INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
India has set up a target to raise its renewable capacity to 450 GWs by 2030The country's top explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp
is looking at acquisitions in order to have 10 gigawatts (GWs) of renewable energy capacity by 2040, Chairman Subhash Kumar said."Renewable
seems to be making lots of business since today and we are looking at the possibility of inorganic investment in renewables," Kumar told an
from the current 100 GWs to cut dependence on thermal power generation and reduce pollution.ONGC has signed a memorandum of understanding
with the country's top utility NTPC Ltd to study the setting up of offshore wind and other renewable energy projects in India and
overseas.Kumar said his company is looking to rope in foreign partners for exploring new areas, including its deepwater oil and gas block in
the east coast to monetise the reserves quickly.
