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New Delhi: Last week, India kicked off the world’s largest vaccination drive, from four main distribution points, and 37 state vaccine storage areas. The success of this huge immunization programme will need to be bolstered by a strong and sustainable cold chain. Within the next six to eight months, the government aims to administer close to 600 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to vulnerable populations all over the country. As this immunization drive further expands into the deeper regions of the country, one of the problems in sustaining an uninterrupted vaccine supply chain will be the lack of reliable electricity supply.Existing health infrastructureIndia has 1.5 lakh sub-health centres (SCs), 21,000 primary health centres (PHCs), 6000 community health centres (CHCs) and more than 20,000 health and wellness centres that ensure last-mile delivery of essential primary health care services including immunization at the block/tehsil and village levels, and for other remote … [Read more...] about Power for Health: Reliable electricity crucial for effective vaccine delivery

New Delhi: 2021 promises to be a year of hope and optimism. Despite the challenges of ill-fated 2020, current backdrop of recovery in global sentiment, bounce back in local demand, ample liquidity and favorable oil prices provides a supportive launchpad for India to lead the journey of economic recovery in 2021. One sector which is expected to play a crucial role in this recovery is the Indian power sector.In the wake of the challenges of a global pandemic, nationwide lockdown, unprecedented collapse in country’s economic activity and GDP, 2020 has also left behind a lot of learnings. The world as we know it has changed and with it has emerged a new perspective to face challenges by constantly evolving and pre-empting the changing need of the consumers and businesses. While the power demand is expected to slowly limp back to high-single digits in tandem with GDP growth, several over-arching fundamental trends are expected to drive the sector transformation in 2021:Technology: The … [Read more...] about Five trends that will dominate Indian power sector in 2021

New Delhi: A new economic viability analysis on Friday revealed that renewable energy along with battery storage in Tamil Nadu is cost competitive with new coal power plants.The report finds the levelized cost of energy for a hypothetical hybrid, solar, wind and li-ion battery storage system for the state to be Rs 4.97/kWh in 2021, which falls to Rs 3.4/kWh by 2030.In comparison, cost of electricity produced from new coal power plants in Tamil Nadu is between Rs 4.5-6/kWh.The hybrid system is designed to cater to 1GW of solar and wind capacity in 2021 with two hours of battery backup, which increases step wise to a four-hour backup by 2030.The research further highlighted that lithium-based battery storage systems could also help reduce curtailment of renewable energy. Close to 50 per cent of solar power in Tamil Nadu was curtailed since the lockdown in March 2020.Similarly, its curtailment of wind power in 2019 went up to 3.52hours per day from 1.87 hours per day in 2018."Our analysis … [Read more...] about Battery storage cheaper than new coal power plants: Analysis

To power its economy – one of the fastest-growing countries in the region – Vietnam aims to tap into its tremendous renewable energy potential, seen in 4-5kWh per square metre of solar incidence and 3,000 kilometers of coastlines with consistent winds in the range of 5.5 to 7.3 metres per second. … [Read more...] about Hitachi ABB Power Grids expands transformer manufacturing in Vietnam

“I will support his historic nomination and believe he will restore direction to a Pentagon that has been left rudderless and adrift for too long under the previous administration,” Sen. Jack ReedJack ReedSenate approves waiver for Biden's Pentagon nominee Senate panel advances Biden Pentagon nominee Overnight Defense: Biden inaugurated as 46th president | Norquist sworn in as acting Pentagon chief | Senate confirms Biden's Intel chief MORE (D-R.I.), the incoming chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a statement announcing his support for Austin despite four years ago pledging to never again approve such as waiver. “His character and integrity are unquestioned and he possesses the knowledge and skill to effectively lead the Pentagon.” … [Read more...] about Senate confirms Austin to lead Pentagon under Biden