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This issue carries a profile of the foundry industry, with a profile of the Coimbatore foundry cluster and the activities under the TERI–SDC EESE project to promote energy efficiency in the Rajkot foundry cluster. It also presents an overview of the project supported by Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation (SSEF), under which energy studies are being conducted in ten energy intensive MSME clusters in Haryana, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.

This issue presents insights and experiences in promoting energy efficiency in the Indian MSME sector from three different perspectives: a bilateral organization (SDC), a multilateral organization (UNIDO), and a financial institution (SIDBI). This knowledge is particularly relevant ahead of the Conference of Parties (COP21), to be held in Paris at the end of 2015.

This issue focuses on pump sets, which together consume almost a fifth of India’s total electricity production. It outlines a study conducted by TERI with the support of Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation on promoting energy efficient pumps in India. It also presents a profile of Rajkot pump set cluster, including summaries of workshops under the TERI–SDC project and the SIDBI-supported Cluster Level Intervention Program (CLIP).

This issue features a cluster profile of the Bhubaneshwar brass cluster, and summaries of a knowledge paper by TERI and YES Bank on ‘Enabling Finance for Scaling Up Energy Efficiency in MSMEs’; the 6th Annual Energy Management Action Network (EMAK) workshop organized by TERI and Institute of Energy Economics (IEE) Japan; and workshop to promote energy efficient Japanese heat pump systems organized by TERI and ECCJ.

This issue carries a profile of the Gujarat dairy cluster; a case study from Pune forging cluster on forging units that have adopted energy efficient compressed air systems under the GEF–World Bank project titled ‘Financing energy efficiency at MSMEs’ being co-implemented by SIDBI and BEE, and a workshop organized by TERI and Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) on promoting Japanese low carbon technologies in India.

This issue carries a profile of the Faridabad mixed engineering cluster. It also presents a case study from the Pune forging cluster on the various energy conservation measures implemented by a forging unit in the cluster including their benefits in terms of energy and cost savings.

This issue features a profile of the Kolhapur foundry cluster; a workshop on ‘Financing Energy Efficient Technology for MSMEs – Opportunities and Challenges’ organized by Ministry of MSME and GIZ; a conference on ‘Changing Paradigms of Cluster Development: Learning from Global Experiences’ organized by Foundation for MSME Clusters (FMC) with UNIDO, CII and TCI Network; and a summary of the Thematic Session on ‘Promoting Energy Efficiency in MSMEs’ held during DSDS 2014.

This issue features a profile of the Pune forging cluster. It also presents a case study from the Punjab dairy cluster on implementing the low-carbon Electric Heat Pump (EHP) technology for improving energy efficiency in the dairy industry, under the TERI–IGES partnership project supported by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

This issue carries a profile of the Jagadhri brass and aluminium cluster; a case study from Ankleshwar chemical cluster on replacement of inefficient manually controlled NG burner by energy efficient automatic burner in boiler; gist of the session on energy efficiency during the fifth ‘India-Japan Energy Forum’; and summary of the bankers’ training on energy efficiency finance for MSMEs coordinated by GIZ, SBI SIDBI, and Bank of India (BOI).

This issue carries a profile of the Ankleshwar chemical cluster. It also carries a case study from the Rajkot foundry cluster on the implementation of an energy efficient low carbon technology— gas heat pump— by an investment casting unit under a project funded by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), with TERI and Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan as the research partners.

This issue carries a profile of the Odisha sponge iron cluster. It also carries a case study from the Pune forging cluster on veneering technology for improving energy efficiency in heat treatment furnaces; and a summary of a regional level policy dialogue organized in Chennai, Tamil Nadu to deliberate on strategies to scale up energy efficient technologies and practices in the metal casting sector.

This issue carries a profile of the Muzaffarnagar paper cluster; an outline of the GEF–World Bank project titled ‘Financing energy efficiency at MSMEs’ being executed by SIDBI and BEE in five energy intensive MSME clusters; and a summary of three training programs on best operating practices (BOP) in cupola furnace conducted by TERI for foundry operators and other plant personnel at Belgaum (Karnataka) and Kolhapur & Sangli (Maharashtra).