· The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India joined the
worldwide celebrations of 15th June as Global Wind
Day,
through the organization of a day-long event in New Delhi today,
15th June, 2023.
· The event had the central theme of “Pawan
– Urja: Powering the Future of India”. The celebration featured in-depth discussions
on Wind Energy Progress in India, Offshore Wind development, Strengthening of
wind energy manufacturing ecosystem and Green Finance for Wind Energy.
· There is a target of 500 GW
renewable energy capacity by the year 2030.
· The Secretary congratulated the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu for their achievements during the
financial year 2022-‘23. 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 repowering of wind
turbines.
· The event also witnessed the launch of Wind Atlas at 150 meter above ground level, prepared by National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE).
The onshore wind potential of the country is now estimated at 1,164 GW at 150
meter above ground level.
· India has made great strides in the generation of wind energy over the
years, and it now ranks fourth in wind
power capacity in the world. 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 significant potential for both onshore and offshore wind
energy production. With the continuous efforts from the government, the country
has developed around 15 GW of domestic
wind manufacturing capacity, making it AatmaNirbhar.
