Centre pushes for land availability for wind projects, states look at pooling unused govt land
1 week, 2 days ago

Centre pushes for land availability for wind projects, states look at pooling unused govt land

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government has asked states to ease land availability for renewable energy projects with a focus on wind power, two people in the know of the developments said, citing industry concerns over the pace of progress. States are now looking at consolidating unutilized government land for wind power projects as the ministry of new and renewable energy pushes for completion of 500 GW of non-fossil power capacity by 2030. "Renewable energy parks in line with solar parks, which are being conceived by the government would also help in resolving the issue of land availability," said the second person mentioned above. Along with onshore wind, government in the past couple of years has also emphasized on the developing offshore wind power projects in the country.

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