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Ved Mani Tiwari, Chief Executive Officer (Global Infra Business), Sterlite Power Transmission, believes that transmission projects offer a significant change in risk profile, post the commissioning of projects on account of low collection risks and these projects generally get a priority in funding over other infrastructure projects.

Balraj Joshi is the Chairman and Managing Director of NHPC since September 22, 2017 and has served as its Director of Technical from March 23, 2018 to July 5, 2018

During the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Summit (VGS), the Gujarat Government and USA’s Colorado province will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) where the two parties will establish solar parks, electric vehicle manufacturing, power distribution and other renewable energy sectors.

In order to deploy smart electricity metres in 130 towns and adjacent rural areas covering 1.8 million consumers in the state, Energy Efficiency Services (EESL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with North Bihar Power Distribution (NBPDCL) and South Bihar Power Distribution (SBPDCL).

For Sanjeev K Ahuja, Head-Marketing, Su-Kam Power Systems, GST will minimise hassles for the vendors like the abolition of æC' form, æF' form and CST which added to project costs.

For Uday Bhende, Managing Director, Kirloskar Solar Technologies, it remains to be seen as to what impact the imposition of safeguard duty would have on the manufacturing sector supporting solar energy.

Although the industry has generally welcomed the newly-enunciated Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy, review of its certain aspects may be necessitated on the back of some serious concerns

'Hybrid power projects of wind and solar will be most successful in Indian states with good wind and solar profiles.