RENEWABLE ENERGY

• Plans to set up a 200 MW wind turbine manufacturing capacity initially, and scale it upto 500 MW in three years. Tamil Nadu and Gujarat are the likely location for this plant.
  Siemens Ltd
  Mr.J Schubert, M.D.
  Mr. Shirley Burla, Head - PR,
  130, Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Worli, Mumbai - 400018.
  Tel.: 022-24987430, 24987024, Fax.: 022-24968085,
  E-mail: shirley.burla@siemens.com

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• The company has plans to expand its power generation business by setting up a 10-MW solar project.
  Location: Jodhpur Rajasthan
  Dalmia Cement
  Mr. Ramkumar Yadav, Head (Power Projects) Hansalaya,
  11 & 12th Floors, 15 Barakhamba Road, New Delhi- 110001
  Tel.: 011-23457100 / 23310121 /23 - 25, Fax.: 011-23313303,
  E-mail: ramkr.yadav@dalmiacement.com

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• The company plans to set up an 18 MW biomass-based greenfi eld power plant in Kanyakumari District. Agriculture wastes like rubber wood, plywood waste, cashew nut shells, saw dust, and coconut shells will be used as feedstock. The work will start in 4 months and completion period is 12 months.
  Location: Kanyakumari Tamil Nadu
  Auro Mira Bio Systems Kanyakumari Pvt Ltd
  Mr. N Shrinivasan, CEO
  Mr. AR Giridhar, AGM,
  Old # 11, New # 29, Shafee Mohamed Road, Thousand Lights, Chennai - 600 006.
  Tel. : 044-28209800, Fax.: 044-28209897, M: 09500080533

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• Plans to set up a 1,000 KW Solar Energy Research Experimental Station (Seres) on its campus. This station will provide uninterrupted electricity supply to six neighbouring villages and serve as the solar energy development research facility. The preliminary work has started and will take one year to complete.
  Location: Kanpur Uttar Pradesh
  Budget Rs :18 crore
  Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K)
  Dr. K Murlidhar, Dean (R&D), MDR
  78C, Nankari, Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur -208016, Uttar Pradesh.
  Tel.: 0512-2597578,
  E-mail: dord@iitk.ac.in