The Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy and Energy communicated that the country’s installed wind power generation capacity was 43,773 MW, as of 30th June 2023. During the 2022-23 fiscal year, the amount of electricity generated by wind power in the country was 71.814 million units. The top wind power producing states for the year 2022-23 were Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.
The Minister informed that, in line with the Prime Minister’s announcement at COP26, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is working to reach 500 GW of installed electricity capacity from non-fossil sources by 2030, which also includes wind capacity . According to the Central Electric Authority’s “Report on Optimal Generation Capacity Mix for 2029-30 Version 2.0”, the likely installed capacity of wind power by year-end 2029-30 is estimated at 99,895 MW.
This information was provided by Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy and Energy Shri RK Singh, in a written reply to a question, in Rajya Sabha today, 1st August 2023.
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