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Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana account for ~71% of outstanding dues from DISCOMs to RE generators

September 16, 2020

Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana account for ~71% of outstanding dues from DISCOMs to RE generators Discoms are the weakest link in the entire value chain of the Indian electricity sector. Their inability to pay generators on time, manage their losses and improve on other inefficiencies weighs down the entire power sector. Discoms in India have been functioning sub-optimally and have even been described as a “leaking bucket”, due to their inability to break-even despite multiple financial bailouts over…

Land procurement: The biggest hurdle for solar and wind projects

Land acquistion is the biggest hurdle for solar and wind project developers in India. In India, the land is a state subject, which means various state government agencies, including- revenue department, panchayat, state nodal agencies, among others, are involved in giving approvals to procure/ lease the land. The involvement of so many entities makes the entire process highly cumbersome and time-consuming. As per industry sources, in general, it takes around 6-9 months to procure land for setting up solar/ wind…