Energy storage to hit record highIndia's energy storage sector witnessed a record surge in July, with states tendering 8.1 GWh of capacity. Auctions revealed a record low t...
02 Aug, 2025, 12.38 AM IST
SECL invites bids for 500 wind power projects off Gujarat coastState-run Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited bids for 500 wind power projects off Gujarat's coast, backed by viability ga...
16 Sep, 2024, 12.42 AM IST
Cabinet givs nod to VGF scheme for offshore wind energy with Rs 7,453 crore outlayThe Union Cabinet approved a viability gap funding (VGF) scheme for offshore wind energy projects with a total allocation of Rs 7,453 crore...
20 Jun, 2024, 12.11 PM IST
Offshore wind capacity of 1GW may be auctioned in first 100 days of new govtIndia could bid out 1 GW of offshore wind capacity under the viability gap funding (VGF) scheme and issue guidelines for the PM-Surya Ghar ...
25 Apr, 2024, 01.02 AM IST
Shipping Ministry for VGF scheme change to push operational expenditureAt present, VGF support is available for projects in metro and road construction, development of food grain silos, and setting up of transm...
21 Mar, 2023, 12.10 AM IST
Finance Ministry notifies updated viability gap funding schemeProjects under the scheme would be implemented by a private sector company as selected by the government or a statutory entity through a pr...
10 Dec, 2020, 10.59 PM IST
UDAN: No GST on Viability Gap Funding disbursementThe government has decided not to levy the Goods and Services Tax on disbursement of Viability Gap Funding extended to select airlines unde...
27 Dec, 2017, 06.02 PM IST
After SpiceJet, Indigo wants no financial support for regional flightsThe government has received a total of 141 proposals from 17 airlines and also received counter bids for 55 proposals from 10 airlines.
13 Dec, 2017, 02.40 PM IST
UDAN: Airfares to be revised every three monthsWhile airfares would be linked to inflation, viability gap funding would depend on inflation, cost of aviation turbine fuel and the rupee-d...
10 May, 2017, 10.33 PM IST
No fixed limit for viability gap funding in regional air connectivity plan: Aviation MinisterThe scheme to connect under-served airports provides for gap funding to the participating airlines, which will be funded by the Centre and ...
07 Feb, 2017, 06.54 PM IST
Government approves Rs 5050 crore funding to push solar projectsGovernment today approved a 'viability gap funding' (VGF) of Rs 5,050 crore for setting up over 5,000 MW of grid linked solar power project...
20 Jan, 2016, 05.53 PM IST
Public Private Partnership projects got Rs 596.39 crore as VGF in 2014-15The cost of PPP projects which got the VGF was Rs 3,595.93 crore in 2014-15, as per a written reply to Lok Sabha by Planning Minister Rao I...
08 May, 2015, 04.27 PM IST
- FM to convince CMs on viability gap funding
Finance minister P Chidambaram may ask for personal intervention of chief ministers of 16 states which have not yet sent any proposal for r...
05 Mar, 2007, 02.39 AM IST
- Viability gap funding to pay for red tape
The Centre is likely to keep unchanged the allocation under the viability gap funding (VGF) for infrastructure projects in 2007-08.
27 Jan, 2007, 02.24 AM IST
- VGF grants no alternative for freeing user charges
Has the viability gap funding (VGF), which provides last-mile finance in the form of grant-in-aid for public-private partnership projects i...
01 Jan, 2007, 01.39 AM IST
- FM to consider part-funding of Mumbai metro phase II
After declining to support the first phase of Mumbai metro rail project, the Finance Ministry is considering to partly finance the second p...
26 Dec, 2006, 12.40 PM IST
- Urban renewal scheme may fund city‘s metro project
Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG)-promoted Rs 2,356-crore Mumbai Metro One project is likely to be cleared soon sans viability gap funding.
21 Dec, 2006, 03.44 AM IST