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"the Scheme for Financial Support to PPPs in Infrastructure" (Viability Gap Funding Scheme) was launched in 2006 with a view to support infrastructure projects undertaken through PPP mode that are economically justified but commercially unviable due to large capital investment requirements, long gestation periods and the inability to increase user charges to commercial levels. In this existing Scheme, VGF up to 40%of the Total Project Cost (TPC) is provided by the Government, of India (Gol) and the sponsoring authority in the form of capital grant at the stage of project construction (20%+20%). In 2024, the government approved the VGF scheme for offshore wind energy projects with a total outlay of Rs.7453 crore. Offshore wind is a source of renewable energy which offers several advantages such as higher adequacy & reliability, lower storage requirement.
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