Gujarat, Tamil Nadu Take Lead In Wind Power Generation

Gujarat and Tamil Nadu have taken the lead in generating electricity through wind energy, data from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) showed on Monday.

The total electricity produced from wind energy projects was 64.54 billion units during the April-January period of 2022-23, the data showed.

Gujarat produced 17,062 million units of electricity from wind energy power projects in the period under review.

Tamil Nadu was the second-highest generator of electricity from wind energy power projects, as it generated 15,703 million units of electricity, in the same period.

The government has taken several measures to promote wind energy, like the declaration of trajectory for wind renewable purchase obligation - Wind RPO - up to 2030.

The government has also announced concessional customs duty exemption on specific components required to manufacture electric wind generators.

The generation-based incentive is being provided to the wind projects commissioned on or before March 31, 2017.

The overall energy storage capacity developed in the country as on March 13, 2023, is 4,745.60 MW from Hydro Pumped Storage Projects and 39.12 MWh from Battery Energy Storage Systems.

However, official sources said this energy storage capacity is not specific to any particular technology.