renewable energy projects in India

1
Welspun Renewables by Mr Nikhil Mehra
2
Indian renewable energy Development Past and
present
Backed by the government from the very beginning,
India became the first country in the world to
establish a ministry of non-conventional energy
resources back in the 1980s. It was then that the
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy was set up.
(a) Wind power was the first to develop in India
that made the use of wind current to generate
electricity back in the 1990s. And the
development of this particular renewable resource
has distinctly increased in the past few years.
In fact, India is the country that is has become
the fourth largest installed wind power
capacity in the world. The installed wind power
capacity of India reached a total of 26,769.05 MW
in the year 2016, March 31. Wind energy being the
fastest growing renewable energy sector in India,
accounts for 66 of the total installed power
capacity among all the renewable energy sources.
Also, India aims to generate a gigantic amount of
electricity, approximately, 60,000 MW, from wind
energy, by the year 2022.
3
(b) India is an ideal set up to generate solar
power owing to its high population and the fact
that it receives appreciable amount of solar
insolation (is the power of sunlight received by
the Earth per unit area on a horizontal surface).
India receives a total of 300 sunny days,
annually. So, the total solar power generation in
a year is more than the energy output of fossil
fuels. Initially, India did not have electrical
grid for generating electricity from solar energy
but in the year 2013, India has installed a
grid-connected solar PV capacity of 1.7 GW. Solar
energy was initially used for running water pumps
which otherwise used diesel for power. Now, solar
energy can support giving power to an entire
house. Solar energy in India aims to generate an
enormous amount of electricity, approximately, 20
GW, by the year 2020.
4
Welspun Renewables is a leading wind and solar
Independent Power Producer (IPP) in India. The
power capacity that Welspun Renewables has
operationally reached is a total of 680 MW.
Welspun Renewables receives international
investments, globally, for the funding of their
renewable energy projects. The government is also
actively contributing to adopt renewable energy
resources by specifying a 175 GW target of
renewable energy development. The 151 MW(DC)
solar project helmed by Welspun Renewables in
Neemuch, was one of the largest solar plants of
the world at the time of its commencement. In
fact all of Welspun Renewables power plants rank
among the highest power generating projects in
the country.
5
Awards
GLOBAL SOLAR ENERGY LEADERSHIP AWARD 2015
6
Contact Us
MUMBAI 406, Hubtown Solaris, NS Phadke
Marg, Andheri East, Mumbai - 400069, Phone
91-022-61408000 Fax [phone] NEW
DELHI 3rd Floor, Press Trust of India Building.
4 Parliament Street, New Delhi - 110001 Phone
91-011-66034600 Fax [phone] General
Enquiries Email welspunenergy_at_welspunenergy.com W
ebsite http//www.welspunrenewables.com