India’s Offshore Wind: The 4× REC Multiplier, the Coastal Aluminium Geography, and Why 2030 Is the Decisive Decade | Reclimatize.in

India’s offshore wind framework, a 4× REC multiplier, ISTS waiver, and an active SECI auction pipeline offers coastal aluminium smelters something onshore solar cannot: a 24-hour baseload-like generation profile, no land acquisition constraint, and direct port-proximate supply. Offshore wind was designed in 2018 as a futuristic incentive. By 2030, it may be the decisive factor in whether India’s aluminium sector can decarbonise its power supply ahead of CBAM’s full phase-in. The economics are not yet closed but the gap is narrowing.

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India’s Pumped Hydro Storage: What CERC’s 3× REC Multiplier Means for 24×7 Renewable Power and Industrial Decarbonisation | Reclimatize.in

The CERC First Amendment of March 2026 awarded pumped hydro storage a 3× REC multiplier — making storage-backed renewable energy three times as valuable in RCO compliance terms as standard solar or wind generation. Combined with India’s 27 GW of pumped hydro under development, this signals a fundamental shift in how industrial consumers will access firm, 24×7 renewable power. The implications for aluminium smelters, steel plants, and fertiliser units running on coal captive power are profound.

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