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India’s first interstate connected wind power project commissioned in Bhuj, Gujarat
India’s first interstate connected wind power project commissioned in Bhuj, Gujarat: Details, Features, Highlights
India’s first interstate connected wind power project with the capacity of 126 MW was commissioned in Bhuj, Gujarat.
It was part of India’s first inter-state transmission system (ISTS) action. that was conducted by state-run Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI) in February 2017.
This was bid for projects to be connected on ISTS wherein power generated from one state (renewable resource-rich state) can be transmitted to other renewable deficient states. The energy generated from this project is being purchased by Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.
The first auction signifies a major shift from the earlier regime of state-specific feed-in-Tariff (FiT) model to Pan-India, market-driven mechanism. It also marks beginning of capacity additions in wind power based on market discovered tariffs, in line with the Government’s plan of having 175 GW renewable energy by 2022.
India's Wind Power Generation
Wind power generation capacity in India has significantly increased in recent years. As of 30 June 2018, the total installed wind power capacity was 34.293 GW, the fourth largest installed wind power capacity in the world.
Wind power capacity in India is mainly spread across the South, West and North regions.
