Market Trends of India Wind Energy Industry
Onshore Wind Energy is Expected to Dominate the Market
- India is an onshore wind energy market as most significant wind-producing areas are on land. The southern regions provide the most optimum location in India due to the Western Ghats and different wind seasons.
- India's wind energy sector is led by the indigenous wind power industry and has created consistent progress. The expansion of the wind industry has resulted in a sustainable ecosystem, project operation capabilities, and a manufacturing base of about 10 GW per annum.
- The country has the fourth-highest wind installed capacity in the world, with a total installed capacity of 40 GW (end of 2021), witnessing an increase of 4% compared to 38.62 GW in 2020.
- India is trying to expand its green energy portfolio by harnessing the unexploited offshore wind energy potential along its 7,600 km coastline. The focus on offshore increased in recent years. The renewable energy ministry has set a target of 30 GW offshore wind installations by 2030.
- According to the Indian Wind Atlas, the installable wind potential capacity is around 102.79 GW and 302.25 GW at 80 m and 100 m, respectively, above the ground level. However, India's offshore wind power market is still nascent, with a potential of around 60 GW. The potential areas of India's offshore wind power are on the Gujarat and Tamil Nadu coasts.
- According to IRENA, the onshore wind energy installed capacity increased to 41.93 GW in 2022 from 25,088 MW in 2015. The trend is expected to increase in the coming years, aiding the market's growth.
- Hence, increasing deployment of onshore wind energy is expected to drive the market due to the growing indigenous wind industry.
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Increasing Investment to Drive the Market
- India has a large population with increasing demand for clean energy, especially with the rising pollution.
- In February 2022, Tata Power and German electricity generating company RWE agreed on a partnership to explore the potential for joint development of offshore wind projects in India. India currently has no working offshore wind energy plant. However, it is expected that collaborations like these will be able to develop this segment.
- In 2021, Ayana Renewable Power Six awarded a contract to Siemens Gamesa to deliver 3. X turbines for a 300MW wind farm project in the Indian state of Karnataka. Under the agreement, Siemens Gamesa is expected to supply and install 84 units of the SG 3.6-145 wind turbines for the project.
- In September 2022, The Andhra Pradesh State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB) approved investments worth USD 9.8 billion in the green energy sector to generate 7,200 MW in pumped hydro, solar, and wind power projects.
- In December 2022, CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions (CleanMax) partnered with global internet giant Meta to invest 33.8 MW of new renewable energy projects in India. The projects will comprise 21.6 MW wind and 12.2 MW solar installations.
- The increasing demand for electricity is another primary driver for the market. It has been growing substantially over the years, from 28.68 Exajoules in 2015 to 35.43 Exajoules in 2021. This trend is accepted to increase in the coming years, aiding the growth of the market.
- Hence, increasing investment is expected to drive the market in the coming years.
