India has achieved the 4th position globally in wind power installation in 2016-17. The development of wind power in India began in 1986 with first wind farm set up in the coastal area of Maharashtra, Gujrat and Tamilnadu with a capacity of 55 kilowatts. The capacity has significantly increased from then to 27676 MW as of August 2016 and the target for the year 2022 is of 60,000 megawatts in which the main contributor states of Tamilnadu (11900 MW), Gujarat (8800 MW) and in Rajasthan (8600 MW).
As per the assessment of wind power potential in 2011 by Dr Jamai Hussain, India has a capacity to generate 2000 GW. To achieve this level of potential Ministry for Non-Renewable Energy is searching for other methods than off-shore power plants and has announced off-shore wind policy in 2015.
Wind power accounts for 2.5 % in the total power generation in India with an annual increment of 2050 MW for the last 10 years. However, 70% of wind power generation is during 5 month of May to September because of monsoon in which hydel power becomes cheaper due to the large availability of water. Major challenges in the development of wind power are the initial cost for turbines which is more than the hydel and conventional fuel generator. Another challenge is the noise due to blade rotation. It is also a major issue in choosing the location for plant installation. Another challenge is scheduling the wind power which is unpredictable in nature. When the stations are kept away from load centres the transmission losses incurred is a huge loss.
however, the various advantages of wind power against conventional sources are that it needs very less land compared to the Hydel or thermal power stations and it uses the space without affecting local vegetations.
As per the assessment of wind power potential in 2011 by Dr Jamai Hussain, India has a capacity to generate 2000 GW. To achieve this level of potential Ministry for Non-Renewable Energy is searching for other methods than off-shore power plants and has announced off-shore wind policy in 2015.
Wind power accounts for 2.5 % in the total power generation in India with an annual increment of 2050 MW for the last 10 years. However, 70% of wind power generation is during 5 month of May to September because of monsoon in which hydel power becomes cheaper due to the large availability of water. Major challenges in the development of wind power are the initial cost for turbines which is more than the hydel and conventional fuel generator. Another challenge is the noise due to blade rotation. It is also a major issue in choosing the location for plant installation. Another challenge is scheduling the wind power which is unpredictable in nature. When the stations are kept away from load centres the transmission losses incurred is a huge loss.
however, the various advantages of wind power against conventional sources are that it needs very less land compared to the Hydel or thermal power stations and it uses the space without affecting local vegetations.
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