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Repowering old wind turbines to boost their capacity will increase India’s wind power generation, but it is a costly affair and might require more land, wider access roads, consent of all turbine owners in joint projects and indigenous manufacturing capabilities.
These companies include Wind World, RRB Energy, NEPC Micon, Pioneer Windcon, etc. among others. "There were 32 players in 2016-17, now it is down to 12. And of these, four are in NCLT," said Ajay Devaraj, secretary general, the Indian Wind Power Association (IWPA), adding that in 2017, after the government changed the wind energy bidding norms from feed-in-tariff to auction regime, the business model of these companies changed and captive generation died.
“At least some day old machines need to be removed, additional capacity needs to be added using available potential with better wind speeds, get the optimum utilisation of Passing Good generation output winds — sites, and take advantage of existing captive wind farms to enhance generation capacity.” “This captive customer base investment capacity can be tapped, if suitable policies are brought in,” he said.
Tamil Nadu is not only a major wind energy producer, but also tops the country in wind turbine manufacturing.
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