According to an assessment India has wind potential of 65,000 MW; There are land areas with excellent wind project potential where wind speeds exceed 9.0 m/s at 80 meter hub height in some of the higher elevations; Lower elevation areas also show promise with speeds at 100 m height ranging from 6.5 m/s - 8.0 m/s; The significant resource coupled with continued government support makes India a very attractive location for wind development;

1. A POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT

2. India’s Power Sector
Despite Government of India’s (GOI) endeavour to augment power
generation capacity of different sources, demand and supply gap is
increasing;
Energy shortage in 2007‐ 08 was estimated at 10% ( touching 17% during
peak seasons);
By 2012, India’s energy requirement to touch 975,222 MU ( and peak
demand 1,571,070 MU); an increase of 31.9% and 44.3% respectively
from the current demand; *
GOI aims to increase the per capita consumption of electricity to 1000
units by year 2012, envisaged a capacity addition of 100,000 MW to meet
its mission of ‘Power for All by 2012’;
* Central Electricity Authority (CEA) estimates

3. India’s Power Sector
Renewable
Energy
Thermal,
Sources,
93475.34
13242.41
MW
MW
Hydro,
36877.76
MW
Nuclear, 4102
MW
Currently 24.7 % of installed energy generation capacity is from hydro
power, 64.6% from thermal generation including gas;
Nuclear energy constitutes about 2.9% and non‐conventional energy
sources, of which wind energy is predominant, constitute about 7.7%;
Source: Ministry of Power, Government of India (as on Feb 28, 2009)

4. India’s Power Sector
Private Total Installed Capacity (in MW)
Sector,
22628.75
State Sector,
76115.77
Central
Sector,
48970.99
Source: Ministry of Power, Government of India (as on Feb 28, 2009)

5. Wind Energy Sector
Wind, hydro, biomass and solar are the main renewable energy sources;
Wind energy has posted the highest growth rates;
26.95 billion units of electricity were generated from wind during 2005‐
06 to 2007‐08;
In 2008, India added 1,800 MW taking the total wind energy installed
capacity to 9,645 MW;
This placed it in the 5th position in the world, after USA (25,170 MW),
Germany (23,900 MW), Spain (16,754 MW) and China (12,210 MW);
Source: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India

6. Wind Energy Sector
Wind Power Generation: Target Vs Achievement
( In MW)
Target Achievement
1742
1716 1663
1500
1000
450
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
Source: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India

7. Wind Energy: GOI Policy
Under the 11th Five Year Plan (2007 to 2012), GOI has envisaged plans to
increase the installed capacity of renewable energy to 10 per cent of total
power generation;
Out of 70,000 MW installed capacity addition during the 11th Plan
period, 14,500 MW (about 20%) capacity additions is proposed from
renewable.;
A bulk of the proposed renewable power capacity addition is expected
through private investment, for which a suitable policy environment
would need to continue;
Source: Planning Commission, Government of India

8. Wind Energy: GOI Policy
A target of 10,500 MW has been fixed for Eleventh Five Year Plan for wind
power capacity addition through commercial projects with private sector
investments;
Grid‐interactive wind power projects
Physical Targets of 11th Plan 10500 MW
Proposed Outlay Rs 75 Crore (for demo)
Distributed/decentralized wind power
Physical Targets of 11th Plan 950 MW
Proposed Outlay Rs 1900 Crore
Source: Planning Commission, Government of India

9. Wind Energy: GOI Policy
GOI has taken various steps to promote Wind Energy in the country;
In the 11th Five Year Plan the Government has announced Central
Financial Assistance schemes (CFA) for the Grid‐interactive renewable
power projects;
The government provides subsidies for the distributed/ decentralized
power projects that are and also dispersed generation of electricity;
A provision of Rs.75 crore is being kept for demonstration wind power
project in States where there is sizable potential but no commercial
activity has commenced;
GOI has announced Generation based incentives (GBI) for Grid Interactive
Wind Power Projects” during 2008‐09 to 2011‐12.
Source: Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India

10. Wind Energy: Potential
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat
and Madhya Pradesh account for over 99% of wind power installations in
India;
The state wise achievement in the last three years
State 2005‐06 2006‐07 2007‐08
Andhra Pradesh 0.5 0.8 0.0
Gujarat 84.5 284 617
Karnataka 144 266 190
Kerala 0.0 0.0 8.5
Madhya Pradesh 11 16 130
Rajasthan 73 112 69
Tamil Nadu 858 578 381
Source: Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India

11. Wind Energy: Potential
The capacity addition depends on various factors such as quality of wind
potential, land availability for wind power generation and grid
penetration etc;
Source: Center for Wind Energy Technology

12. Wind Energy: Potential
According to an assessment of AWS Truewind, India has an wind potential
of 65,000 MW;
There are land areas with excellent wind project potential where wind
speeds exceed 9.0 m/s at 80 meter hub height in some of the higher
elevations;
Lower elevation areas also show promise with speeds at 100 m height
ranging from 6.5 m/s ‐ 8.0 m/s;
The significant resource coupled with continued government support
makes India a very attractive location for wind development;