Energy comes from a power source. There are different types of power sources. Some of them are listed below.

Wood and Coal: These sources are used to produce heat, electrical, and mechanical energy. Heat energy is produced by burning coal in its natural form.

Oil and Gas: This is used to produce mechanical energy, electrical energy, and heat energy.

Sun Power: This gives us light and heat energy. The energy is produced from nuclear fusion.

Water Power or Hydropower: This power source produces electrical and mechanical energy.

Wind Power: This power helps in generating mechanical and electrical energy.

Nuclear Power: This power is used to make electricity.

Power Engineering Courses

Power engineering is related to the manufacture and supply of power. The course deals with all kinds of power production such as hydro power, thermal power, solar power, etc. It taught the students about the production, design, control, and testing of power equipments.

There are many courses available in India related to the field of Power Engineering. Some of them are listed below.

• Diploma in Power Generation Engineering
• PG Diploma in Hydro Power Engineering
• B.E/B.Tech in Power Engineering
• PG Diploma in Thermal Power Plant Engineering
• M.Tech/M.E in Power System Engineering
• PG Diploma in Power Plant Engineering
• M.Tech/M.E in Thermal Power Engineering
• Ph.D in Farm Machinery & Power Engineering
• Master of Power Engineering
• M.E in Mechanical (Heat Power Engineering)
• M.Tech in Heat Power Engineering
• B.E in Power Plant Engineering
• M.Tech in Farm Machinery & Power Engineering

List of some institutes in India that offer various courses in Power Engineering:

• B.S Abdur Rahman University, Chennai
• Illinois Institute of Technology, Karnataka
• University College of Engineering, Punjab
• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad
• Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu
• Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Punjab
• IIT Guwahati, Assam
• Bharat University, Chennai
• Delhi Institute of Technology, New Delhi
• IIT Mumbai, Maharashtra
• SVE Rural Engineering College, Karnataka
• BR Deshmukh College of Engineering, Maharashtra
• Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Karnataka
• Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Maharashtra
• Chhattisgarh University, Raipur
• IIT Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
• College of Engineering, Maharashtra
• Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu
• Anjuman College of Engineering, Maharashtra
• Kalasalingam University, Tamil Nadu
• College of Technology, Uttaranchal
• National Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu
• Sinhgad College of Engineering, Pune
• National Power Training Institute, Haryana
• Shivaji University, Maharashtra
• College of Technology and Engineering, Rajasthan
• IIT Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Career in power sector

The candidates who have completed the power engineering course have a lot of opportunities in both in public and private sector. A few private companies in the power sector are listed below.

• Advanced Power Technology
• Nippo Batteries
• Swati Energy
• Vetril Systems Private Ltd
• Suzlon Energy
• Durgapur Projects Limited
• Servotech Power Systems Private Limited
• Asian Diesel Corporation
• Accurate Power Systems
• Excel Power Industries
• Jindal Steel & Power Limited

Some of the government organizations in the power sector are:

• Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited
• National Thermal Power Corporation
• Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL)
• Power Grid Corporation of India
• Pondicherry Power Corporation Limited
• Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd

For getting into these government sector jobs, the candidates have to qualify in various competitive exams conducted by public departments like SSC, UPSC, etc. The selected candidates can be promoted to higher posts after writing various departmental tests.