Interviews

More private wind developers will evince interest in taking up projects under the repowering scheme, which will lead to overall growth of the sector, says Mahesh Palashikar, CEO, GE Renewables, India.

In an hard-hitting conversation, Secretary General of Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association, DV Giri suggests some major moves which the current government can take to scale up the capacity of wind power generation which will lead to immense opportunity for turbine manufacturers.

The support mechanism and the incentives like GBI and AD are essentially required for the growth of the wind energy in India, says KR Nair, Vice President, Indian Wind Power Association. Edited excerpts...

Since the government has plans to add 10,000 MW of capacity, the concept of repowering existing projects can certainly ease pressure on this sector, says Ramesh Kymal, CMD, Gamesa India.

Capacitors are one of the most versatile electrical products and their application spectrum is the widest, ranging from computers, televisions, appliances, automobiles, aircraft, domestic & industrial equipments, power electronics, drivers, UPS etc.

India is one of the pioneers in manufacturing all range of capacitors. At present, Indian manufacturers manufacture various types of capacitors that include high grid capacitors which are not manufactured in other countries across the world.

There is no solar manufacturers´ association worth its mettle to bring all the firms to unite and help sharpen government policies towards result-oriented implementation, says DT Barki, Director (Technical), Photon Solar

Solar PV is proving to be a viable alternative option for industrial and commercial category of power consumers, says Vishwanathan Iyer, DGM & Head-Business Development (Solar), West & South India, Sterling and Wilson.

If Europe and the US have resorted to anti-dumping duties to protect local industries, why can´t India, asks Bhupesh Trivedi, President Marketing, Waaree Energies Ltd.