Vikram Invests in Solar PV Plant
INDIA - - Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, is to inaugurate the Solar Photovoltaic Module Manufacturing Plant of Vikram Group of Industries at Falta, Special Economic...

Gail's Gujarat Wind Farm on Line in April
INDIA - Indian gas company Gail India is building a wind farm in Gujarat in its first step into commercial power generation.

Minister Opens Biomass Power Plant in Muktsar
PUNJAB, INDIA - Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah inaugurated a 14.5- MW biomass plant in Channu village in Muktsar on Friday.

Refinery Boost to Jatropha Farming
INDIA - UK oil company, D1 Oils, has joined forces with Williamson Magor Group in India to set up a biofuel refinery in Balipara in Sonitpur.

DRDO Turns to Biodiesel
INDIA - India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has launched a project to produce biodiesel from jatropha.

Suzlon in 8.7MW Wind Energy Project
INDIA - Suzlon Energy, a manufacturer of wind turbines has received its first order to set up a 8.7MW wind energy project in Tamil Nadu.

CLP Power India Expands Wind Power
INDIA - CLP Power India Pvt Ltd is to increase its wind power capacity to 650MW by the end of the year.

Daimler Committed to Jatropha Biodiesel
INDIA - Daimler AG has started a new project for the cultivation of the biodiesel raw material jatropha in the south of India and the seedlings for the first 100 hectares have been planted.

IFC Backs Biomass Power Plant
INDIA - IFC, a member of the Word Bank Group, will provide a $6.25 million loan to a renewable energy company, Auro Mira Energy Company Private Limited, to build an 18MW biomass-based greenfield...

NTPC to Buy Solar Power
INDIA - NTPC Vidyut Vapyar Nigam Ltd (NVVNL), part of of NTPC, is to turn to solar power by 2013.

Is India's 'Miracle' Biofuel Crop Too Good to Be True?
INDIA - To its fans, jatropha is a miracle crop, an eco-friendly answer to India's growing energy needs, but some experts are starting to question whether the wonder-shrub is too good to be ...

Biofuels to Create Green Future
INDIA - Much of the discussion on combating climate change is focusing on captivating carbon dioxide and methane, the two major culprits causing global warming, a biofuels conference in Delhi...

Fidelis Energy in $25 Million Solar Project in India
INDIA - US company Fidelis Energy has reached a $25 million agreement with Esar Solar Power Pvt. Ltd. (ESP), a Jaipur-based company, to develop and construct the first of several solar energy...

BHEL to Build Solar Plant in Karnataka
INDIA - Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has been given a Rs 420 million contract by Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd for a 3MW solar plant in Karnataka.

Grant for Biodiesel Production Research
INDIA - The Indian government's Department of Science and Technology, Government of India has given the goahead for a grant of Rs. 1.333 million to the Department of Botany at PSGR Krishnammal...

IndianOil to Buy Land for Oil Seeds
INDIA - IndianOil wants to buy 50,000 hectares of wasteland in Uttar Pradesh to plant oilseeds, such as Jatropha and Karanjia.

West Bengal Targets 115MW Solar Power by 2013
WEST BENGAL, INDIA - West Bengal expects to generate 115 megawatt solar power by March 2013, an official said Monday.

Centre for Turning Waste into Biofuel
INDIA - Avoiding the food-versus-fuel security conflict, the Union Cabinet has approved a national biofuel policy, which makes it clear that biodiesel will be produced from plants cultivated...

Indowind Plans Acquisition of 50 MW Wind Farms
INDIA - Windfarm operator Indowind Energy sees 70 per cent revenue growth in FY10 and plans to acquire wind farms in India with capacity of 50 mega watt by the end of fiscal 2010, a senior company...

Jatropha Research Centre Established
INDIA - The Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University (SDAU) and Nandan Biomatrix Limited (NBL) are to set up a Jatropha Information Centre (JIC) at Deesa.

2MW Solar Plant Inaugurated in Amritsar
INDIA - India's first 2MW solar power plant in Punjab's Amritsar District has gone on line.

PEDA to Install Biomass Plant at Dhandhari
INDIA - The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) is to build a biomass plant at Dhandhari to produce energy from rice straw.

Go-ahead for Jaipur Solar Farm
INDIA - Solar energy firm, Natural Power is looking at setting up a 5MW solar farm near Jaipur at a cost of Rs 850 million.

Wind Farm Contract for Tamil Nadu
INDIA - Indian Energy has commissioned ReGen Powertech to build a 49.5MW wind farm at Theni in Tamil Nadu.

Biofuel Information Centres Set Up
INDIA - The Karnataka Biofuel Task Force is to establish information centres in the 29 districts of the state to demonstrate methods of producing biofuels.