A 'green' delegation heads for India

The US-India Business Council (USIBC) launched its first annual Green India
Executive Mission, with a delegation headed for India representing some of the
world's leading clean energy and water infrastructure companies.

Led by Robert Nelson, Senior Partner with the renowned firm of Akin Gump
Strauss Hauer & Feld, and member of the USIBC Board of Directors, the Green
India Executive Mission to New Delhi is in partnership with the Confederation of
Indian Industry (CII).

“Our delegation is enthusiastic to play a role in deploying the latest and
best clean technologies in India - to help India meet its growing energy needs
in a sustainable manner,” said Ted Jones, Director-Policy Advocacy, USIBC.

Among the technology companies in the Delegation are AES Solar; Astonfield
Renewable Resources Ltd., Azure Power, CH2M Hill, Easy Energy Systems, Eaton
Corporation, General Electric Company, Hines Corporation; Honeywell, SPX
Corporation; Synergics, United Technologies Corporation, and Weston Solutions
Ltd.

The delegation also includes leading investment banks and finance firms,
energy consulting and professional services companies.

Even with efficiency improvements, India's demand for power is forecast to
more than quadruple by 2030, making India the third largest energy consumer in
the world after the United States and China, the advocacy group seeking stronger
India-US commercial ties noted.

“India has made important domestic commitments to deploy
low-carbon-technologies and improve the existing water infrastructure,” said
Jones. “Our companies are here this week to better understand these new
incentives, and gauge the commercial opportunities,” he added.

India aims to increase efficiency in the water sector by 20 percent as well
as make improvements in the overall storage and distribution of water throughout
the system.

(Source: CIOL)