MinisterFarooq Abdullah said his department will approach the country’s cabinet for adecision on the matter soon.

Abdullahtold a meeting in New Delhi that the “potential of generating power throughwind energy in the offshore areas was immense”.

Theminister also raised hopes that the Finance Ministry will reintroduce AcceleratedDepreciation for wind developers – a key incentive for the sector that waswithdrawn in 2012.