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With the government encouraging the development of the sector with enabling policies such as generation based incentives and accelerated depreciation, a large number of wind turbine manufacturers are setting up base in the country. For a maturing industry, it is now time for consolidation and diversifi cation. With the C-WET projecting a capacity of  about 48 GW of wind power in the country, the right policy environment, state-level incentives and a  further relaxation on the duty on imported equipment will bolster the industry and take it to new heights.

In view of the amazing success story that wind power has been in India, we decided to come out with this wind power special issue. In the following pages, the reader will get an overarching idea of the nature of the wind power business in India, the activities of notable manufacturers in the space and also be also to comprehend the travails that need to be overcome in order to transform India into a wind power hub.

In other stories, we look into power management systems and their indispensable role in successfully  meeting the energy conservation needs of the manufacturing sector. Th e need for energy conservation is perhaps more vital than the creation of new capacity, and we have constantly endeavored to drive this point home with our En-Con section. Th is issue seeks to reiterate our commitment to this extremely important segment of the power business.
Our regular sections continue.

For a maturing wind power industry, it is now time for consolidation and diversification

The need for energy conservation is more vital than the creation of new capacity

Saptarshi R Dutta
Editor