Lok Sabha Question No. 3555 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Wind Power Capacity
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3555

ANSWERED ON 24.03.2022

## WIND POWER CAPACITY

3555. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM

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

- (a) the present capacity of wind power in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has worked out total potential of wind power in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken during the last three years and the current year to boost wind power energy in the country?'

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a): The cumulative installed capacity of wind power projects in the country is 40129 MW as on 28.02.2022. The State-wise wind power installed capacity is given at Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c) 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 Annexure-II .
- (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.

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## 24.03.2022

Wind Power installed capacity (as on 28 th  February 2022)

| STATE          |   Cumulative wind power capacity as on 28.02.2022 (MW) |
|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |                                                4096.65 |
| Gujarat        |                                                9043.82 |
| Karnataka      |                                                5077.2  |
| Kerala         |                                                  62.5  |
| Madhya Pradesh |                                                2519.89 |
| Maharashtra    |                                                5012.83 |
| Rajasthan      |                                                4326.82 |
| Tamil Nadu     |                                                9857.67 |
| Telangana      |                                                 128.1  |
| Others         |                                                   4.3  |
| Total          |                                               40129.8  |

Annexure II referred to in reply to part (b) & (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3555 for 24.03.2022

## 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 |