India’s federal government is in discussions with state governments to have them buy more renewable sources for power generation, Indian federal Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, said on Monday.
State-held utilities have been delaying purchases of clean energy recently, the minister said at an energy conference in India, as carried by Reuters.
The federal government is currently looking to convince state governments, which are waiting for power prices to fall further, and will hold a second round of talks soon, Joshi said at the International Energy Conference & Exhibition.
India, where power demand continues to grow, is accelerating clean energy rollout, betting on more renewable energy sources, despite the fact that it relies heavily on coal for electricity generation.
Last week, India unveiled a national policy on geothermal energy to accelerate the clean energy transition.
The country is also set to…
