Rajasthan, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu emerge Top Achievers in Wind Energy Adoption

Source: The post is based on the article “Rajasthan, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu emerge Top Achievers in Wind Energy Adoption” published in PIB on 15th June 2023

What is the News?

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has joined the worldwide celebrations of 15th June as Global Wind Day through the organization of a day-long event in New Delhi.

What are the key highlights of the Global Wind Day Event?

States facilitated for wind energy addition: Rajasthan was felicitated for achieving the highest wind capacity addition, Gujarat for achieving the highest wind capacity addition through open access and Tamil Nadu for initiating the repowering of wind turbines.

Wind Atlas: It has been prepared by the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE). It has estimated the onshore wind potential of the country at 1,164 GW at 150 meters above ground level.

Where does India stand in Wind Energy Capacity currently?

Wind energy is crucial to India’s efforts to achieve its goal of having 50% of its electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030 and to achieve Net Zero by 2070.

India has made great strides in the generation of wind energy over the years. It now ranks fourth in wind power capacity in the world.

With continuous efforts from the government, the country has developed around 15 GW of domestic wind manufacturing capacity, making it Atma Nirbhar.