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The Ministry of Earth Sciences is in the process of formulating a policy to charge solar and wind energy companies that it provides weather data to. The policy is likely to be announced in another months’ time, say officials, adding that the same is being formulated keeping in mind the expected surge in production of renewable energy over the next few years.
The ministry has so far been providing data for wind and solar to companies for free. “Most of the data and information that we provide is for free. Such as information on hurricanes, even to neighbouring countries. But this is on humanitarian grounds. There is no reason why this should be done for private......