Offshore Wind Worldwide 2022 edition - Flipbook - Page 110
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evacuation/connectivity approvals,
registration under the Building and Other
Construction Workers (Regulation of
Employment and Conditions of Service) Act
1996 (applicable to establishments engaging
construction or building workers— further
there is an associated legislation in terms of
which employers are required to contribute
cess (which is a type of tax levied and
earmarked for a specified purpose) based on
the construction cost to the labour welfare
fund). No specific employment, health, and
safety regulations have been separately
notified for offshore wind at this stage. While
sector specific laws and regulations may be
notified in the future, until then the
applicable conditions under existing
legislations for onshore wind and the
offshore oil and gas sector may be expected
to apply to offshore wind installations.
Regulator
Clearances prior to
notifying the offshore
wind energy blocks for ICB
Clearances/ No- Objection Certificates (NOCs)
post allocation of offshore wind energy block
to the successful bidder
Ministry of Environment,
Forests and Climate
Change
In principle clearance
Environmental impact assessment and coastal
regulatory zone clearance to be obtained
Ministry of Defence
In principle clearance
Clearances relating to defence and secrurity
aspects to be obtained from the relevant
authorities, that is, the Indian Army, Navy, Air
Force, Defence Research and Development
Organisation and such other institutions
organized under the Ministry of Defence as
applicable
Ministry of External
Affairs
In principle clearance
Clearance for development of offshore wind
projects in maritime zones of India
Ministry of Home Affairs
In principle clearance
Clearance for deployment of foreign nationals
in offshore wind blocks
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Not applicable
Clearance for construction if such contraction is
near aviation/radar/ aerodrome facilities
Ministry of Petroleum
& Natural Gas
Not applicable
Clearance for offshore wind projects in identified
oil & gas blocks. NOC required in case of
developments outside oil & gas block
Ministry of Shipping
Not applicable
Clearance for projects located near major ports.
NOC required for operating away from shipping
lanes
Department of Space
In principle clearance
Clearance from security perspective with respect
to installations of the Department of Space and
for ensuring minimum safety distance from such
installations
Department of
Telecommunication
Not applicable
NOC for operating outside of subsea
communication cable zones
Ministry of Mines
Not applicable
NOC for operating outside mining zones