ASSIGNMENT -1

CURRENT AND FUTURE WIND ENERGY SCENARIO

IN RAJASTHAN AND MAJOR PRODUCERS

Submitted by : Ujjwal Singh

CURRENT SCENARIO IN RAJASTHAN
RAJASTHAN ON INDIAN SCALE
 Rajasthan stands 5th in installable power ratings as per CWET report with Karnataka
leading the row with 11531 MW. But due to cheap land cost and sparsely populated regions it is
now prime choice for all major investors.

Source :Centre for Wind Energy Technology

http://mnre.gov.in/file-manager/UserFiles/Presentations-NWM-09012014/Gomathinaygam.pdf
GROWTH OF WIND POWER GENERATION IN RAJASTHAN OVER THE YEARS

Started from mere 2 MW in 1999,the state have already harnessed more than half of its
potential due to continuous efforts of government and cheap and available land sites.

Source : Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (RRECL)

http://www.rrecl.com/PDF/Total%20Wind%20Power%20Projects%20Commissioned%20(Finan
cial%20Year%20wise).pdf

POTENTIAL AND CURRENT GENERATION

Rajasthan is India's leading state in tapping wind energy for power generation. The
wind energy potential in the state is estimated to be about 5400 MW. A total of 3324.55
MW wind power capacity has been installed as on March
2014.(http://resurgent.rajasthan.gov.in/focus-sectors/new-renewable-source-of-energy).
FUTURE OF WIND FARMS IN RAJASTHAN

Governments efforts Towards Attracting More Investors.

10 year income-tax holiday for wind power projects.

Concessional import duty on certain components of wind electricity generator.

Excise duty exemption

Loan facility for setting up wind power projects by IREDA

Feed-in/Preferential tariff, which under Section 61(h) of the Electricity Act, many state
regulators have issued making it obligatory for state electricity utilities to buy renewable
electricity at the rates specified by the regulator.

Power wheeling and banking facilities.

Sales tax concession/benefits.

Electricity tax exemption

Source :http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/wind%20energy%20scenario.pdf

RAJASTHAN WIND ENERGY POLICY AMENDMENT

Since velocity of wind is not sure as such the government has decided to increase Renewable
Purchase Obligation (RPO) from 5.7% to 6.8%. It means the government would purchase 6.8%
of renewable energy from wind power producers for government consumption. The preferential
tariff is decided by the Rajasthan electricity regulatory authority.

A committee has been formed to deal with land related cases involving wind power
projects. The committee would look into government land allocation, installation of wind mills
on private land, and even transfer of wind mills from government land to private land. The wind
power producers would be able to sell power outsider the state also in case of excess production.

Full report here : http://www.rrecl.com/PDF/wind%20policy%20amendment%202014.pdf

My Opinion

About half (56.76%) of the total wind potential has been already harnessed. This leads to the fact
that the total new plants to be established in upcoming years aim to harness remaining 35-40% or
less. By this fact, we can conclude that there will be a decline in investment in new wind farms
in upcoming years due as all easily available land site would have been occupied and the
remaining sites will offer less profits. this will lead the company to shift to other states like
Karnataka having huge potential. It is my estimation that the growth will come to saturation in
around next 5-10 years.

MAIN INVESTORS OF WIND FARMS IN RAJASTHAN

http://www.rrecl.com/PDF/Total%20Wind%20Power%20Projects%20Commissioned%20(Devel
operwise).pdf