Lok Sabha Question No. 847 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Present Capacity of Wind Power
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 847

ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021

## PRESENT CAPACITY OF WIND POWER

## 847. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the present capacity of wind power in the country along with per unit cost of power generation;
- (b) whether the Government has worked out total potential of wind power in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to exceed the wind power generation capacity above the level of the nuclear energy capacity; and
- (d) if so, the action initiated so far to boost this environment friendly resource to reduce per unit power generation cost?

ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) 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.
- (b) 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.
- (c):  The  wind  power  generation  capacity  is  already  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.
- (d) The Government has taken several steps to promote renewable energy, including wind energy, in the country. These include:
-  permitting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100 percent under the automatic route,
-  waiver  of  Inter  State  Transmission  System  (ISTS)  charges  for  inter-state  sale  of  solar  and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30th June 2025,
-  declaration of trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to the year 2022,
-  setting up of Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Parks to provide land and transmission to RE developers on a plug and play basis,
-  laying  of  new  transmission  lines  and  creating  new  sub-station  capacity  for  evacuation  of renewable power,
-  setting up of Project Development Cell for attracting and facilitating investments,
-  Standard Bidding Guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding process for procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar PV and Wind Projects.
-  Government has issued orders that power shall be dispatched against Letter of Credit (LC) or advance payment to ensure timely payment by distribution licensees to RE generators.
-  Conducting  skill  development  programmes  to  create  a  pool  of  skilled  manpower  for implementation, operation and maintenance of RE projects.

In addition to the above, 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.

## referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.

## Annex I 847 for 2.12.2021

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

| State                     |   Wind potential at 120 magl |
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
| 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 inMW                |                     695509   |
| Total inGW                |                        695.5 |