More Problems for Wind Energy in India We at Greenworldinvestor, have already discussed how wind energy in India is facing pressure from the lower prices of solar energy being generated. With solar power being priced at INR 4.5-5/kWh, wind producers are facing difficulty in signing PPAs with utilities for higher prices. Also with solar prices […]
Solar and Wind mixed use Farms policy in India While most of the large countries have separate polices for the development of wind and solar resources in the country now, there is no country which has a policy to promote the development of a hybrid solar wind mixed use farms. India has an ambitious target […]
Wind Energy Rajasthan Wind energy developers have faced payment issues from time to time, as cash strapped distribution utilities in some states have not disbursed money for the electricity generated by the wind turbines on time. There was a major issues in receiving payments in Tamil Nadu a couple of years ago leading to an […]
First Wind Energy Auction in India The Indian government has promoted wind and solar energy in the country through radically different business models. Wind energy growth in India has mainly taken place through well-defined feed in tariffs given in different states, along with central fiscal incentives such as accelerated depreciation and generation based incentives. Wind […]
The Indian renewable energy sector faces unique and difficult challenges, as it tries to achieve a 175 GW capacity by 2022. This involves a rapid growth in an environment which still has uncertain policies, contradicting regulations and red tape from government officials. Power being a highly regulated sector, with involvement of multiple government organizations faces […]
India suffers from lack of good windy sites One of the biggest problems for the India’s wind energy sector is the paucity of good windy sites for locating the wind farms. Most of the good locations have already been used up and finding a new site is a major problem for wind energy developers. In […]