Indian Government Declares National Targets for Offshore Wind Power

Medium term target of 5 GW by 2022 and long term target of 30 GW by 2030 declared / Offshore wind power to add a new element to the already existing basket of renewable energy for the country

The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy recently invited Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the first 1 GW offshore wind project in India, which has evoked keen response from the industry both global and Indian. Now to give confidence to the wind industry, the Ministry has declared medium and long term target for off-shore wind power capacity additions, which are 5 GW by 2022 and 30 GW by 2030. While this may look moderate in comparison to India’s on-shore wind target of 60 GW and its achievement of 34 GW and solar target of 100 GW by 2022, this would still be challenging... ... More: Official Press Release Indian Government

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