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The 21st edition of the LED Expo was successfully held in New Delhi from November 14-16. Often described as India’s most influential platform to source and trade lighting technologies, the exposition featured nearly 400 exhibitors from nine countries, several product launches and a future zone.

Schneider Electric on Wednesday announced the launch of its Smart Factory in Bengaluru. This is the second such facility by the company in the country.

The centre is in the process of shortly finalising an energy policy for the country a senior official of the government think tank NITI Aayog informed at an energy storage event in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Antti Kami, Vice President, Engine Power Plants, WSrtsilS states that instead of curtailing solar and investing in new coal plants, the focus needs to be shifted on the efficiency of old coal plant and renewables.

Rajesh Kumar Mediratta, Director Business Development, Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) expects an over two-fold increase in the electricity trades in India. The revival in the industrial demand, expansion in renewable energy generation, shift to short-term PPAs, cross-border deals with, especially the SAARC member countries and the evolution of electric mobility are among the key factors that will spur the demand.

A former finance secretary and now as a Member Secretary, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and Principal Advisor-Niti Aayog, Ratan Watal believes that the handling of battery waste is a challenge and India must regulate the recycling market in the country to reap its benefit.

For Sanjeev K Ahuja, Head-Marketing, Su-Kam Power Systems, GST will minimise hassles for the vendors like the abolition of æC' form, æF' form and CST which added to project costs.

The task of taking seven million solar study lamps to students living in some of the most backward areas of India is not an easy one