Wind leads India’s renewable power sector, and it has huge growth potential. According to government estimates, the onshore wind power potential alone is about 302GW.
INDIAN TURBINE INDUSTRY AT A GLANCE IN 2015 - 2016
India added a record 5,400 megawatts (MW) of wind power in 2016-17, exceeding its 4,000MW target. Of about 50,018MW of installed renewable power across the country, over 55% is wind power. In India, renewable energy currently accounts for about 16% of the total installed capacity of 315,426MW.
During 2016-17, the leading states in the wind power capacity addition were Andhra Pradesh at 2,190MW, followed by Gujarat at 1,275MW and Karnataka at 882MW.In addition, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana and Kerala reported 357MW, 288MW, 262MW, 118MW, 23MW and 8MW wind power capacity addition respectively during the same period.
Wind leads India’s renewable power sector, and it has huge growth potential. According to government estimates, the onshore wind power potential alone is about 302GW.
Wind leads India’s renewable power sector, and it has huge growth potential. According to government estimates, the onshore wind power potential alone is about 302GW.
