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ARTICLE · 06 JULY 2023

Green Energy In India – The Green Open Access Regime And Group Captive Structures

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There have been certain developments in the regulatory landscape and jurisprudence around group captive power projects in India.

IndiaEnergy and Natural Resources
Karam Daulet-Singh
Karam Daulet-Singh
Anuj Bhatia
Anuj Bhatia
Simran Patel
Simran Patel
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There have been certain developments in the regulatory landscape and jurisprudence around group captive power projects in India. This article co-authored by Karam Daulet-Singh, Managing Partner, Anuj Bhatia, Partner and Simran Patel, Associate, provides a brief snapshot of these regulatory developments and analyses the potential impact that recent jurisprudence around group captive power projects could have on India's renewable energy sector.

Green Energy in India - the Green Open Access Regime and Group Captive Structures
July 3, 2023

A. Background

"Green Energy" is the current buzzword in India, which has stated an intent to have 500 GW of non-fossil-fuel-based energy capacity in place by 2030 and reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2070. In this regard, there have been certain welcome regulatory developments over the past twelve months.

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