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A useful and regularly updated site on the status and trends of ethanol fuel in India. Contains details on government policies, ethanol projects, technology details and business enquiries Site link

There are some useful inputs provided on the economics of ethanol production from sugarcane molasses for India, in this UN Conference on Trade & Development report. (page 17 in the report) This report also provides a good amount of useful data on the status and trends in ethanol and biodiesel...

This article is almost a year old, so some of the facts could have changed, but the theme of the article provides inputs on the types of infrastructural problems that the country faces currently. Indian companies which produce biodiesel from Jatropha are distributing the oil to other countries. This is...

Was doing some lazy browsing on books related to India’s energy status, renewable energy and energy security. The following were the ones I found appetizing: 1. Energy Efficient Buildings in India – by Mili Majumdar – Publisher: Tata Energy Research Institute, TERI (February 28, 2009)- Amazon link 2. India-s Energy...

Schneider Electric signed an agreement to acquire Conzerv Systems, a leader in energy efficiency solutions in the Indian market. Conzerv caters to industrial and commercial power consumers and pioneered the design and manufacture of digital energy meters. It generates sales in $14 million and employs 337 people. Conzerv Systems Pvt....

Came across an interesting article from Daily Times, Pakistan that argues that India’s Myanmar policy has of late been influenced by the fact that the country wants some benefits from Myanmar’s oil and gas reserves. It goes on to say that, while earlier the Indian government held the freedom leader...

An FE study reveals that aggregate expenditure on energy of the 324 major companies (including seven power and airline companies) increased by 25.4% to Rs 79,375 crore during 2008-09 from the level of Rs 63,274 crore during 2007-08. (Source article) However, it appears that this is not out of line...

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...

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....