The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has updated its 2016 policy for repowering wind power projects, aiming to simplify the process of replacing older turbines. The ‘National Repowering and Life Extension Policy for […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) released a draft for the National Repowering Policy for Wind Power Projects, 2022. On August 5, 2016, the Ministry issued a ‘Policy for Repowering of Wind Power […]
India has achieved a cumulative installed renewable energy capacity of 106.37 GW as of March 31, 2022. Of this, wind energy accounts for about 40.12 GW, contributing to 37 per cent of the total renewable […]
India’s total installed wind power capacity stands at roughly 40 GW as of March 2022. Meanwhile, solar power capacity has crossed wind power installations in a short span of time to reach 54 GW. In […]
Wind power deployment began in India more than three decades back to cross 40 GW of installed capacity today. A significant chunk of this capacity is based on old wind turbine technology of low capacity. […]
The COP26 conference held in November 2021 saw India extending its ambitious target of achieving 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022 to 500 GW of non-fossil fuel energy capacity by 2030. India also […]
Repowering of old wind projects is a low-hanging fruit to increase wind generation without using extra land. India has a significant number of old wind turbines, with a capacity of less than 1 MW, which […]
ReNew Power, established in 2011, commenced operations with a 25.2 MW wind power project in Jasdan, Gujarat. Since then, the company has grown rapidly, backed by strong investors, and has emerged as one of India’s […]
The installed wind power capacity reached 39.99 GW as of October 31, 2021, around 20 GW short of the 60 GW target for 2022. The leading states for installed wind capacity are Tamil Nadu (9,846.69 […]
For the Indian wind power segment, 2016-17 has been a record year, both in terms of cumulative installed capacity and annual additions, with the country emerging as the fourth largest market for wind energy globally. […]
Tamil Nadu is endowed with various renewable resources including wind, solar, biomass, biogas and small hydro. In the past few years, it has emerged as a leading state in renewable energy development. As of March […]
Wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy has taken several transformational steps in line with its strategic vision, paving the way for its future growth. In an interview with Renewable Watch, Tulsi Tanti, chairman and managing director, […]
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