{"id":3731,"date":"2011-04-08T14:08:29","date_gmt":"2011-04-08T08:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenworldinvestor.com\/?p=3731"},"modified":"2011-04-08T14:08:29","modified_gmt":"2011-04-08T08:38:29","slug":"wind-power-plants-in-india-guide-to-cost-and-how-to-setup-a-wind-farmstate-wind-capacitywind-subsidies-and-list-of-major-wind-farms-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/2011\/04\/08\/wind-power-plants-in-india-guide-to-cost-and-how-to-setup-a-wind-farmstate-wind-capacitywind-subsidies-and-list-of-major-wind-farms-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind Power Plants in India – Guide to Cost and How to Setup a Wind Farm,State Wind Capacity,Wind Subsidies and List of Major Wind Farms in India"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wind Power Plants in India seen a phenomenal growth of\u00a0 around 33% CAGR in the last 5 years and the total capacity at end of 2010 was 11800 MW with most of the capacity installed in the state of Tamil Nadu which is the largest state in terms of Alternative Energy<\/a> Capacity in India.GWEC has set an ambitious target of 65 GW for Wind Energy in India by 2020 which means an addition of 5 GW each year which seems too high given the wind power potential in India is only around 65 GW.However using low wind speed sites may increase the potential besides the use of offshore wind power in India<\/a>.A number of Wind Turbine Manufactures in India<\/a> have set up facilities attracted by the domestic market with Suzlon being the biggest Wind Company in India.<\/p>\n

Wind Power Plant Cost in India<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The capital cost is slightly higher than fossil fuel\u00a0 power plants but much lower than a solar power plant. For a wind farm, the capital cost ranges between 4.5 crores to 6.85 crores per MW, depending up on the type of turbine, technology, size and location.The Running Cost\u00a0 of a Wind Farm is very low as the fuel cost is zero and operations and maintenance costs are low also.<\/p>\n

Wind Power Capacity in Different States in India<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  1. Tamil Nadu 4900 MW<\/li>\n
  2. Maharashtra 2077 MW<\/li>\n
  3. Gujarat 1863 MW<\/li>\n
  4. Rajasthan 1088 MW<\/li>\n
  5. Karnataka 1472 MW<\/li>\n
  6. Madhya Pradesh 230 MW<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Total\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11800 MW <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Note the above capacities are till March 31,2010 and since then the wind capacity has risen by another 1200 MW to reach 13 GW.According to MNRE a total capacity of 13284 MW has been established up to February, 2011, mainly in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan. Wind electric generators of unit sizes between 225 kW and 2.1 MW have been deployed across the country.<\/p>\n

    Wind Energy Subsidies in India<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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      1. Tax incentives<\/strong> – Indian renewable energy companies are entitled to take 80.0% accelerated depreciation on assets employed in renewable energy power generation and benefit from a 10-year tax holiday.<\/li>\n
      2. Generation Based Incentives (GBI)<\/strong> –\u00a0 The Federal Government gives an\u00a0 incentive of 50 paisa per unit of wind power supplied to the grid by independent wind power producers. The incentive is limited to wind farms with a maximum aggregate installed capacity of 4,000 MW.This is over and above the state fixed electricity tariffs for Wind Energy Generation.<\/li>\n
      3. Preferential Tariffs <\/strong>–\u00a0 State electricity regulatory commissions (SERCS) are encouraged to set preferential tariffs for power produced from Wind energy.You can read the detailed tariffs for wind energy at the CWET.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

        Wind Zone\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tariff (Rs.\/kWh)<\/p>\n