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Coal-based Power Generation 2021

The participating organisations in our previous conferences on “Coal-based Power Generation“ include: ABB, ABG Shipyard, ACB, ACC, Adani, Adani Ports, Adhunik Power, Aditya Birla, Amtek Auto, APCPL-NTPC, APGENCO, Archean Group, Asset Reconstruction Company (India), Atlas Copco, Atlas Logistics, Auma, Avantha Power, Axis Bank, Badrinarain Alloys & Steel, Bajaj Engineering, BALCO, Bank of Baroda, Banyan Tree Advisors, Bharat Forge, Bharat NRE Coke, Bharat Oman Refinery, Bhartiya Rail Bijlee, BHEL, BirlaTyres, Black & Veatch, BlueStar, Brookings India, Bygging India, C&S Electric, Canara Bank, Carborundum Universal, CERC, Cethar Vessels, CLP India, Clyde Pumps, CMPDI, Coal India, Coal Mint, Coastal Energen, Coastal Gujarat, CRISIL, Dalmia Cement, Damodar Valley Corporation, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Development Consultant, Doosan Power, DVC, E&Y, Eagle Burgmann, EICS Group, EIL, Elecon, ELP, Emerson Automation Solutions, Emerson Network Power, Energy Infratech, Epiroc Mining India, EPSA, Essar Projects, Essel Mining, Evonik, Exxon Mobil, Ferro Tech, Fichtner Consulting, FLSmidth, Gandhinagar University, GE, GE India Industrial, GEMCO, Getzner India, Glencore India, GMR, GRIDCO, GSECL, GVK Power, Haryana Power Generation Corporation, HCC, Heavy Water Plant, Hilti, Hindalco Industries, Hindustan Zinc, Honeywell Automation, HPERC, ICF International, ICICI Bank, IDBI, IDFC, IIFCL, ILFS energy, IMFA, IMI CCI-Control Component India, IMI Critical Engineering India, India Uniper Power Services, ISGEC, IEX, Indus Law, Innovima Technologies, J Power, JBIC, Jhajjar Power, Jindal India Thermal, Jindal Power, JK Cement, JM Financial, Jubilant Life Sciences, JSPL, Karam Chand Thapar& Bros, Kennametal, Kepco Plant Service & Engineering Co., KfW IPEX Bank, Korus Energy, KPMG Advisory Services, KraftPowercon, L&T Finance, L&T Infra Finance, L&T Power, L&T-MHPS Turbine Generators, L&T-Sargent & Lundy, Lahmeyer, LancoInfratech, Larsen & Toubro Limited, Leighton Contractors, Link Legal India Law Services, Lodge Cottrell, M3Investments, MacawberBeekay, Mahagenco, MahavirMultitrade, Maithon Power, Marsh India, Mascot Dynamics, MB Power, McNally Bharat, MEIL, Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Monnet Ispat, Ministry of Power, Moser Baer, Multi-Act Equity Consultancy, Nabha Power Limited, NALCO, New Technical Water Proofing Service and Rehabilitation, North Karnataka Power, Northern Coalfields, NSPCL, NTPC, OERC, OPG Power, Oriental Rubber Industries, Peabody Energy, PFC, Power Machines, Princeton University, Proteck Circuits, PTC India, PTC India Financial Services Limited, PWC, RECPDCL, Reliance Infrastructure, Religare Capital Markets, Rolux Rockwool, Rosa Power, Safire Capital, ROTODYNE Engineering Services, Saigal Sea Trade, SBI Capital Markets, SCCL Mines, SchedeLagertechnik, SDG, SEW Infrastructure, Shanghai Electric India, Shapoorji&Pallonji, Shree Renuka Energy, Siemens, Siemens Power Engineering, Sindya Power Generating Company, SN Power, South Eastern Coalfields, SRF, StatkraftEnergi, Sumitomo Corporation India, Supreme Nonwoven Industries, Surya Roshni, Takraf, Tata Power, Tata Projects, Technofab Engineering, Tecpro Systems, Telangana Power Generation, THDC, The Singareni Collieries Company, The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited, Thermax, Thermodyne Technology, ThermoFisher Scientific, Thriveni, ThyssenKrupp, Torishima Pumps, Torrent Power, Toshiba JSW Power Systems, TRF, Trident Group, VE Commercial Vehicles, Vedanta, Voith Turbo, Walchandnagar Industries, Wartsila, Welspun Energy, Western Coalfield, Wipro, WymanGordon, YES Bank, Zuari Cement, JSW Energy, JSW Power Trading, Volvo, etc.

Gas-based Power Generation 2021

The organisations that have participated in our previous conferences on “Gas-based Power Generation” include: 3i India, Adani Gas, Adani Power, AECOM, Aggreko Energy Rental, AGI Glas Pac, Aries Power, Assam Power Generation Corporation, Axis Bank, Baring Private Equity Asia, BGR Energy Systems, Bharat Forge, Bhartiya Marketing Revolution, BHEL, Brigade Infrastructure & Power, Camfil, Caparo Power, Carbon Clean Solutions, Caterpillar, CERC, Chemtrols, Cinda Engineering & Construction, Clarke Energy, CLP, Corporate Profiles, Corrtech Energy, COWI, CRISIL Infrastructure Advisory, Cummins India, Dalmia Cement, Deepak Fertilizers & Petrochemicals, DEIF, Economic Law Practice, Energy Infrastructure Management, Engie Global Markets, Engineers India Limited, Ergonomix Power Consultants, Essar Power, Essar Power Hazira, Excellence Enhancement Centre for Indian Power Sector, Exelon, Exxon Mobil Gas, GAIL, GE Infrastructure Energy, GE Power, GE-Oil & Gas, Ginni International, GMR Energy, Godawari Power &Ispat, Green Infra, Green Power International, Gujarat Gas, Gujarat State Electricity Corporation, GVK Power & Infrastructure, Haryana City Gas Distribution, Hazira LNG, HCC, H-Energy Group of Companies, Hero Honda Motors, Hindustan Electricity Generation, Hindustan National Glass & Industries, Hoerbiger, Honeywell Automation, ICF International, ICRA, IDBI, IDFC Project Equity, IFCI, IMC, India Power Corporation, India Uniper Services, Indian Energy Exchange, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Indraprastha Gas Limited, Indraprastha Power Generation, Innovima Technologies, Inox Wind Infrastructure Services Limited, IOT Infrastructure & Energy Services, IsoluxCorsan, Jakson, JSL, Jubilant Energy, Kakoti Engineering Works, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, KazStroyService Infrastructure, Kirloskar Brothers, Kirloskar Oil Engines, KPMG, KRIBHCO, L&T Infrastructure Finance, L&T Sargent & Lundy, Larsen & Toubro, Link Engineers, Madhya Pradesh UrjaVikas Nigam, Madras Fertilizers, MahaGenco, Man Diesel & Turbo, Marsh India, MEC Global, Mechtech Group, Ministry of Power, Mitsui, Money Matters Financial Services, Moser Baer, MSPGCL, Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chemicals, NDPL, NFL, Nirmal Industrial Controls, NPTI, NTPC, Oil India, ONGC, ONGC Tripura Power Company, OPG Power, PE Consulting, Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board, Petronet LNG, Pietro Fiorentini, Power Finance Corporation, Pratt & Whitney, Primove Engineering, PTC Energy, PTT International Company, Quippo Energy, Rai Industrial Power, Rajasthan RajyaVidyutPrasaran Nigam, Reliance Energy, Reliance Infrastructure, RMG Autometers, SBI Capital Markets, Sew Infrastructure, ShapoorjiPallonji and Company, Siemens, Sindya Power Generating Company, Siti Energy, Soma, Sterling & Wilson, Surya Roshni, Tata Power, TERI, Thermax, Toshniwal, Total Projects, Trilegal, Triveni, UJVNL, Vandana Global, Wartsila, Wendt India, etc.

Coal-based Power Generation 2021

The conference is being organised by India Infrastructure Publishing, the leading provider of information on the infrastructure sectors through magazines, newsletters, reports and conferences. The company publishes Power Line (India’s premier power magazine), Indian Infrastructure and Renewable Watch. It also publishes a series of research reports including Coal-based Power Generation in India, Mining in India and Mining Equipment Market Projections. The company also publishes Power News (a weekly newsletter), the Power Line Directory and Yearbook, and the Mining Directory and Yearbook.

Gas-based Power Generation 2021

The conference is being organised by India Infrastructure Publishing, the leading provider of information on the infrastructure sectors. The company publishes Indian Infrastructure (a magazine on infrastructure policy and finance), Power Line (India’s premier power magazine) and Renewable Watch (magazine that covers the entire spectrum of renewable energy). It also publishes the Gas in India report, Oil & Gas News (a weekly newsletter), and the Oil & Gas Directory and Yearbook.

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For sponsorship and delegate registrations, contact:
Monish Grover
Email: monish.grover@indiainfrastructure.com
Tel: +91-9999401099

Coal-based Power Generation 2021

Owing to the significant improvement in power demand post the Covid-19 outbreak, the coal-based power generation segment is showing signs of recovery. Headline numbers, including PLFs and generation, have witnessed an improvement in the past couple of months. Coal-based generation grew (month-on-month) by 10 per cent in September and over 14 per cent in October this year, while PLF improved by 600 basis points in October over the previous year.

To recall, the coal-based power generation segment was one of the most impacted segments following the outbreak of the pandemic in March. The must-run status of renewable power plants had resulted in a sharp fall in PLFs of the already stressed coal-based power plants as discom demand plunged. Also, the states had halted the payment of fixed charges to gencos by invoking the force majeure clause. Subsequently, a liquidity relief package was announced as part of the stimulus package to help discoms clear the pile-up of outstanding past receivables to gencos.

The coal-based segment also continues to face a number of challenges. There are 30-40 GW of stressed assets in the system and their resolution remains slow despite efforts by lenders and the government. Further, the pandemic made it difficult for resolved stressed assets to generate adequate cash flows.

Another challenge that coal-based units have to prepare for is flexible operations. Coal-based plants will need to transition their operation regimes from baseload to cyclic as more renewables are integrated into the grid. This implies that plant components will not only deteriorate at a faster rate, but there will also be higher O&M expenses due to the reduced life of components, additional costs owing to an increase in the heat rate and auxiliary power consumption, and an increase in oil consumption on account of frequent start/stops. Further, the increasing ramp rates will add to expenses.

The segment is also facing challenges in meeting the MoEFCC’s emission norms. Only four units totalling 1,740 MW have commissioned FGDs, which account for 1 per cent of the targeted capacity. This is extremely low as compared to the phased implementation plan that requires implementation in plants aggregating 5.44 GW by 2019 and 31.77 GW by 2020. Further, with supply chain disruptions owing to Covid-19, a number of FGD projects have been delayed or have fallen behind schedule. Meanwhile, in another setback for the segment, the Supreme Court has rejected a request by power producers to extend the deadline to install emission control equipment by two years to 2024.

Another challenge for the segment is to manage the performance of old and vintage units as well as tighter O&M regimes especially in the post-Covid business environment. In view of this, deploying digital solutions through a suite of applications such as IoT, analytics, AI and digital twins can help the coal-based power generation industry undertake predictive maintenance and data-driven business decisions.

Going forward, with a number of coal-based power plants retiring and limited new-build projects expected, the segment is expected to become more technology-driven in the next few years. As an affordable generation source, coal-based power is expected to play an increasingly supportive and balancing role as demand picks up. 

The mission of this conference is to analyse the key challenges facing the coal-based power generation segment, understand the impact of Covid-19 on operations and projects, and highlight the solutions and strategies relevant in the post-Covid scenario. The conference will also examine the key recent developments, compliance with the emission norms and role of flexibilisation. The conference will also showcase the best practices in O&M and emerging technology and equipment solutions for digitalisation.

Gas-based Power Generation 2021

Marking a deviation from the previous year’s trends, gas-based power generation reported an improvement in the first two quarters of this fiscal. Generation improved by 13 per cent, while average PLFs increased marginally to stand at 26.2 per cent as against 23 per cent in the past year owing to the softening of LNG prices leading to greater import by gencos.

That said, gas-based power generation currently has a small share of less than 5 per cent in the total generation and around 7 per cent in the installed capacity. As against a normative gas requirement of about 110 mmscmd (to run a plant at 85 per cent availability), the present availability is 29-30 mmscmd.

Owing to the lack of domestic gas availability and a policy lacuna, about 25,000 MW of gas-based power plants are currently under-utilised. Meanwhile, around 15 GW of installed capacity is stranded. Reviving these plants using imported R-LNG costs for these plants is seen as prohibitive. 

Previous attempts to revive the segment have seen limited headway. Under the e-auction scheme, which was launched for financial years 2016 and 2017, only a few plants were able to operate. As such, the total generation under the scheme was less than that quoted by the bidders. Also, due to sufficient power in the country, many states refused to sign PPAs with gas plants resulting in a lower participation. More recently, under the ongoing RTC bundling scheme for renewables, gas-based power await clarity on their inclusion under the scheme as they are better suited for balancing renewable energy.

Despite the headwinds that the segment is facing, the use of gas-based power, especially combined-cycle plants, in balancing growing renewables is being relooked at by grid operators. Gas-based power plants are expected to provide peaking support instead of flat generation round the clock in a high renewable scenario as the country looks to add 175 GW by 2022.

While there are other sources for meeting the peak power demand, including storage-based hydropower plants, thermal storage and battery storage systems, gas-based units, both open cycle and combined cycle, require the least amount of time for start-up and the least amount of energy per megawatt. Further, using a combination of digitalisation and advanced analytics can help them improve their performance and adapt to the changing requirements.

That said, there are a number of strategies and steps required to address the segment’s challenges. Apart from priority allocation of domestic gas, policy and regulatory support would be needed with regard to the scheduling mechanism; modifications in gas supply contracts for providing flexibility to power producers in terms of gas delivery rate and time and suitable compensation mechanisms to support the peaking operation of gas stations; and modifications in the operating norms.

The mission of this conference is to provide a platform to various stakeholders to discuss the key challenges facing the gas-based power generation segment, and highlight the solutions and strategies required to address them. It will also showcase the best practices, emerging technologies and solutions in the gas-based power generation segment.

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Coal-based Power Generation 2021

KEY TRENDS, IMPACT OF COVID-19 AND POST-COVID OUTLOOK

• What have been the key trends and developments in the coal-based power generation segment?
• What are the key issues and challenges? What has been the overall impact of Covid-19?
• What has been the industry response to the pandemic? What is the outlook for the sector?

GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE

• What is the government’s perspective on coal-based power generation?
• What are the key issues and areas of concern?
• What is the government’s outlook for the segment? What will be the key priorities in the post-Covid era?

NTPC’s PERSPECTIVE

• What is NTPC’s perspective on the coal-based power generation segment?
• What are the key issues being faced by its coal-based power projects? How are these being resolved?
• What are NTPC’s future plans for the segment? What is the outlook? 

PRIVATE DEVELOPERS’ PERSPECTIVE

• What is the perspective of private developers on the current state of the segment?
• What are the major issues and concerns? What have been the challenges faced due to the pandemic?
• What is the road ahead for the segment? What are the key priority areas? 

STATE GENCO PERPSPECTIVE

• What is the perspective of state gencos on coal-based power generation?
• What are the key issues and concerns?
• What is the future outlook for the segment? What are the key priority areas? 

CIL’s PERSPECTIVE

• What have been the trends in domestic coal supply and coal prices in the power sector?
• What are CIL’s plans with regard to e-auctions and coal supply under SHAKTI?
• What is the supply outlook and targets?

FLEXIBILISATION STRATEGIES

• What are the drivers for improving flexibility in coal-based power plants?
• What are the upgrades required to facilitate frequent starts, stops and load ramps?
• What has been the genco experience so far?

FOCUS ON EMISSION CONTROL AND AQCS

• What has been the level of compliance with the environmental norms so far?
• What are the gencos’ plans for the installation of FGDs and other pollution control equipment?
• What are the promising AQCS technology options? What has been the experience in their deployment?

FOCUS ON BTG EQUIPMENT

• What are the key operating challenges for gencos with respect to BTG equipment?
• What are the best practices in the O&M of BTG equipment?
• What are the technologies and solutions for improving reliability? 

COSTS, TARIFFS AND POWER PROCUREMENT OUTLOOK

• What has been the trend in generation and fuel costs for coal-based plants?
• What has been the trend in the issuance of fresh PPAs by discoms and the tariffs discovered?
• What is the outlook for costs and tariffs? 

DIGITAL POWER PLANTS

• What is the potential for digitalisation in a coal-based power plant?
• What are the outcomes achievable with digitalisation?
• What has been the experience so far? What are the challenges? 

BEST PRACTICES IN O&M

• What are the new and emerging O&M-related challenges for coal-based power plants?
• What are the technologies, solutions and best practices in this regard?
• What are the new and emerging requirements? 

WORKFORCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT

• What are the new and emerging genco requirements with regard to workforce and asset management?
• What are the new and emerging solutions for workforce and asset management?
• What has been the experience so far?

COAL AND ASH MANAGEMENT

• What are some of the challenges in coal and ash management by gencos?
• What are some of the promising technologies and methods in this regard?
• What has been the genco experience? 

DISCOMS’ POWER PROCUREMENT OUTLOOK

• What has been the trend in short-, medium- and long-term power procurement by discoms?
• What has been the trend in power procurement costs for coal-based power vis-a-vis other sources?
• What is the outlook for power procurement for the next few years? 

FOCUS ON COAL TRANSPORTATION

• What has been the trend in the volume and prices of coal transportation through Indian Railways?
• What are some of the key initiatives being taken to improve coal transportation?
• What are the plans and projects in the pipeline to address the logistical bottlenecks in coal supply to TPPs? What is the feasibility of coal transport through inland waterways?

Gas-based Power Generation 2021

Key Trends, Impact of Covid-19 and Post-Covid Outlook

• What have been the key trends and developments in the gas-based power generation segment?
• What has been the overall impact of Covid-19 on the segment?
• What is the segment’s post-Covid outlook? What are the key issues and concerns?

Government Perspective

• What is the government’s perspective on the gas-based power generation segment?
• What are the key issues and concerns?
• What is the government’s outlook for the segment?

Genco Perspective

• What is the perspective of power producers on the current state of the segment?
• What are their current gas requirements? What has been their sourcing strategy?
• What are the major issues and concerns? What is the future outlook?

Role in Meeting Peaking Power and Balancing Requirements

• What role can gas-based power plants play in meeting peaking power and balancing requirements in a growing renewables scenario?
• What are the advantages of using gas-based power for grid balancing?
• What are the enabling policy and regulatory measures needed to incentivise gas-based power plants for balancing?

Focus on O&M Strategies

• What are the O&M-related challenges faced by gas-based power generation units?
• What are the new and promising technologies and solutions in this regard?
• What are the emerging requirements of gencos?

Digitalisation Strategies

• What are the potential areas of digitalisation in gas-based power plants?
• What are the promising digital tools? applications?
• What has been the digitalisation experience so far?

Fuel Supply Outlook – Domestic Production and LNG

• What are the recent trends and developments in domestic gas production and supply?
• What are the recent price trends in the LNG market?
• What is the fuel supply outlook for gas-based power generation?

Cost Economics and Tariffs

• What has been the trend in generation and fuel costs for gas-based plants?
• What has been the trend in the generation costs of imported LNG-based plants?
• What is the outlook for costs and tariffs?

Focus on Flexibilisation

• What are the strategies to utilise gas-based power as flexible peaking power plants?
• What has been the experience so far?
• What are the issues and challenges?

Captive/On-Site Power Generation Options

• What are the advantages of gas-based power for onsite power generation?
• What are the gas-based power technologies most suitable in this regard?
• What has been the experience? What are the key issues and concerns?

Coal-based Power Generation 2021

Speakers (sorted alphabetically)

• Vivek Kumar Dewangan, Additional Secretary, Thermal, Ministry of Power
• Devnder Devgun, Head of Business Development, Jindal Stainless
• Siddhartha Ghosh, General Manager, Operations, CLP
• P S. Kumar, Plant Manager, HNPCL at VIZAG, STEAG
• Prasanna Kumar, Managing Director, Gujarat State Electricity Corporation
• Vinay Kumar, Executive Director, Engineering, NTPC
• Albert de Kreij, Sales Director, Hadek Protective Systems
• Sabyasachi Majumdar, Senior Vice President, ICRA
• Sudipta Kumar Mukherjee, Executive Director, CESC (Generation)
• Vijay P. Namjoshi, Chief Executive Officer, Coastal Gujarat Power
• Ashesh Padhy, Head, Thermal, JSW Energy
• Peter Peschken, Key Application Manager Mining and Ash, Putzmeister
• Manas Rout, Joint President, Adani Power
• Dr P. B. Salim, Chairman and Managing Director, West Bengal Power Development Corporation
• Athar Shahab, CEO, Nabha Power
• Mohammed Shayin, Managing Director, Haryana Power Generation Corporation
• Himadri Singha, Associate Director, Deloitte

For speaking opportunities, please contact:
Neha Mathur
Email: neha.mathur@indiainfrastructure.com
Mob: + 91 8826000927

Coal-based Power Generation 2021

The conference is targeted at:

• Power plants
• Renewable energy developers
• Technology providers
• Power trading companies
• Other industrial plants
• Financiers and investors
• BTG manufacturers
• Legal companies
• Regulatory agencies
• Pollution control boards
• Government and planning agencies
• Environmental engineering consultants
• Coal producers and importers
• EPC contractors
• FGD technology providers, etc.

Gas-based Power Generation 2021

The conference is targeted at top- and middle-level managers from:

• Gas-based power generators (central/state/IPPs/captive)
• LNG/Natural gas producers
• Gas marketers/suppliers
• Government and planning agencies
• Other power generators (coal/hydro/wind/solar)
• Regulatory agencies
• Power plant operations and maintenance providers
• Equipment manufacturers
• Technology providers
• Energy efficiency consultants
• Environmental engineering consultants
• Certification and inspection companies
• Investors and financial institutions
• Industrial consumers
• Infrastructure builders
• Gencos, transcos and discoms
• Pipeline operators
• Research and development organisations
• Consulting and legal firms
• Etc.

Delegate benefits (Virtual Conference)

• Direct interaction with senior speakers (Q&A facility)
• Easy connectivity to geographically dispersed delegates (click of a mouse)
• Concise report offered as a backgrounder
• Cost effective (lower ticket price as compared to a physical conference)
• Offers flexibility and convenience
• Access to conference recording
• Recap of conference sessions
• Contributes to sustainability and lower carbon footprint

For registration process/payment to attend any one conference, please contact:

Monish Grover
Email: monish.grover@indiainfrastructure.com
Tel: +91-9999401099

• There is a 30 per cent discount before January 15, 2021.
• GST @18 per cent is applicable on the registration fee.
• Registration will be confirmed on receipt of the payment.