Rolls-Royce said on Wednesday it aimed to exploit the burgeoning gas market and expand its overall presence in India through the launch of its new gas engine in Mumbai.
"We aim to increase our overall presence in India and take advantage of the increase in use of gas in power sector through the new gas engine - B-gas," Executive Director Premangshu Sanyal said.
Designed and manufactured at the Rolls-Royce Bergen facility in Norway, "the new engine has a 20-cylinder version producing 8,500 kilowatts of electrical power," he said.
The launch of the new engine would boost the company's overall presence in India, Sanyal added.