SunEdison inks MoU with Tamil Nadu to develop 2-GW projects

Renewable energy firm SunEdison today said it has entered into an agreement with Tamil Nadu government to develop 2 GW of wind and solar power projects in the state in the next five years.
"SunEdison has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Tamil Nadu state government to develop 2 gigawatts of wind and solar power in the state in the next 5 years," the company said in a release.
According to the statement, the 2 gigawatts are part of SunEdison's larger plan to develop 15.2 gigawatts of renewable energy in the country by 2022.
"SunEdison is dedicated to furthering India's renewable energy programme and has committed to develop and construct 15.2 gigawatts of clean and cost-effective wind and solar power projects in the country by 2022," said Pashupathy Gopalan, SunEdison's President of Asia-Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa in the statement.

"With this MoU, we are expressing our support for Tamil Nadu's clean energy future, and are making progress towards our larger commitment," Gopalan said.
Gopalan signed the document with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa at the Tamil Nadu Global Investors Meet.
SunEdison is a global renewable energy development company and is transforming the way energy is generated, distributed, and owned around the world.
The company develops, finances, installs, owns and operates renewable power plants, delivering predictably priced electricity to its residential, commercial, government and utility customers.