India, Feb. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Union Minister for Power, Shri Manohar Lal today inaugurated the Ministry of Power Pavilion at the AI Impact Summit 2026 being held at Bharat Mandapam, underscoring India's commitment to leveraging Artificial Intelligence for building a future-ready, efficient and resilient power sector.
The pavilion presents a forward-looking vision of the power sector under the theme "From Megawatts to Megabytes: Transforming India's Power Ecosystem," highlighting how digital technologies are reshaping generation, transmission and distribution systems.
Some key highlights showcased at the Ministry of Power Pavilion include:
The pavilion reflects the Ministry's focus on integrating cutting-edge AI technologies to strengthen infrastructure reliability, improve efficiency, and support sustainable growth in the power sector.
The Minister also visited the exhibition put up by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation at the AI Impact Summit. Dr. Vikas Kumar, Managing Director, DMRC briefed him about the initiatives taken in the field of AI by the DMRC.
Officials of DMRC stated that AI will enable faster redressal of customer grievances and passenger-related issues. On the maintenance front, AI is being used to monitor overhead electrification (OHE), pantograph-OHE interaction, wheel grinding, rolling stock subsystems and signalling.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
