|
WELCOME REMARKS
• Welcome remarks/presentation by Alok Brara, Publisher,
Power Line
UPDATE ON THE POWER SECTOR
Questions/Topics:
• What is the update on the power sector with regard
to targets and achievements for the Eleventh Plan for generation,
transmission, distribution and trading?
• What is the update on the R-APDRP and the RGGVY?
What are the targets for the Twelfth Plan?
• Presentation by Power Line Research
KEY TRENDS AND OUTLOOK
Questions/Topics:
• What are the key drivers of the transformer market
in India?
• What have been the key recent trends impacting this
segment? What is the future outlook?
• Presentation by Anil Nagrani, Senior Director, Indian
Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers’ Association
• plus Q&A
KEYNOTE SESSION: INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE
Questions/Topics:
• What are the perspectives and plans of some of the
key transformer manufacturers?
• How is the transformer industry gearing up to meet
power sector demand?
• What are some of the key constraints and challenges
that the industry faces?
• What is the industry doing to address the issues
faced by the utilities?
• Address by Biswaroop Ukil, Head, Marketing, on behalf
of J.G. Kulkarni, Senior-Vice-President, Crompton Greaves
Global
Panel discussion amongst (in alphabetic order):
• Sandeep Arora, Managing Director, Transformers, India
Region, Naini & Vadodara, Areva T&D
• A.K. Govil, Vice-President, EHV Power Transformer
Division, Vijai Electrical
• M.L. Mukhopadhyay, General Manager, Marketing, Bharat
Heavy Electricals Limited
• Plus Q&A
KEYNOTE SESSION: UTILITY PERSPECTIVE
Questions/Topics:
• What are the plans and perspectives of some of the
major power sector players?
• What are their capex plans with respect to transformers
over the next three to five years?
• What are the transformer-related challenges faced
by the utilities?
• What are the emerging requirements and is the industry
ready to meet them?
Panel discussion amongst (in alphabetic order):
• Krishnapura Sheshadri, Additional Vice-President,
BSES Rajdhani Power
• D.P. Luthra, Chief Engineer, Trans South, Uttar Pradesh
Power Transmission Corporation
• Vasant Mehto, Technical Adviser, Madhya Pradesh Power
Transmission Company
• Vijendra Mittal, Consultant, EHV Transmission Projects,
Sterlite Technologies
• Plus Q&A
TRENDS IN MAJOR MARKET SEGMENTS I
Questions/Topics:
• How is the demand for high efficiency distribution
transformers shaping the market?
• What are the needs and requirements? What are the
key developments?
• Presentation by Sujay Kumar Saha, Assistant General
Manager, System, NPDL on “Power Transformers in Smart
Grid Scenario”
• plus Q&A
FOCUS ON SMART GRIDS
Questions/Topics:
• What are the changing requirements in transformer
design and operations to ensure they are ready for smart
grids?
• How can utilities ensure greater automation in their
transformer asset base in line with smart grid objectives?
• With growing grid integration of renewable energy
sources, what will be the special demands on transformers?
• Presentation by Rahul Tongia, Principal Research
Scientist, CSTEP and Technical Adviser, India Smart Grid
Task Force
• plus Q&A
UPDATE ON R-APDRP
Questions/Topics:
• What is the current status of the R-APDRP Part B?
• What will be its impact on transformer demand?
• What will be the specific requirements of this programme?
• Presentation by Sudhanshu Gupta, Associate Director,
Ernst & Young
• plus Q&A
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
Questions/Topics:
• What has been the experience with regard to operations
and maintenance of various transformers?
• What needs to be done to improve in-field diagnostics,
monitoring and reliability of transformers?
• What are the industry practices in condition and
reliability-centric monitoring of transformers?
• What more needs to be done to ensure better transformer
protection?
• Presentation by P. Ramachandran, Technical Adviser,
Transformer Division, ABB
• plus Q&A
TESTING AND MEASUREMENT
Questions/Topics:
• What is the current status of testing facilities
in India?
• What has been the Indian experience with testing
of EHV and UHV transformers?
• What more is required to be done to match the testing
facilities with the evolving transformer needs?
• Joint presentation by B.V. Raghavaiah, Additional
Director, and Yugal Agarwal, Engineering Officer, CPRI
• plus Q&A
SPOTLIGHT ON TRANSFORMER DESIGN
Questions/Topics:
• What are the key design considerations for transformer
manufacturers?
• What are the major customer requirements that are
being incorporated in transformer designs?
• What are the latest innovations in the industry?
To what extent is the domestic industry aligned with global
trends?
• Presentation by Dr S.V. Kulkarni, Professor, Department
of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay
• plus Q&A
MOVE TOWARDS HIGH VOLTAGES
Questions/Topics:
• What are the developments with regard to EHV and
UHV transformers?
• What are the needs with regard to back-to-back high
voltage direct current (HVDC) transformers?
• How is the existing manufacturing capacity geared
towards meeting future demand?
Presentations by:
• M.R. Chauhan, Chief Design Engineer, Power Grid Corporation
on India on “HVDC Transformers”
• Abhay Kumar, Chief Design Engineer, Power Grid Corporation
on India on “EHV and UHV transformers”
• plus Q&A
TRENDS IN MAJOR MARKET SEGMENTS II
Questions/Topics:
• What are the needs and requirements of grid transformers
in the country?
• What are the key developments related to power transformers
in India?
• How is the demand for high efficiency distribution
transformers shaping the market?
Presentations by (in alphabetic order):
• B.V. Girish, Executive Engineer, Electrical, Karnataka
Power Transmission Corporation
• Prem Prakash, General Manager, Delhi Transco on “Transformer
Testing and Experiences”
• Naresh Sardana, Superintending Engineer, Uttar Haryana
Bijli Vitran Nigam
• plus Q&A
|
