India

Spanish wind turbine maker Gamesa has won a 74.65 MW order from India’s ReNew Wind Power. It is the first contract between the two companies.

A new study, using a broad range of criteria and data, suggests Shanghai is the world's most vulnerable major city to flooding. In spite of gleaming skyscrapers and state-of-the-art mass transit systems, China's most flamboyant city surpasses other Asian coastal conurbations as being the most at risk from the rising sea levels driven by changing climate. The new research, A flood vulnerability index for coastal cities and its use in assessing climate change impacts, published in the journal, Natural Hazards, looks not just at cities’ physical characteristics but also at their socio-economic and institutional systems, to assess the impact of flooding.

Green Infra Ltd is the latest Indian renewables company planning to separate project development from turbine orders for wind farms in order to leverage better deals and broaden their base of potential suppliers. The New Delhi-based developer, which is backed by leading Indian integrated infrastructure finance player, IDFC Private Equity, seeks to bring down costs by acquiring land and clearances for new projects, tasks traditionally handled by the turbine supplier in India

Indian Railways plans to build four plants to produce biodiesel, capable of producing 30 tons of fuel per day, according to a government statement.

The drought-prone Vidarbha region of Maharashtra is heading towards another form of water crisis due to a proposed cluster of coal power plants in the region, according to a report from environmental NGO Greenpeace.