Lok Sabha Question No. 4292 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-26
Subject: Wind Energy Generation
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Chintamani Maharaj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4292

ANSWERED ON 26/03/2025

## WIND ENERGY GENERATION

## 4292. SHRI CHINTAMANI MAHARAJ

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any initiative for the generation of wind energy in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of installed capacity of wind energy and power generation therefrom at present, State-wise;
- (c) whether there has been an increase in wind energy generation during the last three years;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the details of the ranking of India in wind energy installation at international level?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF  STATE  FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a) to (d): Government has taken several initiatives to promote the generation of renewable energy including wind energy in the country. The details of initiatives are given in Annexure - I .  The total installed capacity of wind energy projects in the country is 48.58 GW, as on 28.02.2025. The State wise details of installed capacity of wind energy projects are given in Annexure - II . There has been an increase in wind energy generation of the country during the last three years. The details of annual wind energy generation during last three years and current year are as under;

| Financial Year (FY)                |   Wind Energy Generation (in million units) |
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 2021-22                            |                                     68640.1 |
| 2022-23                            |                                     71814.2 |
| 2023-24                            |                                     83385.4 |
| 2024-25 (Up to 31 st January 2025) |                                     73621.1 |

The State wise details of wind energy generation are given in Annexure - III . (e)As per IRENA's Renewable Energy Statistics 2024, India stands at fourth position globally in terms of installed wind energy capacity.

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## Annexure I referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4292 for 26.03.2025

## Initiatives to promote the generation of RE including wind energy

- Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued bidding Trajectory for issuance of RE power procurement bids of 50 GW/annum by Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies (REIAs) [REIAs: Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI), NTPC Limited, NHPC Limited, SJVN Limited] from FY 2023-24 to FY 2027-28.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been permitted up to 100 percent under the automatic route.
- Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges have been waived for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30th June 2025, for Green Hydrogen Projects till December 2030 and for offshore wind projects till December 2032.
- To  boost  RE  consumption,  Renewable  Purchase  Obligation  (RPO)  followed  by  Renewable Consumption  Obligation  (RCO)  trajectory  has  been  notified  till  2029-30.  The  RCO  which  is applicable  to  all  designated  consumers  under  the  Energy  Conservation  Act  2001  will  attract penalties  on  non-compliance.  RCO  also  includes  specified  quantum  of  consumption  from Decentralized Renewable Energy sources.
- Standard Bidding Guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding process for procurement of Power from  Grid  Connected  Solar,  Wind,  Wind-Solar  Hybrid  and  Firm  &  Dispatchable  RE  (FDRE) projects have been issued.
- Laying of new transmission lines and creating new sub-station capacity has been funded under the Green Energy Corridor Scheme for evacuation of renewable power.
- Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020 has been issued for net-metering up to five hundred Kilowatt or up to the electrical sanctioned load, whichever is lower.
- Uniform Renewable Energy Tariff (URET) has been introduced through which a uniform tariff will be provided to the consumer by averaging tariffs of individual RE projects of similar type awarded via tariff based competitive bidding process. Implementation of URET for 'Solar Power Central Pool' and 'Solar-Wind Hybrid Central Pool' from 15th February 2024 has been notified.
- To augment transmission infrastructure needed for steep RE trajectory, transmission plan has been prepared till 2030.
- The Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge and related matters) Rules (LPS rules) have been notified.
- Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022, has been  notified  on  06th  June  2022  with  objective  of  ensuring  access  to  affordable,  reliable,  and sustainable  green  energy  for  all.  Green  Energy  Open  Access  is  allowed  to  any  consumer  with contract  demand  of  100  kW  or  above  through single or  multiple  single  connection  aggregating Hundred kW or more located in same electricity division of a distribution licensee.
- Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) has been launched to facilitate sale of Renewable Energy Power through exchanges.
- 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.

In addition to the above, the following steps have been taken specifically for promoting wind energy:

- Declaration of trajectory for Wind Renewable Consumption Obligation (Wind RCO) up to the year 2030.
- 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.
- 'National Repowering and Life Extension Policy for Wind Power Projects, 2023' has been issued.
- Technical support including wind resource assessment and identification of potential sites through the National Institute of Wind Energy, Chennai,
- 'Strategy for Establishment of Offshore Wind Energy Projects' has been issued.
- The Offshore Wind Energy Lease Rules, 2023 have been notified to regulate the grant of lease of offshore areas for development of offshore wind energy projects.
- 'VGF Scheme for Offshore Wind Energy Projects' has been launched.

## Annexure II referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4292 for 26.03.2025

## State wise installed capacity of wind energy projects

| STATE          |   Cumulative installed wind energy capacity as on 28.02.2025 (MW) |
|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |                                                           4096.65 |
| Gujarat        |                                                          12583.9  |
| Karnataka      |                                                           6878.29 |
| Kerala         |                                                             63.5  |
| Madhya Pradesh |                                                           2844.29 |
| Maharashtra    |                                                           5279.08 |
| Rajasthan      |                                                           5195.82 |
| Tamil Nadu     |                                                          11514.6  |
| Telangana      |                                                            128.1  |
| Others         |                                                              4.3  |
| Total          |                                                          48588.6  |

## Annexure III referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4292 for 26.03.2025

## State wise wind energy generation of last FY and current FY

| STATE          |   Wind Energy Generation during FY 2023-24 (in million units) |   Wind Energy Generation during FY 2024-25 (Up to 31st January, 2025 (in million units) |
|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |                                                       8644    |                                                                                 6454.68 |
| Gujarat        |                                                      24794.5  |                                                                                21623.7  |
| Karnataka      |                                                      10950.2  |                                                                                12115.2  |
| Kerala         |                                                        214.53 |                                                                                  107.64 |
| Madhya Pradesh |                                                       4949.78 |                                                                                 3988.24 |
| Maharashtra    |                                                       8228.97 |                                                                                 7098.3  |
| Rajasthan      |                                                       8390.67 |                                                                                 5949.11 |
| Tamil Nadu     |                                                      16908.1  |                                                                                16028.9  |
| Telangana      |                                                        304.63 |                                                                                  255.32 |
| Total          |                                                      83385.4  |                                                                                73621.1  |