20 Jun 2009
Government is keen on developing renewable energy sector in states having high renewable energy potential. The government has promised to provide all support for Tamil Nadu to set up windmills along the coastline for power generation. In order to encourage private investment in renewable energy sector, the ministry said,
Center will soon bring out a national policy on renewable energy
Generation-based incentive for all kinds of renewable energy will be the same.
Power sector will insist finance ministry to categories all lending to renewable energy projects as priority sector lending.
Source: Times of India