Open access will boost renewable energy capacity addition: Pinaki Bhattacharyya, MD and CEO of Amp Energy India
To increase the use of renewable energy, the Union power ministry has circulated the draft electricity open access rules, which propose to ease the way for industries and large power consumers to set up solar power generation units for self-consumption. Pinaki Bhattacharyya, MD and CEO of Amp Energy India, a renewable energy power producer providing clean energy to industrial and utility customers, tells FE’s Anupam Chatterjee how allowing commercial and industrial consumers open access to solar power will help the country achieve its green energy targets. The company has made equity commitments of $300 million towards in 1.5 GW of renewable energy assets in India. Excerpts:
