Reviving Coal-Fired Power with Global Innovation
India is at a critical crossroads in its energy transition journey. While renewable energy continues to grow, the immediate and near-term reality is a renewed reliance on coal-fired power to meet surging electricity demand. With record-breaking consumption, increasing industrial growth, and the intermittent nature of renewables, coal remains the backbone of India’s power supply — and that isn’t changing anytime soon.
To ensure grid stability, support economic growth, and avoid power shortages, India is ramping up investment in thermal generation. Over 88 GW of new coal-fired capacity is in the pipeline, alongside life extension, modernization, and emissions control upgrades to existing fleets.
Yet, over the past decade, many global OEMs and technology providers deprioritized India due to slowing coal investments. As a result, Indian power generators have faced a growing technology and services gap — one that now presents a major opportunity for global solution providers.
India Power Forum aims to bridge that gap. Organized by Krishnan & Associates, India Power Forum is a focused one-day event — taking place in New Delhi on September 12th — dedicated to bringing together Indian utilities, plant operators, EPCs, and global suppliers of cutting-edge thermal technologies.
The conference will showcase solutions that improve reliability, availability, environmental performance, digital operations, and plant safety — all with the goal of lowering forced outage rates and optimizing thermal generation for India’s next phase of growth.
India Power Forum is more than a conference. It’s a re-connection point — reviving knowledge sharing, rebuilding trust, and fostering supplier partnerships between India’s thermal power sector and the world’s most innovative technology leaders.