** Shares of specialty chemicals maker Aether Industries
AETH.NS rise as much as 2.9% to 895 rupees
** Co says 15 MW solar project to power its manufacturing
facilities is now operational
** Says the project is expected to deliver annual energy
cost savings exceeding 150 mln rupees ($1.8 mln)
** Avg rating of five analysts equivalent of "buy", median
PT is 1,104 rupees - LSEG data
** Rival SRF SRFL.NS rated "hold" - LSEG
** AETH down 0.2% YTD, SRFL down 9.2%
($1 = 85.4940 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Ashish Chandra in Bengaluru)
((ashish.chandra@thomsonreuters.com (+91 7982114624))