WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT

IN THE STATE OF GUJARAT IN

INDIA

Case Study Report (CSR)

Report is completed in partial fulfilment of the course

WIND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS (EEE F473)

Made By: Darshil Shah (2017A3PS0304G)

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This research would not have been possible support of

my parents and teacher. Their constant guidance and
supervision helped in the completion of the project. I
would like to express gratitude towards the students of
BITS Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus for their attention and
time. At last I would thank all the people who helped
me out with the research. I am thankful to get constant
guidance of my professor which helped in successfully
completing the project.

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ABSTRACT

The following report contains a research on the subject

of “Wind Power Development in the state of Gujarat in
India”. It includes details about important aspects
regarding Wind Energy. Important statistics about the
present scenario of the Wind Energy is included as well
as the potential of Wind Energy that can be generated
has been compiled from numerous sources. A special
case of a City Municipal Corporation owned Wind
Power Plant has been documented which is one of its
kind in the country. This report also contains policies
and other steps taken by the state government of
Gujarat in the direction of promoting Wind Energy in
the state. Data collected and analysed by N.I.W.E.
(National Institute of Wind Energy), C.W.E.T. (Centre for
Wind Energy Technology), G.E.D.A. (Gujarat Energy
Development Agency) and S.M.C. (Surat Municipal
Corporation) have been referred to in the report
prepared. The state currently stands at the second
position across the country only after Tamil Nadu and
hopes to be number one in the coming years.

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LIST OF CONTENTS
1. Abstract………………………………………………………………………………….(3)
2. Introduction………………………………………………………………………….(6)
3. About Gujarat……………………………………………………………………….(8)
4. Questionnaire……………………………………………………………….(9)
5. Present Scenario…………………………………………………………………(10)
6. Potential and Scope……………………………………………………………(12)
7. Policies and Objectives...…………………………………………………..(14)
8. A Special Case (S.M.C.’s Wind Power Plants)……………….(16)
9. References…………………………………………………………………………..(18)
10. Glossary...………………………………………………………………………….(19)

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LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES
Graph 1: Installed Capacity (in MW)
Image 1: India Wind Atlas
Image 2: Gujarat
Image 3: Wind Power Capacity (in Gujarat)
Graph 2: Wind Power Capacity (in Gujarat)
Image 4: Wind Potential at 50m and 80m height
Flowchart 1: Potential Wind Power Generation
Image 5: Wind Map of Gujarat
Flowchart 2: Further Policies
Image 6: Surat Renewable Energy
Image 7: Wind Power Plant
Image 8: N.D.T.V. News Article

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INTRODUCTION
Wind Power has been used as long as humans have
puts sails into the wind. Earlier, Wind-Powered
machines were used to grind grains and pump water in
parts of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan as early as the
9th century.
One of the first wind turbines had a rotor 17 metres in
diameter and was mounted on an 18 metres tower. The
machines was rated at a mere 12KW while during the
last decades the tower height the maximum tower
height has reached 200m with a rotor diameter of 164
metres producing 9 MW of electricity (Vestas V-164).
With the development of electric power, new
inventions and ever-growing population, Wind Power
has an important role to play in meeting the need of
electricity around the globe. The 1973 Oil Crisis
triggered Denmark and the United States to develop
larger utility-scale wind –generators that could be
connected to electric power grids for remote use of
power.
In 2015, there were around 200,000 wind turbines
around the world with a nameplate capacity of 432MW.
China, the United States, Germany, India and Spain are
the top Wind Power producing countries in the world.

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 INSTALLED CAPACITY (IN MW)
Installed Capacity (in MW)

CHINA 221

UNITED STATES 96.4

GERMANY 59.3

INDIA 36.3

SPAIN 23

0 50 100 150 200 250

The Wind Power penetration in the world was around

3.5% with Denmark leading the way with 42%. India has
an installed capacity of 36,368MW Wind Power
turbines installed as per M.N.R.E in 2019. The M.N.R.E.
has set a target of around 60,000MW of Wind Power
generation by 2022.

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ABOUT GUJARAT
Gujarat is a state in Western India with a population of
around 60 million people and a G.D.P. of $251 Billion. It
a highly industrialised state hosting the fastest growing
city on Earth. With a G.D.P. growth of around 7% per
annum, the state is working hard to meet the ever-
growing energy needs for its industries and citizens.
Due to huge government, private investments as well
as F.D.I. in the energy sector, the state has been able to
make surplus electricity and selling it to neighbouring
states.

The state generated around 34,861MW of electricity

with per capita consumption being the highest in the
country at 1,916kwh. Moreover, to maintain its high
growth rate, it needs to increase electricity production
by around 10% year-on-year. Being far from coal and
oil reserves, it has to depend on other states or import
them proving to be costly. While on the other hand it
has around 1600km long coastline and is also a windy
state with a lot of untapped potential.
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QUESTIONNAIRE
1. What is the operative period of ‘Gujarat Wind Power
Policy – 2016’?
2. What is the role of the nodal agency in achieving the
objectives of the ‘Gujarat Wind Power Policy – 2016’?
3. How the Land will be allotted for the setup of
W.T.G.s?
4. Is any extra charge is applicable for wheeling of
power to third party from the Wind Power Project
owner who desires to wheel electricity to more than
one location?
5. What would be taken in consideration while Grid
Integration of the W.T.G.s?
6. How the metering and reading will be taken for the
electricity generated from the W.T.G.s?
7. What is the tariff of sale of electricity decided by
G.E.R.C. (Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission)?
8. What are the concessional benefits for the Wind
Power Projects?
9. What is the exemptions facility for the Wind Power
Project?

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PRESENT SCENARIO
As per the G.E.D.A. (Gujarat Energy Development
Agency), the following statistics give an insight on the
present scenario of Wind Power generation in the
state. Gujarat is second only to Tamil Nadu in this
sector and with the current rate of growth, it is
expected to be the frontrunner state in India.

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As seen in the data, the state has achieved a high
growth rate for an ambitious target of becoming first in
India by 2022 overtaking Tamil Nadu in terms of Wind
Power generated. The present 6771.05MW is still a
small part of what can be produced by the state.

TOTAL INSTALLED CAPACITY (IN MW)

8000
Total Installed Capacity (in MW)
7000 6771.05

6033.75
6000 5574.7
5316.4

5000

3928.5
4000 3536.1
3346.4
3067.4
2859.1
3000
2072.9
2000 1760.1
1462.4
1148.8
1000 532.5
249.5
0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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POTENTIAL AND SCOPE
As per the W.R.A. (Wind Resource Assessment) done
by C.W.E.T. (Centre for Wind Energy Technology),
Gujarat has a potential of 10,609MW at 50 metres hub
height and a potential of 35,071MW at 80 metres hub
height.
This when calculated amounts to 21.5% of India’s
potential at 50 metres hub height and a whopping
34.1% of India’s potential at 80 metres hub height.
Taking into account the interest by the Gujarat
Government, Central Government and also private
players, the huge amount of potential is sure to be
utilised more for the betterment of people, industries
and producing cheaper, greener electricity making
overall development sustainable.

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Saurashtra (Coastal
Region)

Kutch (Desert and

Coastal Region)

Potential 1ST in India

10609 MW at 50m

35071 MW at 80m

As seen in the map, the coastal areas of Kutch and

Saurashtra are indicated as red pointing to windy
patches across the Western part of the state along the
long coastline. Moreover, the desert regions of Kutch
are vast stretches of barren land which are sparsely
populated. Hence, such places are not agriculturally
productive. This brings out a win-win situation for the
state as most parts of land are empty, unproductive
with very less rehabilitation required. These places can
become hub for Wind Power generation for Gujarat
like Muppandal in the state of Tamil Nadu.

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POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES
The latest policy in place is the ‘Gujarat Wind Power
Policy – 2016’ which is effective till 30th June, 2021.
Some of the important points of the policy are:
1. The benefits and incentives given to the producers
will be effective for a span of 25 years from the date of
their commissioning.
2. G.E.D.A. (Gujarat Energy Developer Agency) shall be
the State Government Nodal Agency for facilitation
and implementation of the policy.
3. Grid integration shall be done as per the Central
Government specified rules in co-ordination with
G.E.T.C.O. (Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation
Limited).
4. All environmental and central government
clearances taken care by G.E.D.A. (Gujarat Energy
Developer Agency).
5. Tax Exemption: Up to 50% concession on Electricity
duty to the producer and the consumer.
6. Potential sites already mapped by WRA and
reserved by the Gujarat Government which are made
available at lease.
7. Wheeling facility is available at 5 paise/unit to the
producer.
8. Day to day forecast of energy to be produced must
be given to the electricity board.

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9. Rs. 4.19/KWh to be paid to the producer and
purchase obligation of more than 10%.
10. The electricity generated must be metered and
readings taken jointly by Wind Power Project
Developer with G.E.D.A. and G.E.T.C.O. at the metering
point, on a monthly basis.

Gujarat
Wind Power
Upcoming Policy - 2021
Solar-Wind
Hybrid Policy
Increasing
Tax benefits
and Purchase
rates

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SURAT: A SPECIAL CASE
Surat city's growth is phenomenal over last couple
decades. From 1991 to 2019, the City population
increased from 15 Lakhs (1.5 million) to 69 Lakhs (6.9
million) with a decadal growth of 60%. Electrical energy
is the prime factor for providing the basic services of
water supply, drainage and street lighting. Hence,
S.M.C. (Surat Municipal Corporation) created an ‘Energy
Efficiency Cell’ back in October to generate and
manage cheaper, greener energy. 1st Wind power
plant was established at Adodar of Porbandar district
of Gujarat in November 2010 of 3 MW capacity. Later
looking at the results of this Power Plant Surat had
installed another 3 Wind Power Plants located at
various locations of Porbandar, Jamnagar and Kutch
Districts where a total of 30.3MW is generated without
using any fossil fuel. This generated power is used to
run various Treatment Plants of Water works and
Drainage/Sewage system.

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It is one of its kind initiative by a municipal corporation
in India to operate its own Wind Power Plants and
generate renewable energy to supply water to the
residents which is the first and only city in India to do
so with present Wind Power Generation at 73.7 Mw.

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REFERENCES
1. https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/n
ews/renewable/worlds-top-10-countries-in-
wind-energy-capacity/68465090
2. https://mnre.gov.in/wind
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power_in_In
dia
4. https://geda.gujarat.gov.in/Search/Wind
5. https://www.goldstandard.org/projects/wind-
energy-project-gujarat-india
6. https://www.suratsmartcity.com/Search?q=Wind
7. https://swachhindia.ndtv.com/solar-energy-
wind-biogas-surat-becomes-the-city-to-
generate-maximum-amount-of-renewable-
power-in-the-country-34060/
8. www.google.com

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GLOSSARY
N.I.W.E. - National Institute of Wind Energy
M.N.R.E. - Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
C.W.E.T. - Centre for Wind Energy Technology
G.E.D.A. - Gujarat Energy Development Agency
S.M.C. - Surat Municipal Corporation
Rotor Diameter – Diameter of Blades of a Wind Turbine
Wind Power Penetration – Percentage of total power
produced by Wind Energy
F.D.I. – Foreign Direct Investment
Hub Height – Height of rotor from the base/ground
Wheeling – Transportation of electric
energy (megawatt-hours) from within an electrical
grid to an electrical load outside the grid boundaries
Power Purchase Obligation - Contract between two
parties, one which generates electricity (the seller) and
one which is looking to purchase electricity (the buyer)

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THANK YOU

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