India’s wind turbine manufacturers are discussing plans with state and federal authorities to replace older turbines with more powerful, efficient models. The Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association estimates the upgrades could raise capacity at affected sites by nearly 50% without requiring additional land.
Association CEO Aditya Pyasi told Bloomberg that modern turbines could replace 8 gigawatts (GW) of older, less efficient capacity. Repowering would increase installed capacity at existing sites while reducing the need to acquire land for new wind projects.
The proposal comes as India’s renewable energy sector expands. The country installed a record 6.3 GW of wind capacity last year. Annual additions are expected to reach 8 GW this year and could rise to about 14 GW by 2030, Suzlon Energy executive vice chairman Girish Tanti told Bloomberg TV last month.
India has recently reached 300 GW of installed non-fossil-fuel power capacity. In August, New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi said the country was comfortably on track to meet its 2030 target of 500 GW. The government also plans to require state-owned utilities to add energy storage, aiming to reduce renewable power curtailments as storage capacity lags behind generation growth.
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