AMSC, a global provider of solutions to the wind and power grid industry, has landed a contract worth over USD30 million to supply wind turbine electrical control systems (ECS) to Inox Wind Limited, part of India's Inox Group of Companies.
The United States has complained to the World Trade Organization over India’s decision to restrict imports of solar equipment, saying domestic-content requirements violate global commerce rules.
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Small and medium companies in India are becoming more energized to take part in new opportunities in renewable energy and biotech, and the introduction of new technologies like wireless in industrial solutions to major infrastructure companies, according to an interview carried in the Economic Times.
The Chinese government reassured India this week that dams it is planning to build on the Brahmaputra River would not impact flood control efforts or the ecological environment in downstream regions.
India’s second largest power company, Tata Power, may look around for partners to help it double its renewable energy generating capacity over the next five years, according to a Bloomberg report.
Following a meeting with state energy ministers, India’s Power Ministry has announced a number of measures aimed at relieving the country’s chronic power shortage. The primary solution is getting states to issue electricity supply tenders to power project developers in the next six months.
The Indian government is yet again reassessing the environmental licensing for the country's mines. This time a nine-member group of ministers headed by agriculture minister Sharad Pawar will look at the environment ministry's report on identifying inviolate forest areas where mining should be barred.
Indian wind turbine giant Suzlon Group and Orange Renewable Power, an independent power producer, have agreed to jointly develop a 50.4-MW wind energy project in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan.
Whilst the Chinese government is finally acknowledging Beijing’s air pollution and acting on it, the Indian government still refuses to take action despite pollution levels in the capital New Delhi far exceeding its northern neighbor.
This report by the World Bank spells out what the world would be like if it warmed by 4 degrees Celsius, which is what scientists are nearly unanimously predicting by the end of the century, without serious policy changes.
Companies in Asia reveal expectations that regulations that could lead to rising costs for reporting and reducing GHG emissions will also be the main sources of climate-related business opportunities.
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