India has a vast and favourable coastline with a potential to produce over 70 Gigawatts of offshore wind energy off the coasts of two states alone – Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, and yet there is not a single windmill in the Indian Ocean. There are multiple challenges that need to be addressed for setting up of offshore projects.  

In this first episode of the offshore wind podcast series at WRI India's The Energy Pod, we discuss the technical and financial aspects involving the setting up of offshore wind energy projects in India. 

  We begin with a conversation with Akhilesh Tilotia, Head of Research, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), one of India’s sovereign-linked asset manager and Kajol, Senior Manager at WRI India who has worked extensively on emerging RE technologies. NIIF is one of the larger alternate investment managers in the country with significant exposure in the infrastructure sector including renewables.  

 
This series is anchored by Deepak Krishnan, Deputy Director, WRI India's Energy Program; edited by sound engineer Santhosh; scripted and directed by Kunal Shankar, Senior Manager for Global Strategic Communications Product, WRI. 

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