India

Land availability hurdles, grid access bottlenecks and concerns over the viability of low tender bids could hamper its ambitious target.

The private sector is expected to play a vital role as competitive bidding gains momentum.

13GW coal-fired power projects have been cancelled or shelved since 2010.

Only four players made bids for 600MW of capacity with tariffs fixed at $0.04/kWh for 25 years.

The two countries will develop measures for high efficiency in the wind industry.

He will discuss the potential growth areas in Southeast Asian markets.

The government said it is on track to exceed the previously set target.

This marks the third bid extension for the tender.

It has set a target to develop the projects over the next two years.

The approaching general elections could have stirred tender activity.

The plant could have a capacity of 500MW and a total investment of $365.11m.

It will apply to small hydro projects, biomass with Rankine cycle projects, non-fossil fuel-based co-generation projects, biomass gasifiers, and biogas-based projects.

The grid-connected projects will be located in Rajasthan, India.

But things are looking up thanks to new supply incentives and storage policies.

The transaction is expected to be completed by 31 March 2019.

Tariffs have fallen to at least 3.5 cents per unit, which are insufficient for capital costs.