At our 14th Annual Conference on Wind Power in India, developers discussed their outlook and priorities for the sector, highlighting the opportunities, challenges and policy measures needed to accelerate wind energy deployment.
Key takeaways:
- Developers are increasingly prioritising hybrid, round-the-clock and firm renewable energy projects by integrating wind, solar and energy storage to meet utility and commercial & industrial demand.
- Land acquisition, transmission connectivity and evacuation infrastructure remain the biggest bottlenecks, with many awarded projects facing delays due to pending PPAs, PSAs and grid readiness.
- Panelists called for predictable bidding, faster approvals, stronger transmission networks and stable regulations, while cautioning that recent changes to the Deviation Settlement Mechanism could affect the viability of standalone wind projects.
Panelists included:
- Dr Jatinder Singh Chandok, Chief Executive Officer, ONGC NTPC Green Energy Limited
- Gaurav Jaitak, Vice-President, Welspun New Energy Ltd.
- Sandy Khera, Chief Executive Officer and Country Manager, Enel Group
- Vinay Pabba, Chief Executive Officer, Vibrant Energy
- Monika Rathi, Country Head, Vena Energy
- Vaibhav Singh, Head of Strategy, TATA Power
- Rajesh Zoldeo, Head – Business Development & Commercial, Renewable Business, Sembcorp Industries Ltd.
The panel discussion was moderated by Sarthak Takyar, Associate Director, Renewable Watch
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