{"id":28469,"date":"2023-10-26T09:16:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T07:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/news\/german-indian-energy-partnership-vgbe-supports-capacity-building-for-the-flexible-operation-of-coal-fired-power-plants\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T09:17:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T07:17:46","slug":"german-indian-energy-partnership","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/news\/german-indian-energy-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"German-Indian energy partnership: vgbe supports capacity building for the flexible operation of coal-fired power plants"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28469\" class=\"elementor elementor-28469 elementor-28450\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c68e189 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c68e189\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-223a1d7\" data-id=\"223a1d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d562c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65d562c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Three events \u2013 one goal: sharing knowledge and experiences on the flexible operation of thermal power plants within the Indian power sector. The first highlight was a one-week simulator training that took place from 3 to 7 October 2023 and in which operators from the generating company Mahagenco were able to familiarize themselves with the topic hands-on. A team from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steag.in\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">STEAG India<\/a> conducted the training \u2013 its curriculum was developed jointly by experts from STEAG India, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.giz.de\/de\/html\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deutschen Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH<\/a> and vgbe. The feedback from the participants was so positive that two more training sessions are planned this year.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-008bb24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"008bb24\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37ba8f1\" data-id=\"37ba8f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0930496 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0930496\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mahagenco-Training-1024x582.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28455\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mahagenco-Training-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mahagenco-Training-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mahagenco-Training-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mahagenco-Training-1536x873.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mahagenco-Training.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-356cafa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"356cafa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c653e9\" data-id=\"6c653e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c85a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38c85a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Workshops under the theme \u201cFlexible Thermal Power Plants: Bridge to a Decarbonized Energy System\u201d were held in Bengaluru and Raipur on 9 and 12 October 2023. In addition to contributions from vgbe and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuwien.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TU Vienna<\/a> in person, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iqony.energy\/ueber-uns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iqony<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RWE<\/a> provided insights into the operation of thermal power plants in Europe, battery storage projects and repurposing concepts for power plant sites. The many questions and lively discussions during the events showed that the topics were of utmost interests for the more than 150 participants. The workshops were jointly organized by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eecpowerindia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Excellence Enhancement Center<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.giz.de\/de\/html\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GIZ<\/a> and vgbe. Under the auspices of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energyforum.in\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">German-Indian Energy Forum<\/a> these three institutions have been working together for many years.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dda0d38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dda0d38\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b3500b\" data-id=\"0b3500b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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