As the market for energy efficiency evolves, new financing models involving third party lenders or investors are also emerging in order to address specific needs of the owners and service providers.

Among the many activities and initiatives gaining steam in the run up to the Rio+20 summit in June 2012, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Coalition is ramping up efforts to get UN member countries “to commit to develop a policy framework on corporate sustainability reporting.”

The E-waste Rules come into effect from May 2012, but the lack of binding targets and the unpreparedness of the Indian Industry paints a dismal picture for its meaningful adoption.
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National Solar Mission’s second round of bidding for the remaining 350MW of Phase I that concluded in November’11 surprised industry veterans not only in India but across the globe with the price touching an all-time low of Rs 7.49/kWh.

In this next piece in our series “Different Strokes”, we are presenting a snapshot of the career journey of a veteran energy industry professional Dr. J.C. Datta Roy, currently the CEO of Dalkia Energy Services.