Alternative Fuels in India

‘Incredible India!’ is not only the slogan of the Indian tourism industry - It`s always my first thought when I visit India. To understand India, numbers can give only a limited view of the country and people. The Republic of India has 1.18bn people in the World’s biggest democratic country. It also has a huge emerging market with continuing growth rates of 8- 9% every year.

India produces 200Mt of cement every year, which requires 40Mt of coal and 320Mt of limestone. However, these are just big numbers; to understand India you have to visit this beautiful country and to see the incredible development. You will be amazed from the new International Terminal Th ree at New Delhi Indira Ghandi Airport, the new three-lane highways that were just small parish roads six years ago.
The Indian cement industry has signifi cant growth rates due to the high local demand driven by entrepreneurs and multinational companies supported by the Indian government. The energy demand, not only in the cement industry, has led to increasing fossilfuel prices.