Wind power and India
The development of wind power in India began in the 1990 and
showed a significant increase in it in the last few years. The worldwide
installed capacity of wind power reached 12,078 MW by the
end of 2008. USA (25,170 MW), Germany (23,903 MW), Spain (16,754 MW) and China
(12,210 MW) are ahead of India in fifth position. As of November 2008 the
installed capacity of wind power in India was 9587.14 MW. Suzlon, an Indian-owned company, emerged on the global scene
in the past decade, and by 2006 had captured almost 8 percent of market share
in global wind turbine sales. Suzlon is currently the leading manufacturer of
wind turbines for the Indian market, holding some 52.4 percent of market share
in India. Suzlon’s success has made India the developing country leader in
advanced wind turbine technology.
Capacity of the various wind turbines installed in
India
1. Tamil Nadu is the state with most
wind generating capacity: 4132.72 MW at the end of 2008. the Muppandal wind farm which the
largest in Asia is located near the once impoverished village of Muppandal,
supplying the villagers with electricity for work. The village had been
selected as the showcase for India's $2 billion clean energy program which
provides foreign companies with tax breaks for establishing fields of wind
turbines in the area.
2. Maharashtra produces
around 1837-85 mw and is second only to Tamil Nadu in terms of generating
capacity. Suzlon has been heavily involved.Suzlon operates what was
once Asia's largest wind farm, the Vankusawade Wind Park (201 MW), near the Koyna reservoir in Satara district of Maharashtra.
3. Gujarat occupy the third position in terms of generation of
power through wind power and has a capacity of 1432.71 mw. Samana in Rajkot
district is set to host energy companies like China Light Power (CLP) and Tata Power have pledged
to invest up to Rs.8.15 billion ($189.5 million) in different projects in the
area. CLP, through its India subsidiary CLP India, is investing close to Rs.5
billion for installing 126 wind turbines in Samana that will generate 100.8 MW
power. Tata Power has installed wind turbines in the same area for generating
50 MW power at a cost of Rs.3.15 billion. ONGC Ltd has commissioned its
first wind power project. The 51 MW project is located at Motisindholi in Kutch district of Gujarat.
4. Karnataka produces around 1184.45
MW. There are many small wind farms in Karnataka, making it one of the states
in India which has a high number of wind mill farms.
Other states such as Madhya Pradesh(187.69 MW), Kerala(23MW), West
Bengal(1.10 MW) etc are also engaged in producing power through wind energy.
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