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Agici Finance Business, an Italian pioneer active in research and consultancy in the energy business and Energy Alternatives India, the leader in consultancy in renewable energy in India, have signed a MoU to develop joint initiatives aimed at helping Italian businesses to seize the opportunities that the Indian market is...

No, the title has nothing to do with Sonia Gandhi.  It is literally a more electrifying connection that Italy is keen to have with India. I spent the last week in the pleasant city of Milano (Milan), the financial capital of Italy. I was there because the nice folks from...

It was a few weeks back that I met the young and cheerful Zulfiqar Varawalla of NanoJoshXXL at his office at Navi Mumbai. I had been working with my team on an assignment for one of my clients where my job was to find out some interesting cleantech products in...

The government of India made it mandatory for companies to disclose their CSR activities and has released a set of guidelines for all companies – including MNCs – for disclosing the same. Observing these guidelines is however voluntary, it is reported. A bit confusing, I must say. Why make these...

It’s yet again the tussle between the power ministry and the environment ministry, more specifically the environment minister Jairam Ramesh. The Mahan coal block was originally allocated to Essar Power and Hindalco industries to fuel their power projects. But the environment ministry has decided that allowing mining in this coal...

I recently read a post from the excellent Panchabuta blog about the government’s sudden realisation that in order for the thousands of Indian villages to get access electricity, extending the grid down there is not the answer, but use of renewables for distributed power generation is. Governments never cease to...

The REC trading for the month of June 2011 took place on 29th June. Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) once again saw the majority of trading happening whereas trading at  Power Exchange India Limited (PXIL) was subdued. The table below provides the summary of the trading at these two exchanges. June...

Date : 27-30 September 2011 Venue: Holiday Inn Mumbai International Airport, Mumbai, India   India is among one of the fastest growing economies in the world, and with a burgeoning population it faces an acute supply-demand gap in meeting the country’s growing energy needs. With the 12th 5-Year Plan in...

The MNRE is inviting suggestions and feedback regarding the selection of projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission(JNNSM). These suggestions will be considered while devising the policy for the second round of bidding for the remaining 296 MW of solar PV power projects of the first phase of the...

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) is inviting comments and suggestions for the revision of the price band for the Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) traded at the power exchanges. The hearing is scheduled for 14.07.2011 and comments/suggestions can be sent by the stakeholders by 05.07.2011. Given below are the details...