Foreign Investment in Wind Energy
An investment of about Rs. 1830 crores has been received as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in wind energy sector, upto September, 2011. Reply to a question in Lok Sabha today, the Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that, however, the Ministry has not fixed a separate target for foreign investment in wind energy.
He said that as per the Indian Wind Atlas prepared by Centre for Wind Energy Technology, Chennai, the wind power potential in the country is estimated at 49,130 MW. The State/UTs-wise details are given below:-
State-wise Wind Power Potential
States/UTs Installable Potential (MW)
Andhra Pradesh 5394
Gujarat 10609
Karnataka 8591
Kerala 790
Madhya Pradesh 920
Maharashtra 5439
Rajasthan 5005
Tamil Nadu 5374
West Bengal* 22
Orissa 910
Andaman & Nicobar 2
Arunachal Pradesh* 201
Assam* 53
Chhattisgarh* 23
Himachal Pradesh* 20
Jammu & Kashmir* 5311
Lakshadweep 16
Manipur* 7
Meghalaya* 44
Nagaland* 3
Sikkim* 98
Uttarakhand* 161
Uttar Pradesh* 137
Total 49130
*Wind potential has yet to be validated with measurements
An investment of about Rs. 1830 crores has been received as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in wind energy sector, upto September, 2011. Reply to a question in Lok Sabha today, the Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that, however, the Ministry has not fixed a separate target for foreign investment in wind energy.
He said that as per the Indian Wind Atlas prepared by Centre for Wind Energy Technology, Chennai, the wind power potential in the country is estimated at 49,130 MW. The State/UTs-wise details are given below:-
State-wise Wind Power Potential
States/UTs Installable Potential (MW)
Andhra Pradesh 5394
Gujarat 10609
Karnataka 8591
Kerala 790
Madhya Pradesh 920
Maharashtra 5439
Rajasthan 5005
Tamil Nadu 5374
West Bengal* 22
Orissa 910
Andaman & Nicobar 2
Arunachal Pradesh* 201
Assam* 53
Chhattisgarh* 23
Himachal Pradesh* 20
Jammu & Kashmir* 5311
Lakshadweep 16
Manipur* 7
Meghalaya* 44
Nagaland* 3
Sikkim* 98
Uttarakhand* 161
Uttar Pradesh* 137
Total 49130
*Wind potential has yet to be validated with measurements
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