Wind renewable energy generation project in India

CONTEXT

India’s energy demand is growing rapidly, with significant implications for the global energy market. With a population of 1.36 billion and a fast-growing economy, India has experienced a sharp increase in energy demand as the country continues to urbanize and expand its manufacturing sector. This growing demand is currently met primarily through coal and, more broadly, fossil fuel sources. To support the transition, India has implemented a range of energy market reforms, making it increasingly important to accelerate the expansion of installed renewable energy capacity.

(Source: IEA, based on 2023 data.)

 

DESCRIPTION

The project consists of the installation of a 46 MW wind farm with the aim of generating renewable electricity through wind power generation. The wind farm comprises 23 Vestas V110 Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs), each with a capacity of 2.0 MW, installed in the villages of Mangoli and Hegadihala in the Bijapur district of Karnataka, India.
 

 

Project name: 46 MW MANGOLI WIND POWER PROJECT IN KARNATAKA

 

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

 

BENEFITS
Provide clean electricity from wind power plant to the Indian national grid, thus replacing electricity generated by fossil fuel power plants connected to the grid and avoiding the equivalent carbon dioxide emissions.

RESULTS

As of April 2022, the project had achieved the following results:

  • approximately 4,239 people have benefited from free medical camps and the distribution of essential medicines since the commissioning of the project;
  •  furniture and scientific equipment were donated to a local school, benefiting 100 students;
  • since commissioning, approximately 497,538 MWh of renewable wind-generated electricity have been supplied to the Indian national grid;
  • since commissioning, the project has created approximately 29 employment opportunities;
  • - 128 training courses have been delivered to project personnel.