Importance of transformers
In his Presidential address at the Trafotech 2014, G Kumar Naik, MD, KPTCL said, "The importance of transformers can be understood from the fact that the Government of Karnataka has given topmost priority to transformers by proposing to set up transformer repair centres in every taluka in the state and transformer banks in every district head quarter of the state." Eswaran of IEEMA said that the industry body had identified five areas for strategic and policy interventions by both the government and industry. Aditya Dhoot, Vice-Chairman Elecrama 2014, said that India's Rs12,000 crore transformer industry is facing a few challenges as it is currently operating at about 60 percent capacity due to a slump in demand projected by the Government companies.
IEEMA also released ‘Power Transformers - Standardisation Manual' with the objective of making the industry follow uniform standards on all aspects of manufacturing, maintenance and repair of power transformers in the country. A Lifetime Contribution Award was conferred to ML Mittal the former technical director at BHEL for his contribution in the field of Transformers and smart grid.
The Indian government will soon launch a national smart grid mission and monitor the implementation of policies and programmes envisioned in the smart grid road map for the power sector, said BN Sharma, joint secretary, Ministry of Power at Trafotech 2014. "This will help in finding solutions for some of the daunting challenges the Indian power sector is faced with, such as enabling better access to electricity, providing lifeline supply to all households, reducing T&D losses, etc. This will also guide planning and investments for future power projects and T&D activities," Sharma said.
He added that the government had recently unveiled the Smart Grid Vision and Road Map for the future for both modernising the aging grids as well as for transition towards low carbon power economy by integrating renewable generation with the grid.
The ChangeXchange 2014 - 2nd Reverse Buyer-Seller Meet (RBSM), supported by the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, allowed participants from the African nations to meet over 1,000 suppliers from India. The CEOs summit involving giants of the global electrical equipment Industry featured live panel discussion with eminent experts brainstorming on current challenges and opportunities in T&D business.
The event also featured Engineer Infinite 2014, through which Elecrama 2014 continued its search for new talent in the field of electrical and allied engineering.
