In India, state agency Energy Efficiency Services Limited has signed a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding with government-owned telecommunications firm

Energy company ExxonMobil has signed a Memorandum of Understandings with Indian Institutes of Technology in Madras and Bombay on research and development of lower-emissions energy technologies.

Siemens and Chinese engineering company Harbin Electric International have signed a deal with Pakistan utility K-Electric to build a $650m, 900 MW combined cycle power plant in Karachi.

ACWA Power has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) for a LNG-based power plant and terminal in Bangladesh.

Siemens Gamesa has secured its first order in India to supply energy company Alfanar with 206 2.2-122 wind turbines for two wind farms which will boast a combined capacity of 453MW.

Siemens Gamesa strengthens its leadership in India with two new contracts to supply 453 MW to Alfanar

Here are the latest Industry developments taking place in India. 

The Government of India has approved a proposal to declare the use of tidal and wave to generate electricity as renewable power.

India has emerged as the market leader with the lowest renewable energy cost in Asia Pacific, new research from Wood Mackenzie found.

A new partnership has been created to install more than 250 million smart electric meters and increase utility revenue by ₹1,104 billion ($15.4 million) across India.