will go to Tamil Nadu, 400 MW to Kerala and 100 MW to Puducherry. Apart from use of its coal, water and land, the state will face all the externalities of the power plant while the major beneficiary is Tamil Nadu. The state has been demanding additional 800 MW from the second unit of the thermal project.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Smart meters unlikely to cost less than Rs 1,000 in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Amid the state govt's wish to avail benefits under the central govt-initiated Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), which mandates installation of smart meters at every installation, the energy department has clarified that cost of smart meters shall only be decided at the time of executing the project. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now They won't be available for less than Rs 1,000 despite the Centre's subsidy. Karnataka is one of the few states that hasn't availed RDSS till date. The beneficiary states will be provided 15% subsidy for installing smart meters and another 60% to improve transmission infrastructure. Last week, TOI sreported that with 15% subsidy, the cost of smart meters is likely to come down from Rs 5,000 to less than Rs 1,000. However, clarifying on the cost, the energy department said in a release that actual subsidy under RDSS is around Rs 900 or 15% of the life-cycle cost of the meter, including its cost and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) service charges. Even with the Centre's subsidy, the cost of smart meters will not come down to less than Rs 1,000. According to KERC norms, while consumers are required to bear the cost of meters, Escoms will manage AMI charges, which will be integrated with Bescom's IT systems. As RDSS deadline is Dec, energy minister KJ George said the state will consider opting for bulk replacement of smart meters if the Centre agrees to extend the deadline and relax some of the conditions under the scheme.
