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Gamesa has bolstered its position in India having received a new order 1 for the supply of 250 MW to Orange, one of India’s leading independent power producers (IPP).

The company will install 125 of its G97-2.0 MW Class S wind turbines at three wind farms. With a tower height of 104 metres, the company has tailor-designed this variant – certified by TÜV NORD – for the Indian market with a view to maximising turbine performance at low wind speed sites.

Specifically, the agreement entered into with Orange includes the turnkey construction of a 100 MW wind farm in the town of Ananthapur, in the state of Andhra Pradesh; this facility is scheduled for commissioning in March 2016.

In addition, the company will supply, install and commission 25 G97-2.0 MW Class S turbines at the Ratlam wind farm (50 MW) and another 50 at the Agar (100 MW) wind farm, both of which located in the state of Madhya Pradesh. These facilities are slated for commissioning in the first and third quarters of 2016, respectively. The agreement also encompasses the provision of the related operation and maintenance services over the medium and long term.

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In recent years, India has emerged as one of the most promising wind power markets: installed capacity is expected to increase from close to 23,000 MW today to 40,000 MW by the end of 2019, driven by huge pent-up demand for electricity, according to sector consultancy BTM’s estimates. In addition, the Indian government has set the target of lifting installed capacity to 60,000 MW by 2022.

The new orders secured by Gamesa in India – with some 500 MW locked in year-to-date – reinforce its solid commercial positioning: according to BTM, the company ended 2014 as the leading OEM in the country for the second year running, with a market share of 32% in 2014, compared to 21% in 2013.

Gamesa’s presence in India – as technology provider and wind farm developer – dates back to 2009. To date, it has installed close to 1,900 MW and services over 1,850 MW under O&M agreements. In addition, in its capacity as wind farm developer, it has developed over 1,300 MW.

Source: http://www.gamesacorp.com/en/communication/news/gamesa-strengthens-its-position-in-india-with-a-new-order-for-the-supply-of-250-mw-to-orange.html?idCategoria=0&fechaDesde=&especifica=0&texto=india&idSeccion=0&fechaHasta=

Hyundai entered the subcompact crossover segment on October 10, 2014, when they released the Hyundai IX25 to the Chinese market. As per Zigwheels.com, the company is also working on a smaller SUV.

Besides these two vehicles, Hyundai has plans to bring in the new Sonata, new-generationHyundai Elantra besides facelifted models of its existing models.

Compact SUV sales in India are likely to more than quadruple to 970,000 vehicles in the decade to 2020, according to consultant IHS Automotive, which expects 550,000 such vehicles to be sold in the country in 2015.

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While its price point is bound to sway its fate in this market, it’s going to be the driving capabilities and performance of the Creta that’ll add to its draw.

“Our stagnation has been about our inability to capitalize on the truck (and SUV) side”, Hyundai Motor America CEO Dave Zuchowski said at a media event Thursday. This trend has eased the capacity constraints that were holding back sales of some Hyundai cars a couple of years ago.

Meanwhile, Hyundai has released the all-new Tucson compact crossover on the first press day of the Geneva Motor Show, Worldcarfans.com unveiled. It offers improved mileage, segment-leading passenger roominess, sleek new styling and requisite technological advancements including a 5-inch touchscreen display with rear-view camera inside, and LED headlights outside.

In order to cash in on the festive rush, Hyundai brought forward the launch of its maiden SUV, which will be available in both petrol and diesel variants.

Source: http://www.pressexaminer.com/hyundai-motor-india-ltd-launches-suv-creta-in-delhi/10103

AstraZeneca PLC is sharply scaling back the business it gives to the Indian outsourcing companies that it has long relied on for tech help.

David Smoley, AstraZeneca’s technology chief, said he expects to cut in half the $750 million the drug maker used to spend annually on outsourcing over the next two years. He said the number of people working on information technology also would drop by 50%.

The changes at AstraZeneca are part of a major shift toward cloud computing, which is starting to bite into the revenue and profits as well as hiring in India’s critical outsourcing industry and poses an existential threat to the players that fail to adapt.

Outsourcing executives are bracing for a big disruption. “It’s like what happened when Amazon arrived,” said C.P. Gurnani, chief executive of Tech Mahindra Ltd., a large Pune-based outsourcer that specializes in work for telecommunications companies. U.S.

See more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/indias-outsourcing-firms-change-direction-as-cloud-moves-in-1436740981

Inexpensive smartphones and 2G subscriptions are expected to help boost Internet usage rates in India over the next two years, according to a new study by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and KPMG. While city dwellers are quickly upgrading to 3G and 4G, slower but more affordable data plans will enable more people to get online.

IAMAI-KPMG estimates that there will be a total of 500 million Internet users (out of a total population of 1.25 billion) in India by 2017, up from a current number of about 350 million. According to the report, the number of mobile Internet users in two years will be 314 million.

Though India has the second-highest number of Internet users in the world after China, its online penetration rate is still just 19 percent.

In a statement, IAMAI president Dr. Subho Ray said Internet growth will be driven by users in rural areas: “The advent of low-cost smartphones coupled with low mobile tariffs has empowered consumers in the hinterland to use data connectivity, and we will be seeing more usage from those areas in months to come.”

According to the report, 905 million Indians live in rural areas and 6.7 percent, or 61 million, currently use the Internet on a regular basis. About 4.4 percent go online using a smartphone, a significant increase from 0.4 percent in 2012. People without smartphones or PCs use community centers or cyber cafes instead, but that will probably change quickly as more makers of inexpensive Android devices — such as Xiaomi, Micromax and OnePlus — focus on India as a key growth market.

See more: http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/21/india-internet-growth/

As Indian mobile app usage outpaced global app usage, mobile app usage in India grew 131 per cent, as per Yahoo’s latest report.

Growth in app usage far exceeding its global peers, driven by country’s obsession with mobile app shopping, which contributed to 19 per cent of their time spent on their smartphones (second only to gaming, which took 25% of user’s time). App growth in Asia stood at 77 per cent. «The shift from e-commerce to m-commerce is accelerating, with Indians engaging with their mobile shopping apps almost round the clock,» Christopher Klotzbach, Head of Product Marketing, Flurry from Yahoo, told ET.

The Flurry team from Yahoo analysed data gleaned from over 700,000 apps and 1.8 billion devices from across the world, and the 42,000 apps and 82 million devices from India, that use Flurry.

Phablet is the fastest growing mobile device globally, with growth in India outpacing growth in the US – 38 per cent of user sessions in India are on phablets vs 21 per cent in the US, as measured by Flurry. «Phablet users in Asia engage in apps 78 per cent more than the average smartphone users in Asia, which is driving the app growth in the region,» Klotzbach said.

The top three app growth categories in India, according to Yahoo are personalization (such as Android launchers like Aviate and Hola), followed by News & Reading and Photography. Personalization apps grew 533 per cent year over year, News and Reading apps grew 311 per cent while, Photography apps grew 178 per cent.

See more: http://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/mvas-apps/india-is-the-fastest-growing-mobile-app-market-yahoo/47876145