GE Renewable Energy announced Thursday that the company will supply 810 MW of onshore wind turbines for upcoming projects in Tamil Nadu, India– part of JSW Energy’s implementation of about 2 GW of wind farms across the country.
The news underscores the resurgence of India’s wind power market, which was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Only 1.1 GW of wind capacity was installed in 2020, compared to a forecast of 3.3 GW, according to the Global Wind Energy Council.
But a 10.3 GW project pipeline is expected to drive installations until 2023. The GWEC anticipates 20.2 GW of wind power capacity will be installed in India from 2021-25 — growth of nearly 50% compared to the current capacity of 39.2 GW.
