The global high voltage (HV) switchgear market is set to rise from $11.6 billion in 2016 to just under $16 billion in 2021, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.4 per cent, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData.

Sterling and Wilson has bagged turnkey engineering, procurement and construction along with the operation and maintenance contract for the world’s largest single location solar PV plant in Sweihan, Emirates of Abu Dhabi. The project will deliver a capacity of 1,177 MWp, easily surpassing the current largest 850 MWp single location plant in China.

JSW Energy has appointed Prashant Jain as its Joint Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, effective 16th June, 2017.

Mytrah Energy Ltd, announced results for the year ended December 31, 2016. The company reported full year revenues of $362.23 million, an increase of 385 per cent, over last year’s revenue of $74.72 million. The increase is due to a combination of higher revenue from power generation and inclusion of construction revenue.

Freyr Energy, a full service solar provider has launched Freyr SunProTM- an ‘India first’ mobile application that will help customers run their rooftop solar businesses with ease. Running on both iOS and Android devices (Play Store and App Store), the app uses complex algorithms and data analytics to streamline the entire process of fulfilling a customer’s solar requirements.

Separately, Glencore has made a proposal to MC for Glencore's purchase of its HVO and WW interest at the price of U$920 million, in connection with Glencore's offer to Rio Tinto to purchase all of the shares in C&A. MC has accepted the proposal, subject to Glencore successfully completing the acquisition of C&A.

ABB has provided an extensive array of products and systems for Indian metros for wayside power and onboard requirement. These include traction, receiving and auxiliary substations with compact gas- and air-insulated switchgear, modular distribution switchgear, efficient and low noise level traction transformers, dry type auxiliary and rectifier transformers, motors, overhead electrification, integrated building and asset management solutions and SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) systems. These help not only in improved performance but also cost efficiency.

The Indian waste management and recycling market is undergoing radical transformation, given favourable government regulations, low penetration rates, and an influx of technology-savvy start-up companies are propelling double-digit growth.

Adani group announced the commissioning of a 50 MW solar PV plant in Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh under the National Solar Mission (NSM) scheme with an investment of Rs 315 crore.