Title: Wind Energy Sector in India - Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
1Wind Energy Sector in India
Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
2Wind Energy Sector in India
- Wind capacity deployment 4 times in less than 10
years - Still not considered mainstream power source
- Better understanding of some key aspects can
lead to aggressive deployment
3Wind Potential and Location
Wind has limited potential and is far away from
load centres!
Potential Estimates for India at 80m (GW)
Potential not a constraint, close to load centres
4Availibility of Wind Power
Wind Power is intermitent!
Scheduling and forecasting mechanisms enhance
predictability Wind penetration in Spain 17.1
in 2011 18.1 in 2012
Wind is Variable but not predictable
5Integration of Wind Power with the Grid
- Very difficult to manage!
- Possible to integrate with presence of
- Well defined grid planning and operation
principles - Balancing power and associated cost
sharing/market mechanisms - Regional cooperation
- Possible immediate solutions
- RE investment zones along with transmission
planning - Flexible and fast ramping generating/consumption
options - Conventional fuels as bridge to RE
Variable RE (wind) can be integrated with the
grid at large scale
6In comparison to Conventional Power
Wind cannot replace conventional power!
Wind can serve base load
7Wind sector performance in India
Wind sector performance has been grim!
- gt70 of Indias RE capacity 10 of power
capacity 50 of RE generation - Improving CUFs and net foreign revenue earner for
Indias economy - Saved 41 million tonnes of coal imports during
11th Plan - Estimated forex savings of INR 19,800 cr during
11th Plan
Wind leads RE development in India and adds
economic value
8Why is wind important for India
9Thank You
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