Developers in Gujarat have raised concerns about the Indian state’s reluctance to approve the transfer of land for wind projects auctioned by agencies other than those backed by its own utility. Projects auctioned through the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a unit of the country’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, allow developers to choose locations anywhere in India. MNRE secretary Anand Kumar raised the matter with J N Singh, chief secretary of Gujarat, on August 7. The state government has approved only one such project, at an undisclosed location near Vadodara, according to officials with knowledge of the matter.
Developers in Gujarat have raised concerns about the Indian state’s reluctance to approve the transfer of land for wind projects auctioned by agencies other than those backed by its own utility. Projects auctioned through the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a unit of the country’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, allow developers to choose locations anywhere in India. The state government has approved only one such project, at an undisclosed location near Vadodara, according to officials with knowledge of the matter.