The National Power Systems Conference (NPSC) has been India’s premier conference in the area of power systems since 1981. It is a biennial conference providing a platform for researchers and engineers from Academia, Industry and Utility to exchange their knowledge, expertise and experience and deliberate on the challenges of current and future electric power systems. The main theme of the conference is "Towards greener, smarter and reliable electricity systems" and will include presentations from Industries, Utilities and R&D organizations. The conference will feature various plenary talks and panel discussions on power systems. The 18th National power System Conference NPSC-2014 is being hosted by the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, IIT Guwahati during December 18th- 20th, 2014.