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Open access power in India - A myth at present

October 2, 2009

Analysis of:Open access in power needs work: Power Grid | www.business-standard.com

The Powergrid Corporation of India Ltd is the public sector company charged with the responsibility of creating and operating a National Power Grid.PGCIL is the third largest power transmission company in the world and will be taking its installed capacity to 37000MW by 2017. Until the power transmission capacity catches up with the demand,profitability of merchant power plants will remain largely governed by their long term power sale agreements with their dedicated users .

India's Solar Energy Program- All set for Lift Off

September 23, 2009

Analysis of:India warms up to solar energy | www.upiasia.com

The Indian government has unveiled the National Solar Plan and this promises to be the start of an fast and exciting ride into Solar energy for the country. It is blessed with abundant Solar insolation as well as a power starved economy. The National Solar plan touches upon the right levers to galvanize the players and solar markets.

India was not betting on the "Peace Pipeline"

September 13, 2009

Analysis of:India – Iran talks fail | timesofindia.indiatimes.com

The "Peace Pipeline" between Iran,Pakistan,India was always in doubt of fructifying. Given the geopolitical realities of the region, it is well for India to stay out of it. India has already gone ahead with sourcing supplies from others. It is also more actively pursuing exploration under the NELP, encouraged by one of the largest gas discoveries in the Krishna Godavari basin in the bay of Bengal. There was no real expectation of the Peace Pipeline coming through, so this will not impact India.

Distributed Energy- Way forward for Renewable Energy Systems in India

September 13, 2009

Analysis of:Grid Connectivity: Invest in Alternative Energy’s Missing Link | seekingalpha.com

The "grid connectivity" is unlikely to be a better investment option than distributed solar/wind/biomass energy systems in developing countries like India. Grid connectivity requires large centralized investments and implementation issues in populous areas where "Right of Way" and already scarce land will be impediments.Adopting the right incentives can galvanize the private sector to provide clean renewable energy in quick time to the power starved residents of rural India.

India needs to fix its Gas pricing mechanism

September 9, 2009

Analysis of:Anil Ambani puts Deora in gas chamber | economictimes.indiatimes.com

Anil Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Natural Resources Ltd has alleged Murli Deora, Petroleum minister of India of taking a "biased and partisan" stance in the dispute between RNRL and Reliance Industries Ltd(RIL) for KG-D6 gas. These kind of disputes and allegations are bound to continue as long as the Gas pricing is government regulated and not governed by a market based price discovery.

Off shore exploration in Bangladesh can be a risky proposition

September 6, 2009

Analysis of:Oil firms when Bangladesh rights | news.bbc.co.uk

Bangladesh has granted exploration rights to Conoco Philips and Tullow oil in three disputed offshore blocks in the Bay of Bengal. The oil companies are expected to spend about $160 millions exploring the area. Given the lack of agreement and understanding between Bangladesh, Myanmar & India regarding the ownership of the territory involved , this can be a somewhat risky proposition. There has been some tension between Bangladesh & Myanmar in the recent past on this very issue.

Rajasthan oil production- A significant positive for India

September 6, 2009

Analysis of:Cairn Energy to start pumping India oil this week | www.livemint.com

Cairn Energy started pumping its First Production of oil from its oil fields in Barmer district of Rajasthan last week. The production from the Barmer basin is from 3 oil fields, namely, Mangala,Bhagyam& Aishwarya(MBA). The MBA reserve is estimated at more than 1 billion barrels including 300 million barrels of EOR oil. This is truly significant for India since this the first major oil field brought into production by the private sector in India and will hopefully spur greater participation.

Petronet LNG is De-risking its supplies

August 26, 2009

Analysis of:Australia, India sign AUD 25 billion Gorgon LNG Deal | www.sindhtoday.net

Petronet LNG recently signed a 20 year agreement with Gorgon LNG for purchase of 1.5 Million tons per annum of LNG. The cargoes will be received at Petronet LNG's planned terminal at Kochi, South western India. This is unlikely to have any major impact on existing Indian natural gas players like Reliance Industries. Petronet LNG has been promoted by GAIL in order to ensure long term Gas availability for it gas transmission pipeline networks.

Grid connected Solar PV power plants - Gathering momentum

September 30, 2008

Analysis of:The Sun Shines on Solar | www.housingzone.com

With the increasing investments in and development of Thin film Solar PV technology, grid connected solar power plants are becoming increasingly viable. As the size of the thin film solar PV manufacturing plants become bigger, the economies of scale will kick in and make the cost of grid connected solar PV power comparable to fossil fuel based power.There are currently several technologies being actively pursued : Poly crystalline Silicon, Amorphous Silicon, Cadmium Telluride, CIGS are the leading ones. 

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