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It was interesting for me to read that MDI Gurgaon has been offering PG diploma courses in energy management. The Institute's web site has this to say about the program:In order to create this pool of talent (for energy and power industry), Ministry of Power, in collaboration with USAID under...

India's Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah said the government has installed 18,000 wind mills across the country with production capacity of 10,386 MW.In addition, 216 locations have already been identified that are considered potential sites for installation of grid connected wind turbines.

In a recent announcement, Morgan Stanley said the that recent natural gas finds by Reliance Industries in the KG-D6 gas fields and the expected subsequent production could save India about $8.3 billion a year (about 0.7% of GDP).This estimation assumes 80 million cubic meters per day of gas supplies. RIL...

Read in the news recently that the Hyderabad-based solar PV modules maker Solar Semiconductor is in discussions with two firms in Europe and US to set up a 50-MW solar power plant in the near future. The firm also recently announced its quality certification by the US-based Underwriters Laboratories (UL);...

KS Oils Limited is an edible oil producer in Madhya Pradesh. With its interest in wind power, the company started a wind power project in 2006 with 2.5 MW capacity in Madhya Pradesh. In 2008, another 27 MW wind power capacity was added to the project. Till date it has...

India has finalized two of the eight missions under its National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). The missions are on solar energy and energy efficiency. National Solar Mission includes specific goals for increasing use of solar thermal technologies in urban areas, industry and commercial establishments. It sets a goal...

India is fifth largest in global wind power market, and has more potential to grow in future. But Indian infrastructure appears to be a bottleneck for the growth. Wind power developers are faced with challenges in erecting the turbines in the remote areas.They face problems in transporting turbines through narrow,...

Indian cities are likely to be free from car pollution soon. The reason behind this is the declaration by the Indian companies to manufacture electric cars.Chennai based company, Bavina Cars India to set up electric car producing factor worth $60m in Tamil Nadu and produce 25,000 electric cars annually when...

The Delhi government will promote energy efficient buildings with white roof and CFL bulbs. Fittingly enough, the work will start from the secretariat. The plan involves building “cool roofs”, roofs that are painted white. It was finalised at a meeting between Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and officials of the...

Starting soon, the country will witness IPOs. Oh well, it has already started, possibly: Sterlite Industries India, one of the country’s largest miners, said yesterday that it had issued $1.5 billion in new shares in the United States to fund its plans to increase power generation and finance acquisitions.The other...