New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) is exploring a mechanism to aggregate industrial heat demand and procure green electricity for manufacturers, including MSME clusters, as India steps up efforts to strengthen energy security and accelerate industrial electrification amid the West Asia conflict.

The proposal would build on SECI's existing renewable energy demand-aggregation model and its recent entry into green ammonia.

Under the mechanism, the agency would assess the combined heating requirements of manufacturers and MSME clusters and use the aggregated demand to float tenders for green power.

The initiative could help make electric furnaces more viable for industries such as steel, cement and aluminium...