In 1986, the first wind power is set up at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, Okha in Gujarat, and Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu.
With the swift development (of wind power in India), at present, India is the fourth largest wind power installed country in the world.
With the total capacity of 7455.2 MW, Tamil Nadu is the largest producer of Wind Energy followed by Maharashtra (4450.8 MW), Gujarat (3645.4 MW), and Rajasthan (3307.2 MW).
Following are the major Wind Power Plants (producing more than 50 MW) in India −
Name | Location | State | Capacity (MW) |
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Muppandal windfarm | Kanyakumari | Tamil Nadu | 1500 |
Jaisalmer Wind Park | Jaisalmer | Rajasthan | 1064 |
Brahmanvel windfarm | Dhule | Maharashtra | 528 |
Dhalgaon windfarm | Sangli | Maharashtra | 278 |
Vankusawade Wind Park | Satara District | Maharashtra | 259 |
Vaspet | Vaspet | Maharashtra | 144 |
Mamatkheda Wind Park | Mamatkheda | Madhya Pradesh | 100.5 |
Anantapur Wind Park | Nimbagallu | Andhra Pradesh | 100 |
Damanjodi Wind Power Plant | Damanjodi | Odisha | 99 |
Jath | Jath | Maharashtra | 84 |
Welturi | Welturi | Maharashtra | 75 |
Acciona Tuppadahalli | Chitradurga District | Karnataka | 56.1 |
Dangiri Wind Farm | Jaiselmer | Rajasthan | 54 |
Bercha Wind Park | Ratlam | Madhya Pradesh | 50 |