Cyclones Reduce India's Wind Power Generation - The Good Men Project
The risk of damage to turbines from cyclones has cut India’s electricity output, despite a longer windy season.
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The risk of damage to turbines from cyclones has cut India’s electricity output, despite a longer windy season.
January 5th, 2021, by Our Chennai correspondent Cyclone damage in Kolkata, 2020. Image: By Indrajit Das, via Wikimedia Commons The risk of damage to turbines from cyclones has cut India’s electricity output, despite a longer windy season. CHENNAI, 5 January, 2021 − Although India’s windy season was longer than usual in 2020, a series of cyclones that hit the country’s coasts reduced the amount of electricity generated by wind. The storms forced operators to shut down the turbines to prevent damage, which caused a 20% drop in production. India witnessed five cyclones ...