Indian States Try to Cancel (Renege ?) on PV Projects

[SageBrush]

I'd love to hear the inside scoop on this, or at least get some help in reading this news item
Madhya Pradesh seeks to quash Goldman-backed solar project

Madhya Pradesh's attempts to scrap the agreement with ReNew Power over the 51 megawatts (MW) project, citing land acquisition delays, were thrown out by a state court.
But the central Indian state's distribution company (discom) has now appealed to the country's highest court, potentially setting up a prolonged legal battle.
The move comes after Madhya Pradesh cancelled three solar power purchase deals with Canada-based Sky Power Global, also due to issues related to la ..
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Madhya Pradesh seeks to quash Goldman-backed solar project

It sounds like the state is using bureaucracy to strong-arm the project developers into renegotiating the PPA to a lower rate but I am not sure.

 

[FlatSix911]

I do a lot of business in India and I do not find this the development surprising ...

I'd love to hear the inside scoop on this, or at least get some help in reading this news item Madhya Pradesh seeks to quash Goldman-backed solar project
It sounds like the state is using bureaucracy to strong-arm the project developers into renegotiating the PPA to a lower rate but I am not sure.

 

[SageBrush]

Is that your read of the news article ?

The state says they canceled the project due to delays in obtaining land use permits ... but if I am reading the news correctly (or reading between the lines correctly,) the state is with holding the land permits, effectively forcing the project to fail.