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India has announced plans to launch an offshore wind energy tender totalling 4GW in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
The country’s minister for New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, said that wind will play “a critical role” in achieving India’s net-zero emissions target by 2070 and the goal of generating 50% of power capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030.
This announcement comes after the renewable energy budget for fiscal years 2025 and 2026 increased by 53% to just over $3bn.
Joshi added that India currently has the world’s fourth-largest installed wind capacity and ranks third globally in renewable energy generation.
The minister also said that their renewables push will continue with the expansion of wind projects into new states like Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, and Odisha, as well as launching more offshore wind tenders.
The country will also be looking to integrate wind with solar and storage for round-the-clock renewable power and invest in AI-based forecasting and grid infrastructure.
India also has the advantage of producing 33 models of wind turbines, ranging from 225kW to 5.2MW, which can both meet domestic demand and are competitive globally.
India also revealed its new Wind Energy Roadmap and the Wind Manufacturing Roadmap, intended to be guiding frameworks for building a “resilient and self-reliant” wind ecosystem in the country.
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