The installed capacity of wind power in the country as on 31.10.2021 is 39.99 GW. The tariff of wind power generation discovered in latest bid of SECI is Rs 2.69-2.70 per unit.

 The wind resource assessment conducted by the National Institute of Wind Energy indicates an estimated wind power potential of 695.5 GW at 120 meter above ground level in the country. The state wise wind power potential is given at Annex.

The wind power generation capacity is higher than the level of the nuclear energy capacity. The installed wind power and nuclear power generation capacity of the country are 39.99 GW and 6.78 GW respectively, as on 31.10.2021.

The following steps have been taken specifically for promoting wind energy:

 

• Concessional custom duty exemption on certain components required for manufacturing of wind electric generators.
• Generation Based Incentive (GBI) is being provided to the wind projects commissioned on or before 31 March 2017.
• Technical support including wind resource assessment and identification of potential sites through the National Institute of Wind Energy, Chennai.

Annex

 

Statewise wind power potential of the country at 120 meter above ground level

 

State	Wind potential at 120 m agl
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	1277
Andhra Pradesh	74906
Arunachal Pradesh	274
Assam	246
Bihar	3650
Chandigarh	0
Chhattisgarh	348
Daman, Diu, Dadra	0
Delhi	0
Goa	8
Gujarat	142560
Haryana	419
Himachal Pradesh	151
Jammu & Kashmir	3
Jharkhand	0
Karnataka	124155
Kerala	2311
Lakshadweep	31
Madhya Pradesh	15404
Maharashtra	98213
Manipur	0
Meghalaya	1
Mizoram	0
Nagaland	0
Odisha	8346
Puducherry	382
Punjab	278
Rajasthan	127756
Sikkim	0
Tamil Nadu	68750
Telangana	24835
Tripura	0
Uttar Pradesh	101
Uttarakhand	54
West Bengal	1050
Total in MW	695509
Total in GW	695.5

 

This information was given by Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shri R.K.Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

 

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