“French comp to contribute to India’s renewable energy target”, 9 Sept 2016

A French delegation, specialising in the renewable energy sector, wrapped up their week-long visit to India and pledged to contribute the country’s energy targets with cutting-edge technologies. The delegation, comprising of leading technology companies and representatives of associations and federations of the French renewable energy sector visited India between September 5 and 9. "The companies are actively looking for partnerships to contribute to the renewable energy targets in India through innovative solutions and technology cooperation…They presented their expertise and cutting-edge technologies ranging from solar trackers, water turbines to software for energy information systems," a French Embassy statement said…India has ambitions in renewable energy as attested by the creation of the International Solar Alliance. The country aims to generate 40 per cent of its energy from non-fossil fuel sources in its energy mix by 2030 and for deploying 175GW of renewable energy by 2022…

[Also refers to IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, L&T, and Tata Power.]